HODES, PAUL W. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4801 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4950 [4JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5390 [12JN], H5538 [18JN]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6139 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H1342 [5MR]

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), H5865 [23JN]

Animals: 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), H349 [17JA]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2659 [23AP]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H2012 [3AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H7058 [23JY]

———restore and enhance the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces (see H. Res. 834), H2225 [10AP]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]

Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2760 [24AP]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H5730 [19JN]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H295 [16JA]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]

———provide greater resources and authority to improve transparency and accountability in the energy futures markets (see H.R. 6334), H6343 [9JY]

Children and youth: 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), H7165 [24JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1031 [25FE]

Coal: require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 5575), H5797 [20JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H6407 [10JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H6407 [10JY]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 5672), H6825 [22JY]

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

Contracts: require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relative to the award or performance of Federal contracts (see H.R. 5712), H2356 [15AP]

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), H2356 [15AP]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY] (see H.R. 6605), H7630 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1418 [6MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (see H.R. 6515), H6673 [16JY]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5406 [12JN]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H6010 [24JN]

———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: 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]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6287), H6230 [8JY]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 4141), H6577 [15JY]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2659 [23AP]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H7058 [23JY]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5155), H4832 [22MY]

Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H1889 [1AP]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1221 [4MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H6342 [9JY] (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), H2071 [8AP]

———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), H1155 [27FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H3109 [6MY]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H6343 [9JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1341 [5MR]

Federal Financing Bank: clarify authority to purchase certain loans guaranteed under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 5914), H5215 [10JN]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2485 [17AP]

Financial institutions: allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing (see H.R. 5723), H5215 [10JN]

Flag—U.S.: require flags flown on Federal buildings and property be made in the U.S. (see H. Res. 1182), H6230 [8JY]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H5580 [18JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H5044 [5JN]

Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H7787 [31JY]

———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), H6407 [10JY]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 4002), H814 [7FE]

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]

International Renewable Energy Agency: establish (see H.R. 5529), H1220 [4MR]

Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H1155 [27FE]

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), H2488 [17AP]

———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), H2760 [24AP]

———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), H2225 [10AP]

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

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H8128 [15SE]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2225 [10AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5044 [5JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H8397 [17SE]

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

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H3108 [6MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H8578 [22SE]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H1032 [25FE]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10642 [29SE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H10642 [29SE]

———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2231), H5044 [5JN]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H5865 [23JN]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see H.R. 6966), H8578 [22SE]

Motor vehicles: determine the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on certain gasoline price level projections (see H.R. 6643), H10642 [29SE]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 5611), H5730 [19JN]

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

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3051 [5MY]

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

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

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6408 [10JY]

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

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

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H872 [12FE]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H295 [16JA]

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H4454 [21MY] (see H.R. 6594), H8397 [17SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relative to escalating energy costs (see H.R. 6545), H6726 [17JY]

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

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2012 [3AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1889 [1AP]

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), H1221 [4MR]

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

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]

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

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

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]

———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]

———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]

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

Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public (see H.R. 3548), H480 [28JA]

———require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (see H.R. 5811), H2355 [15AP]

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), H4832 [22MY]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1974 [2AP]

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

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H4061 [15MY]

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

SBA: establish a Small Business Energy Emergency Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 6429), H6343 [9JY]

———establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse (see H.R. 5402), H4833 [22MY]

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

Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6408 [10JY]

Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 2132), H8578 [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), H8477 [18SE]

———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association: anniversary of first established credit union (see H. Res. 1145), H2658 [23AP]

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), H6343 [9JY]

Taxation: allow a carryback for certain net operating losses and increase dollar limitation on expensing certain depreciable assets (see H.R. 5107), H622 [6FE]

———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7630 [30JY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (see H.R. 6049), H3884 [14MY]

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

———provide recovery rebates to certain individuals receiving Social Security benefits (see H.R. 5172), H623 [6FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H5044 [5JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H5729 [19JN]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4975 [4JN]

