TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7311 [29JY], H7630 [30JY], H7761 [31JY]

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), H1342 [5MR]

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 6258), H6230 [8JY]

Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 961), H621 [6FE]

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]

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

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H3109 [6MY]

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

American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H1032 [25FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 63), H350 [17JA]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6826 [22JY]

———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]

———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), H2012 [3AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3408 [12MY]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5944), H4454 [21MY]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H1618 [12MR]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H1618 [12MR]

Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]

Aviation: provide incentives for the production and use of unconventional aviation fuels (see H.R. 6131), H4829 [22MY]

Barry M. Goldwater (U.S.S.): designate (see H. Con. Res. 359), H4321 [20MY]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4062 [15MY] (see H. Res. 1302), H6178 [26JN]

BIA: sunset the Federal recognition and acknowledgment process (see H.R. 6087), H5865 [23JN]

Biscet, Oscar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5627), H2659 [23AP]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6728 [17JY]

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

California State University, Fresno: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 1327), H6342 [9JY]

Children and youth: expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H2356 [15AP]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H4878 [3JN]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H3885 [14MY]

———make proper disclosures with the SEC regarding the selective default status of certain bonds (see H. Res. 1179), H3405 [8MY]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1431), H3019 [1MY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H995 [14FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H4877 [3JN]

Colombia: condemn hostage-taking of 3 U.S. citizens by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and demand their immediate and unconditional release (see H. Con. Res. 260), H871 [12FE]

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

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 4133), H8050 [11SE]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H6674 [16JY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H3778 [13MY]

———expand authority to impose debarments in order to ensure the integrity of drug, biological product, and device regulation (see H.R. 6376, 6378), H6173 [26JN]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see H.R. 5835), H2485 [17AP]

———make grants to promote professional retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing homes, hospice facilities and other appropriate facilities (see H.R. 2882), H7629 [30JY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H5797 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H1973 [2AP]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 1392), H2658 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H622 [6FE]

———establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H4975 [4JN]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 423), H6010 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H2151 [9AP]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H1703 [13MR]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 4141), H2854 [29AP]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H871 [12FE]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H871 [12FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H8276 [16SE]

Drugs: prohibit the manufacture, marketing, sale, or shipment of products designed to assist in defrauding a drug test (see H.R. 6486), H6472 [14JY]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H6010 [24JN]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2659 [23AP]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 5971), H3886 [14MY]

EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (see H.R. 3754), H1445 [10MR]

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

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2225 [10AP]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 6512), H7630 [30JY]

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]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the U.S. (see H.R. 6038), H4833 [22MY]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing and authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages (see H.R. 6694), H8128 [15SE]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal informations with affiliates (see H.R. 1967), H2487 [17AP]

Food: improve safety by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and enhanced use of science to identify and address food safety issues (see H.R. 5904), H3051 [5MY]

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), H8397 [17SE]

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

FTC: authorize appropriations for certain technical assistance activities (see H.R. 6044), H6343 [9JY]

Fulton, MO: recognize the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as ``America's National Churchill Museum'' and commend efforts to recognize the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill (see H. Res. 556), H6230 [8JY]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H1539 [11MR]

Health: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H2659 [23AP]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H2948 [30AP]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H1888 [1AP]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H1539 [11MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H1618 [12MR]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship (see H.R. 4344), H2151 [9AP]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H6826 [22JY]

House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H2551 [22AP]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H8276 [16SE]

———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), H4832 [22MY]

International Renewable Energy Agency: establish (see H.R. 5529), H1220 [4MR]

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), H4976 [4JN]

Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1703 [13MR]

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

Labeling: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 5990), H3186 [7MY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H2487 [17AP]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 356), H6826 [22JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1188 [3MR]

Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H6826 [22JY]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H2855 [29AP]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2267 [14AP]

———require asset verification through access to information held by financial institutions to reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 5757), H2223 [10AP]

Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 2549), H3109 [6MY]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H9085 [23SE]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 6163), H6825 [22JY]

———increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H2760 [24AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4061 [15MY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H7058 [23JY]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H814 [7FE]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2224 [10AP]

