SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6063 [6JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6332 [12JN], H6444, H6448 [14JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8109, H8111 [18JY], H8160 [19JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13246 [7NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7327, H7328 [27JN], H7397 [28JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]

Julia Carson funeral attendees, H16953 [28DE]

Articles and editorials

Case for Discrimination, Ronald J. Sider, First Things (publication), H4310 [2MY]

Do We Need These Laws? Gay Rights—Are We Really Asking for Special Rights? Andrew Sullivan, Advocate (publication), H13234 [7NO]

President Pushes Boost in Funding for National Parks, Richard Wolf, USA Today, H1400 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 3442), H9708 [3AU]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H834 [22JA]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1295), H13523 [9NO]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 947), H5532 [21MY]

Agriculture: provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 1371), H2341 [8MR]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 160), H10510 [18SE]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H7852 [16JY]

American Institute in Taiwan: require Senate confirmation of director (see H.R. 1390), H7776 [12JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]

Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H2672 [19MR]

Appropriations: provide automatic continuing appropriations for the Government (see H.R. 3508), H12385 [31OC]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H5725 [23MY]

———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H2571 [14MR]

———extend eligibility for Federal TRIO programs to members of the Reserve components serving on active duty in support of contingency operations (see H.R. 3414), H9707 [3AU]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (see H.R. 1538), H3018 [23MR]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H4966 [14MY]

———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H5054 [15MY]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4130), H13521 [9NO]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 657), H4487 [3MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H3778 [23AP]

———reaffirm commitment to respecting the independent and professional reputation of General David H. Petraeus and all members serving in good standing in the defense of the U.S. (see H. Res. 644), H10697 [20SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H1153 [31JA]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H7777 [12JY]

———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14158 [4DE]

Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10626 [19SE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 1442), H2399 [9MR]

Blair, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 416), H6332 [12JN]

Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H6577 [15JN]

Budget: require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 1789), H3358 [29MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: waive annual renewal requirement for import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, and expand visa ban, blocking of assets, and other prohibited activities (see H.R. 3890), H14085 [15NO]

Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]

———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see H.R. 3779), H11640 [16OC]

Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries: establish (see H.R. 3558), H12385 [31OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H8293 [23JY]

Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4967 [14MY]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H12156 [29OC]

———promote adoption of children with special needs (see H.R. 4091), H13203 [6NO]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H12455 [1NO]

———provide for a child safe viewing area within which covered air carriers shall not display violent in-flight programming (see H.R. 3676), H10939 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn coercive abortion practices by the Communist Party (see H. Res. 705), H11171 [2OC]

———condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 821), H14158 [4DE]

China, Republic of: lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H7071 [25JN]

———negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 137), H16951 [19DE]

———resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1895 [16FE]

———support membership in the U.N. and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 250), H16951 [19DE]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1431), H2398 [9MR]

Clean Air Act: promote and assure quality of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 3781), H12104 [25OC]

———require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 349), H2165 [5MR]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 919), H1413 [8FE]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H14083 [15NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H11935 [23OC]

Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1344 [7FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H3017 [23MR]

Copyrights: promote innovation, encourage introduction of new technology, enhance library preservation efforts, and protect fair use rights of consumers (see H.R. 1201), H10696 [20SE]

Corps of Engineers: operate and maintain dispersal barriers to prevent spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 553), H2400 [9MR]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 2183), H6735 [19JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]

Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1098), H5293 [16MY]

Death on the High Seas Act: limit application to maritime accidents (see H.R. 2989), H8821 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft (see H.R. 1441), H2745 [20MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 4449), H15316 [11DE]

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 3463), H10017 [4AU]

———establish a Teacher Incentive Fund (see H.R. 1761), H3357 [29MR]

———improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see H.R. 3317), H9654 [2AU]

———promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H3400 [16AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H5532 [21MY]

———establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 632), H885 [23JA]

———use funds collected from violations of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program to expand infrastructure to increase availabilty of alternative fuels (see H.R. 570), H1668 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H10756 [24SE]

———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 405), H434 [11JA]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4294 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct pilot program to deploy mobile biometric identification equipment on maritime vessels for immigration enforcement (see H.R. 2490), H5923 [24MY]

———enhance procurement-related activities (see H.R. 803), H1209 [5FE]

———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (see H.R. 884), H1669 [14FE]

———improve programs related to trained detection canines (see H.R. 659), H1272 [6FE]

———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (see H.R. 599), H834 [22JA]

———strengthen student visa background checks and improve monitoring of foreign students in the U.S. (see H.R. 4577), H15466 [13DE]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 644), H886 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H11640 [16OC]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3494), H10318 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H988 [29JA]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1674), H3778 [23AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H14157 [4DE]

