KAGEN, STEVE (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (see H.R. 6522), H6673 [16JY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor World War I veterans (see H.R. 6696), H9085 [23SE]

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

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H2948 [30AP]

Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H2658 [23AP]

———authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5941), H3886 [14MY]

———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]

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

———implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (see H.R. 6075), H4454 [21MY]

———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H1822 [31MR]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H1074 [26FE]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H7629 [30JY]

———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3886 [14MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H7854 [8SE]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H3019 [1MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6734 [21JY]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H5580 [18JN]

Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H6342 [9JY]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8049 [11SE]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]

———provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see H.R. 6334), H7165 [24JY]

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), H7058 [23JY]

———increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 6095), H4321 [20MY]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]

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

Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 2054), H1973 [2AP]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 4328), H25 [15JA]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H2267 [14AP]

DeBakey, Michael E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1416), H8128 [15SE]

Dept. of Commerce: create an Office of Domestic Product Promotion (see H.R. 6573), H8128 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6968), H8476 [18SE]

———enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H1184 [28FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see H.R. 5401), H870 [12FE]

Dept. of Energy: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (see H.R. 6067), H4059 [15MY]

———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 Homeland Security: require a report on Federal efforts to secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5552), H2487 [17AP]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H871 [12FE]

Dept. of State: report on negotiation of international child abduction agreements with countries that are not parties to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (see H.R. 6096), H4321 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5482 [17JN]

———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), H5482 [17JN]

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), H6342 [9JY]

———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7790 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate, eliminate all deductibles, and ensure full participation for veterans under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6695), H7784 [31JY]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H1703 [13MR]

———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), H4061 [15MY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 6939), H10845 [19NO]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H814 [7FE] (see H.R. 5155), H4832 [22MY]

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

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), H25 [15JA]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H2658 [23AP]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H480 [28JA]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H2356 [15AP]

Economy: 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: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H1221 [4MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5580 [18JN]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H350 [17JA]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H5581 [18JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H350 [17JA]

FCC: promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see H.R. 4835), H295 [16JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H6728 [17JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H6010 [24JN]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (see H.R. 6849), H8050 [11SE]

Foreign policy: support international diplomatic initiative to limit inefficient speculation on international energy exchanges through adoption of standards for energy futures trading margin requirements (see H. Res. 1278), H5581 [18JN]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2442 [16AP]

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), H6089 [25JN]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H7853 [8SE]

———provide for approval of similar biological products (see H.R. 1956), H7789 [31JY]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H1188 [3MR]

———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H7058 [23JY]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H6728 [17JY]

Higher Education Act: clarify the procedures for awarding grants and contracts for Federal Trio Programs (see H.R. 6959), H8476 [18SE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H1418 [6MR]

Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H1973 [2AP]

Human rights: express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H6473 [14JY]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 594), H2553 [22AP]

Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H872 [12FE]

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), H5409 [12JN]

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), H2659 [23AP]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1702 [13MR]

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), H2151 [9AP]

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

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1702 [13MR]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10828 [3OC]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H4877 [3JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H4453 [21MY]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 5877), H2657 [23AP]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1866), H6177 [26JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H622 [6FE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H558 [29JA]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H4454 [21MY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: expand definition of missing child (see H.R. 5745), H2150 [9AP]

Motor vehicles: encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H7789 [31JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1974 [2AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6674 [16JY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H6177 [26JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4062 [15MY]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]

National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 994), H1031 [25FE]

National Guard: empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see H.R. 5603), H2443 [16AP]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6826 [22JY]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H349 [17JA]

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

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

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6674 [16JY]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. participants (see H. Res. 1414), H8050 [11SE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H996 [14FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1618 [12MR]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6825 [22JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1822 [31MR]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H4060 [15MY]

———increase domestic energy production and diversify America's energy portfolio (see H.R. 6817), H8019 [10SE]

———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), H5407 [12JN]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7956 [9SE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H1417 [6MR]

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]

Social Security: exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see H.R. 6603), H10828 [3OC]

———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), H1702 [13MR]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1629), H1772 [14MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (see H.R. 6578), H7165 [24JY]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 6707), H7785 [31JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones (see H.R. 5798), H3778 [13MY]

———allow a credit to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber (see H.R. 5103), H455 [23JA]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4313), H1702 [13MR]

———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H1702 [13MR]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 7273), H10975 [10DE]

———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3817), H1184 [28FE]

———extend certain expiring energy conservation provisions and provide a credit for certain individuals using home heating oil (see H.R. 4297), H295 [16JA]

———increase tobacco products excise tax and dedicate revenues to the war on cancer (see H.R. 6791), H10828 [3OC]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]

———permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 6611), H7630 [30JY]

