TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)
Amendments
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6071 [6JN]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8763 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H4968 [14MY], H5278 [16MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4629 [8MY], H4700 [9MY]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7205 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 517), H7282 [27JN]
Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), H5294 [16MY], H5428 [17MY]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9843 [4AU]
Appointments
Charlie Norwood funeral attendees, H1782 [15FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see H. Res. 758), H12456 [1NO]
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]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H10696 [20SE]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 661), H10758 [24SE]
Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 240), H12740 [5NO]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H9710 [3AU]
Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto (see H.R. 689), H943 [24JA]
———provide automatic continuing appropriations for the Government (see H.R. 3508), H13205 [6NO]
Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 188), H8743 [26JY]
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), H5622 [22MY]
———allow termination of telecommunications contracts entered into before notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3786), H12238 [30OC]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H11777 [18OC]
———provide for payment of death gratuity relative to members without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child (see H.R. 1115), H4293 [1MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H943 [24JA]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see H.R. 1428), H2822 [21MR]
———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), H12021 [24OC]
———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see H.R. 869), H2243 [6MR]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H3185 [27MR]
Azerbaijan: call for release of Farhad Aliyev and Rafiq Aliyev from detention during trial, ensure their right to a fair trial, and comply with international human rights agreements (see H. Con. Res. 183), H9657 [2AU]
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), H5623 [22MY]
Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H759 [18JA]
———request Presidential commute of sentences for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean to time served (see H. Con. Res. 267), H15470 [13DE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H12021 [24OC]
Brotherhood of the Badge (organization): recognize contribution to war on terrorism through provision of surplus law enforcement equipment to Iraqi police forces (see H. Res. 358), H6009 [5JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H16950 [19DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H119 [5JA]
Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 591), H9276 [31JY]
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), H11495 [12OC]
Cemeteries and funerals: provide legal protection against frivolous lawsuits directed at statutes prohibiting picketing at military and other funerals (see H.R. 1613), H3185 [27MR]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H2339 [8MR]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Child Protection and Safety Act: modify minimum standards required for electronic monitoring units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders (see H.R. 4094), H13203 [6NO]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H4293 [1MY]
———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4484 [3MY]
———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (see H.R. 1199), H4487 [3MY]
———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (see H.R. 2220), H13523 [9NO]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H3081 [26MR]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 700), H11848 [22OC]
China, Republic of: lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H7657 [11JY]
Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H5923 [24MY]
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), H13205 [6NO]
Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 2054), H4203 [26AP]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 964), H1415 [8FE]
Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1153 [31JA]
Congressional Award Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5533 [21MY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H3696 [19AP]
Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 3179), H12238 [30OC]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 699), H1272 [6FE]
———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 372), H4486 [3MY]
———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 4157), H15318 [11DE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]
———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 936), H1414 [8FE]
———protect federally funded public safety officers (see H.R. 1149), H2437 [12MR]
———provide support for victims and victims' families in missing person and unidentified human remains cases (see H. Res. 340), H4295 [1MY]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H515 [12JA]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2166 [5MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: tailor rural broadband program to better serve those living in rural areas (see H.R. 2035), H4629 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: promote installation of fire alarm detection systems or other fire prevention technologies in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1409), H11070 [1OC]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 4540), H15465 [13DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy (see H.R. 632), H885 [23JA]
———provide loan guarantees for the cost of construction of new domestic nuclear power production facilities (see H.R. 2814), H11316 [4OC]
———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 157), H116 [5JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H2822 [21MR]
———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 405), H12238 [30OC]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H14250 [5DE]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2039 [28FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow filing of orphan petitions by individuals for at least two years after approval of advanced processing application (see H.R. 628), H1417 [8FE]
———enter into an agreement with the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1333), H2241 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior: convey to Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc., certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska (see H.R. 761), H1150 [31JA]
———participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir (see H.R. 1462), H2400 [9MR]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H7011 [22JN]
Dept. of Transportation: install a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in certain commercial aircraft (see H.R. 4336), H14493 (see H.R. 4336), H15207 [6DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards for access to health care (see H.R. 92), H344 [10JA]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H6111 [6JN]
———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), H4294 [1MY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H4488 [3MY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
Detroit Tigers (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 488), H6439 (see H. Res. 488), H6476 [14JN]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H8617 [25JY]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1727), H4294 [1MY]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H3562 [18AP]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H13205 [6NO]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———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), H4629 [8MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H6578 [15JN]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H5622 [22MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H11250 [3OC]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H5055 [15MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H4914 [10MY]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 470), H10077 [4SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H7656 [11JY]
———treat residents as Maryland or Virginia residents for purposes of obtaining hunting licenses (see H.R. 3213), H9469 (see H.R. 3213), H9546 [1AU]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H5471 [17MY]
———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]
———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see H.R. 722), H1969 [27FE]
———protect students and teachers (see H.R. 3291), H9467 (see H.R. 3291), H9544 [1AU]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see H.R. 2896), H7430 [28JN]
Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H11172 [2OC]
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), H15414 [12DE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H5532 [21MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (see H. Con. Res. 239), H12238 [30OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H11172 [2OC]
FBI: reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H15414 [12DE]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H6955 [21JN]
———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H7430 [28JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (see H.R. 2900), H7430 [28JN]
———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 63), H1211 [5FE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2621 [15MR]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 631), H885 [23JA]
Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H4293 [1MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H4487 [3MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 970), H3017 [23MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 9), H2487 [13MR]
———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 146), H1968 [27FE]
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in eastern Kansas (see H. Res. 544), H8822 [27JY]
Foreign countries: impose travel and other restrictions on heads of state of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism who are attending events at the U.N. in New York, NY (see H.R. 3898), H11776 [18OC]
Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 3028), H11847 [22OC]
Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr., Post Office Building, Columbus, GA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H4966 [14MY]
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), H7852 [16JY]
Hamilton, Alexander: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H10370 [14SE]
Health: extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program (see H.R. 2432), H5620 [22MY]
———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2807), H12739 [5NO]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2039 [28FE]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2821 [21MR]
———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H1969 [27FE]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H10902 [25SE]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H887 [23JA]
Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 2521), H6112 [6JN]
House of Representatives: provide for correction of events relative to vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (see H. Res. 622), H10017 [4AU]
House Rules: prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 283), H3362 [29MR]
———require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 231), H2400 [9MR]
———require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H12022 [24OC]
———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 786), H13523 [9NO]
———require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year (see H. Res. 776), H12103 [25OC]
———strengthen the point of order against the consideration of legislation that contains congressional earmarks (see H. Res. 284), H6182 [7JN]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 1752), H4417 [2MY]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1427), H4176 [25AP]
Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 79), H789 [19JA]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 843), H15415 [12DE]
Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security (see H. Res. 499), H10363 [10SE]
———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), H14085 [15NO]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H15414 [12DE]
———withhold a portion of Federal highway construction and maintenance funds from States that issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants (see H.R. 4160), H13859 [13NO]
India: promote global energy security through increased cooperation with India on diversification, alternative fuels, clean coal technologies, and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1186), H2437 [12MR]
Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H2821 [21MR]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H3279 [28MR]
Iran: encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H3279 [28MR]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3724 [20AP]
Iran Sanctions Act: expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed (see H.R. 957), H3279 [28MR]
Iraq: require President to report on extent of progress of Iraqi cooperation with U.S. stability efforts, achieving security for its citizens, and denying terrorists a sanctuary (see H.R. 1062), H1787 [15FE]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6182 [7JN]
