MICHAUD, MICHAEL H. (a Representative from Maine)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see H. Res. 758), H9975 [25SE]

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H2855 [29AP]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 2473), H349 [17JA]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H4453 [21MY]

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

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), H4151 [19MY]

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

Armed Forces: award a military service medal to members who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in a test of atomic weapons (see H.R. 3471), H1155 [27FE]

———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]

———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), H6473 [14JY]

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

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H1074 [26FE]

———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 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]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see H.R. 1428), H6473 [14JY]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H7058 [23JY]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

———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), H6407 [10JY]

———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), H7854 [8SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H457 [23JA]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1446 [10MR]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]

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

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 6111), H4453 [21MY]

Canada: anniversary of Quebec City (see H. Con. Res. 291), H870 [12FE]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

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), H7059 [23JY]

———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H5046 [5JN]

———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]

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

Commodity Exchange Act: reestablish standards to provide for regulation of energy commodity futures markets (see H.R. 6372), H7308 [29JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H7309 [29JY]

———condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H1155 [27FE]

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), H4322 [20MY]

———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]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY] (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

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), H871 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and establish an Advisory Council on Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices (see H.R. 3185), H558 [29JA]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1031 [25FE]

———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), H871 [12FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H6343 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (see H.R. 1527), H6577 [15JY]

———carry out pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6765), H7787 [31JY]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (see H.R. 6366), H6089 [25JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———establish a presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 6798), H7854 [8SE]

———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H5044 [5JN]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 2790), H871 [12FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4107), H7165 [24JY]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6229 [8JY]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2225 [10AP]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H1221 [4MR]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H993 [14FE]

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

———improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H814 [7FE]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 6445), H6341 [9JY]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H7854 [8SE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 6939), H8475 [18SE]

———reduce period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before survivors are eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 3286), H457 [23JA]

———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), H25 [15JA]

———submit quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in medical facilities (see H.R. 6764), H7787 [31JY]

Diseases: improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H2151 [9AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H4061 [15MY]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1032 [25FE]

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), H6577 [15JY]

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), H870 [12FE]

Education: establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H6177 [26JN]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5797 [20JN]

———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H6089 [25JN]

———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]

Electric power: assess and identify sites as appropriate for the location of offshore renewable electric energy generation facilities and provide funding for such projects (see H.R. 7142), H10130 [26SE]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H2659 [23AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: modify conditions for release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account (see H.R. 6473), H6406 [10JY]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H3186 [7MY]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5045 [5JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H7853 [8SE]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2854 [29AP]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H4975 [4JN]

FEMA: establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 4183), H6407 [10JY]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildand fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (see H.R. 5648), H3186 [7MY]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H2071 [8AP]

Firefighter Cancer Support Network (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H3018 [1MY]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H2854 [29AP]

Foreign trade: require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 169), H1188 [3MR]

Forest Service: provide financial assistance to States for the acquisition of land to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use by the public (see H.R. 5820), H2442 [16AP]

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), H4454 [21MY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H7956 [9SE]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 6210), H7956 [9SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H558 [29JA]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H1221 [4MR]

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

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

———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]

Immigration: permit certain E-2 nonimmigrant investors to adjust status to lawful permanent resident status (see H.R. 2310), H456 [23JA]

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), H7808 [1AU]

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), H5215 [10JN]

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), H4061 [15MY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2356 [15AP]

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

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

Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 1255), H7309 [29JY]

Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H5797 [20JN]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H4832 [22MY]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6408 [10JY] (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H25 [15JA]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7058 [23JY]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H814 [7FE]

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 from critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans (see H.R. 6557), H6733 [21JY]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H456 [23JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H3050 [5MY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H814 [7FE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H8019 [10SE]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9975 [25SE]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H7629 [30JY]

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: anniversary (see H. Res. 1397), H8020 [10SE]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]

National Guard: recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6674 [16JY]

National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H2761 [24AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H8019 [10SE]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