———provide a credit for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 5785), H3777 [13MY]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 3717), H558 [29JA]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 6321), H6825 [22JY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H456 [23JA]

———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H6407 [10JY]

———provide direct access to electronic tax return filing (see H.R. 5801), H2948 [30AP]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H1702 [13MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H621 [6FE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H25 [15JA]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see H.R. 2659), H3403 [8MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H3019 [1MY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8050 [11SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H25 [15JA]

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), H6089 [25JN]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H3020 [1MY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE]

University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H1342 [5MR]

Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H1342 [5MR]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4322 [20MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1436), H1155 [27FE]

———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), H7165 [24JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: amend presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 6562), H7956 [9SE]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H3018 [1MY]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8277 [16SE]

Water pollution: address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel (see H.R. 5949), H4975 [4JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H5408 [12JN]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1184 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members returning from service abroad (see H.R. 5824), H2442 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 6798), H7807 [1AU]

Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 1032), H1445 [10MR]

Federal Workforce Investment Act: establish a program to provide grants to States for incumbent worker training (see H.R. 6797), H7807 [1AU]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling on certain laminated woven bags (see H.R. 6744), H7786 [31JY]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]

National Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1037), H1539 [11MR]

Native Americans: authorize conveyance and interests of tribal lands by the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 5521), H1188 [3MR]

Petroleum: ban the export of Alaskan oil (see H.R. 6523), H6673 [16JY]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4060 [15MY]

Taxation: increase credit amount for new qualified fuel cell motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight ratings of more than a certain amount (see H.R. 6876), H8048 [11SE]

———increase credit for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles weighing more than a certain amount and for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties (see H.R. 7064), H9972 [25SE]

Poems

``Raising Cain,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2314 [20NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3779 [14MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3871, H3872 [14MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1284), H5620 [19JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5113 [10JN]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), H7022 [23JY]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1613, H1614, H1615 [12MR]

———deficit, H7996 [10SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1613, H1614, H1615, H1616 [12MR], H1624 [13MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H5490 [18JN]

———evaluation of economic policies, H1894 [2AP], H3059 [6MY], H3873, H3874, H3875, H3876 [14MY], H7996 [10SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn economic impact of unfair trade policies to Wisconsin paper industry, H7862, H7940 [9SE], H7992 [10SE]

———end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms, H2076 [9AP]

———end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), H2053 [8AP]

———unfair trade practices, H2076 [9AP]

Civil liberties: ensure the civil liberties of U.S. citizens are safeguarded relative to conducting electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists, H1331, H1333, H1334 [5MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2676 [24AP]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1331, H1333, H1334 [5MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H278, H280, H282 [16JA], H2275 [15AP], H3059 [6MY], H3871, H3873, H3874, H3875, H3876 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1213), H4339 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: 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, H2559 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), H6686, H6692 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), H4201 [20MY]

Economy: impact of economic conditions on the middle class, H7996 [10SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H278, H280, H282 [16JA], H8001 [10SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2191 [10AP]

Federal Workforce Investment Act: establish a program to provide grants to States for incumbent worker training (H.R. 6797), H8280 [17SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1226, H1331, H1333, H1334 [5MR]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H7960 [10SE], H8023 [11SE], E41 [17JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H974, H975 [14FE], H6346 [10JY], H8000 [10SE]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1156), H2958 [1MY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Dean Opicka, H2358 [16AP]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1350), H6692 [17JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3293 [8MY]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 5449), H975-H977 [14FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7999 [10SE]

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, H6527 [15JY]

NeighborWorks America (organization): establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for Armed Forces members returning from service abroad, H3293 [8MY]

Petroleum: ban the export of Alaskan oil, H6686 [17JY]

———dependence on foreign sources, H5870 [24JN]

———gasoline price levels, H2559 [23AP], H5113 [10JN]

———gasoline price levels relative to oil futures purchasing, H5870 [24JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 2264), H4106 [19MY]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 6074), H4106, H4107 [19MY], H4328 [21MY], H5113 [10JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5113 [10JN], H6346 [10JY], H6686 [17JY], H8134 [16SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3293 [8MY]

Ships and vessels: establish vessel ballast water management requirements, H2676 [24AP]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H399 [23JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6686, H6692 [17JY]

Taxation: rates, H1616 [12MR]

Wisconsin: tribute to Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources for beach monitoring standards, H2191 [10AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5793 [20JN], H7161 [24JY], H7953 [9SE], H8015 [10SE], H8122 [15SE], H9969 [25SE]

Tributes

Cain, Michael, E2314 [20NO]

Nerad, Dan, H6015 [25JN]

Opicka, Dean, H2358 [16AP]

Wichlacz, Frank, H7138 [24JY]