ARCURI, MICHAEL A. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

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), H4950 [4JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1718 [14MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5386 [12JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 294, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, H6802 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H3403 [8MY]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H3402 [8MY]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H9974 [25SE]

Anthony, Susan B.: honor legacy on third Monday in February (see H.R. 856), H6089 [25JN]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H3405 [8MY]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]

———distribute to members, upon their discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 2721), H5580 [18JN]

———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), H2659 [23AP]

———provide injured members information concerning benefits (see H.R. 5831), H4878 [3JN]

———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H1342 [5MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6734 [21JY]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

———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), H1889 [1AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H2554 [22AP]

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

Bridges: require corrosion mitigation and prevention plans for bridges receiving Federal funding (see H.R. 6234), H7789 [31JY]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H1973 [2AP]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H2853 [29AP]

Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY: anniversary (see H. Res. 946), H557 [29JA]

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 6265), H5407 [12JN]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 6340), H5796 [20JN]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7059 [23JY]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H2443 [16AP]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H2553 [22AP]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4877 [3JN]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H6728 [17JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H814 [7FE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H1418 [6MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H390 [22JA]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 2183), H4877 [3JN]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4833 [22MY]

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

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]

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), H2659 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H3777 [13MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H5730 [19JN]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H5730 [19JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2267 [14AP]

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

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 3926), H2854 [29AP]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H2553 [22AP]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8578 [22SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H4877 [3JN]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H871 [12FE]

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), H6177 [26JN]

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), H2225 [10AP]

———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H870 [12FE]

Education: recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

El Dorado, AR: tribute to El Dorado High School recipients of the Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado Promise scholarship (see H. Res. 1155), H3051 [5MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: modify conditions for release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account (see H.R. 6473), H7165 [24JY]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H2267 [14AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H943 [13FE]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5329 [11JN]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4878 [3JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H4321 [20MY]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (see H.R. 6849), H9085 [23SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H1004 [21FE]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H8277 [16SE]

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3187 [7MY]

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), H2854 [29AP]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 7286), H10844 [19NO]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7789 [31JY]

Health: understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H2487 [17AP]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 6885), H8276 [16SE]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 5467), H1418 [6MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H4975 [4JN]

International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: adopt water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria (see H. Res. 1146), H2949 [30AP]

Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H943 [13FE]

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]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2267 [14AP]

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

Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 6199), H5865 [23JN]

Lebanon: support democratically elected Government and condemn Hezbollah, Syria, and Iran for undermining the Lebanese Government and violations of certain U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H. Res. 1201), H4060 [15MY]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: adjust boundary (see H.R. 3063), H2853 [29AP]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2152 [9AP]

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H943 [13FE]

———impose moratorium on implementation of a regulation related to the outpatient clinic and hospital facility services definition and upper payment limit (see H.R. 7219), H10641 [29SE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1889 [1AP]

Medicare: continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 5174), H5045 [5JN]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H479 [28JA]

———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]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H6407 [10JY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H4975 [4JN]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 6912), H10132 [26SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see H.R. 7241), H10828 [3OC]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H2225 [10AP]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H2356 [15AP]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5216 [10JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H6408 [10JY]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H3405 [8MY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7309 [29JY]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H2488 [17AP]

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

National Golf Day: designate (see H. Res. 1115), H2488 [17AP]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1137), H2658 [23AP]

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7165 [24JY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE] (see H.R. 7174), H10299 [27SE]

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

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H996 [14FE]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4060 [15MY]

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

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

Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 4294), H10300 [27SE]

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]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H871 [12FE]

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]

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

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H8397 [17SE]

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

Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H1004 [21FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H2853 [29AP]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7308 [29JY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H455 [23JA]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1629), H1772 [14MR]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 6226), H5214 [10JN]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H3778 [13MY]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2487 [17AP]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 6321), H7308 [29JY]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H2010 [3AP]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 6214), H6089 [25JN]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4151 [19MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4877 [3JN]

———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 to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H7808 [1AU]

———provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes (see H.R. 6595), H8128 [15SE]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 3874), H10700 [2OC]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H7165 [24JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H3403 [8MY]

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

Treaties and agreements: 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), H4973 [4JN]

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

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H870 [12FE]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2267 [14AP]

Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H995 [14FE]

———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. 303), H6825 [22JY]

———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), H1822 [31MR]

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

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), consideration (see H. Res. 1344), H6576 [15JY]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 5540), consideration (see H. Res. 1233), H4876 [3JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), consideration (see H. Res. 1126), H2551 [22AP]

Congress: set date for convening of 111th Congress, 1st session and establish date for counting of Presidential and Vice Presidential electoral votes (see H.J. Res. 100), H10331 [28SE]

