PUTNAM, ADAM H. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Into the House Chamber, H2860 [30AP]

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

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

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), H7789 [31JY]

Agriculture: provide emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the FDA public health advisory regarding tomatoes (see H.R. 6581), H7057 [23JY]

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

American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H872 [12FE]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4878 [3JN]

Armed Forces: 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]

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

———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), H8578 [22SE]

———provide an additional increase in rates of military basic pay for members above the pay increase proposed by the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 5481), H1974 [2AP]

———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H8128 [15SE]

———take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections (see H. Con. Res. 388), H6343 [9JY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (see H.R. 6338), H6230 [8JY]

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H621 [6FE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H620 [6FE]

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

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4918), H5482 [17JN]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2070 [8AP]

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 6772), H7854 [8SE]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H1342 [5MR]

Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 5168), H555 [29JA]

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

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY] (see H. Con. Res. 263), H480 [28JA]

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

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1703 [13MR]

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), H7059 [23JY]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 5131), H8276 [16SE]

Czech Republic: commend for agreeing to host a U.S. radar system for tracking trajectories of ballistic missiles that would threaten the collective security of the U.S., the Czech Republic, and their NATO allies (see H. Res. 1349), H6577 [15JY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]

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

———revise the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 6391), H6174 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H4833 [22MY]

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), H5329 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H4832 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H871 [12FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H8019 [10SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2267 [14AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H6825 [22JY]

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), H2759 [24AP]

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

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit golden parachute payments for former executives and directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6864), H8128 [15SE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H995 [14FE]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H7808 [1AU]

———provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 5924), H3886 [14MY]

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]

House Rules: provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 1003), H1154 [27FE]

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

Hurricanes: anniversary of Okeechobee Hurricane (see H. Res. 1376), H7164 [24JY]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 6885), H10845 [19NO]

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), H6010 [24JN]

Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1538 [11MR]

———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), H2016 [4AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1702 [13MR]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H2443 [16AP]

———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see H.R. 2914), H2760 [24AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H7307 [29JY]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 4264), H1155 [27FE]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H6342 [9JY]

National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H813 [7FE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8478 [18SE]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8128 [15SE]

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2151 [9AP]

Pepper, Claude: tribute (see H. Res. 1116), H2443 [16AP]

Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8129 [15SE]

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7956 [9SE]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H815 [7FE]

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

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Res. 986), H994 [14FE]

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

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow the operation of certain vehicles on the Interstate Highway System for the hauling of livestock (see H.R. 7012), H9083 [23SE]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H2225 [10AP]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H7308 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by certain current and former servicemembers (see H.R. 6181), H4974 [4JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H4975 [4JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1539 [11MR]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H3020 [1MY]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H814 [7FE]

———provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels (see H.R. 6368), H6089 [25JN]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H5408 [12JN]

———reduce corporate marginal income tax rates (see H.R. 4995), H622 [6FE]

———temporarily suspend excise tax on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 5995), H3402 [8MY]

Veterans: presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H5581 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5944), H3018 [1MY]

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 998), H1074 [26FE] (see H. Res. 1034), H1539 [11MR] (see H. Res. 1196), H3885 [14MY]

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), H1417 [6MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (H.R. 5944), E865 [8MY]

Bartow, FL: Bartow Elementary Academy recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1856 [22SE]

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

Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 998), H1046 [26FE]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 1034), H1457 [11MR]

———minority party appointments (H. Res. 1196), H3801 [14MY]

Courson, Quinton E., Jr.: Bronze Star recipient, E1540 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1981 [25SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10362 [29SE]

Everglades National Park: anniversary (H. Res. 845), E317 [6MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1713 [14MR]

HOBY International (organization): anniversary, E1587 [29JY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E955 [16MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5336 [12JN]

Polk County, FL: express condolences to victims of I-4 car crash, E104 [29JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5336 [12JN]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (H.R. 3089), H5336 [12JN]

Sembler, Betty: DEA Museum Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E311 [5MR]

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 (H.R. 5559), E433 [14MR]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10362 [29SE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), consideration (H. Res. 1265), H5336 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, H7017 [23JY], E755 [29AP], E1371 [26JN], E1981 [25SE]

Whittenton, Danny: Polk County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E256 [27FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6087 [25JN]

Tributes

Duchesneau, Josie, E2143 [28SE]

Haley, Hazel, E576 [10AP]

Mayfield, Stan, E2232 [3OC]

Weldon, Representative, E2246 [3OC]