———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 895), H1343 [7FE]
Kennedy, D. James: tribute (see H. Res. 805), H15415 [12DE]
Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 768), H1151 [31JA]
Larry S. Pierce Post Office, Taft, CA: designate (see H.R. 3729), H11729 [17OC]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1153 [31JA]
Litvinenko, Alexander: express that fatal radiation poisoning raises significant concerns about potential involvement of the Russian Government and about security and proliferation of radioactive materials (see H. Con. Res. 154), H13205 [6NO]
Long-Term Care Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4488 [3MY]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 440), H672 [17JA]
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), H12455 [1NO]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5054 [15MY]
———limit required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads to class II narcotics (see H.R. 3090), H10363 [10SE]
———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), H2119 [1MR]
Medicare: eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H3359 [29MR]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H13959 [14NO]
———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 562), H3363 [29MR]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H8397 [24JY]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H8397 [24JY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H2122 [1MR]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H4754 [9MY]
———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 2585), H7071 [25JN]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H2571 [14MR]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H12156 [29OC]
———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2827), H10363 [10SE]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H4293 [1MY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H2121 [1MR]
———provide exception to limit on reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period when one is ordered to active duty in a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H7777 [12JY]
———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), H4293 [1MY]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H3277 [28MR]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 14), H672 [17JA]
———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 229), H344 [10JA]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H2039 [28FE]
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), H2121 [1MR]
Michigan State University: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Res. 325), H4295 [1MY]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2122 [1MR]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H7983 [17JY]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 399), H4966 [14MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H7431 [28JN]
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H16948 [19DE]
National Architecture Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 53), H2244 [6MR]
National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 215), H12104 [25OC]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12239 [30OC]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H9276 [31JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H2303 [7MR]
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 281), H4295 [1MY]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H10626 [19SE]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H760 [18JA]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 539), H7984 [17JY]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H7656 [11JY]
National Telework Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 224), H11640 [16OC]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H10434 [17SE]
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), H8293 [23JY]
Oklahoma: anniversary of statehood (see H. Con. Res. 254), H13960 [14NO]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4295 [1MY]
Petroleum: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 2335), H5622 [22MY]
———prohibit price gouging with respect to road transportation fuel or domestic heating fuel during certain abnormal market disruptions (see H.R. 2492), H5923 [24MY]
———streamline the process of Federal approval for construction or expansion of refineries (see H.R. 2471), H5922 [24MY]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of contributions or donations made to candidates or office holders for the payment of their salary or for payment to any member of their immediate family (see H.R. 1203), H1967 [27FE]
Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or population planning programs or family planning activities (see H.R. 1095), H3476 [17AP]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H11317 [4OC]
———recognize and honor military personnel serving overseas (see H. Res. 784), H13205 [6NO]
Power resources: provide incentives for the use of hydrogen fuel (see H.R. 805), H1209 [5FE]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 635), H1417 [8FE]
———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), H343 [10JA]
Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 958), H1415 [8FE]
———strengthen Federal authority to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 948), H1414 [8FE]
Product safety: require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the CPSC (see H.R. 3477), H10940 [26SE]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3363 [29MR]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H4417 [2MY]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 715), H11729 [17OC]
Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 322), H4209 [30AP]
Roads and highways: prohibit collection of tolls on highways, bridges, and tunnels constructed using Federal funds (see H.R. 3802), H11489 [10OC]
Russia: withdraw military forces, armaments, and ammunition stockpiles from Moldova (see H. Res. 457), H8835 (see H. Res. 457), H9054 [30JY]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 731), H1054 [30JA]
Schools: develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in elementary and secondary school systems (see H.R. 1829), H13205 [6NO]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H6006 [5JN]
Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H14158 [4DE]
———reauthorize and reform State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3176), H8617 [25JY]
———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), H11775 [18OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