Veterans: ensure access to services in at least one Veterans Health Administration full-service hospital in their State or comparable contract services in the State (see H.R. 6629), H7630 [30JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H7169 [28JY]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H5111 [9JN]

———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), H6407 [10JY]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H3777 [13MY]

World War I: establish a centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance (see H.R. 6960), H9974 [25SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H1889 [1AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Defense: prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law and investigate possible violations to annual ban (see H.R. 6398), H6174 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: award grants to assists schools with fuel costs for school buses and energy for school buildings (see H.R. 6809), H7807 [1AU]

Economy: 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]

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]

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

Power resources: establish a revolving loan fund to provide States and Indian tribes with incentives to undertake activities to provide renewable energy sources for housing and other structures (see H.R. 6450), H6342 [9JY]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6399), H6174 [26JN]

Tariff: battery assemblies (see H.R. 5397), H870 [12FE]

Taxation: provide employers a credit for reimbursing employee carpooling expenses (see H.R. 6810), H7807 [1AU]

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

Letters

Electronic Message Preservation Act: several organizations, H6297 [9JY]

Ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage: Carlea Bauman, Colorectal Cancer Coalition, H7545 [30JY]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, H7544 [30JY]

———Karen Ignagni, America's Health Insurance Plans (organization), H7544 [30JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, H7545 [30JY]

———Sue Nelson, American Heart Association and American Stroke Assoication, H7544 [30JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3795 [14MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H9228 [24SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5573 [18JN]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 942), H566 [6FE]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute, H5572 [18JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2454 [17AP]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (H. Res. 943), H572 [6FE]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (H.R. 2851), H7543 [30JY]

Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H1970 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4802, H4804 [22MY]

———prohibit domestic propaganda and conduct a study on violations of previous propaganda prohibitions, H4802, H4804 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to invest in renewable energy and heating systems, H4951 [4JN]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4951 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1488), H9228 [24SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Petroleum Industry Antitrust Task Force (S. 3081), H5577 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), H6689 [17JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H5574 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ombudsman (H.R. 2192), H7245 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7745 [31JY]

Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, H1964, H1967, H1968, H1970, H1971 [2AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H1964, H1967, H1968, H1969, H1970, H1971 [2AP]

Gorham, NH: impact of Fraser Papers Inc., jobs lay-off, H1227 [5MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1350), H6689 [17JY]

Housing: expedite transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under the Housing Act so that such projects are rehabilitated and used for affordable housing (H.R. 3873), H410 [23JA]

———provide needed housing reform, H3058 [6MY], H4326 [21MY], H6998 [23JY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H6998 [23JY]

Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (H. Res. 867), H565 [6FE]

Israel: independence anniversary, H5414 [17JN]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H857 [12FE]

LIHEAP: funding, H9228 [24SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5390 [12JN]

———establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAuliffe for women studying in fields related to the mission of NASA, H5390 [12JN]

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 273), H564 [6FE]

Northern Border Economic Development Commission: establish, H3795 [14MY]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1521 [11MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5574 [18JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5572, H5574, H5576, H5577 [18JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H6998 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3058 [6MY], H4326 [21MY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 1252), H5577 [18JN]

Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6297 [9JY]

Race Day in America: designate (H. Res. 931), H570 [6FE]

St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association: anniversary of first established credit union (H. Res. 1145), H5166, H5167 [10JN]

Taxation: provide credit for cellulosic biofuel production, H5576 [18JN]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6139 [26JN]

———provide additional funding to establish and expand commuter matching services to provide commuters with information on ride sharing and alternatives to single occupancy vehicles, H6139 [26JN]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (H. Res. 1335), H8069 [15SE]

———ensure access to services in an in-State Veterans Health Administration full-service hospital or comparable in-State contract services, H7745 [31JY]

Votes: position on missed, E221 [25FE], E848 [7MY], E1800 [16SE]

Tributes

Alvord, Lori Arviso, E1375 [26JN]

Clark, Dave, H8069 [15SE]