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

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H5482 [17JN]

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

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1418 [6MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H5865 [23JN]

NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (see H. Res. 1266), H6408 [10JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: establish veteran's treatment courts (see H.R. 7149), H10643 [29SE]

Olympic games: prohibit Federal officials and employees from attending the 2008 Summer Games opening ceremonies due to human rights violations by and certain international policies of China (see H.R. 5668), H2152 [9AP]

———prohibit the use of certain funds relative to the 2008 Summer Games in the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5697), H2225 [10AP]

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

Pittsburgh, PA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1000), H6408 [10JY]

Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1822 [31MR]

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]

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), H8128 [15SE]

———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]

———prohibit issuance of oil or natural gas leases in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in Georges Bank fishing area (see H.R. 7051), H9975 [25SE]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H6230 [8JY]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Product safety: require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see H.R. 5069), H814 [7FE]

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), H1155 [27FE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H6825 [22JY]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]

Public utilities: ensure that the mission and functions of regional transmission organizations and independent system operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers (see H.R. 5547), H1416 [6MR]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper (see H.R. 6831), H8478 [18SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7059 [23JY]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

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), H24 [15JA]

SBA: establish a Small Business Information Security Task Force (see H.R. 6206), H5110 [9JN]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5581 [18JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H2853 [29AP]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H6406 [10JY]

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), H7059 [23JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H3020 [1MY]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H6090 [25JN]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H4832 [22MY]

Taxation: allow nontaxable employer matching contributions to 529 college savings plans (see H.R. 5591), H1822 [31MR]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H622 [6FE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H2012 [3AP]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H7956 [9SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H1539 [11MR]

———modify rules for charitible contributions of fractional gifts (see H.R. 3881), H1889 [1AP]

———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6230 [8JY]

———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3961), H7853 [8SE]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H7307 [29JY]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 4126), H6342 [9JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H1821 [31MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H2224 [10AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8020 [10SE]

Television: make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (see H.R. 5696), H5482 [17JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H3777 [13MY]

Treaties and agreements: make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6148), H4830 [22MY]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1822 [31MR]

United Service Organizations: recognize contribution to morale and welfare of our servicemen and women and their families (see H.J. Res. 50), H6177 [26JN]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H6407 [10JY]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 2495), H558 [29JA]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such individuals (see H.R. 4071), H1446 [10MR]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3404 [8MY]

———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), H4878 [3JN]

Veterans' Benefits and Services Act: amend relative to HIV infection testing (see H.R. 6114), H7058 [23JY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 6792), H7956 [9SE]

Vietnam: condemn conviction and sentencing of pro-democracy activists, call for their immediate release and of all political and religious prisoners, and encourage democracy efforts (see H. Res. 447), H814 [7FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: amend presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 6562), H7956 [9SE]

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H3778 [13MY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H3404 [8MY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: establish Pulp and Paper Energy Security Task Force (see H.R. 7101), H9973 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 5856), H2551 [22AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H1417 [6MR]

SBA: establish a Small Business Energy Emergency Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 6429), H6228 [8JY]

Taxation: expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 7290), H10844 [19NO]

———provide tax relief to the unemployed (see H.R. 7314), H10867 [9DE]

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]

Remarks

Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (H.R. 2251), H824 [12FE]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), E552 [9AP]

Colby College: tribute to accreditation of the Colby College Museum of Art, E1797 [16SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), H4200 [20MY]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), H4195 [20MY]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (H.R. 6445), H7243 [29JY]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H337 [17JA]

Fort Fairfield, ME: anniversary, E388 [13MR]

Husson College: tribute to transition to university status, E1980 [25SE]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E709 [23AP]

Votes: correction, H260 [16JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H346 [17JA]

Tributes

Greenwell, Jeri Brooks, H1828 [1AP]

Hartley, Marsden, E1868 [24SE]

Ingegneri, Philip A., H2556 [23AP], E691 [23AP]

Lane, Rosemarie, E1217 [12JN]