ALTMIRE, JASON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2109 [9AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7695 [31JY]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3177 [7MY], H3194 [8MY]

Disabled: tribute to Hadley School for the Blind (H. Res. 875), H10195 [27SE]

National Work and Family Month: designate (H. Res. 1440), H10196 [27SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H4151 [19MY]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H3402 [8MY]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H8128 [15SE]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2554 [22AP]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H8578 [22SE]

———establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members returning from service abroad (see H.R. 5824), H2854 [29AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 887), H996 [14FE]

———provide an additional increase in rates of military basic pay for members above the pay increase proposed by the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 5481), H2760 [24AP]

———provide injured members information concerning benefits (see H.R. 5831), H5482 [17JN]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H2012 [3AP]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H6727 [17JY]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 2267), H349 [17JA]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1791), H871 [12FE]

Aviation: require air carriers to establish reduced air fares and more flexible terms for members of the Armed Forces on active duty (see H.R. 6446), H6342 [9JY]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]

Border Patrol: request Presidential commute of sentences for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean to time served (see H. Con. Res. 267), H3051 [5MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 930), H872 [12FE]

CFTC: provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see H.R. 6334), H6343 [9JY]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

Children and youth: expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H2356 [15AP]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H1539 [11MR]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1031 [25FE]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 285), H557 [29JA]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1221 [4MR]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1539 [11MR]

Cope, Myron: tribute (see H. Res. 1033), H1445 [10MR]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1306), H943 [13FE]

Crime: provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 5131), H8276 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H4322 [20MY]

———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H6407 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2659 [23AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H8578 [22SE]

———establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H4151 [19MY]

———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H3050 [5MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H3886 [14MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H3404 [8MY]

———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H871 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H2554 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H6010 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H4877 [3JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out quality assurance activities relative to administration of disability compensation (see H.R. 5709), H5730 [19JN]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H3778 [13MY]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2225 [10AP]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H350 [17JA]

———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), H3019 [1MY]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5155), H5730 [19JN]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 3926), H2553 [22AP]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4321 [20MY]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8049 [11SE]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H349 [17JA]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H3404 [8MY]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4877 [3JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H2225 [10AP]

———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H870 [12FE]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 6856), H9085 [23SE]

———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2069 [8AP]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H1772 [14MR]

———increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H6230 [8JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H3885 [14MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H2658 [23AP]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H2487 [17AP]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H2012 [3AP]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5044 [5JN]

Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H2355 [15AP]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H6230 [8JY]

Federal Financing Bank: clarify authority to purchase certain loans guaranteed under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 5914), H6230 [8JY]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth and modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens (see H.R. 5519), H1418 [6MR]

———allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing (see H.R. 5723), H6230 [8JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H7808 [1AU]

Foreign trade: eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 6530), H7789 [31JY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H9085 [23SE]

Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 6730), H7786 [31JY]

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize importance of signing (see H. Res. 1052), H2012 [3AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H558 [29JA]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 6210), H5110 [9JN]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H6177 [26JN]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2012 [3AP]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H6177 [26JN]

———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), H5730 [19JN]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H2487 [17AP]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2855 [29AP]

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1183), H4834 [22MY]

Immigration: prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H457 [23JA]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 5467), H2760 [24AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H6407 [10JY]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 6528), H6725 [17JY]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2391), H8276 [16SE]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 594), H2070 [8AP]

Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H1222 [4MR]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6178 [26JN]

Iraq: express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2488 [17AP]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H2947 [30AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2356 [15AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1618 [12MR]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7059 [23JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1342 [5MR]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H996 [14FE]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1974 [2AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H1418 [6MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H2553 [22AP]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1155 [27FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2012 [3AP]

———continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 5174), H8128 [15SE]

———delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5406 [12JN]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10642 [29SE]

———ensure access to recreational therapy in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4248), H2012 [3AP]

———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3057), H10700 [2OC]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 2770), H1822 [31MR]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 2897), H1973 [2AP]

———establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 6725), H10132 [26SE]

———exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories from the competitive acquisition program until the clinical comparability of such products can be validated (see H.R. 4935), H943 [13FE]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H1973 [2AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H2012 [3AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H9974 [25SE]

———permit a physician assistant to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care (see H.R. 1178), H7853 [8SE]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 5585), H8578 [22SE]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H390 [22JA]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H622 [6FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2761 [24AP]

Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H558 [29JA]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H2016 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H7789 [31JY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 5772), H6343 [9JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4976 [4JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H3021 [1MY]

National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H1703 [13MR]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1539 [11MR]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H8019 [10SE]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H6343 [9JY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H3051 [5MY]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4976 [4JN]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8478 [18SE]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3110 [6MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H6473 [14JY]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H8579 [22SE]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2658 [23AP]

National Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 1225), H4878 [3JN]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7854 [8SE]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1703 [13MR]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1702 [13MR]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H1074 [26FE]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1221 [4MR]

Power resources: increase domestic energy production and diversify America's energy portfolio (see H.R. 6817), H7807 [1AU]

———prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H10856 [20NO]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H24 [15JA]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H5111 [9JN]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H8019 [10SE]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H8477 [18SE]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H8050 [11SE]

———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

Stewart, Jimmy: honor life and accomplishments and recognize anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 1165), H3405 [8MY]

Supreme Court: commend decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 1330), H7059 [23JY]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H3050 [5MY]

———footwear (see H.R. 3934), H558 [29JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones (see H.R. 5798), H3050 [5MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H2443 [16AP]

———allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see H.R. 2167), H6177 [26JN]

———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), H2760 [24AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H1445 [10MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H1772 [14MR]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H6674 [16JY]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H8019 [10SE]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 2014), H7165 [24JY]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H3777 [13MY]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 3717), H4975 [4JN]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H2010 [3AP]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H3020 [1MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H2356 [15AP]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H2266 [14AP]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H7058 [23JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 6310), H6343 [9JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H558 [29JA]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H6230 [8JY]

Television: extend expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons (see H.R. 6763), H8050 [11SE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H7165 [24JY]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H1445 [10MR]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 7178), H10299 [27SE]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 2495), H1702 [13MR]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H5580 [18JN]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H4975 [4JN]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5216 [10JN]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H2553 [22AP]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1822 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 5960), H3049 [5MY]

Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see H.R. 6461), H6405 [10JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work near the Korean War Memorial to honor members of the Armed Forces who have served in Korea since July 28, 1953 (see H.R. 6195), H5043 [5JN]

Medicare: expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 7067), H9972 [25SE]

Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H2852 [29AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6477 [15JY]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5314 [11JN], H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564 [18JN], H7052, H7054 [23JY], H7144, H7147 [24JY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H5565 [18JN], H5873 [24JN]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H1958 [2AP]

———impact of the duration of military deployments on members and their families, H2942 [30AP]

———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, H4428 [21MY]

Bizic, Milana: Serb National Federation Person of the Year award recipient, E1765 [11SE]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2109 [9AP]

———maintain access to hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting on National Landscape Conservation System lands, H2109 [9AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H604, H605, H606, H607, H608, H609, H610 [6FE], H800, H801, H802, H803, H804 [7FE]

———deficit, H800, H801, H802, H803, H804 [7FE], H6327 [9JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1565 [12MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H804 [7FE], H5563 [18JN], H6581 [16JY], H8383, H8384, H8386 [17SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: funding, H605 [6FE]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: funding, H2257 [14AP]

Chinese New Year: observance, E136 [7FE]

Civil rights: delay implementation of new wage discrimination regulations and develop technical assistance materials to assist small businesses with compliance, H7695 [31JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7695 [31JY]

Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports: tribute, E774 [30AP]

Community service: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to encourage senior citizens to participate in educational activities, community, workforce and volunteerism, H1356 [6MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1356 [6MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress relative to the Armed Forces, H6348 [10JY]

———accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H799 [7FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H29 [16JA], H7148 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4428 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: create a pilot competitive grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing college textbook rental programs, H773 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), H3705 [13MY], H4327 [21MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs, H2748 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3177 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H803 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H7052 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7721 [31JY]

Disabled: tribute to Hadley School for the Blind (H. Res. 875), H10195 [27SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H8271 [16SE]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8271 [16SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1956 [2AP], H8382, H8384, H8386 [17SE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8585 [23SE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H484 [29JA], H799 [7FE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8382, H8384, H8386, H8387, H8388 [17SE]

Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), H2397 [16AP]

———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), Senate amendments, H2986 [1MY]

———funding, H606 [6FE]

———student loan programs, H7148 [24JY]

Employment: allow the families of National Guard and Army Reserve members to use the Family and Medical Leave Act for leave purposes during the deployment and return of troops, H1959 [2AP]

Employmnet: job training programs funding, H607 [6FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow use by families of National Guard and Army Reserve members during the deployment and return of troops, H2942 [30AP]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens, and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 6312), H5984 [24JN]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H5563 [18JN]

Head Start Program: funding, H2257 [14AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H975 [14FE], H7961 [10SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H750, H773 [7FE]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7665 [31JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H1830 [1AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1956 [2AP], H6327 [9JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H607 [6FE], H3890 [15MY]

Louisiana State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 933), H467 [28JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, H6526 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1290 [5MR]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (H.R. 1594), H8074 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles and vehicle components, H7145 [24JY]

National Work and Family Month: designate (H. Res. 1440), H10195 [27SE]

Neighborhood Stabilization Act: prohibit funds from being used to assist illegal aliens, H3177 [7MY]

NIH: funding, H605 [6FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5314 [11JN], H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564 [18JN], H6331 [9JY], H7052, H7054 [23JY]

Pennsylvania: redesignate Pennsylvania Routes 22, 30, and 60 as Federal Interstate 376, H2865 [30AP]

Petroleum: construction or expansion of refineries, H5314 [11JN]

———dependence on foreign sources, H7145, H7146 [24JY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2748 [24AP]

———gasoline price levels, H2748 [24AP], H3112 [7MY], H5316 [11JN], H5485, H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564 [18JN], H7145 [24JY]

———increase refining capacity, H5562 [18JN]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H2748 [24AP]

Political campaigns: assessment of Presidential candidates, H8399 [18SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3112 [7MY], H5314, H5316 [11JN], H5485, H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564 [18JN], H6236, H6331 [9JY], H6457, H6463 [14JY], H7052, H7054 [23JY], H7145, H7146 [24JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H1830 [1AP]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8219 [16SE], H8281 [17SE]

Public debt: debt held by foreigners, H801 [7FE], H5563 [18JN]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), Senate amendment, H2865 [30AP]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2603, H2623 [23AP]

———prohibit grants to businesses owned by or that employ illegal aliens under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2623 [23AP]

Small Business Act: improve veterans' programs (H.R. 4253), concur in Senate amendment with amendment (H. Res. 921), H39 [16JA]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H403 [23JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6477 [15JY]

———provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7144 [24JY]

Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), H2274 [15AP]

———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4170 [20MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4327 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), consideration (H. Res. 1212), H4333 [21MY]

———provide tax relief to active duty military personnel and employers who assist them, H4170 [20MY]

———repeal oil and gas subsidies, H2748 [24AP]

Veterans: health care funding, H609 [6FE], H1565 [12MR]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (H. Con. Res. 336), H5152 [10JN]

Week of the Young Child: observance, H2257 [14AP]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 938), H468, H469, H470 [28JA]

Tributes

Challis, John, E961 [19MY]

McNulty, Representative, H8563 [22SE]

Muns, William T., E1429 [10JY]

Peterson, Representative John E., H10123 [26SE]

Williamson, R. Thomas, E503 [3AP]