LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4747 [22MY]

Announcements

House of Representatives: moment of silence to honor Marines lost during the bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H9217 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: prohibit funding for the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6426), H6176 [26JN]

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]

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

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

Architect of the Capitol: provide for appointment by House and Senate leaderships and the chairs and ranking members of congressional committees with jurisdiction (see H.R. 6656), H7627 [30JY]

Armed Forces: close loopholes in the prohibition on the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on military installations (see H.R. 5821), H4878 [3JN]

———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]

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

———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), H6825 [22JY]

———provide an additional increase in rates of military basic pay for members above the pay increase proposed by the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 5481), H2151 [9AP]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1446 [10MR]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6728 [17JY]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H871 [12FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1383), H7630 [30JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H814 [7FE]

China, People's Republic of: make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds (see H. Res. 1179), H5045 [5JN]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H871 [12FE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H6230 [8JY]

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

Cuba: facilitate provision of humanitarian relief (see H.R. 6962), H8476 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1554), H3777 [13MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 5505), H1342 [5MR]

———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), H5329 [11JN]

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), H8397 [17SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H1973 [2AP]

———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H2224 [10AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H1822 [31MR]

Disasters: provide tax relief for victims of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in Midwestern States (see H.R. 6587), H8050 [11SE]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 6856), H8018 [10SE]

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

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5865 [23JN]

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), H2071 [8AP]

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), H8397 [17SE]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H5328 [11JN]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H7630 [30JY]

House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H457 [23JA]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H2070 [8AP]

Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building, New Lenox, IL: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7628 [30JY]

Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building, West Frankford, IL: designate (see H.R. 6061), H3885 [14MY]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H1155 [27FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H456 [23JA]

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

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

Missouri River: honor historical significance of and reaffirm support for commercial navigation (see H. Res. 1012), H5329 [11JN]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H2071 [8AP]

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H5798 [20JN]

National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4878 [3JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8579 [22SE]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8397 [17SE]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8578 [22SE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6342 [9JY]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see H. Res. 1007), H1183 [28FE]

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

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

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H1539 [11MR]

Power resources: promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H8050 [11SE]

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

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7166 [24JY]

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

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1380), H7955 [9SE]

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

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

Taxation: allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (see H.R. 6030), H4061 [15MY]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H4833 [22MY]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5737), H5797 [20JN]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H4878 [3JN]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H3109 [6MY]

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), H1973 [2AP]

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

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H3186 [7MY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H4829 [22MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H8477 [18SE]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3404 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: cores used in remanufacture (see H.R. 5300), H812 [7FE]

———7-hydroxy (see H.R. 5299), H812 [7FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1455), H8396 [17SE]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H1552 [12MR]

Remarks

Brinker, Nancy: inclusion in Time (publication) Most Influential People in the World list, E857 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E999 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3126 [7MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1978 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), consideration (H. Res. 1174), H3126 [7MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1588 [29JY]

Garman, Nikita: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

Graham, Heather: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

Hastings, Representative Doc: allegation of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) confidentiality rules violation, H1549 [12MR]

Haun, Andreanna: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H860 [12FE]

Lebanon: support democratically elected Government and condemn attacks by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 1194), H4215, H4216, H4217 [20MY]

Manito, IL: anniversary, E1356 [25JN]

Merdian, Mindy: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

Moore, Alexis: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: tribute, E2353 [10DE]

Poland, Kellie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

Smith, Marlene: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648 [17AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (H. Res. 1421), H9217 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H9217, H9299, H9300 [24SE], H9961-H9963 [25SE], H10812 [3OC], E2015 [26SE], E2050, E2080, E2091 [27SE], E2108, E2136 [28SE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, H10847 [20NO]