VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

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

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: honor inventors, past and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national competitiveness (see H. Res. 966), H813 [7FE]

Agriculture: promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H813 [7FE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H390 [22JA]

AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3778 [13MY]

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

———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7163 [24JY]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 297), H994 [14FE]

———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), H2948 [30AP]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1772 [14MR]

———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), H10132 [26SE]

———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), H2224 [10AP]

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

Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H25 [15JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2855 [29AP]

Baltimore National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5279), H812 [7FE]

Bhutto, Benazir: condemn assassination and reaffirm U.S. commitment to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan (see H. Res. 912), H24 [15JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1154 [27FE]

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

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1220 [4MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 311), H1417 [6MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 308), H1220 [4MR]

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]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 5540), H1341 [5MR]

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]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H5111 [9JN]

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H1221 [4MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5865 [23JN]

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

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), H2488 [17AP]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H1772 [14MR]

Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H558 [29JA]

Courts: restrict protective orders, sealing of cases, and disclosures of discovery information in civil actions if such actions prevent disclosures relevent to public health or safety (see H.R. 5884), H7165 [24JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H9975 [25SE]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H8578 [22SE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]

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

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

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H4454 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see H.R. 3698), H350 [17JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1031 [25FE]

———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), H6010 [24JN]

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

———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), H480 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H25 [15JA]

———establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in hospitals (see H.R. 1448), H4322 [20MY]

———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), H3187 [7MY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H3777 [13MY]

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

———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), H1184 [28FE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H390 [22JA]

———increase U.S. participation in health programs that alleviate disease and premature death and strengthen health care systems (see H. Con. Res. 247), H25 [15JA]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H1822 [31MR]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H5408 [12JN]

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

Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H871 [12FE]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 3001), H1341 [5MR]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4832 [22MY]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H995 [14FE]

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

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H4832 [22MY]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H1155 [27FE]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H5482 [17JN]

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), H10331 [28SE]

———coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H5215 [10JN]

———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]

Elections: provide additional leave to Federal employees to serve as poll workers and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training (see H.R. 6339), H5796 [20JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H871 [12FE]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H10642 [29SE]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]

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

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3158, 3799), H1822 [31MR] (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

———establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H2070 [8AP]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 5550), H5045 [5JN]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1256), H1772 [14MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H1184 [28FE]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2071 [8AP]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H1772 [14MR]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2485 [17AP]

Firearms: require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see H.R. 5266), H2443 [16AP]

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

Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 1084), H295 [16JA]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

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

Government regulations: delay implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves (see H.R. 7296), H10867 [9DE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H1417 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 4936), H480 [28JA]

Health: provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 6089), H4320 [20MY]

Health care professionals: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H4454 [21MY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

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), H390 [22JA]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10976 [10DE]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H9085 [23SE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H5481 [17JN]

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

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6010 [24JN]

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

Jordan: express sense regarding Jordanian institutions (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1221 [4MR]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H871 [12FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1821 [31MR]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

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

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H3020 [1MY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H1445 [10MR]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 5936), H6825 [22JY]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H814 [7FE]

Medicare: ensure all physicians are permitted to perform face-to-face examinations and prescribe durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6119), H4453 [21MY]

———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H4877 [3JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H479 [28JA]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4453 [21MY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H3403 [8MY]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H5730 [19JN]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]

Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H1221 [4MR]

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), H10300 [27SE]

National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 352), H4833 [22MY]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H1032 [25FE]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2554 [22AP]

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

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]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H1445 [10MR]

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

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H350 [17JA]

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

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

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

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1822 [31MR]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1440), H8275 [16SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H4454 [21MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H5408 [12JN]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2012 [3AP]

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H8578 [22SE]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]

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]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H2948 [30AP]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see H. Res. 185), H480 [28JA]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3408 [12MY]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

SBA: establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse (see H.R. 5402), H870 [12FE]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H870 [12FE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H479 [28JA]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4454 [21MY]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H8578 [22SE]

———require States to provide foster children with court-appointed special advocates who meet national standards (see H.R. 3283), H6728 [17JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H6342 [9JY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H1032 [25FE]

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

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

Sudan: codify existing sanctions until certain conditions relative to a just and lasting peace are met (see H.R. 6416), H6175 [26JN]

———condemn ongoing sales of arms to belligerents and call for the cessation of such sales and expansion of U.N. embargo on arms sales to Sudan (see H. Res. 1462), H10133 [26SE]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5409 [12JN]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H1188 [3MR]

———allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see H.R. 2167), H2266 [14AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H2760 [24AP]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 2075), H10700 [2OC]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H1539 [11MR]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see H.R. 6854), H10642 [29SE]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H2355 [15AP]

———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]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 7006), H9083 [23SE]

———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H1188 [3MR]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4830 [22MY]