Middle East: condemn media broadcasts inciting violence against Americans and the U.S. and designate certain television channels and satellite providers as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (see H. Res. 1308), H6176 [26JN]

———condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and expression and concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media (see H. Res. 1127), H4062 [15MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H6010 [24JN]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2855 [29AP]

Motor vehicles: mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H2070 [8AP]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H5730 [19JN]

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

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H5581 [18JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2761 [24AP]

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H5730 [19JN]

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5045 [5JN]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6343 [9JY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H9086 [23SE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H9086 [23SE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H1618 [12MR]

North Platte, NE: recognize as Rail Town USA (see H. Con. Res. 408), H7788 [31JY]

Nuclear energy: authorize use of amounts in the Nuclear Waste Fund to promote recycling of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 6132), H4829 [22MY]

———establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students (see H.R. 6135), H4829 [22MY]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8049 [11SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 1282), H5798 [20JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4453 [21MY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H815 [7FE]

Passports: provide for the security of U.S. passports (see H.R. 5752), H2150 [9AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H3778 [13MY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H5580 [18JN]

———repeal prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources (see H.R. 6138), H4829 [22MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (see H.R. 6139), H4830 [22MY]

Pipelines: provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 6692), H7784 [31JY]

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H7854 [8SE]

Power resources: coordinate efforts in the development of viable efficient alternative fuel technologies to assist automakers in meeting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 5917), H3187 [7MY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H2151 [9AP]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H5797 [20JN]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H3186 [7MY]

———study effects of speculation in the futures markets on cash market, prices, and trading venue, and issue notice of proposed rulemaking on foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading (see H.R. 6130), H4829 [22MY]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H4833 [22MY]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: modify standards for issuance of an AMBER Alert to assist in facilitating the recovery of abducted newborns (see H.R. 4498), H350 [17JA]

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), H6734 [21JY]

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), H2659 [23AP]

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

Radio: require radios used in satellite digital radio service be capable of receiving terrestrial digital radio signals (see H.R. 7157), H10131 [26SE]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H3404 [8MY]

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

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

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]

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), H8276 [16SE]

———expand coverage options under the State Children's Health Insurance Program through premium assistance (see H.R. 6963), H8476 [18SE]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H8019 [10SE]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H2855 [29AP]

Stewart, Jimmy: honor life and accomplishments and recognize anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 1165), H2853 [29AP]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H5581 [18JN]

———footwear (see H.R. 3934), H1032 [25FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria and flexible spending plans, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5559), H5045 [5JN]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 5784), H3886 [14MY]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H8276 [16SE]

———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H2760 [24AP]

———allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to 529 college savings plans (see H.R. 5591), H2152 [9AP]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5737), H2659 [23AP]

———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H6177 [26JN]

———establish infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy (see H.R. 5746), H2150 [9AP]

———exclude from gross income certain distributions from qualified retirement plans used for mortgage payments (see H.R. 5776), H4151 [19MY]

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H348 [17JA]

———generate renewable energy and encourage novel technologies related to the production of energy (see H.R. 2652), H1772 [14MR]

———increase the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 2588), H1618 [12MR]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H350 [17JA]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H1702 [13MR]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3778 [13MY]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H4061 [15MY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 1060), H7165 [24JY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1059), H4832 [22MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 1366), H4453 [21MY]

Television: make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (see H.R. 5696), H2659 [23AP]

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

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H2658 [23AP]

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), H8019 [10SE]

U.N.: condemn efforts of Human Rights Committee and Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women to pressure Ireland to reduce or eliminate constitutionally established abortion restrictions (see H. Res. 1482), H10133 [26SE]

———condemn glorification of terrorism and the continuing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric (see H. Res. 939), H872 [12FE]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2712), H814 [7FE]

Veterans: 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. 333), H2224 [10AP]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H2012 [3AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 6220), H5730 [19JN]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1539 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Ecology and environment: provide incentives for the reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 6552), H6727 [17JY]

