SHULER, HEATH (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H777 [7FE]

Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), H6641 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]

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), H5865 [23JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H5111 [9JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H9085 [23SE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H2225 [10AP]

Arizona State University: tribute to softball team (see H. Res. 1323), H6343 [9JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H2150 [9AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 887), H996 [14FE]

———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), H6342 [9JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see H.R. 1428), H8397 [17SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H3403 [8MY]

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

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

Biscet, Oscar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5627), H2356 [15AP]

Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1005), H1446 [10MR]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2012 [3AP]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see H.R. 4066), H1772 [14MR]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H2070 [8AP]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H6826 [22JY]

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]

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

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), H2070 [8AP]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H8397 [17SE]

China, People's Republic of: make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds (see H. Res. 1179), H3405 [8MY]

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

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 1477), H10857 [20NO]

Contracts: extend requirement for certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 5596), H2659 [23AP]

Courts: provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H4151 [19MY]

Crime: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise (see H.R. 6491), H7308 [29JY]

———ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1155 [27FE]

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), H8478 [18SE]

———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), H7956 [9SE]

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 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 Homeland Security: calculate fuel expenses for Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles according to gasoline prices reported by the Energy Information Administration Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update (see H.R. 6687), H7784 [31JY]

———require a report on Federal efforts to secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5552), H7629 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1418 [6MR]

Dept. of Labor: make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 5727), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans to elect to use certain financial educational assistance to establish and operate certain businesses (see H.R. 6850), H8128 [15SE]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 4141), H6342 [9JY]

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

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H8049 [11SE]

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

Diseases: increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H5329 [11JN]

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

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), H2152 [9AP]

———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: increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H3186 [7MY]

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]

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: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H4975 [4JN]

———provide that employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer are given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (see H.R. 6073), H5482 [17JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H1618 [12MR]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H1889 [1AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H2760 [24AP]

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), H8050 [11SE]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H8276 [16SE]

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

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

Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H3403 [8MY]

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

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]

Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H5581 [18JN]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H5729 [19JN]

Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 1518), H10331 [28SE]

Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H1889 [1AP]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 5467), H2487 [17AP]

Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 989), H2151 [9AP]

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), H5045 [5JN]

Iraq: express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2659 [23AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H995 [14FE]

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), H2659 [23AP]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H4454 [21MY]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H7955 [9SE]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H3403 [8MY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H558 [29JA]

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), H3403 [8MY]

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

Motor vehicles: encourage increased production of natural gas vehicles and provide tax incentives for natural gas vehicle infrastructure (see H.R. 6570), H7809 [1AU]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H2553 [22AP]

Mount Olive College: tribute to men's baseball team (see H. Res. 1267), H6010 [24JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H1889 [1AP]

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

National Carriage Driving Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H2552 [22AP]

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 Guard: empower the National Guard, enhance functions of the National Guard Bureau, and improve Federal-State military coordination in domestic emergency response (see H.R. 5603), H2012 [3AP]

———recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6176 [26JN]

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6230 [8JY]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5797 [20JN]

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

National Prader-Willi Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8128 [15SE]

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]

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H8050 [11SE]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1445 [10MR]

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), H295 [16JA]

Power resources: promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H943 [13FE]

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

Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H480 [28JA]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2225 [10AP]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7309 [29JY]

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see H.R. 4833), H6177 [26JN]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H1074 [26FE]

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

Supreme Court: commend decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 1330), H6406 [10JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H4877 [3JN]

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

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H1342 [5MR]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H2760 [24AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H5408 [12JN]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 2160), H1822 [31MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H2854 [29AP]

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

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1421), H8478 [18SE]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H818 [8FE]

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]

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

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1151), H5730 [19JN]

Veterans: extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation paid to certain uniformed services retirees that are retired with fewer than twenty years of creditable service (see H.R. 89), H8128 [15SE]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such individuals (see H.R. 4071), H3050 [5MY]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H6230 [8JY]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8277 [16SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Labor: facilitate placement of Job Corps graduates (see H.R. 6829), H7808 [1AU]

Forests: expand access of private landowners, assure sustainable forest practices, and establish a relationship between Federal and private forest lands relative to biomass and carbon trading activities (see H.R. 6830), H7808 [1AU]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H6733 [21JY]

Motor vehicles: waive requirements relating to recertification kits for conversion of vehicles into vehicles powered by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 7213), H10331 [28SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser (see H.R. 5992), H3186 [7MY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H4832 [22MY]

Remarks

Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of Army 3d Infanty Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, E541 [8AP]

Armed Forces: recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (H. Res. 1020), E540 [8AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute to the Daniel Boone Council of Western North Carolina, E1819 [17SE]

Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (H. Res. 1181), E883 [12MY]

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: revise boundary, E817 [5MY]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), E817 [5MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize competitive grants to allow institutions of higher education to create data systems to track and manage individual student data, H777 [7FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), E817 [5MY]

Earth Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1117), E714 [24AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7572 [30JY]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1219), H5434 [17JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H777 [7FE]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E878 [8MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 1061), E475 [2AP]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), E205 [14FE]

Law enforcement officers: establish an awards mechanism to honor Federal officers injured in the line of duty (H.R. 4056), H2278 [15AP]

McDowell County, NC: tribute to McDowell Fire and Rescue Association award recipients, E1228 [12JN]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1304 [5MR]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (H. Res. 1097), E611 [15AP]

National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (H. Res. 49), E815 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1021), E472 [2AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), E817 [5MY]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (H. Res. 1029), H5436 [17JN]

Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), H6641 [16JY]

———ensure any Wild and Scenic River System designations do not eliminate existing access to hunting, fishing, trapping, or recreational shooting, H6641 [16JY]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (H.R. 5335), H8499 [22SE]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1231), H5969 [24JN]

WestCare Health System: tribute, E1126 [3JN]

Tributes

Blanton, David S., Jr., E1293 [19JN]

Carringer, Wayne, E2138, E2147 [28SE]

Drake, Phil, E273 [28FE]

Eaton, Chad, H873 [13FE]

Maney, Martin, E1035 [22MY]

Miller, Jeffrey L., E2236 [3OC]

Muntz, Ernest, E732 [24AP]

Ochsenreiter, Gene, E1355 [25JN]

Queen, M. Lois Pryor, E1575 [28JY]

Ray, Thomas C., III, E540 [8AP]