BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4752 [22MY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1934 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see H.R. 2548), H390 [22JA]

Alice Norris Post Office Building, Oregon City, OR: designate (see H.R. 6584), H8397 [17SE]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]

America Saves Week: support (see H. Res. 957), H1002 [19FE] (see H. Res. 996), H1031 [25FE]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H4878 [3JN]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H10132 [26SE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7854 [8SE]

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

———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H1075 [26FE]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2151 [9AP]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H6010 [24JN]

———restore and enhance the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces (see H. Res. 834), H2855 [29AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H1221 [4MR]

Aviation: establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H2760 [24AP]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2152 [9AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3403 [8MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 93), H5797 [20JN]

Business and industry: require disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources and allow shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks (see H.R. 6066), H10642 [29SE]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5865 [23JN]

———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H5865 [23JN]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H622 [6FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn violence against Tibetan protesters and use of Internet censorship and surveillance, urge compliance with criminal law, and provide information and access to all persons detained (see H. Res. 1075), H2011 [3AP]

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

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H5580 [18JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H5580 [18JN]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H1032 [25FE]

Contracts: require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H479 [28JA]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: encourage U.S. signature (see H.J. Res. 91), H5043 [5JN]

Courts: provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7956 [9SE]

CPSC: promulgate final consumer product safety rule banning novelty lighters (see H.R. 6488), H6472 [14JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H871 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: retain and utilize special use permit fees collected in connection with operation of certain marinas in northern California and Multnomah Falls Lodge in Oregon (see H.R. 5671), H1888 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H3404 [8MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 3463), H2356 [15AP]

———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]

———make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see H.R. 5401), H1221 [4MR]

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 (see H.R. 5473), H3777 [13MY]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H5729 [19JN]

———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H2443 [16AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H814 [7FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H5580 [18JN]

———make grants to nonprofit community organizations for the development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 7209), H10330 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 5532), H2854 [29AP]

———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), H5730 [19JN]

———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H814 [7FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H3408 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H3404 [8MY]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2443 [16AP]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 6937), H8578 [22SE]

———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), H6010 [24JN]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H8019 [10SE]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H3408 [12MY]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H2224 [10AP]

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

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H995 [14FE]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H1417 [6MR]

———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H5729 [19JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H8050 [11SE]

———express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see H. Con. Res. 427), H10828 [3OC]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H6010 [24JN]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 5843), H6010 [24JN]

———establish a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse and authorize programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction (see H.R. 3749), H8019 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]

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), H994 [14FE]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 6856), H8578 [22SE]

———coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H7854 [8SE]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 3979), H480 [28JA]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H8019 [10SE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H2356 [15AP]

———establish grants to increase student attendance (see H.R. 6402), H6174 [26JN]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H2948 [30AP]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H994 [14FE]

———study presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in U.S. drinking water supplies (see H.R. 6820), H8128 [15SE]

FBI: reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H1539 [11MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H9085 [23SE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H943 [13FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H4975 [4JN]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H5481 [17JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H5481 [17JN]

Foreign aid: encourage accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (see H. Res. 990), H994 [14FE]

———modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H9086 [23SE]

Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 2620), H25 [15JA]

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), H348 [17JA]

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H5215 [10JN]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H10856 [20NO]

———prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see H.R. 3331), H4832 [22MY]

Health: national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 6444), H6341 [9JY]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H8578 [22SE]

———provide individuals access to their health information, ensure privacy and security in development of health information infrastructure, and impose penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information (see H.R. 5442), H3404 [8MY]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 5942), H5730 [19JN]

Helen Berg Post Office Building, Corvallis, OR: designate (see H.R. 6585), H8397 [17SE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H814 [7FE]

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]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H10828 [3OC]

Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H7956 [9SE]

———eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories (see H.R. 5921), H7956 [9SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H814 [7FE]

———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H7956 [9SE]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H2151 [9AP]

Insurance: provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H6230 [8JY]

