SALAZAR, JOHN T. (a Representative from Colorado)

Articles and editorials

Local Roads Suffer From CDOT Shortfall, David Frey, Aspen (CO) Daily News, H7014 [23JY]

Oil Shortage Halts Road Repair Projects, Steve Grazier, Cortez (CO) Journal, H7015 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]

American GI Forum (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1291), H5865 [23JN]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H9086 [23SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H5580 [18JN]

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

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H5483 [17JN]

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]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———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), H5407 [12JN]

———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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H4062 [15MY]

Aurora, CO: convey certain non-Federal land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be used for construction of a veterans medical facility (see H.R. 6591), H8019 [10SE]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H815 [7FE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H2012 [3AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (see H.R. 5511), H1418 [6MR]

Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]

China, People's Republic of: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H4975 [4JN]

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

Colorado: reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (see H.R. 5241), H1074 [26FE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2152 [9AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 6604), H7630 [30JY]

Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 6437), H6229 [8JY]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for winning the We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition (see H. Res. 1261), H6473 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 6553), H8050 [11SE]

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 HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H1772 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1155 [27FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7854 [8SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H6407 [10JY]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (see H.R. 6366), H6825 [22JY]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H6473 [14JY]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H8276 [16SE]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2267 [14AP]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 6937), H8475 [18SE]

———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]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 6445), H6473 [14JY]

Dietz, Danny P.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4927), H2225 [10AP]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H5865 [23JN]

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), H1188 [3MR]

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]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildland fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (see H.R. 5648), H1771 [14MR]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain federally contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 4280), H7789 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery programs (see H.R. 7169), H10131 [26SE]

4-H National Youth Science Day: designate (see H. Res. 1390), H7628 [30JY]

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), H943 [13FE]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H6407 [10JY]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8478 [18SE]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 5942), H6230 [8JY]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H2760 [24AP]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H1702 [13MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H4322 [20MY]

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), H6577 [15JY]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H4454 [21MY]

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

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H4454 [21MY]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H4453 [21MY]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H2553 [22AP]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H6010 [24JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2760 [24AP]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H10300 [27SE]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H4877 [3JN]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 6163), H8276 [16SE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4832 [22MY]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H3186 [7MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2948 [30AP]

Mining and mineral resources: repeal reduction of mineral leasing revenues paid to certain Western States (see H.R. 5240), H621 [6FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H5483 [17JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H943 [13FE]

National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]

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

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

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H4877 [3JN]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see H. Res. 1067), H2488 [17AP]

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), H1188 [3MR]

Petty Officer 2d Class Danny Dietz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Aurora, CO: designate (see H.R. 6511), H7059 [23JY]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY] (see H.R. 6217), H6825 [22JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H7629 [30JY]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H4060 [15MY]

———promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (see H.R. 5216), H995 [14FE]

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

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

Railroads: provide competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects (see H.R. 5644), H1770 [14MR]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1417 [6MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 7231), H10642 [29SE]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8579 [22SE]

SBA: provide low-interest loans to small business concerns providing transportation services to assist them in dealing with high motor fuel prices (see H.R. 6922), H8396 [17SE]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H6230 [8JY]

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

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H7165 [24JY]

———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), H25 [15JA]

———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]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H6177 [26JN]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2356 [15AP]

Veterans: improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H4322 [20MY]

———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), H4454 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colorado: authorize construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see H.R. 6502), H6576 [15JY]

———provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area (see H.R. 5851), H2486 [17AP]

———provide for the distribution of certain mineral revenues (see H.R. 5807), H2355 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Blue Grass Army Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

———prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in Colorado (see H.R. 6825), H7808 [1AU]

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area: establish (see H.R. 6162), H4830 [22MY]

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 6162), H4830 [22MY]

Ludlow Massacre National Historic Landmark: designate (see H.R. 5871), H2552 [22AP]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer receipts derived from leases involving certain oil shale reserves to Colorado (see H.R. 5311), H812 [7FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1077 [27FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H3313, H3314, H3316, H3318, H3319 [8MY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5227 [11JN]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), consideration (H. Res. 1344), H7014 [23JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), H1828 [1AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants for the installation of E-85 fuel infrastructure, H3313 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California and to provide a water supply (H.R. 2535), H8053 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (H.R. 1527), H7904 [9SE]

———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (H.R. 2818), H5948 [24JN]

Mesa County, CO: anniversary, E637 [16AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3316 [8MY]

———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, H3314 [8MY]

———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), H8150 [16SE]

Pueblo, CO: anniversary of Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, E766 [29AP]

Taxation: provide credit for cellulosic biofuel production, H3318, H3319 [8MY]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6132 [26JN]

Votes: position on missed, E583 [10AP]

Tributes

Bell, Albert W., E477 [2AP]

Entz, Lewis H., E1750 [10SE]

Martinez, Glen E., E836 [7MY]