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

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]

———establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 6693), H7784 [31JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 5749), H2267 [14AP]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6728 [17JY]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 6732), H7786 [31JY]

———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]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3187 [7MY]

———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), H4151 [19MY]

———provide cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for certain survivors (see H.R. 402), H3777 [13MY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H348 [17JA]

Water Resources Development Act: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program by expanding the Corps of Engineers' role in cleanup (see H.R. 6550), H6726 [17JY]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H8277 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H5796 [20JN]

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (see H.R. 5778), H2224 [10AP]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8048 [11SE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H2486 [17AP]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 326), H2150 [9AP]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 6387), H6174 [26JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H408 [23JA], H793 [7FE], H947 [14FE], H1001 [19FE], H1761 [14MR], H2999 [1MY], H4822 [22MY], H6146 [26JN], H7134 [24JY], H7775 [31JY]

Remarks

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), E2211 [2OC]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3811 [14MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6071 [25JN]

———restore intent and protections (S. 3406), H8296 [17SE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5232, H5250 [11JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, E2016 [26SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), H10085 [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 amendments, H5702 [19JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E737 [24AP]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1005), H1847 [1AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), E412 [14MR]

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 (H.R. 6377), H6106 [26JN]

Chesapeake Bay: reduce nutrient loads in the Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers in making changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management, H3811 [14MY]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 5540), H5006 [5JN]

China, People's Republic of: 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), H2058 [8AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7689 [31JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7525 [30JY], H8422 [18SE]

———provide for regulation of energy derivatives (H.R. 6341), E1305 [20JN]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1354 [6MR]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1755 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1755 [14MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), H8611 [23SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1517 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4755 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4946 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (H.R. 2063), H2038 [8AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), Senate amendment, E2016 [26SE]

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), 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, H6704 [17JY]

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

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (H.R. 1198), H2027 [8AP]

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 (H.R. 1553), H5297, H5298 [11JN]

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), H8262 [16SE]

Earth Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1117), H2529 [22AP]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10402 [29SE], H10792 [3OC], E2293 [20NO]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H507 [29JA]

Education: recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (H. Res. 1130), H2902 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (H.R. 3036), H8440 [18SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7574 [30JY]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5602 [19JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H905 [13FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1755 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5770 [20JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (H. Res. 1024), H1467 [11MR]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2979 [1MY]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (H. Con. Res. 163), H5941 [24JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H653, H773, H775 [7FE]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7672 [31JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3197 [8MY], H7008 [23JY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H7008 [23JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 758), H8666 [23SE]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1512 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, H1512 [11MR]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H1512 [11MR]

Iraq: anniversary of chemical weapons attack against Kurds at Halabja, E423 [14MR]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), H2519 [22AP]

Maryland: tribute to National Mathcounts Competition participants, E1474 [16JY]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), H2507 [22AP]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (H.R. 6873), E1774 [11SE]

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]

———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, H6531 [15JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1299 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10792 [3OC], E2293 [20NO]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), H8624 [23SE]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Drive for Supplies project, E1706 [8SE]

Montgomery County Humane Society: anniversary, E1080 [23MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5539 [18JN]

———NASA Goddard High School Internship Program funding, H5539 [18JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 299), H6496 [15JY]

National Teacher Day: establish (H. Res. 952), H3044 [5MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E220 [25FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5006 [5JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5006 [5JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7008 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3197 [8MY]

———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), H8221 [16SE]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, H7586 [30JY]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), H905 [13FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (H. Res. 1073), H2825 [29AP]

SCORE Association: District of Columbia chapter recipient of SBA District Director's Award, E2346 [9DE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H398 [23JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7084 [24JY]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (H.R. 6387), E1384 [26JN]

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), H2311 [15AP]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10402 [29SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4390 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10005 [26SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1112 [27FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 7005), E2020 [26SE]

Teach for America, Inc.: funding, H773, H775 [7FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H8037 [11SE]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (S. 793), H2045 [8AP]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1920 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), Senate amendment, H7121 [24JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5276 [11JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), E2256 [19NO]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving transit system, H5250 [11JN]

———require local jurisdictions to establish a reliable source of funding for Metro operating and maintenance costs prior to receiving Federal funding, H5232 [11JN]

Transcripts

Democratic Agenda: ``Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer,'' CNN, S6217 [26JN]

Tributes

Britt, Gwendolyn, H537 [29JA]

Burkart, Armer N., E588 [10AP]

Cohen, Allan S., E1333 [24JN]

Fitzgerald, Jack, E121 [6FE]

McGuckian, Eileen, E341 [10MR]

Pryce, Representative, H5297 [11JN]

Stepanek, Mattie, E1407 [8JY]

Tasaki, Ichiji, E1775 [11SE]

Weyman, Alan S., E772 [30AP]