International Renewable Energy Agency: establish (see H.R. 5529), H1220 [4MR]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1771 [14MR]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 5056), H943 [13FE]

———prohibit use of funds by the CIA or Dept. of Defense to provide covert or clandestine assistance for the purpose of overthrowing the Government of Iran (see H.R. 6951), H8578 [22SE]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 6496), H6576 [15JY]

———develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 6328), H6089 [25JN]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]

———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H390 [22JA]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2225 [10AP]

———reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H8019 [10SE]

———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H2854 [29AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2225 [10AP]

Judie Hammerstad Post Office Building, Lake Oswego, OR: designate (see H.R. 6489), H7165 [24JY]

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5443), H2012 [3AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1188 [3MR]

Mai, Mukhtar: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H1703 [13MR]

Major Arthur Chin Post Office Building, Beaverton, OR: designate (see H.R. 5220), H557 [29JA]

Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H2760 [24AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6090 [25JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H3404 [8MY]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H2070 [8AP]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1342 [5MR]

Medicare: 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), H8578 [22SE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———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), H3403 [8MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H7789 [31JY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H5797 [20JN]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H3403 [8MY]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H622 [6FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 5702), H2011 [3AP]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H9085 [23SE]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7790 [31JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H943 [13FE]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5329 [11JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

Motor vehicles: determine the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on certain gasoline price level projections (see H.R. 6643), H8578 [22SE]

———encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H7809 [1AU]

National Advocacy Center: funding (see H.R. 6083), H6089 [25JN]

National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H1342 [5MR]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5171), H995 [14FE]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H5865 [23JN]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H1771 [14MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H2355 [15AP]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H2355 [15AP]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H5329 [11JN]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H4151 [19MY]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H815 [7FE]

National Trails System Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1443), H8275 [16SE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1619 [12MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H2854 [29AP]

Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]

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

Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6090 [25JN]

Olympic games: prohibit the use of certain funds relative to the 2008 Summer Games in the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5697), H2010 [3AP]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 6291), H5579 [18JN]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail: anniversary (see H. Res. 1443), H8275 [16SE]

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

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2012 [3AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H5730 [19JN]

Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H7629 [30JY]

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]

———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]

———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]

Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 5636), H7789 [31JY]

———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 5692), H2010 [3AP]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H1822 [31MR]

Public utilities: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 5867), H4151 [19MY]

Public welfare programs: increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6657), H7627 [30JY]

Roads and highways: establish a national maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour on highways, and 65 miles per hour on portions of the National Highway System located outside of an urbanized area (see H.R. 6458), H7854 [8SE]

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]

Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5482 [17JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H5730 [19JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 6434), H6229 [8JY]

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), H7629 [30JY]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorney representing prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 5833), H3020 [1MY]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H7789 [31JY]

———remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 5698), H5045 [5JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H2356 [15AP]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]

Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H814 [7FE]

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5483 [17JN]

Sue Miller Post Office Building, Salem, OR: designate (see H.R. 6586), H8397 [17SE]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (see H.R. 752), H3403 [8MY]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 5660), H7629 [30JY]

———apply qualified scholarship exclusions to room, board, and special needs services (see H.R. 4662), H1342 [5MR]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3770), H4832 [22MY]

———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (see H.R. 5719), H2069 [8AP]

———establish a program of Lifelong Learning Accounts, which are worker-owned savings accounts to be used for worker education and training (see H.R. 6036), H6230 [8JY]

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 1085), H2443 [16AP]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6327), H5796 [20JN]

———impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10300 [27SE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2760 [24AP]

———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6175 [26JN]

———provide assistance for housing (see H.R. 5720), H2069 [8AP]

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

———provide for proper application of the limitations on built-in losses following an ownership change of a bank (see H.R. 7300), H10975 [10DE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (see H.R. 6049), H3884 [14MY]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 6275), H5481 [17JN] (see H.R. 7005), H9083 [23SE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H558 [29JA]

———treat Indian tribal governments as State governments for purposes of the public charity/private foundation classification (see H.R. 6005), H3402 [8MY]

