BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Into the House Chamber, H2860 [30AP]

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: establish partnerships between businesses and postsecondary educational institutions in developing countries to increase economic freedom and competitiveness, promote civil society, and improve quality of life (see H.R. 5836), H6473 [14JY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H871 [12FE]

American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H457 [23JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H5580 [18JN]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: transfer certain lands to Alaska to expedite development of oil, natural gas, and other resources (see H.R. 6579), H7630 [30JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H2442 [16AP]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]

Aviation: provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels (see H.R. 6131), H4829 [22MY]

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H943 [13FE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H871 [12FE]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 96), H6343 [9JY]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H6674 [16JY]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H3885 [14MY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H995 [14FE]

Colombia: congratulate on successful rescue mission that freed 15 hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (see H. Con. Res. 389), H6342 [9JY]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY] (see H. Con. Res. 263), H480 [28JA]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]

Contracts: extend requirement for certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 5596), H2659 [23AP]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 699), H6407 [10JY]

———provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 6705), H7785 [31JY]

Czech Republic: commend for agreeing to host a U.S. radar system for tracking trajectories of ballistic missiles that would threaten the collective security of the U.S., the Czech Republic, and their NATO allies (see H. Res. 1349), H6577 [15JY]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H2443 [16AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4833 [22MY]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (see H.R. 5140), H479 [28JA]

Education: recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 5971), H5482 [17JN]

Families and domestic relations: call upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children (see H. Res. 1076), H2011 [3AP]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2225 [10AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H1539 [11MR]

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

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]

House Rules: provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 1003), H1154 [27FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H2551 [22AP]

———recognize importance of homeownership and encourage participation in Congress Building America program (see H. Con. Res. 383), H6176 [26JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H2356 [15AP]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1140), H3110 [6MY]

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), H7790 [31JY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2016 [4AP]

Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (see H.R. 6168), H6089 [25JN]

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 6208), H6089 [25JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1188 [3MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: eliminate certain provisions of law providing benefits to trial lawyers (see H.R. 7080), H9972 [25SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 5731), H5329 [11JN]

Missouri River: honor historical significance of and reaffirm support for commercial navigation (see H. Res. 1012), H1222 [4MR]

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

Nuclear energy: authorize use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 6132), H4829 [22MY]

———establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students (see H.R. 6135), H4829 [22MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4833 [22MY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H872 [12FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2947 [30AP]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H5215 [10JN]

———repeal prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources (see H.R. 6138), H4829 [22MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 6139), H4830 [22MY]

Political campaigns: protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure (see H.R. 5699), H2152 [9AP]

Power resources: develop energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy (see H.R. 6207), H5215 [10JN]

———expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H6734 [21JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6384), H6577 [15JY]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H5797 [20JN]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H5215 [10JN]

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Res. 986), H994 [14FE]

Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: designate (see H.R. 6198), H6089 [25JN]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H621 [6FE]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1223), H4831 [22MY]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (see H.R. 6169), H6089 [25JN]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H9085 [23SE]

Taxation: 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), H8477 [18SE]

———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H1772 [14MR]

———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), H5797 [20JN]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 5974), H3108 [6MY]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to help individuals with high energy costs (see H.R. 6648), H7307 [29JY]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3185 [7MY]

———reduce corporate marginal income tax rates (see H.R. 4995), H294 [16JA]

———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 5105), H455 [23JA]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]

Transportation: provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 3098), H1889 [1AP]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2712), H5865 [23JN]

Venezuela: condemn actions and statements of President Hugo Chavez supporting terrorism and terrorists organizations (see H. Res. 965), H1184 [28FE]

Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4833 [22MY]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1418 [6MR]

World War I: establish a centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance (see H.R. 6960), H8476 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections (see H. Con. Res. 388), H6229 [8JY]

Letters

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Sec. of the Treasury, H10757 [3OC]

Memorandums

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: by, S5185 [5JN]

Press releases

Medicare and Medical Liability Reform: Health Coalition on Liability and Access, H7127 [24JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H4464 [22MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4414 [21MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), H4464 [22MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6064 [25JN]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (H.R. 5995), H3311 [8MY]

