STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2730 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4749 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7312 [29JY], H7764 [31JY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H767 [7FE]

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), H348 [17JA]

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. 415), H8275 [16SE]

Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (see H.R. 5479), H1031 [25FE]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H9086 [23SE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H7854 [8SE]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H5865 [23JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3187 [7MY]

———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), H8019 [10SE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H6825 [22JY]

———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]

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

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H871 [12FE]

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), H3019 [1MY]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8397 [17SE]

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]

Children and youth: repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H995 [14FE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1184 [28FE]

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

Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H6230 [8JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H2659 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H7956 [9SE]

———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H6674 [16JY]

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), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H4832 [22MY]

———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H7058 [23JY]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H5044 [5JN]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H1821 [31MR]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H995 [14FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7784 [31JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H6010 [24JN]

FAA: reform Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3004), H5482 [17JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2266 [14AP]

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]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H7165 [24JY]

———require enforcement of regulations on the broadcast of indecent programming and maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent (see H.R. 3559), H5111 [9JN]

Federal employees: require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2892), H871 [12FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H5408 [12JN]

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]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H7308 [29JY]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 327), H2355 [15AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of plastinated human remains (see H.R. 5677), H5045 [5JN]

General Motors Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1445), H8276 [16SE]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H8579 [22SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved (see H.R. 5544), H1416 [6MR]

———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see H.R. 3800), H1002 [19FE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H5580 [18JN]

Ikeda, Daisaku: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H5045 [5JN]

Immigration: allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (see H.R. 5060), H349 [17JA]

Insurance: require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to plan sponsors and clearly communicated to plan participants and beneficiaries (see H.R. 6908), H8275 [16SE]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H2947 [30AP]

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

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 6836), H10132 [26SE]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H5111 [9JN]

Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H814 [7FE]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1974 [2AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6674 [16JY]

Medicare: improve provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 6163), H4830 [22MY]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H814 [7FE]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (see H.R. 5765), H2223 [10AP]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]

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

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6578 [15JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6408 [10JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3368), H2224 [10AP]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H6230 [8JY]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1480), H9084 [23SE]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3110 [6MY]

National Workforce Development Professionals Month: designate (see H. Res. 1164), H5111 [9JN]

Native Americans: consult and collaborate with tribal officials in developing Federal policies that impact tribes, strengthen U.S. relationships with tribes, and reduce imposition of unfunded mandates (see H.R. 5608), H7789 [31JY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H1074 [26FE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1075 [26FE]

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

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H3051 [5MY]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H2948 [30AP]

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H2071 [8AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

Power resources: 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]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H621 [6FE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3886 [14MY]

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), H5111 [9JN]

Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H559 [29JA]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6407 [10JY]

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

Social Security: nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

———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), H7165 [24JY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H6010 [24JN]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 3109), H8477 [18SE]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H7956 [9SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H2012 [3AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8020 [10SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H4454 [21MY]

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), H8128 [15SE]

Treaties and agreements: express that the U.S. should not engage in the construction of a NAFTA Superhighway System or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 40), H559 [29JA]

———review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H5111 [9JN]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H995 [14FE] (see H.R. 5749), H2356 [15AP]

Veterans: revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 4052), H10700 [2OC]

Vietnamese Conflict: amend presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 6562), H7956 [9SE]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H3050 [5MY]

Armed Forces: pay one-time bonus to members who serve in a combat zone in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 6760), H7787 [31JY]

———transport remains of members who died in a combat theater when such remains are recovered (see H.R. 6423), H6175 [26JN]

Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 6622), H7164 [24JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: apply to rural development loan and loan guarantee programs (see H.R. 6267), H5407 [12JN]

Great Lakes: ameliorate effects of harmful algal blooms by reducing phosphorus inputs (see H.R. 6017), H3403 [8MY]

Mackinac Island State Park Commission: anniversary of Historical Preservation and Museum Program (see H. Con. Res. 325), H2150 [9AP]

Medicare: enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 6761), H7787 [31JY]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6229 [8JY]

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

Postal Service: require post offices to have running water and sanitation facilities and prohibit closure of post offices based on a lack of running water and sanitation facilities (see H.R. 6016), H3403 [8MY]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 6346), H5864 [23JN]