———require an employer to take action after learning that an individual's account number does not match the individual's name (see H.R. 138), H11934 [23OC]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Special days and holidays: recognize importance of Christmas and the Christian faith (see H. Res. 847), H14494 (see H. Res. 847), H15208 [6DE]
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), H5053 [15MY]
Taxation: allow a credit for production of certain material produced from organic matter which is available on a renewable or recurring basis (see H.R. 3586), H11250 [3OC]
———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 2302), H4966 [14MY]
———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 343), H8821 [27JY]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5053 [15MY]
———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), H6956 [21JN]
———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), H3400 [16AP]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H9704 [3AU]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H13960 [14NO]
———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), H2745 [20MR]
———apply the energy credit to combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 2001), H3776 [23AP]
———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), H4627 [8MY]
———exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 1481), H4487 [3MY]
———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3817), H15470 [13DE]
———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 1797), H5622 [22MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H9710 [3AU]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H945 [24JA]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H1897 [16FE]
———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), H1969 [27FE]
———increase credit for biodiesel used as fuel (see H.R. 927), H12021 [24OC]
———increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 590), H1272 [6FE]
———index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 1261), H2244 [6MR]
———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), H7983 [17JY]
———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H11028 [27SE]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H10370 [14SE]
———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H943 [24JA]
———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 2014), H13205 [6NO]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H13861 [13NO]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H6181 [7JN]
———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), H10902 [25SE]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H10902 [25SE]
———provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 2390), H7657 [11JY]
———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3918), H13412 [8NO]
———provide and extend tax incentives for renewable energy and conservation (see H.R. 1596), H11395 [9OC]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4416 [2MY]
———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 1814), H7203 [26JN]
———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 457), H16834 [18DE]
———provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3947), H12238 [30OC]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 636), H886 [23JA]
———provide for tax-exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property (see H.R. 2110), H4415 [2MY]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H7983 [17JY]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1112), H1892 [16FE]
———provide permanent relief for sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses (see H.R. 411), H1153 [31JA]
———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 2488), H5923 [24MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 3818), H13205 [6NO]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1586), H3364 [29MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H3363 [29MR]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 192), H760 [18JA]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H4487 [3MY]
———treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 245), H15208 [6DE]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 2280), H5928 [24MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H4914 [10MY]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Television: further inform consumers about the transition to digital television (see H.R. 608), H1153 [31JA]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H15209 [6DE]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H6956 [21JN]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H115 [5JA]
U.N. Human Rights Council: condemn for ignoring several human rights abuses in various countries while including Israel as the only country permanently on the Council's agenda (see H. Res. 557), H8185 [19JY]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H13960 [14NO]
Uganda: call on Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a political solution and recommence vital peace talks and urge U.S. and international support for the peace process (see H. Con. Res. 80), H4915 [10MY]
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), H2244 [6MR]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H5724 [23MY]
University of Nebraska: tribute to women's volleyball team (see H. Res. 99), H944 [24JA]
University of Wyoming: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 384), H5473 [17MY]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H4293 [1MY]
———continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 704), H2821 [21MR]
———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), H835 [22JA]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H10902 [25SE]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2957 [22MR]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]
———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 1172), H2957 [22MR]
Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H1969 [27FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: eliminate Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program enrollment fee for certain members and allow active duty personnel to opt in without enrollment fee or penalty (see H.R. 1969), H3694 [19AP]
———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (see H. Res. 541), H7776 [12JY]
Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 318), H123 [5JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in Sarpy County, NE (see H.R. 2551), H5926 [24MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2946), H7432 [28JN]
Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 232), H118 [5JA]
Gonzalez, Luis A.M.: relief (see H.R. 4456), H15317 [11DE]
Gonzalez, Virginia Aguila: relief (see H.R. 4456), H15317 [11DE]
Motor vehicles: establish Federal fleet refueling centers (see H.R. 3117), H8185 [19JY]
Nebraska: authorize an additional district judgeship (see H.R. 231), H118 [5JA]