———require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 3958), H12020 [24OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: advertise in the national media to promote awareness of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 3681), H11847 [22OC]

———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H12456 [1NO]

———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H2744 [20MR]

———enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 315), H3777 [23AP]

———establish standards for access to health care (see H.R. 92), H944 [24JA]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H3476 [17AP]

———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2199), H5533 [21MY]

———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H3185 [27MR]

———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H5928 [24MY]

———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H4294 [1MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]

Developing countries: provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 2185), H4552 [7MY]

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H6111 [6JN]

———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H6956 [21JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H6235 [11JN]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H13205 [6NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H9276 [31JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H2339 [8MR]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 1391), H2401 [9MR]

Dutch-American Friendship Day: establish (see H. Res. 89), H2122 [1MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H6578 [15JN]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H514 [12JA]

Education: acknowledge importance of understanding U.S. history and recognizing the need to foster civic responsibility in all citizens (see H. Res. 641), H10364 [10SE]

———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H7777 [12JY]

———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 1794), H7340 [27JN]

———increase student access and participation in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 2203), H5622 [22MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H2401 [9MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 769), H1151 [31JA]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3476 [17AP]

Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (see H.R. 4220), H15318 [11DE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H5293 [16MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H16835 [18DE]

Families and domestic relations: protect the religious freedom of providers of adoption or foster care services (see H.R. 289), H1416 [8FE]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 474), H6235 [11JN]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H7430 [28JN]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 63), H10245 [6SE]

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 232), H515 (see H.R. 466), H514 [12JA]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H15467 [13DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 1869), H6577 [15JN]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H344 [10JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H2401 [9MR]

———modify State and Federal regulations to allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see H.R. 2726), H8618 [25JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 12), H5725 [23MY]

Food industry: enhance State inspection of meat and poultry (see H.R. 2315), H5052 [15MY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H2957 [22MR]

———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H1151 [31JA]

Freedom of religion: protect right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer (see H.R. 2104), H5055 [15MY]

FTC: revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 248), H516 [12JA]

Fulton, MO: recognize the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as ``America's National Churchill Museum'' and commend efforts to recognize the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill (see H. Res. 556), H14085 [15NO]

Government: prevent shutdowns (see H.R. 3583), H11071 [1OC]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 725), H1053 [30JA]

Health: extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program (see H.R. 2432), H6332 [12JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H1342 [7FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2580), H15469 [13DE]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H12104 [25OC]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3185 [27MR]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H1894 [16FE]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H7070 [25JN]

———provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 1683), H3079 [26MR]

———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H670 [17JA]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H12156 [29OC]

———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H11777 [18OC]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H1893 [16FE]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 3746), H11314 [4OC]

———amend definition of economic hardship (see H.R. 4344), H15414 [12DE]

———expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H4416 [2MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H11548 [15OC]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2139), H6578 [15JN]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H4754 [9MY]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H6111 [6JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3494), H10318 [7SE]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H10076 [4SE]

———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO] (see H. Res. 800), H13204 [6NO]

———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 4201), H14081 [15NO]

Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1272 [6FE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4460), H15412 [12DE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H12238 [30OC]

Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 989), H6735 [19JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H3279 [28MR]

Iran: end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H11935 [23OC]

———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H5928 [24MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H7339 [27JN]

IRS: establish a procedure for determining whether individuals who are not authorized to be employed in the U.S. are so employed (see H.R. 850), H6181 [7JN]

———notify the Dept. of Homeland Security of employer returns showing the employment of unauthorized employees, require the termination of such employees, and allow employees to contest the information (see H.R. 849), H6181 [7JN]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4629 [8MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 895), H1343 [7FE]

Jamestown, VA: anniversary of settlement (see H. Con. Res. 117), H4051 [24AP]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 319), H572 [16JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that the North Korean Government has met certain benchmarks (see H.R. 3650), H12238 [30OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 697), H1055 [30JA]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 768), H1151 [31JA]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8835 (see H.R. 3035), H9053 [30JY]

Liechtenstein: support U.S. efforts to strengthen relationship and recognize anniversary of independence (see H. Res. 233), H5622 [22MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H12384 [31OC]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H11640 [16OC]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H6331 [12JN]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H4554 [7MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2620 [15MR]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 820), H7070 [25JN]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H6735 [19JN]

———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H9469 (see H.R. 2805), H9545 [1AU]

———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H5622 [22MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H4629 [8MY]

———improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 1321), H12021 [24OC]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1823), H3360 [29MR]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H10625 [19SE]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2120 [1MR]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H2400 [9MR]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H6957 [21JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H1345 [7FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H11548 [15OC]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H7011 [22JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1457), H2399 [9MR]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5927 [24MY]

Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H3401 [16AP]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H8398 [24JY]

National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H5929 [24MY]

National Cemetery Administration: permit employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors to recite 13 steps for folding an U.S. flag if requested by family of the deceased (see H. Res. 783), H12385 [31OC]

National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12385 [31OC]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 1141), H8618 [25JY]

National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H3081 [26MR]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 477), H6957 [21JN]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 866), H1342 [7FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 2670), H6330 [12JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H9712 [3AU]

National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H15470 [13DE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3277 [28MR]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 401), H5725 [23MY]

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H3018 [23MR]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H2039 [28FE]

Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H7783 [13JY]

———oppose efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply or prices of natural gas in the world market (see H. Res. 500), H7491 [10JY]

Ohio: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of flooding and commend persons and organizations working to restore affected areas (see H. Res. 728), H11848 [22OC]

Oklahoma: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 254), H13960 [14NO]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4295 [1MY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H4913 [10MY]

Power resources: develop a market for coal-to-liquid fuel (see H.R. 3300), H10320 [7SE]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities (see H.R. 370), H1153 [31JA]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H3364 [29MR]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 322), H3777 [23AP]

Russia: note disturbing pattern of killings of dozens of independent journalists over the last decade, and call on President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving those murders (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5621 [22MY]

Schools: provide parental choice for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring (see H.R. 1486), H2485 [13MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H14250 [5DE]

Small business: extend current moratorium for complying with certain internal auditing control requirements (see H.R. 2727), H6438 (see H.R. 2727), H6475 [14JN]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 241), H15317 [11DE]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]

———provide that wages and self-employment income earned by individuals who were illegally in the U.S. shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 332), H672 [17JA]

———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see H.R. 3888), H12104 [25OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H515 [12JA]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (see H.R. 1329), H9710 [3AU]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1629), H8743 [26JY]

Staff Sergeant David L. Nord Post Office, Ferdinand, IN: designate (see H.R. 3106), H8185 [19JY]

Sudan: establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H7852 [16JY]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H12104 [25OC]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 578), H788 [19JA]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 2302), H14157 [4DE]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1053 [30JA]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H10696 [20SE]

———allow employers a credit against income tax for hiring veterans (see H.R. 2330), H5929 [24MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H4487 [3MY]

———allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 3516), H15209 [6DE]

———allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 991), H2821 [21MR]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 3109), H11729 [17OC]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H11549 [15OC]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 1213), H1968 [27FE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H7011 [22JN]

———eliminate marriage penalty on the deduction for interest on student loans (see H.R. 1556), H2620 [15MR]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 36), H789 [19JA]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H5473 [17MY]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 1458), H2399 [9MR]

———exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 1481), H9710 [3AU]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 610), H834 [22JA]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H5472 [17MY]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H5928 [24MY]

———improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts (see H.R. 3234), H13960 [14NO]

———increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit (see H.R. 1406), H4967 [14MY]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1472 [12FE]

———increase and extend vehicle refueling property credit (see H.R. 2505), H8293 [23JY]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 1421), H2340 [8MR]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H4967 [14MY]

———increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 590), H988 [29JA]

———index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 1261), H3477 [17AP]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H6438 (see H.R. 2734), H6475 [14JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2682), H6330 [12JN]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit (see H.R. 2298), H5622 [22MY]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H10511 [18SE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 2312), H6332 [12JN]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H6439 (see H.R. 1304), H6476 [14JN]

———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H943 [24JA]

———modify rules with respect to health savings accounts and medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2639), H7657 [11JY]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1942), H3693 [19AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1897 [16FE]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H5293 [16MY]

———permit health insurance to be purchased from a health savings account (see H.R. 2948), H9469 (see H.R. 2948), H9545 [1AU]

———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 1959), H6331 [12JN]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H1416 [8FE]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 2706), H10902 [25SE]

———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see H.R. 3107), H16950 [19DE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1888), H3474 [17AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4753 [9MY]

———provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3947), H11934 [23OC]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 636), H988 [29JA]

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 193), H9710 [3AU]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H13412 [8NO]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1112), H8821 [27JY] (see H.R. 2253), H6009 [5JN]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 3080), H13861 [13NO]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 3088), H8120 [18JY] (see H.R. 3517), H15209 [6DE]

———provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes (see H.R. 3664), H12156 [29OC]

———reduce estate tax by increasing unified credit, lowering maximum rate, restoring exclusion for family-owned business interests, and excluding value of decedent's principal residence (see H.R. 4042), H13205 [6NO]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 1366), H4914 [10MY]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H8618 [25JY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1586), H2957 [22MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6577 [15JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 510), H670 [17JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H8743 [26JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H344 [10JA]

