BISHOP, TIMOTHY H. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2723 [24AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H3886 [14MY]

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

American Revolution: anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (see H. Res. 1063), H2071 [8AP]

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

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), H8019 [10SE]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H6728 [17JY]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H8020 [10SE]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H10975 [10DE]

———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), H6577 [15JY]

———establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see H.R. 6326), H6407 [10JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H1445 [10MR] (see H.R. 5740), H2443 [16AP]

———implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (see H.R. 6075), H4060 [15MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6268), H7629 [30JY]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 6686), H7784 [31JY]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H8128 [15SE]

———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), H7854 [8SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]

———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H5215 [10JN]

———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H1222 [4MR]

———recognize heroism and sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients and commend efforts of Medal of Honor Host City Program in Gainesville, TX, to celebrate recipients and encourage expansion of program (see H. Res. 271), H7854 [8SE]

———recognize performance in Iraq, begin redeployment of National Guard units, and ensure protection of the States (see H.R. 2539), H814 [7FE]

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

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

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H4454 [21MY]

Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]

Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 372), H5407 [12JN]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 6111), H4453 [21MY]

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

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

Children and youth: promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H7853 [8SE]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H1221 [4MR]

———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), H456 [23JA]

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

Coast Guard: recognize heritage (see H. Res. 1382), H7307 [29JY]

———restructure the Integrated Deepwater Program (see H.R. 6999), H9083 [23SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1539 [11MR]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H2948 [30AP]

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

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

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]

Dept. of Defense: grant accredited members of the media access to military ceremonies and memorial services for soldiers who have died on active duty, and when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 6662), H8019 [10SE]

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

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

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

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

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H8128 [15SE]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H3408 [12MY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H8578 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: enhance information security (see H.R. 5983), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H6177 [26JN]

———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see H.R. 3836), H1445 [10MR]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H1539 [11MR]

———prohibit issuance, administration, or enforcement of any rule, regulation, or requirement derived from a proposal submitted to OMB on occupational health risk assessments (see H.R. 6660), H7627 [30JY]

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), H5406 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

———provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H1772 [14MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out quality assurance activities relative to administration of disability compensation (see H.R. 5709), H6089 [25JN]

———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), H7629 [30JY]

Disasters: enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities (see H.R. 6658), H7627 [30JY]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H6727 [17JY]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H8477 [18SE]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1822 [31MR]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H1974 [2AP]

———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), H1155 [27FE]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H7854 [8SE]

———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2069 [8AP]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H995 [14FE]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1667), H2070 [8AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H3050 [5MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H5329 [11JN]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H6577 [15JY]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 1643), H8276 [16SE]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H5215 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H5482 [17JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H5730 [19JN]

FDA: provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H7629 [30JY]

Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H2012 [3AP]

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

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H8050 [11SE]

Firefighter Cancer Support Network (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H3018 [1MY]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H5580 [18JN]

———extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 5425), H1074 [26FE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H4877 [3JN]

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

Four Immortal Chaplains Day: designate (see H. Res. 1319), H6674 [16JY]

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

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H7956 [9SE]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H6728 [17JY]

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), H5580 [18JN]

———prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 7003), H10300 [27SE]

Health care professionals: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H8276 [16SE]

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

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H6578 [15JY]

House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1446 [10MR]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H1445 [10MR]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 5233), H1342 [5MR]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H25 [15JA]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H3403 [8MY]

Insurance: provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H480 [28JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H7165 [24JY]

Iran: clarify that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law (see H.J. Res. 64), H390 [22JA]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H1540 [11MR]

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

Iraq: establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H5045 [5JN]

———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H390 [22JA]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]

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

Jordan: express sense regarding Jordanian institutions (see H. Con. Res. 276), H623 [6FE]

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), H5730 [19JN]

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]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H7853 [8SE]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7059 [23JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H6230 [8JY]

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site: adjust boundary (see H.R. 3063), H3020 [1MY]

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

———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), H10700 [2OC]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H8276 [16SE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6230 [8JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H1772 [14MR]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H8276 [16SE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H5408 [12JN]

———extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 6394), H6408 [10JY]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H480 [28JA]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H7629 [30JY]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H8050 [11SE]

———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H6727 [17JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H3777 [13MY]

———provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas (see H.R. 5125), H455 [23JA]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H4832 [22MY]

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

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3403 [8MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H6728 [17JY]

