FEENEY, TOM (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5381 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5032), H995 [14FE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4454 [21MY]

———recognize importance of the U.S. wine industry to the American economy (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9974 [25SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4454 [21MY]

Armed Forces: deny Federal funds to any State, city, county, or other political subdivision that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office (see H.R. 5462), H993 [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), H2356 [15AP]

———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), H8397 [17SE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3186 [7MY]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1155 [27FE]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (see H.R. 6338), H5796 [20JN]

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H621 [6FE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H620 [6FE]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H2488 [17AP] (see H. Res. 1302), H6090 [25JN]

BLM: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 6527), H9974 [25SE]

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

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4918), H5482 [17JN]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2553 [22AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 81), H2947 [30AP]

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 96), H6176 [26JN]

CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 6772), H7854 [8SE]

Children and youth: remove confidentiality mandates for minors from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and Medicaid (see H. Con. Res. 232), H390 [22JA]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H7956 [9SE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H6177 [26JN]

Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 5168), H555 [29JA]

Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (see H. Res. 886), H295 [16JA]

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

Conservation of energy: provide for the repeal of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs unless GAO makes certain specific findings (see H.R. 5616), H1701 [13MR]

Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act: establish a reward system to provide monetary awards to individuals who provide information relative to violations (see H.R. 5717), H3050 [5MY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (see H.R. 6845), H7955 [9SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 724), H1221 [4MR]

Crime: prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting (see H.R. 6023), H3408 [12MY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H7308 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require a report on Federal efforts to secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5552), H1417 [6MR]

———require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4987), H1702 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H4833 [22MY]

———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H7789 [31JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program and reallocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the U.S. (see H.R. 3371), H9085 [23SE] (see H.R. 6090), H4320 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the Stranahan House in Broward County, FL, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3120), H390 [22JA]

———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), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 4141), H3020 [1MY]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

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), H10700 [2OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H8019 [10SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H870 [12FE]

Economy: suspend capital gains tax, schedule government-sponsored enterprises for privatization, repeal Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, and suspend mark-to-market accounting requirements (see H.R. 7223), H10641 [29SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (see H.R. 6025), H7809 [1AU]

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

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 22), H1188 [3MR] (see H.J. Res. 89), H4831 [22MY]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 1243), H5044 [5JN]

FDIC: create a net worth certificate program (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]

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

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2267 [14AP]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 6512), H8276 [16SE]

———require the President to submit recommendations and propose legislation to modernize, consolidate, and when necessary, terminate programs, agencies, and activities (see H.R. 6638), H7790 [31JY]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth and modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens (see H.R. 5519), H2854 [29AP]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 5841), H2854 [29AP]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 7262), H10827 [3OC]

Foreign aid: prohibit funding for U.N. Durban Review Conference or any planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the Durban I Conference in Durban, South Africa (see H.R. 5847), H2486 [17AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H1032 [25FE]

Foreign policy: express that former Presidents and high-ranking political figures should refrain from freelance diplomacy against the wishes of the current Government and stated U.S. foreign policy (see H. Con. Res. 329), H2487 [17AP]

FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term certain for conservatorships and provide conditions for continued operation and eventual dissolution of certain enterprises (see H.R. 7094), H10643 [29SE]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2488 [17AP]

Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 4321), H3404 [8MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5955), H3018 [1MY]

———provide for the offering of health benefit plans to individuals and increase funding and promote best practice protocols for State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 6280), H8050 [11SE]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H1821 [31MR]

Health care facilities: require certain facilities to disclose charge-related information and to price protect treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for protection from certain legal actions (see H.R. 6015), H3403 [8MY]

Health care professionals: provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 5924), H6230 [8JY]

Helms, Jesse: tribute (see H. Res. 1325), H6342 [9JY]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2070 [8AP]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship (see H.R. 4344), H6177 [26JN]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 6), H9085 [23SE]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 6521), H6673 [16JY]

Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H2855 [29AP]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H1074 [26FE] (see H.R. 5233), H1032 [25FE]

———increase number of H-1B visas (see H.R. 5642), H1770 [14MR]

———increase U.S. competitiveness through enhancing access to high-skilled foreign workers, retaining those educated in the U.S., and streamlining employer certification processes (see H.R. 1930), H1188 [3MR]

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), H5482 [17JN]

Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1619 [12MR]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1539 [11MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide exception to mandatory minimum sentences for officers who use or possess firearms during a crime committed during pursuit or apprehension of a suspect (see H.R. 6367), H7629 [30JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 5731), H3050 [5MY]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H1183 [28FE]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10132 [26SE]

———extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6129), H7809 [1AU]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H1618 [12MR]

———increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H1155 [27FE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H6089 [25JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 5771), H2224 [10AP]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H3404 [8MY]

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

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

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2855 [29AP]

NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]

———anniversary of Explorer I satellite launch and birth of U.S. space exploration program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H. Con. Res. 287), H557 [29JA]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6063), H4059 [15MY]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1114), H2855 [29AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H4454 [21MY]

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

National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 994), H1342 [5MR]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5111 [9JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H1183 [28FE]

National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H8050 [11SE]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2854 [29AP]

National Year of the Bible: observance (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1418 [6MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7629 [30JY]

Northern Kentucky University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1147), H3021 [1MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H6177 [26JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H623 [6FE]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2443 [16AP]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H2948 [30AP]

Pepper, Claude: tribute (see H. Res. 1116), H2443 [16AP]

Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 6353), H6009 [24JN]

Political campaigns: protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure (see H.R. 5699), H2010 [3AP]

Power resources: develop energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy (see H.R. 6207), H5797 [20JN]

———expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H7629 [30JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7059 [23JY]

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

Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (see H.R. 5646), H2356 [15AP]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H7059 [23JY]

Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Strategic Defense Initiative speech (see H. Res. 1057), H1771 [14MR]

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]

Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (see H. Res. 1313), H6176 [26JN]

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

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 6453), H6405 [10JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H943 [13FE]

Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building, Bremen, GA: designate (see H.R. 6092), H4878 [3JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 241), H558 [29JA]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H8276 [16SE]

———place a general eligibility ceiling of the poverty level on gross income for eligibility for benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5961), H3050 [5MY]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H1446 [10MR]

States: authorize transfer or consolidation of funds made available under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after certain periods of slow economic growth (see H.R. 6400), H6174 [26JN]

Stewart, Jimmy: honor life and accomplishments and recognize anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 1165), H3187 [7MY]

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 648), H4976 [4JN]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H7789 [31JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for children attending elementary and secondary schools and base the amount of such deduction on percentages of the State average per pupil public education spending (see H.R. 6737), H7786 [31JY]

———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), H6342 [9JY]

———allow individuals a credit for health insurance costs and allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments (see H.R. 5923), H2852 [29AP]

———allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 5783), H2265 [14AP]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 6813), H7807 [1AU]

———exclude from gross income certain distributions from qualified retirement plans used for mortgage payments (see H.R. 5776), H2224 [10AP]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 6348), H5864 [23JN]

———exclude overtime pay from gross income (see H.R. 4845), H480 [28JA]

———improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts (see H.R. 3234), H3777 [13MY]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H8019 [10SE]

———increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 2588), H1184 [28FE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H1155 [27FE]

———provide a deduction for fuel costs used for commuting to and from work whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions (see H.R. 6667), H7628 [30JY]

———provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels (see H.R. 6368), H8019 [10SE]

———provide for tax-favored retirement health savings accounts (see H.R. 6288), H8019 [10SE]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H5730 [19JN]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H455 [23JA]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H2948 [30AP]

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

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 7309), H10976 [10DE]

Technology Administration Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 6935), H8396 [17SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H4322 [20MY]

Texas: tribute to wine and winegrape industry (see H. Con. Res. 216), H2659 [23AP]