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5975), H3108 [6MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1041), H1617 [12MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), consideration (see H. Res. 1285), H5728 [19JN]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 1259), H5214 [10JN]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 983), H942 [13FE] (see H. Res. 1489), H9083 [23SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7202), consideration (see H. Res. 1516), H10330 [28SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), consideration (see H. Res. 1212), H4320 [20MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), consideration (see H. Res. 1501, 1502), H9971 [25SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation (H.R. 7201), consideration (see H. Res. 1516), H10330 [28SE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Tubman, Harriet: 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 (H.R. 5749), consideration (see H. Res. 1265), H5327 [11JN]

Remarks

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), consideration (H. Res. 1253), H5121 [10JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H4328 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H5117 [10JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H4328 [21MY]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), consideration (H. Res. 1344), H7013, H7016 [23JY]

———require corrosion mitigation and prevention plans for bridges receiving Federal funding, H7013 [23JY]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H5336 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1831 [1AP]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 5540), consideration (H. Res. 1233), H4980, H4981, H4982, H4983, H4984, H4987 [5JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 1126), H2586, H2588, H2592, H2594 [23AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (H. Res. 980), adoption (H. Res. 982), H953 [14FE]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H483 [29JA]

———set date for convening of 111th Congress, 1st session and establish date for counting of Presidential and Vice Presidential electoral votes (H.J. Res. 100), H10316 [28SE]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1707 [14MR]

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (H.R. 5975), H6196 [8JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1831 [1AP], H2588 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4462 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to invest in renewable energy and heating systems, H4951 [4JN]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4951 [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), H6663 [16JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8586 [23SE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H875 [13FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H880 [13FE], H1036 [26FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1624 [13MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1707, H1709, H1711, H1718 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), consideration (H. Res. 1285), H5739, H5740 [20JN]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team, E987 [21MY]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (H. Res. 1259), H6499 [15JY]

Herkimer County Community College: tribute to men's soccer team, E2355 [10DE]

House of Representatives: recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 979), adoption (H. Res. 982), H953 [14FE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H4982 [5JN]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1490), H9889, H9894 [25SE]

Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities, H2586 [23AP]

Iraq: congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2076 [9AP]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H7334 [30JY]

Journal: question of approval, H5741 [20JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5386 [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]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2594 [23AP], H4983, H4984, H4987 [5JN], H5586 [19JN], H5872 [24JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2588, H2592 [23AP], H4983, H4984, H4987 [5JN], H5586 [19JN], H5872 [24JN], H6663 [16JY], H9894 [25SE]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 6346), H5938 [24JN]

———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), H8400 [18SE]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), consideration (H. Res. 976), H877, H878, H879, H880, H881, H882, H883 [13FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10316 [28SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H9939, H9940, H9941 [25SE]

State University of New York, Cortland: tribute to men's cross country team, E2369 [10DE]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6828 [23JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7202), consideration (H. Res. 1516), H10309, H10310, H10312, H10315, H10316 [28SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), consideration (H. Res. 1212), H4330, H4332, H4336 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), consideration (H. Res. 1501), H9896, H9897, H9898, H9904, H9905 [25SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), consideration (H. Res. 1502), H9938, H9939, H9940, H9941 [25SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation (H.R. 7201), consideration (H. Res. 1516), H10309, H10310, H10312, H10315, H10316 [28SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), consideration (H. Res. 1001), H1084 [27FE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1333), H9922 [25SE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H5117 [10JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), consideration (H. Res. 1265), H5333, H5335, H5336, H5340, H5341 [12JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8122 [15SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1126) (H. Rept. 110-604), H2551 [22AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3999, National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1344) (H. Rept. 110-760), H6576 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5540, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1233) (H. Rept. 110-677), H4876 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5749, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1265) (H. Rept. 110-710), H5327 [11JN]

Consideration of H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1212) (H. Rept. 110-660), H4320 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6304, Establish a Procedure for Authorizing Certain Acquisitions of Foreign Intelligence: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1285) (H. Rept. 110-721), H5728 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1501) (H. Rept. 110-884), H9971 [25SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1502) (H. Rept. 110-887), H9971 [25SE]

Consideration of H.R. 7201, Energy Improvement and Extension Act and H.R. 7202, Temporary Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1516) (H. Rept. 110-902), H10330 [28SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3773, Responsible Electronic Surveillance That Is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1041) (H. Rept. 110-549), H1617 [12MR]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1489) (H. Rept. 110-876), H9083 [23SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 983) (H. Rept. 110-527), H942 [13FE]

Tributes

Brennan, John, E54 [22JA]

Howey, Jack B., E750 [29AP]

Leone, Francis A., Sr., E1470 [15JY]

McNulty, Representative, H8562 [22SE]