Television: make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (see H.R. 5696), H3777 [13MY]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H871 [12FE]

———implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H4151 [19MY]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 6278), H5581 [18JN]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 6052), H5111 [9JN]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H1221 [4MR] (see H.R. 5749), H2356 [15AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2948 [30AP]

Vera Katz Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 6904), H8397 [17SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2224 [10AP]

———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), H4878 [3JN]

Voting: promote participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4173), H3404 [8MY]

Water: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 6297), H8050 [11SE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H8128 [15SE]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3187 [7MY]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H5483 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1183 [28FE]

Foreign trade: identify foreign country trade practices that negatively affect the environment and take actions to address such practices (see H.R. 6452), H6405 [10JY]

Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (see H. Res. 936), H456 [23JA]

Health: address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in legislation (see H. Res. 1244), H5044 [5JN]

Medicare: provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 7181), H10299 [27SE]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 6290), H5579 [18JN]

Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1321), H6229 [8JY]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: observe anniversary of Conference of Governors on the conservation of natural resources and recognize the need for a similar undertaking today (see H. Res. 935), H456 [23JA]

Tariff: bicycle bells (see H.R. 4946), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle brakes (see H.R. 4943), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle child carriers, chain tension adjustors, chain covers, and certain other articles (see H.R. 4938), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle crank-gear and parts thereof (see H.R. 4942), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle frame steel tubing sets (see H.R. 4940), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle hubs nesoi (see H.R. 4944), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle speedometers (see H.R. 4937), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle variable speed hubs (except 2- and 3-speed) (see H.R. 4945), H23 [15JA]

———bicycle wheel rims (see H.R. 4941), H23 [15JA]

———recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 6483), H6472 [14JY]

———unicycles (see H.R. 4939), H23 [15JA]

Taxation: limit application of tax-exempt bond financing to property of certain newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 6722), H7785 [31JY]

Transportation: authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (see H.R. 6495), H6576 [15JY]

U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H3108 [6MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 7180), H10299 [27SE]

Lists

U.S. rail car facilities, H6989 [23JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H945 [14FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3807 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3796 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H2996 [1MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4406 [21MY]

Air Force: GAO decision on awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5712, H5713 [19JN]

Amtrak: authorize grants to create storage for bicycles on trains, H5231 [11JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5231 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H9302 [24SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), consideration (H. Res. 1507), H10066 [26SE]

———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, H4037 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5700 [19JN]

Arnold, James: Sec. of the Army Environmental Restoration Award recipient, E1185 [10JN]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (H. Con. Res. 305), H1189 [4MR], E270 [28FE], E977 [20MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H946 [14FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1570 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4999 [5JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H8581 [23SE]

Congressional Bicycle Caucus: reception of cyclists promoting bicycling benefits in transportation and recreation, H1189 [4MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H946 [14FE]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1756 [14MR], H5773 [20JN]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), H8610 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H2996 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), H9214 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4754 [22MY]

———prioritize research, accelerate transition, and facilitate deployment of unexploded ordnance detection instrument technology, H4754 [22MY]

———remediation of unexploded ordnance on former defense sites, H7653 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education, H7646 [31JY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), consideration (H. Res. 1234), H4929 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), Senate amendment, H9302 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H310, H319 [17JA]

———remove mandatory green building requirement from HOPE VI Program and establish a flexible rating system, standard, or code for green buildings, H319 [17JA]

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), H6678, H6704 [17JY]

———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), H5723 [19JN], H6097 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 6532), H6835 [23JY]

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 6532), Senate amendment, H8042 [11SE]

Dept. of Transportation: highway and mass transit infrastructure funding, H625 [7FE]

———Safe Routes to School Program funding, H4929 [4JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (H. Res. 1384), H7653 [31JY]

Diseases: add safe drinking water to nutrition and income security on list of programs for which direct linkages to HIV/AIDS treatment services are encouraged, H1934, H1935 [2AP]

District of Columbia: 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), H8285 [17SE]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (H.R. 1734), H4843 [3JN]

