UDALL, MARK (a Representative from Colorado)

Analyses

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 6767), E1660 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

High Road—Forswearing Torture Gives U.S. Moral Standing, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette, H1513 [11MR]

Iraq—No More Hold and Pray, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette, E626 [16AP]

No Immunity—Senate Veers Off Track in Its Surveillance Bill, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, H1759 [14MR]

Not Above the Law, Despite the Memo, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E529 [8AP]

Opening for Iran Talks?, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette, E1289 [19JN]

Seiberling Legacy—Start With the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Then Consider the Remarkable Political Skills That Brought the Dream to Reality, Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, E1811 [16SE]

Springs Needs To Correct Fountain Creek Problems, Theresa Snyder, Pueblo (CO) Chieftain, E726 [24AP]

Spy Court Keeping Up With Wiretap Requests, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E881 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H1418 [6MR]

Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 961), H621 [6FE]

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), H6090 [25JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H5111 [9JN]

American Institute in Taiwan: require Senate confirmation of director (see H.R. 1390), H390 [22JA]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H5329 [11JN]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 297), H994 [14FE]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H7166 [24JY]

———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), H6825 [22JY]

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

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1342 [5MR]

———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H3186 [7MY]

———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H457 [23JA]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H1341 [5MR]

———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), H4322 [20MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H7165 [24JY]

———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]

———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), H10828 [3OC]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 5869), H3051 [5MY]

Aurora, CO: convey certain non-Federal land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be used for construction of a veterans medical facility (see H.R. 6591), H8128 [15SE]

Aviation: establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H2760 [24AP]

Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5755), H2223 [10AP]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6728 [17JY]

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]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (see H.R. 5511), H1183 [28FE]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H6578 [15JY]

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

Children and youth: improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H2267 [14AP]

———increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 6095), H4321 [20MY]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H456 [23JA]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H457 [23JA]

Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 6622), H7790 [31JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]

Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H3408 [12MY]

Colorado: authorize construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see H.R. 6502), H6576 [15JY]

———provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area (see H.R. 5851), H2486 [17AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3886 [14MY]

Congress: provide a moratorium on consideration of legislation that contains earmarks until a bipartisan panel is established to provide oversight over the earmark process and report recommendations (see H. Res. 727), H1772 [14MR]

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

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Crime: modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (see H.R. 876), H1221 [4MR]

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

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for winning the We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition (see H. Res. 1261), H6473 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H3020 [1MY]

———prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Blue Grass Army Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

———prohibit transport of hydrolysate from the Pueblo Chemical Depot to an off-site location (see H.R. 5574), H1445 [10MR]

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

Dept. of Energy: provide health care benefits for certain nuclear facility workers (see H.R. 6121), H4453 [21MY]

———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), H2659 [23AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit number of Urban Areas Security Initiative grants awarded and clarify the risk assessment formula used to determine such grants (see H.R. 6748), H7786 [31JY]

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

Dept. of State: report on negotiation of international child abduction agreements with countries that are not parties to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (see H.R. 6096), H4321 [20MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H3020 [1MY]

———establish a program to provide readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 2689), H1418 [6MR]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H2948 [30AP]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

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

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H3020 [1MY]

Dietz, Danny P.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4927), H2356 [15AP]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H6089 [25JN]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H813 [7FE]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4453 [21MY]

———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H25 [15JA]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H6727 [17JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H10828 [3OC]

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area: establish (see H.R. 6162), H6177 [26JN]

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 6162), H6177 [26JN]

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), H994 [14FE]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2659 [23AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H1418 [6MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H871 [12FE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H622 [6FE]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H5581 [18JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H1889 [1AP]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery programs (see H.R. 7169), H10131 [26SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H390 [22JA]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: authorize certain private rights of action for violations by foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses (see H.R. 6188), H4974 [4JN]

Foreign policy: support international diplomatic initiative to limit inefficient speculation on international energy exchanges through adoption of standards for energy futures trading margin requirements (see H. Res. 1278), H5581 [18JN]

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), H1822 [31MR]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2948 [30AP]

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), H5044 [5JN]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 5942), H6343 [9JY]

House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1619 [12MR]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H8397 [17SE]

———provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations (see H.R. 3980), H6342 [9JY]

———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H3776 [13MY]

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), H10976 [10DE]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 594), H5864 [23JN]

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), H4976 [4JN]

