MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)

Articles and editorials

Congressional Award Goes to Leawood Teen-Ager, Alexia Lang, Kansas City (MO) Star, E1421 [9JY]

Gant Sisters Stop Teaching To Focus on Recording, Kelli Bamforth, Johnson County (KS) Sun, E1680 [1AU]

Lenexa Brothers Win Congressional Award Gold Medal, Alexia Lang, Kansas City (MO) Star, E1420 [9JY]

Model for Public Service, Overland Park (KS) Sun Publications, E2287 [20NO]

Retiring JCCC Icon Will Be Missed, Kristin Babcock, Overland Park (KS) Sun Publications, E2287 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 6949), H8475 [18SE]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H3020 [1MY]

———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H10132 [26SE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8019 [10SE]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3829), H1973 [2AP]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H4878 [3JN]

———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H8128 [15SE]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H6343 [9JY]

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. 2702), H2266 (see H.R. 5740), H2267 [14AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H6342 [9JY]

———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]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]

Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5755), H2948 [30AP]

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), H5730 [19JN]

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

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H871 [12FE]

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

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 6633), H7306 [29JY]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7166 [24JY]

———create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see H.R. 3409), H480 [28JA]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H1702 [13MR]

———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]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8128 [15SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H622 [6FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H2947 [30AP]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 5672), H6230 [8JY]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H3051 [5MY]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1889), H479 [28JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 871), H5865 [23JN]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 4266), H1032 [25FE]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H995 [14FE]

Dept. of Commerce: prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels (see H.R. 5536), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Education: 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: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (see H.R. 6067), H4059 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H2016 [4AP]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 6201), H10845 [19NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H995 [14FE]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H7165 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require a report on Federal efforts to secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5552), H1417 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1032 [25FE]

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H2356 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of Insurance Information (see H.R. 5840), H2486 [17AP]

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6825 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2659 [23AP]

———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 dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2225 [10AP]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H7307 [29JY]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H814 [7FE]

Diseases: establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H5044 [5JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H4322 [20MY]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H4976 [4JN]

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]

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

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H2070 [8AP]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

El Dorado, AR: tribute to El Dorado High School recipients of the Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado Promise scholarship (see H. Res. 1155), H3051 [5MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 648), H870 [12FE]

Employment: treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H2152 [9AP]

Engineering: establish eligibility of individuals for a loan forgiveness program for professional engineers to provide incentives for current engineers or students pursuing engineering or science degrees (see H.R. 3634), H2070 [8AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H350 [17JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H2151 [9AP]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5329 [11JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H480 [28JA]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens, and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 6312), H5728 [19JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 3905), H25 [15JA]

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

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

General Motors Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1445), H8398 [17SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H7308 [29JY]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H6178 [26JN]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H3110 [6MY]

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H5215 [10JN]

———reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H7308 [29JY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 4936), H480 [28JA]

Health: 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]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H10845 [19NO]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H4832 [22MY]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H3108 [6MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H1418 [6MR]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H6010 [24JN]

House Ethics Commission: establish (see H. Res. 1018), H1220 [4MR]

House Rules: require Members to post on their websites all earmark requests made to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 1072), H1973 [2AP]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5927), H10867 [9DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H25 [15JA]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H8128 [15SE]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 5467), H2012 [3AP]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

Insurance: 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 Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5111 [9JN]

Iraq: 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), H295 [16JA]

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

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]

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 and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 3616), H2356 [15AP]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4062 [15MY]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2554 [22AP]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 3041), H8019 [10SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H1341 [5MR]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H6177 [26JN]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10867 [9DE]

———disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H350 [17JA]

———establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 6725), H10132 [26SE]

———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2231), H4832 [22MY]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H6089 [25JN]

———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]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H2151 [9AP]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 5585), H8578 [22SE]

———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H1821 [31MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 5702), H2011 [3AP]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H2225 [10AP]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5329 [11JN]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 6688), H7784 [31JY]

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), H2853 [29AP]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H1342 [5MR]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 289), H812 [7FE]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H6343 [9JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H4833 [22MY]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2855 [29AP]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1184 [28FE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1053), H1822 [31MR]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 945), H479 [28JA]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4975 [4JN]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1772 [14MR]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1478), H10700 [2OC]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4976 [4JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4062 [15MY]

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

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8579 [22SE]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1046), H1702 [13MR]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H25 [15JA]