Ecology and environment: funding, H1570 [12MR]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10925 [10DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H27 [16JA]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10378 [29SE], H10759, H10785 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H497 [29JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (H.R. 3036), H8442 [18SE]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1219), H5434 [17JN]

Floods: improve Federal flood disaster policy, H5867 [24JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1087 [27FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1756 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5773 [20JN]

Foreign trade: identify foreign country trade practices that negatively affect the environment and take actions to address such practices (H.R. 6452), E1441 [10JY]

Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (H. Res. 936), H1448, H1456, H1457 [11MR], H1706 [14MR], E61 [23JA]

Health: address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in legislation (H. Res. 1244), E1159 [5JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H751 [7FE]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7669 [31JY]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7646 [31JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H1975 [3AP], H6989 [23JY]

Infrastructure: develop a national plan to improve transportation, energy transmission, and water needs, H1706 [14MR]

Insurance: establish health savings accounts, H2313 [15AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), H6606 [16JY]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 318), H5148 [10JN]

Iowa: impact of severe storms and flooding, H5583 [19JN]

Iran: impose sanctions, provide for State and local government divestment of assets, and identify locations of concern relative to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items (H.R. 7112), E2154 [29SE]

IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies, H2313 [15AP]

Medicare: provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (H.R. 7181), E2136 [28SE]

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), H5913 [24JN]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10759, H10785 [3OC]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H51, H54 [16JA]

National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, E629 [16AP]

National Steel Car Ltd.: Alabama facility funding, H6989 [23JY]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), E373 [12MR]

Oregon: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 6290), E1267 [18JN]

Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program: tribute (H. Res. 1321), E1409 [8JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H6097 [26JN], H6678 [17JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H1157 [28FE]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H6475 [15JY]

———gasoline price levels, H4926 [4JN], H5723, H5725, H5726 [19JN]

Portland, OR: tribute to League of American Bicyclists designation as ``platinum level bicycle-friendly city'', H2866 [30AP]

Power resources: exempt Canadian fuels from certain prohibitions on purchasing alternative fuels, H6136 [26JN]

———national energy policy, H4926 [4JN], H5723, H5725, H5726 [19JN], H6097, H6127 [26JN], H6237 [9JY], H6475 [15JY]

———prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (H.R. 6264), H5723 [19JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H1975 [3AP]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H6989 [23JY]

———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), H8248 [16SE]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (H. Res. 1002), E238 [26FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: observe anniversary of Conference of Governors on the conservation of natural resources and recognize the need for a similar undertaking today (H. Res. 935), E61 [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), H4926 [4JN]

———reauthorize, H9902 [25SE], H10066 [26SE]

Supreme Court: decision in Boumediene v. Bush on right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror, H6606 [16JY]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (H.R. 6483), E1451 [14JY]

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), H2313 [15AP]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters, H1189 [4MR]

———limit application of tax-exempt bond financing to property of certain newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (H.R. 6722), E1666 [1AU]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10378 [29SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4389 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), consideration (H. Res. 1501), H9902, H9903 [25SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1104 [27FE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H1087 [27FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), H9311 [24SE]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels, H2452 [17AP], H2765 [29AP], H3053 [6MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H8036 [11SE]

Transportation: allow Federal funding to expand park-and-ride lots for commuter bus routes, H6138 [26JN]

———authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (H.R. 6495), H6475 [15JY], E1459 [15JY]

———increase transit portion of transportation fringe benefit offered to Federal employees to equal parking portion, H6135 [26JN]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6127, H6135, H6136, H6138 [26JN]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), consideration (H. Res. 1304), H6097 [26JN]

U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (H.R. 5976), E833 [6MY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1934, H1935 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), Senate amendment, H7122 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5358 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), H10813 [3OC]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 7180), E2127 [28SE]

Tributes

Covert, Mark, E1634 [31JY]

Look, Ned, E2355 [10DE]

Russell, Nancy Neighbor, E2125 [28SE]