Ten Commandments Commission: support goals (see H. Res. 598), H9468 (see H. Res. 598), H9544 [1AU]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H4628 [8MY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H1054 [30JA]

Turkey: condemn recent murders of Christian workers and express support for efforts to investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for the murders under charges of terrorism (see H. Res. 420), H8398 [24JY]

U.N. Human Rights Council: withhold U.S. contributions (see H.R. 225), H1272 [6FE]

U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H435 [11JA]

U.S. Commission To Monitor Slavery and Its Eradication in Sudan: establish (see H.R. 3844), H11638 [16OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 933), H1472 [12FE]

United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and commend role of William Wilberforce in such abolition (see H. Res. 158, 158), H2437 [12MR]

University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H7491 [10JY]

Venezuela: uphold human rights and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1152 [31JA]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1151 [31JA]

———clarify availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4146), H13522 [9NO]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H2821 [21MR]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 2495), H5923 [24MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]

Wichita State University: tribute to women's bowling team (see H. Res. 472), H10697 [20SE]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3192), H8741 [26JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H4293 [1MY]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (see H.R. 3747), H11314 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: deter alien smuggling criminal enterprises (see H.R. 3154), H8396 [24JY]

Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office, Atwood, IN: designate (see H.R. 3308), H9468 (see H.R. 3308), H9544 [1AU]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 715), H11316 [4OC]

Letters

Allow the secret ballot in all Mexican labor union recognition elections: several Representatives, H2061 [1MR]

Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Abba Cohen, Agudath Israel of America (organization), H13234 [7NO]

Improving Head Start Act: several Representatives, H4311 [2MY]

Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act: Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, E2633 [19DE]

Lists

Cases where courts denied employers a religious exemption under the Civil Rights Act, H13222 [7NO]

Examples of discrimination against religious employees, H13221 [7NO]

NorthWood High School, Nappanee, IN, Red Regiment band, E704 [30MR]

Press releases

Misleading, or an Inconvenient Truth? Do No Harm, The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics, H362 [11JA]

Remarks

Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6063, H6064 [6JN]

Armed Forces: modify logistical support activities for counternarcotics missions in Afghanistan to include force protection and in extremis support, H6063, H6064 [6JN]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1648 [14FE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (H. Con. Res. 200), H11112 [2OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7538 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10262 [7SE]

Coast Guard: maritime patrol aircraft funding through reductions in alteration in bridges account and airborne use of force account, H6448, H6449 [14JN]

Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7538 [11JY]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10262 [7SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6273 [12JN], H6444, H6448, H6449 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), consideration (H. Res. 473), H6264 [12JN]

———withhold funding for Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement account until receipt of report on requests and use of assets, H6444 [14JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6889 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7091 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (H.R. 2046), E2633 [19DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8109, H8110 [18JY]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), motion to recommit, H2861 [22MR]

———prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, H7327, H7328, H7329, H7330 [27JN]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, H2861 [22MR]

Employment: exempt faith-based organizations and schools from sexual orientation-based hiring requirements and define marriage as under the Defense of Marriage Act, H13245 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, H13221, H13248 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of marital status, H13246, H13247 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13230, H13234, H13245, H13246, H13247, H13248, H13249 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), consideration (H. Res. 793), H13221 [7NO]

Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (H.R. 4220), E2664 [19DE]

Favre, Brett: tribute (H. Res. 697), H11334 [9OC]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7327, H7328, H7329, H7330 [27JN]

Foreign aid: modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6889 [21JN]

Greece: allow the former Yugoslav republic to use the name Macedonia, E2043 [2OC]

Head Start Program: preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H13878 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13878 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (H. Res. 348), H4309 [2MY]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H361 [11JA]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (H. Res. 687), H11332 [9OC]

Labor unions: discourage the practice of sending a union employee to a non-union company with the purpose of organizing a union, H2079 [1MR]

———establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), H2061, H2079 [1MR]

———establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2046 [1MR]

Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office, Atwood, IN: designate (H.R. 3308), H11335 [9OC]

Nappanee, IN: tribute to NorthWood High School Red Regiment band, E703 [30MR]

National Agriculture Day: observance, E608 [21MR]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, H8109, H8110 [18JY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog, H1399 [8FE]

———eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (H.R. 1731), H7091 [26JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2863 [22MR], H13249 [7NO]

Phoenix Mercury (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 654), H11336 [9OC]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal, E718 [30MR]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (H. Res. 630), H11330 [9OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1411 [8FE], H6233 [11JN]

Statements

Efforts To Discredit Adult Stem Cell Advances or Science by Fairy Tale: by, H362 [11JA]

Summaries

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act (H.R. 1399), H2861 [22MR]