Health: improve surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions (see H.R. 6905), H8127 [15SE]

National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H943 [13FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 7030), H9084 [23SE]

Power resources: establish a trust fund to hold new Federal revenue from expanded drilling in Alaska and the Outer Continental Shelf in order to reduce national debt (see H.R. 7029), H9084 [23SE]

———recognize importance of increasing renewable and alternative fuel use in reducing imports of foreign oil (see H. Res. 1407), H7788 [31JY]

Special Olympics: anniversary (see H. Res. 1279), H5481 [17JN]

Taxation: extend and modify the renewable energy production credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment credit (see H.R. 6133), H4829 [22MY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 5974), H3108 [6MY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 5134), H456 [23JA]

University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (see H. Res. 1372), H7058 [23JY]

Motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H3153 [7MY], H3317 [8MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H3153 [7MY], H3317, H3318, H3319 [8MY]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (H.R. 1464), H4280 [20MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3850 [14MY]

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

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 (H. Res. 1283), H5989 [24JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), motion to instruct conferees, H3850 [14MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (H.R. 2649), H4281 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 1343), H4894 [4JN]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1858), technical corrections (H.R. 5919), H2890 [30AP]

Dept. of HUD: apply the one-to-one replacement requirement for dwelling units demolished under a HOPE VI grant only to units that are occupied prior to demolition, H312 [17JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H312 [17JA]

———remove mandatory green building requirement from HOPE VI Program and establish a flexible rating system, standard, or code for green buildings, H312 [17JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), H6704 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit funding to construct any new national veterans' cemetery unless one in Sarpy County, NE, is included on potential list, H7761 [31JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7761 [31JY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (H.R. 1553), H5297, H5300 [11JN]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (S. 1382), H9917 [25SE]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (H. Res. 353), H5943, H5944 [24JN]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (H. Res. 977), H5277 [11JN]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10794 [3OC]

EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (S. 2146), H5295 [11JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2202 [10AP]

Health: improve surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions (H.R. 6905), E1786 [15SE]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (H.R. 5669), H4897, H4898 [4JN], E512 [4AP]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (S. 2932), H9921 [25SE]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (H. Con. Res. 163), H5941, H5942 [24JN]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3286, H3287 [8MY]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (H.R. 1279), H8024 [11SE], E1777 [11SE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1303 [5MR], H8618 [23SE]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10794 [3OC]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), H8618, H8619 [23SE]

Mosaic (organization): tribute to participation in American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Governmental Activities Seminar, H8024 [11SE], E1777 [11SE]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 296), H7532, H7533 [30JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 1086), H3065, H3066 [6MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H3850 [14MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2202 [10AP], H4330 [21MY], H4894 [4JN], H5277 [11JN], H6354, H6358 [10JY]

Point of order, H5942, H5944 [24JN], H9917, H9922 [25SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2202 [10AP], H4330 [21MY], H4894 [4JN], H5221, H5277 [11JN], H6354, H6358 [10JY], H7087 [24JY], H7962 [10SE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3286, H3287 [8MY]

———recognize importance of increasing renewable and alternative fuel use in reducing imports of foreign oil (H. Res. 1407), E1647 [1AU]

———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), H8143 [16SE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 896), H7533 [30JY]

Special Olympics: anniversary (H. Res. 1279), H7341 [30JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7087 [24JY]

Taxation: provide a credit for certain home purchases, H3286, H3287 [8MY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (H.R. 5974), E830 [6MY]

———provide credit for cellulosic biofuel production, H3317, H3318, H3319 [8MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4388 [21MY]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (H.R. 3402), H9936 [25SE]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (H.R. 3232), H9931 [25SE]

University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (H. Res. 1372), H8093 [15SE]

Tributes

Bolam, Judie, E2374 [10DE]

Davis, Karen, E2382 [10DE]

Durham, Charles W., E557 [9AP]

Feistner, Susan, E2378 [10DE]

Lloyd, Molly, E2375 [10DE]

Pryce, Representative, H5297, H5300 [11JN]

Robertson, Jed and Joyce, E2020 [26SE]