JOHNSON, HENRY C. ``HANK'', JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H2659 [23AP]

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

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 297), H3778 [13MY]

———authorize incentives to encourage members to train in critical foreign languages and cultural studies (see H.R. 6037), H3776 [13MY]

———clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see H.R. 5791), H2948 [30AP]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]

———delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H5482 [17JN]

———distribute to members, upon their discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 2721), H5580 [18JN]

———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), H1702 [13MR]

———establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members returning from service abroad (see H.R. 5824), H2948 [30AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2854 [29AP]

———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H1822 [31MR]

———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]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H7789 [31JY]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5581 [18JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H5111 [9JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H1889 [1AP]

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

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

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2443 [16AP]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H6010 [24JN]

Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H6826 [22JY]

Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5329 [11JN]

Children and youth: authorize a program to provide grants to youth-serving organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5654), H1771 [14MR]

———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]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H943 [13FE]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H814 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H622 [6FE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H4832 [22MY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H4832 [22MY]

Community organizers: honor for promoting equality (see H. Res. 1521), H10642 [29SE]

Contracts: require the consent of both automobile dealers and consumers to enter into automobile sales and lease contracts with binding arbitration clauses (see H.R. 5312), H812 [7FE]

Corps of Engineers: conduct a comprehensive study of long-term water management in the southeastern U.S. (see H.R. 5587), H1538 [11MR]

Correctional institutions: provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H3109 [6MY]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H4830 [22MY]

———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7789 [31JY]

———provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H3020 [1MY]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4878 [3JN]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H2659 [23AP]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H622 [6FE]

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), H7789 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: create position of Assistant Sec. of Defense for Irregular Warfare, Cultural Training, and Social Science Initiatives (see H.R. 6037), H3776 [13MY]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H994 [14FE]

———prohibit disposal of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items (see H.R. 4097), H390 [22JA]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 4449), H1342 [5MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H6230 [8JY]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H1221 [4MR]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 5640), H4878 [3JN]

———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H6825 [22JY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: issue guidelines delineating when to enter into deferred prosecution agreements, and require judicial sanction and provide for Federal monitors to oversee such agreements (see H.R. 5086), H1539 [11MR]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 5464), H994 [14FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H814 [7FE]

———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H5730 [19JN]

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), H7809 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6674 [16JY]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2854 [29AP]

———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), H5215 [10JN]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H8019 [10SE]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2948 [30AP]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H3777 [13MY]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H1821 [31MR]

———express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see H. Con. Res. 427), H10828 [3OC]

Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr., Post Office Building, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 6859), H8018 [10SE]

Drugs: eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H1188 [3MR]

Earth Hour: support (see H. Res. 1105), H6826 [22JY]

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

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3051 [5MY]

———help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see H.R. 7307), H10856 [20NO]

———require the SEC to issue rules on short selling of securities, establish FDIC net worth certificate program, and increase maximum amount of depository insurance (see H.R. 7240), H10699 [2OC]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H5481 [17JN]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H2151 [9AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3395), H25 [15JA]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H9085 [23SE]

Federal agencies and departments: require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information (see H.R. 6113), H6674 [16JY]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H5482 [17JN]

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]

First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building, Ellijay, GA: designate (see H.R. 6847), H7955 [9SE]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

Foreign Service: prescribe certain qualifications to be eligible to serve as an ambassador (see H.R. 6742), H7854 [8SE]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H7059 [23JY]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN]

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H1184 [28FE]

Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H6825 [22JY]

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]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2012 [3AP]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H943 [13FE]

Health care facilities: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H4829 [22MY]

Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H1821 [31MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H559 [29JA]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H2070 [8AP]

———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), H3186 [7MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H5215 [10JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H2070 [8AP]

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: express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2659 [23AP]

———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), H5111 [9JN]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2225 [10AP]

———reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H3050 [5MY]

———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H2267 [14AP]

———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6406 [10JY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2267 [14AP]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1418 [6MR]

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

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5443), H1703 [13MR]

Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H872 [12FE]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H2151 [9AP]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H2070 [8AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H4877 [3JN]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H1539 [11MR]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]

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

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H2266 [14AP]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H1889 [1AP]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10133 [26SE]

Motor vehicles: require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 6559), H7854 [8SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see H. Res. 1364), H6825 [22JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H5729 [19JN]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6674 [16JY]

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

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H3109 [6MY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1032 [25FE]

Pearl Harbor, HI: anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (see H. Res. 1139), H2948 [30AP]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H1973 [2AP]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4060 [15MY]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1032 [25FE]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

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

Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H7789 [31JY]

Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office, Lula, GA: designate (see H.R. 3532), 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), H6177 [26JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 4789), H3885 [14MY]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H5730 [19JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]

Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity within and improve policy direction and oversight (see H.R. 3774), H622 [6FE]

Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Officer Building, Bremen, GA: designate (see H.R. 6092), H4454 [21MY]

Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building, Cleveland, GA: designate (see H.R. 3936), H350 [17JA]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]

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]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H2224 [10AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1221 [4MR]

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

Taxation: allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see H.R. 2167), H2151 [9AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H1822 [31MR]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H1188 [3MR]

———impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10130 [26SE]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3396), H1341 [5MR]

———provide assistance for housing (see H.R. 5720), H2069 [8AP]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8050 [11SE]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H5215 [10JN]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H871 [12FE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

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

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

University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H996 [14FE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5826), H2760 [24AP]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 6778), H7806 [1AU]

Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1221 [4MR]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3021 [1MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1822 [31MR]

Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building, Sparta, GA: designate (see H.R. 6956), H8476 [18SE]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: honor and express gratitude to the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (``Triple Nickles'') (see H. Res. 1136), H2658 [23AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber (see H.R. 5103), H455 [23JA]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), H5117 [10JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3949 [15MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3949 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: make certain privately issued student loans dischargeable, H759 [7FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6014 [25JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (H.R. 3546), H5805 [23JN]

Economy: provide stimulus for economic recovery, H7863 [9SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H759 [7FE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5117 [10JN], H5848, H5851, H5852, H5853 [23JN]

Power resources: enhance energy security of the U.S. by promoting biofuels, H5117 [10JN]

———national energy policy, H5848, H5851, H5852, H5853 [23JN]

SBA: eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H2607 [23AP]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2607 [23AP]

Specialist Jamaal RaShard Addison Post Office Building, Lithonia, GA: designate (H.R. 4203), H842 [12FE]

Taxation: provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H5851, H5853 [23JN]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), H2123 [9AP]

Votes: correction, H7705 [31JY]

———position on missed, E1389 [26JN]