Omaha, NE: express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings at Westroads Mall and extend thanks to first responders (see H. Res. 856), H15316 [11DE]
Power resources: promote production and use of ethanol (see H.R. 2858), H7201 [26JN] (see H.R. 3118), H8185 [19JY]
Tariff: avermectin B,1,4-deoxy-4-methylamino, (4 r)-benzoate (see H.R. 4708), H15736 [17DE]
———clodinafop-propargyl (see H.R. 4712), H15736 [17DE]
———cloquintocet-mexyl (see H.R. 4709), H15736 [17DE]
———cyproconazole technical (see H.R. 4710), H15736 [17DE]
———difenoconazole/mefenoxam mixtures (see H.R. 4714), H15736 [17DE]
———fludioxinil technical (see H.R. 4711), H15736 [17DE]
———metalaxyl-M technical (see H.R. 4713), H15736 [17DE]
———pinoxaden technical (see H.R. 4715), H15736 [17DE]
———primsulfuron (see H.R. 4716), H15736 [17DE]
———prosulfuron technical (see H.R. 4717), H15737 [17DE]
———pymetrozine technical (see H.R. 4718), H15737 [17DE]
Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty on the deduction for interest on student loans (see H.R. 1556), H2620 [15MR]
———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 1421), H2340 [8MR]
———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]
Letters
Eliminate marriage penalty on the deduction for interest on student loans: Michael Currans, E555
Remarks
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6071, H6072 [6JN]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8768 [27JY]
Air Force: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 207), H10492
Air pollution: reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, H7962 [17JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), H1102
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2987
Armed Forces: eliminate Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program enrollment fee for certain members and allow active duty personnel to opt in without enrollment fee or penalty (H.R. 1969), E800
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1626 [14FE]
———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (H. Res. 541), E1578
Boys Town (organization): anniversary, E2553
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10269
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), conference report, H10269
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4448
Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants for research, development, and demonstration projects on cellulosic ethanol, H8768 [27JY]
Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (H.R. 318), E35
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 4540), E2592
Dept. of Energy: hydrogen technologies funding, H6772
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4700 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6301, H6309, H6310 [12JN]
———consult with States prior to sharing information on forthcoming grant awards, H4700 [9MY]
———Office of the Sec. and Executive Management funding, H6301, H6309, H6310 [12JN]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6891
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 4299), H15365
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (H.R. 2295), H11516
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 470), H10797 [25SE]
Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (H.R. 722), H10269
Electric power: revise the use of eminent domain authority for the construction of electric power lines, H6783 [20JN]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H6777, H6780 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6772
EPA: conduct study on effect of new additives in alternative fuels on volatile emissions and nitrogen oxide emissions, H1361 [8FE]
———consider strategies to minimize evaporative emissions from biofuels infrastructure, H1361 [8FE]
FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 217), H10798 [25SE]
Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (H.R. 3246), H11286
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 517), H7279 [27JN]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (H. Res. 15), H225
Foreign aid: give preference to U.S. based non-governmental organizations when awarding grants for revitalization of Afghanistan, H6071, H6072 [6JN]
———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, H6891
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4334
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H387
House of Representatives: implement ethics reform and improve oversight of lobbyist activities and travel guidelines, H33, H38
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H33, H38
———adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H14 [4JA]
Iraq: redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), H4798 [10MY]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H448
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (H.R. 476), H794, H811 [22JA]
———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7279 [27JN]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), E82
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H16748
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: rename as Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (S. 2484), H15501 [17DE]
Nebraska: authorize an additional district judgeship (H.R. 231), E12
Offutt AFB, NE: tribute to the Air Force 55th Wing, H10492
Omaha, NE: express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings at Westroads Mall and extend thanks to first responders, H14454 [6DE]
———express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings at Westroads Mall and extend thanks to first responders (H. Res. 856), H15476 [17DE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H809 [22JA], H1357, H1387 [8FE]
Pelosi, Speaker: request for non-stop flights on military aircraft to home district, H1374 [8FE]
Point of order, H809 [22JA]
Power resources: facilitate development of markets for alternative fuels and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection (H.R. 547), H1361, H1374 [8FE]
———geothermal heat pump technology acceleration program funding, H9843, H9844 [4AU]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H16748
———national energy policy, H7961, H7963, H7964, H7965, H7966, H7967 [17JY]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9843, H9844 [4AU]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9285, H9408 [1AU]
Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty on the deduction for interest on student loans (H.R. 1556), E555
———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (H.R. 1421), E499
———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (H.R. 3088), E2372
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (H.R. 211), E14
University of Nebraska: tribute to women's volleyball team (H. Res. 99), H1287 [7FE]
Votes: position on missed, E2055
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H14490 [6DE]
Tributes
Hoagland, Peter, H12336 [31OC]
Lloyd, Molly, E1343