Tobacco products: reduce youth usage of tobacco products and enhance State efforts to eliminate retail sales of tobacco products to minors (see H.R. 5513), H1183 [28FE]

U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H457 [23JA]

U.S. Housing Act: reform rental assistance program under section 8 (see H.R. 5490), H1703 [13MR]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (see H.J. Res. 50), H1772 [14MR]

Veterans: improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1197), H1772 [14MR]

———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), H1221 [4MR]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H5730 [19JN]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 6220), H5213 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Corporations: require officers to repay bonus amounts received during a year in which their company is subject to a taxpayer bailout, as well as the two previous years (see H.R. 6987), H8577 [22SE]

NASA: develop plan to guarantee access to the International Space Station including possibility of continued shuttle flights (see H.R. 7062), H9972 [25SE]

Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H349 [17JA]

Reinsurance International Solvency Standards Evaluation Board: establish (see H.R. 6213), H5110 [9JN]

Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4321 [20MY]

Letters

Orlando, FL, VA hospital construction funding: by, E1602 [30JY]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 942), H567, H568 [6FE]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (H. Res. 943), H571 [6FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H8421 [18SE]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1743 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1743 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1909 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3156 [7MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1602 [30JY]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10916 [10DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10800 [3OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1743 [14MR]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3292 [8MY]

International Year of Astronomy: honor goals (H. Con. Res. 375), H6253, H6254 [9JY]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1010), H5162 [10JN]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10800 [3OC]

NASA: anniversary (H. Res. 1315), H6259 [9JY]

———anniversary of Explorer I satellite launch and birth of U.S. space exploration program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H. Con. Res. 287), H574 [6FE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5368, H5380, H5381, H5382, H5385, H5386, H5387, H5388, H5389, H5390, H5391, H5392 [12JN]

———clarify certain alternative fuel procurement requirements, H5385 [12JN]

———clarify that Outreach and Technology Assistance Program will include small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses and give preference to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans and HUBZone small businesses, H5392 [12JN]

———encourage collaboration with other Federal agencies and the aerospace industry to sustain and expand the aerospace industry workforce, H5388 [12JN]

———encourage confidence building measures that will advance long-term initiatives for international cooperation in space, H5382 [12JN]

———ensure that scientific research will not be diluted, distorted, supressed or impeded for the sake of politics or ideology, H5382 [12JN]

———establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAuliffe for women studying in fields related to the mission of NASA, H5390 [12JN]

———examine feasibility of entering contracts with appropriate public, private, and international partners to disseminate images and multimedia from space missions to the public, H5386 [12JN]

———prioritize cooperative activities with NOAA relative to tornado research, H5389 [12JN]

———require CBO update of budgetary analysis of space exploration program, H5387 [12JN]

———respond to recommendations in GAO and National Academy of Sciences reports to ensure the public has access to correct and timely research and data on global warming, H5391 [12JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1010), H5162 [10JN]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (H.R. 4174), H6263, H6265 [9JY]

Orange County, FL: tribute to Central Florida Ballet ``Children Series'' performance of ``9/11—An American Moment'', E376 [12MR]

Orlando, FL: VA hospital construction funding, E1602 [30JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H8421 [18SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3292 [8MY]

Race Day in America: designate (H. Res. 931), H571 [6FE]

Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (H. Res. 1313), H6255 [9JY]

Space Foundation: anniversary (H. Res. 1312), H6256 [9JY]

Space policy: establish an interagency committee to study issues related to location of commercial space launch ranges near Federal launch ranges, H5380 [12JN]

———seek cooperation with Europe and Russia to create an international effort to detect and characterize near-earth objects, H5381 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4821 [22MY], E117, E119 [6FE], E2127 [28SE]

X Prize Foundation: commend leadership in inspiring a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles (H. Res. 907), H576 [6FE]

Reports

Predatory Charity—The Self-Interested Self-Help of the Center for Responsible Lending: Consumers Rights League, E581-E583 [10AP]