———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, H3942 [15MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5363, H5364 [12JN]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H2991 [1MY]

———deficit, H1671 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1671 [13MR]

Burr, W.L. (Corky): International Association of Chiefs of Police Trooper of the Year Award nominee, E374 [12MR]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (H.R. 5995), H3311 [8MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (H. Res. 980), adoption (H. Res. 982), H951 [14FE]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1168, H1169 [28FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4986), H334, H335 [17JA]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4464 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E1047 [23MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H2736, H2737 [24AP], H2990, H2991 [1MY]

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, H3311 [8MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1903, E1912 [25SE]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 5522), H2736 [24AP]

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), H6119 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), H2736, H2737 [24AP]

Diaz-Balart, Representative Lincoln: characterization of actions relative to calling for procedural vote during memorial service for Tom Lantos, H967 [14FE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10391 [29SE], H10757 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H2991 [1MY]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: temporarily extend programs (S. 2903), H2737 [24AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1168, H1169 [28FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1690, H1692, H1693, H1694, H1695, H1696, H1697, H1698 [13MR], H1748 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5759 [20JN]

———modernize and streamline (S. 2248), H793, H794, H795 [7FE]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), H1169 [28FE]

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 (H.R. 5036), H2294 [15AP]

Hastings, Representative Doc: allegation of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) confidentiality rules violation, H1548 [12MR]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), H2736 [24AP]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H334, H335 [17JA], H408, H409 [23JA], H535, H536, H537 [29JA], H793, H794, H795 [7FE], H1130 [27FE], H1991, H1992, H1993 [3AP], H2207, H2208 [10AP], H2468, H2469 [17AP], H2736, H2737 [24AP], H2990, H2991, H2992 [1MY], H3310 [8MY], H4414 [21MY], H5017, H5018, H5019 [5JN], H5362, H5363, H5364, H5365 [12JN], H6380, H6381, H6382, H6383 [10JY], H6710, H6711 [17JY], H7135, H7136, H7137 [24JY], H7704 [31JY], H8452, H8453, H8454 [18SE]

———recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 979), adoption (H. Res. 982), H951 [14FE]

———secret session, unanimous-consent agreement, H1690, H1691, H1692, H1693, H1694, H1695, H1696, H1697, H1698 [13MR]

Iraq: allow waiver of claims by victims of state-sponsored terrorism for actions that occured while under leadership of Saddam Hussein, H334, H335 [17JA]

KWTO-Radio (Springfield, MO): anniversary, E2380 [10DE]

Medicare: waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7126, H7127 [24JY]

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, H6522 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10757 [3OC]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1521 [11MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5364 [12JN], H7136 [24JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1532, H1533 [11MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H3310, H3311 [8MY], H5018 [5JN]

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

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 6074), H4106 [19MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3310, H3311 [8MY], H5018 [5JN], H5363, H5364, H5365 [12JN], H6381, H6382 [10JY], H7083, H7135, H7136, H7137 [24JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (H.R. 6566), H7135 [24JY]

———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), H8146 [16SE]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 1433), H8160 [16SE]

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (H. Res. 986), H4176 [20MY]

Protect America Act: extend (S. 2541), H408, H409 [23JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (H.R. 3058), H2991 [1MY]

Senate: legislative program, H5775, H5776 [20JN]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of police dept., E446 [31MR]

———tribute to St. John's Health System, E2233 [3OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7083, H7137 [24JY]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10391 [29SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4387 [21MY]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (H.R. 5995), H3311 [8MY]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (H.R. 3232), H9933 [25SE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H1169 [28FE]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), H3311 [8MY]

———ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2184 [10AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5272 [11JN]

Resignations

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5 [15JA]

Tributes

Costantino, Lou, Sr., H2468 [17AP]

Daniel, Margaret Truman, H537 [29JA]

Everett, Representative, E2237 [3OC]

Farmer, Frank, E461 [1AP]

O'Connor, Regina Werder, E354 [11MR]

Playter, John, E1283 [19JN]

Wessel, Don, E461 [1AP]