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

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H10133 [26SE]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H6177 [26JN]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

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

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2486 [17AP]

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: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 68), H1618 [12MR]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8129 [15SE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H623 [6FE]

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H8277 [16SE]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H9974 [25SE]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H25 [15JA]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H2659 [23AP]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H4834 [22MY]

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

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see H.R. 4833), H5408 [12JN]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H996 [14FE]

SEC: enhance effectiveness of enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs (see H.R. 6513), H6673 [16JY]

Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building, Derby, KS: designate (see H.R. 5135), H456 [23JA]

Social Security: prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H1974 [2AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1188 [3MR]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H455 [23JA]

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

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H558 [29JA]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 3314), H2070 [8AP]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 7273), H10975 [10DE]

———allow retail businesses a tax credit against income for a portion of the cost of recycling plastic carry-out bags and other types of plastic (see H.R. 6749), H8050 [11SE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H25 [15JA]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 4126), H6177 [26JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H1183 [28FE]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 6278), H5481 [17JN]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]

U.N.: provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H622 [6FE]

University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H557 [29JA]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6230 [8JY]

Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H7308 [29JY]

———exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 5564), H1445 [10MR]

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

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

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2071 [8AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H1703 [13MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H8049 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1002 [19FE]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 5841), H2486 [17AP]

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see H.R. 5787), H2266 [14AP] (see H.R. 7217), H10641 [29SE]

Liability Risk Retention Act: increase insurance competition and available coverage for consumers (see H.R. 5792), H2354 [15AP]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 7159), H10131 [26SE]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2151 [9AP]

Lists

Bob Regnier's past and present civic commitments, E939 [15MY]

Overland Park, KS, Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E509 [4AP]

Press releases

Deffenbaugh Donates to Shawnee Town, E149 [7FE]

Remarks

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5490 [18JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H5466 [17JN]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (H.R. 2686), H5466 [17JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4993 [5JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of national energy policy, H6205 [8JY]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (H.R. 6633), H7594 [30JY]

China, Republic of: accord membership in WHO, E1064 [23MY]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), H2813 [29AP]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (H.R. 4461), H6266, H6268 [9JY]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1756 [14MR]

Credit unions: exempt business loans made in underserved areas from existing cap on member business lending, H5984 [24JN]

DAR: Prairie Rose, KS, chapter tribute to Constitution Week, E1840 [18SE]

Deffenbaugh, Ron: Shawnee, KS, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E149 [7FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), H2813 [29AP]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: provide for certain administrative and support services, H2813 [29AP]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10789, H10800 [3OC]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens, and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 6312), H5983, H5984 [24JN]

Financial Services Roundtable (organization): tribute for Community Service 2008 initiative, E1687 [1AU]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1756 [14MR]

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (H.R. 5787), E980 [20MY]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute to Kansas veterans flown to Washington, DC, E1262 [18JN]

Johnson County, KS: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``Best Places to Raise a Family'' list, E1682 [1AU]

Kansas: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1420 [9JY]

Kansas City, KS: anniversary of Kansas City, KS, Chamber of Commerce Congressional Forum luncheon group, E2302 [20NO]

Lenexa, KS: anniversary of Masonic Lodge #135, E2137 [28SE]

McConwell, Laura: Kansas Mayors Association Kansas Mayor of the Year award recipient, E1056 [23MY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10789, H10800 [3OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), H2813 [29AP]

Overland Park, KS: inclusion in Money (publication) list of best places to live, E1682 [1AU]

———tribute to St. Thomas Aquinas High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E864 [8MY]

———Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E509 [4AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6205 [8JY]

Regnier, Bob: Kansas City Council on Philanthropy Philanthropist of the Year award recipient, E939 [15MY]

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

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 1096), H2895 [30AP]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 634), Senate amendment, H5533, H5534 [18JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1478 [16JY]

Tributes

Brown, Hannelore, E321 [6MR]

Day, Raymond E., E1839 [18SE]

Gant, Elizabeth, E1680 [1AU]

Gant, Katherine, E1680 [1AU]

Huskey, Torrel, E719 [24AP]

Kaplan, Marjorie, E880 [8MY]

Knopke, Barbara, E2124 [28SE]

Krebs, Virginia, E2287 [20NO]

Lampo, Meghan N., E1079 [23MY]

Laner, Ellen, E2224 [3OC]