———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: prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or ovens which do not include designs or devices which comply with an applicable consensus product safety standard intended to prevent the product from tipping (see H.R. 5753), H2150 [9AP]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper (see H.R. 6831), H7808 [1AU]

Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 7108), H9974 [25SE]

Television: require the carriage of all local television signals by satellite carriers in all local markets (see H.R. 5470), H994 [14FE]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see H.R. 6204), H5043 [5JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8581 [23SE]

Letters

Dept. of Education loan forgiveness programs to principals and school administrators who work in low-income school districts: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, H767 [7FE]

Remarks

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 (H. Con. Res. 415), E1840 [18SE]

Alpena, MI: tribute to Alpena High School girls' softball team, E2170 [30SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3851 [14MY], H6461, H6462 [14JY]

Arenac County, MI: anniversary, E584 [10AP]

Armed Forces: extend eligibility for disability pay to certain cadets at military academies, H4755 [22MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, H3851 [14MY]

Calumet, MI: anniversary of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, E2189 [30SE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, E1500 [17JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2731, H2732 [24AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 1126), H2592 [23AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7523 [30JY], E1852 [22SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H5939 [24JN], H7962 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Education: extend loan forgiveness programs to principals and school administrators who work in low-income school districts, H767, H768 [7FE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4954 [4JN]

———require local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. for such projects, H4954 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H6461 [14JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit an increase in the deductible veterans pay to receive mileage reimbursement as part of the beneficiary travel program, H7764 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7764 [31JY]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10929 [10DE]

Ehinger, Gerald A.: Ogemaw County, MI, Veteran of the Year award recipient, E2084 [27SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2194 [10AP]

———remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (H.R. 6460), H8345 [17SE]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), E288 [4MR]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), H8515, H8516 [22SE], H8583 [23SE]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2978 [1MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H767, H768 [7FE]

Huron Humane Society: anniversary, E109 [29JA]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: restrict off-reservation gaming, H6052, H6053 [25JN]

Inman, Larry: Northern Michigan University Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E2186 [30SE]

Insurance: require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to plan sponsors and clearly communicated to plan participants and beneficiaries (H.R. 6908), H8668 [23SE]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (H.R. 594), H2583, H2592 [23AP]

LaCosse, Richard: Upper Peninsula Labor Hall of Fame inductee, E2157 [29SE]

Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI: designate (S. 2339), E1806 [16SE]

Marquette, MI: transfer certain lands owned by the Coast Guard, H2731, H2732 [24AP]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), motion to recommit, H1313 [5MR]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1260), E1635 [31JY]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1324), H7236 [29JY]

Native Americans: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), H6052, H6053 [25JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H3851 [14MY], H6469 [14JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2583 [23AP], H6319 [9JY], H6360 [10JY]

———gasoline price levels relative to oil futures purchasing, H6319 [9JY]

———impact of environmental regulations on refinery expansion and capacity, H6460 [14JY]

———increase refining capacity, H6459 [14JY]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H6466, H6467, H6469 [14JY]

Poindexter, Sandra: Michigan Professor of the Year award recipient, E2167 [30SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2592 [23AP], H5936 [24JN], H6360 [10JY], H6459, H6460, H6461, H6462, H6466, H6467, H6469 [14JY], H7332 [30JY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 1252), H2583 [23AP]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 6346), H5934, H5935, H5936, H5939 [24JN]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (H.R. 6330), H6319 [9JY], H6360 [10JY], H6460, H6467, H6469 [14JY], H7523 [30JY]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), consideration (H. Res. 1125), H2583 [23AP]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H7332 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H290 [16JA], H6172 [26JN], H6339 [9JY]

Tables

Employee layoffs and plant closures in Michigan's First Congressional District, H10930 [10DE]

Tributes

Beatty, Robert, E1383 [26JN]

Bedogne, Deborah, E733 [24AP]

Charlevoix, Don, E2144 [28SE]

Gray, Glenda, E1268 [18JN]

Hafeman, Janice, E733 [24AP]

Hood, Garfield W., E2180 [30SE]

MacLeod, Billy, H264 [16JA]

Manina, Archie, E2073 [27SE]

Maufort, Dennis J., E2147 [28SE]

Palmer, Donald, E733 [24AP]

Trouve, Christopher, E1227 [12JN]

Veeser, Mark, E733 [24AP]

Welsch, Michael, E253 [27FE]

Wiley, Larry, E1382 [26JN]