GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7696 [31JY]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2615 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H4454 [21MY]

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]

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), H8477 [18SE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7790 [31JY]

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

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 5583), H6177 [26JN]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H7059 [23JY]

———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), H4061 [15MY]

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

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1771 [14MR]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1222 [4MR]

———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]

———recognize heroism and sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients and commend efforts of Medal of Honor Host City Program in Gainesville, TX, to celebrate recipients and encourage expansion of program (see H. Res. 271), H7809 [1AU]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H1772 [14MR]

———restore and enhance the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces (see H. Res. 834), H559 [29JA]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 5869), H2854 [29AP]

Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H813 [7FE]

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

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

Bureau of Prisons: provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers and require such officers to wear such armor while on duty (see H.R. 6462), H6825 [22JY]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H4832 [22MY]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H623 [6FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 925), H2071 [8AP]

———condemn violence against Tibetan protesters and use of Internet censorship and surveillance, urge compliance with criminal law, and provide information and access to all persons detained (see H. Res. 1075), H2071 [8AP]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1184 [28FE]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H4975 [4JN]

Courts: increase number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases (see H.R. 1909), H4832 [22MY]

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), H5797 [20JN]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H3404 [8MY]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see H.R. 6475), H7308 [29JY]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 968), H944 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H8276 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H7308 [29JY]

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]

———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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: calculate fuel expenses for Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles according to gasoline prices reported by the Energy Information Administration Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update (see H.R. 6687), H7854 [8SE]

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), H1155 [27FE]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H4454 [21MY]

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), H8050 [11SE]

———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), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out emergency school bus fuel grant program (see H.R. 6596), H7790 [31JY]

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

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 6320), H7308 [29JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7809 [1AU]

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), H2267 [14AP]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H6473 [14JY]

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), H2071 [8AP]

EPA: increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices (see H.R. 3957), H350 [17JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H622 [6FE]

Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H6090 [25JN]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H3108 [6MY]

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 benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H1822 [31MR]

Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see H.R. 6461), H7308 [29JY]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 3484), H5580 [18JN]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 3485), H5580 [18JN]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H6733 [21JY]

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), H390 [22JA]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2554 [22AP]

Health: 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), H5797 [20JN]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2487 [17AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H1822 [31MR]

Higher Education Act: prevent payments of educational assistance for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being offset in the calculation of financial aid (see H.R. 5474), H1446 [10MR]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H815 [7FE]

House Rules: require Members to post on their websites all earmark requests made to the Committee on Appropriations (House) (see H. Res. 1072), H2071 [8AP]

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

Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H6230 [8JY]

———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H6230 [8JY]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H6825 [22JY]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H6407 [10JY]

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), H6343 [9JY]

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), H2554 [22AP]

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

Jews: commit to prioritizing the fight against anti-Semitism and promote tolerance at home and abroad (see H.J. Res. 84), H6473 [14JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that the North Korean Government has met certain benchmarks (see H.R. 3650), H1002 [19FE]

Korea, Republic of: improve defense cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 5443), H2071 [8AP]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7308 [29JY]

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

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7956 [9SE]

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

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10700 [2OC]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H1221 [4MR]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1702 [13MR]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H5482 [17JN]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H480 [28JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2855 [29AP]

Middle East: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and expression and concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media (see H. Res. 1127), H2948 [30AP]

———require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H558 [29JA]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1539 [11MR]

National Guard: recognize dedication and honorable service of members who are serving or have served in Operation Jump Start (see H. Res. 1306), H6343 [9JY]

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7309 [29JY]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H4975 [4JN]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1446 [10MR]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H814 [7FE]

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see H. Res. 1067), H4833 [22MY]

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), H2855 [29AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1445 [10MR]

Pensions: increase retirement security of women and small business owners (see H.R. 5543), H6728 [17JY]

Petroleum: ban the export of Alaskan oil (see H.R. 6523), H6728 [17JY]

Project SEED Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 418), H8478 [18SE]

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), H10132 [26SE]

Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H8578 [22SE]

Russia: express concern regarding arms transfers to Iran and Syria and implement sanctions against those found to be in violation of U.S. law prohibiting such transfers (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3778 [13MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H1889 [1AP]

Schools: require schools receiving discounted Internet access services to implement an Internet safety policy to monitor online behavior of minors (see H.R. 3871), H4061 [15MY]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4322 [20MY]