National Bioenergy Partnership: establish (see H.R. 6738), H7786 [31JY]

National Commission To Study the Establishment of the National Museum of the American People: establish (see H.R. 6883), H8049 [11SE]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H7630 [30JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 6568), H8276 [16SE]

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

National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 5838), H10845 [19NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H7956 [9SE]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H8050 [11SE]

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H8128 [15SE]

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

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), H3020 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6674 [16JY]

Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see H.R. 2042), H2151 [9AP]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7790 [31JY] (see H.R. 7174), H10299 [27SE]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6577 [15JY]

Pension Protection Act: technical corrections relative to ERISA (see H.R. 6143), H7956 [9SE]

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

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H4322 [20MY]

Power resources: encourage stronger building energy efficiency codes, promote renewable energy technology deployment, and protect the U.S. from the effects of climate change (see H.R. 6739), H7786 [31JY]

———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]

———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]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H10828 [3OC]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1974 [2AP]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7854 [8SE]

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

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H352 [18JA]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H1702 [13MR]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5215 [10JN]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 6408), H8477 [18SE]

———recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6578 [15JY]

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), H7789 [31JY]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H1342 [5MR]

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

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5798 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones (see H.R. 5798), H4878 [3JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H7956 [9SE]

———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), H4453 [21MY]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H2442 [16AP]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H3019 [1MY]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H8128 [15SE]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H622 [6FE]

———permanently extend deduction for contributions of food inventory by all corporations (see H.R. 3976), H2487 [17AP]

———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 6321), H6825 [22JY]

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

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H7307 [29JY]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H6089 [25JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H1973 [2AP]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H5581 [18JN]

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

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2267 [14AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H6826 [22JY]

———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), H6577 [15JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H1221 [4MR]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H5045 [5JN]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H6089 [25JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H5729 [19JN]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission on Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas Infrastructure: establish (see H.R. 6720), H7785 [31JY]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 355), H4321 [20MY]

Taxation: allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value (see H.R. 6721), H7785 [31JY]

Remarks

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (H. Res. 1088), H6502, H6503 [15JY]

Arizona State University: tribute to softball team (H. Res. 1323), H6496, H6497 [15JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H597 [6FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1570 [12MR]

California State University, Fresno: tribute to baseball team (H. Res. 1327), H6500 [15JY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2724 [24AP]

———require a study to assess the standards for State and local law enforcement to perform maritime patrols and to provide port security, H2724 [24AP]

Colleges and universities: provide information about the anticipated cost of a postsecondary degree, H776 [7FE]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for winning the We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition (H. Res. 1261), H6504 [15JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), E920 [14MY]

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), H6506 [15JY]

Disasters: anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 crash in New York, E1499 [17JY]

———provide health benefits to rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster, H597 [6FE]

Economy: provide stimulus for economic recovery, H374 [22JA]

Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), Senate amendments, H2987 [1MY]

———funding, H1570 [12MR]

———student financial aid programs funding, H597 [6FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (H.R. 2744), H4096, H4097, H4098 [19MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2198 [10AP]

Hamilton College: tribute to women's lacrosse team (H. Res. 1259), H6498 [15JY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H646, H776 [7FE], H4278 [20MY]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7647 [31JY]

———extend programs (S. 3035), H4278 [20MY]

———extend programs (S. 3352), H7352, H7353 [30JY]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 355), H4279 [20MY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (H.R. 1512), H3085 [6MY]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (H.R. 1843), H6 [15JA]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H49 [16JA]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (H. Res. 1142), H4094 [19MY]

Northern Kentucky University: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 1147), H4095 [19MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H6497 [15JY]

Port Jefferson, NY: tribute to Elks Lodge, E538 [8AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6497 [15JY]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (H.R. 2452), H5823 [23JN]

Smithtown, NY: anniversary of Smithtown Fire Dept., E672 [22AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3153 [7MY], E601 [14AP], E1836 [18SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2219 [10AP]

Special order: granted, H617 [6FE], H7953 [9SE]

Tributes

Haerter, Jordan C., H2952 [1MY]

Marmion, Harry A., H7939 [9SE]

Mulligan, William H., E65 [23JA]

Scheider, Jonathan M., E149 [7FE]

Siegmann, Ed, E150 [7FE]

Trotta, Frank C., E2301 [20NO]

Vecchio, Patrick R., E2290 [20NO]