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]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H1446 [10MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H9085 [23SE]

Space policy: tribute anniversary of Explorer I satellite launch and birth of U.S. space exploration program (see H. Con. Res. 287), H623 [6FE]

Sudan: condemn ongoing sales of arms to belligerents and call for the cessation of such sales and expansion of U.N. embargo on arms sales to Sudan (see H. Res. 1462), H10300 [27SE]

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), H2070 [8AP]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H4975 [4JN]

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

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 5643), H1770 [14MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H10845 [19NO]

———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H6728 [17JY]

———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (see H.R. 5719), H2069 [8AP]

———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2458), H943 [13FE]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H6674 [16JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H4061 [15MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H943 [13FE]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H3019 [1MY]

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

———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]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H1183 [28FE]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 5940), H3017 [1MY]

Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H6230 [8JY]

———make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (see H.R. 5696), H4151 [19MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1421), H8129 [15SE]

U.N.: support the U.N. African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and call upon member States and the international community to contribute resources necessary to ensure its success (see H. Res. 1351), H7059 [23JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H. Res. 1314), H6343 [9JY]

Veterans: 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), H5482 [17JN]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits and streamline application processes for the benefits (see H.R. 6494), H7629 [30JY]

Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 996), H7629 [30JY]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3110 [6MY]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H5797 [20JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H2070 [8AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H9085 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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]

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]

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

Immigration: modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 5630), H1701 [13MR]

International Year of Astronomy: honor goals (see H. Con. Res. 375), H5797 [20JN]

Medicare: extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 6394), H6174 [26JN]

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

Taxation: provide a temporary reduction in the tax imposed on diesel fuel (see H.R. 6487), H6472 [14JY]

Letters

Evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries: Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H7593 [30JY]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, H7592 [30JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7633 [31JY]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5549 [18JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (H.R. 5740), E956 [16MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H796 [7FE]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (H.R. 6633), H7592 [30JY]

Civil rights: clarify legal standard for punitive damages for wage discrimination based on sex to require malice or reckless indifference, H7696, H7697 [31JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7696, H7697 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H796 [7FE]

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), H6692 [17JY]

———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 (H.R. 6256), H5549 [18JN]

———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), H5549 [18JN]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2284), H6374 [10JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1350), H6692 [17JY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (H.R. 1512), H3085 [6MY]

International Year of Astronomy: honor goals (H. Con. Res. 375), H6253 [9JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H6013 [25JN]

Military Academy Nominating Committee: tribute, E2255 [19NO]

Military Advisory Council: tribute, E2300 [20NO]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (H. Res. 339), H4102 [19MY]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (H. Res. 984), H6417 [14JY], E176 [13FE]

Orange County Water District: anniversary (H. Res. 1199), H5549 [18JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5549 [18JN]

Power resources: reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8230 [16SE]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2616 [23AP]

———require that primary business operations of applicants be in the U.S. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, H2616 [23AP]

Senior and Aging Issues Advisory Council: tribute, E2289 [20NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H434 [23JA]

Solar Energy Advisory Council: tribute, E2302 [20NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6692 [17JY]

Taxation: allow solar investment tax credits for public utility property, H1112 [27FE]

———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), consideration (H. Res. 1102), H2302 [15AP]

———extend and modify the renewable energy production credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment credit, H8230 [16SE]

———extend and modify the renewable energy production credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment credit (H.R. 6133), H7962 [10SE]

———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (H.R. 3807), H298 [17JA]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H7634 [31JY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), consideration (H. Res. 1212), H4333 [21MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), consideration (H. Res. 1501), H9904 [25SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1112 [27FE]

Unemployment: modify requirements to qualify for emergency benefits, target benefits to States with high unemployment rates and subsidize transportation expenses for individuals returning to work, H5360 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), motion to recommit, H5360 [12JN]

University of Arizona: tribute for participation in the Phoenix Mars Mission, E2272 [19NO]

Veterans Advisory Council: tribute, E2304 [20NO]

Votes: correction, H5361 [12JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H810 [7FE], H2352 [15AP], H5578 [18JN]

Statements

Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act: Marana, AZ, City Officials, H6374 [10JY]

Tributes

Arnold, Grayce B. Noteboom, E2236 [3OC]

Francesconi, Louise L., E1658 [1AU]

Glenn, Warner, E2306 [20NO]

Hite, Erik D., E1228 [12JN]