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

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

Law enforcement: include State online sexual exploitation investigations in the list of those for which interception of communications is authorized (see H.R. 3811), H1618 [12MR]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H4975 [4JN]

Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H350 [17JA]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2267 [14AP]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H2443 [16AP]

Medicare: 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), H6728 [17JY]

———investigate how to eliminate the gap between standard and catastrophic coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 1277), H2443 [16AP]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 5087), H1032 [25FE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H6825 [22JY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: expand definition of missing child (see H.R. 5745), H2150 [9AP]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2761 [24AP]

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

NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H5329 [11JN]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1114), H2761 [24AP]

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

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), H1539 [11MR]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H2854 [29AP]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4833 [22MY]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1974 [2AP]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H390 [22JA]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6343 [9JY]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5171), H814 [7FE]

National Prader-Willi Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H8128 [15SE]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H1418 [6MR]

———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6230 [8JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5756), H6674 [16JY]

Nevada: tribute to Army and Air National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 358), H6178 [26JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1155 [27FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1539 [11MR]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6177 [26JN]

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H6825 [22JY]

Petty Officer 2d Class Danny Dietz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Aurora, CO: designate (see H.R. 6511), H7059 [23JY]

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: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H3404 [8MY]

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]

———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]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (see H. Res. 1313), H6176 [26JN]

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

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

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see H.R. 4833), H2225 [10AP]

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

Seiberling, John F.: tribute (see H. Res. 1470), H8477 [18SE]

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]

Social Security: permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3024), H5044 [5JN]

———provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H1184 [28FE]

Space Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 1312), H6176 [26JN]

Sudan: establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H7058 [23JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H5044 [5JN]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H7165 [24JY]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H3019 [1MY]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H1539 [11MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H558 [29JA]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H1618 [12MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7789 [31JY]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H2553 [22AP]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H4975 [4JN]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H4321 [20MY]

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

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

Terrorism: anniversary of bombing of Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 1421), H8050 [11SE]

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

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H9974 [25SE]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6268), H5407 [12JN]

Colorado: reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (see H.R. 5241), H621 [6FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 6553), H6727 [17JY]

Dept. of HHS: require publishing of physical activity guidelines for the general public (see H.R. 5639), H1701 [13MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (see H.R. 6766), H7787 [31JY]

Fire prevention: promote fire-safe communities (see H.R. 5218), H557 [29JA]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 6767), H7787 [31JY]

Mining and mineral resources: repeal reduction of mineral leasing revenues paid to certain Western States (see H.R. 5240), H621 [6FE]

NASA: anniversary of Explorer I satellite launch and birth of U.S. space exploration program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H. Con. Res. 287), H557 [29JA]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6063), H4059 [15MY]

Power resources: ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol and require a report on the impact of further ethanol tariff reductions (see H.R. 6324), H5729 [19JN]

———promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (see H.R. 5216), H556 [29JA]

———reduce gasoline prices, lessen dependence on foreign oil, and strengthen the economy (see H.R. 7239), H10642 [29SE]

Roads and highways: recognize benefits of transportation improvements along U.S. Route 36 to Colorado communities and businesses (see H. Res. 1408), H7788 [31JY]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 5217), H556 [29JA]

Technology Administration Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 6935), H8396 [17SE]

Remarks

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), E2117 [28SE]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3815, H3821 [14MY], E1059 [23MY]

Appropriations: making continuing, E2039 [27SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), E2137 [28SE]

———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, H4041 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5701 [19JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H4041 [15MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 6268), E1220 [12JN]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), E588 [10AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1681 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H5000 [5JN]

Bush, President: impeach (H. Res. 1258), E1204 [11JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), E1686 [1AU]

Colorado: recognize benefits of bus rapid transit and the transportation improvements along the U.S. Route 36 Corridor to communities, individuals, and businesses (H. Res. 1408), E1696 [1AU]

———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 3072), E96 [29JA]

———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 5241), E126 [6FE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (H. Res. 980), adoption (H. Res. 982), H961 [14FE]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), H2811 [29AP]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 398), E1691 [1AU]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1758 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1758 [14MR]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (H.R. 6146), H10261 [27SE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), H8606 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (H.R. 6553), E1502 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), E2035 [27SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1213), H4340 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), H3708 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: require publishing of physical activity guidelines for the general public (H.R. 5639), E408 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), E2039 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3195 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (H.R. 6045), E2086 [27SE]

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), H6708 [17JY]

———participate in implementation of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program for endangered species in the Platte River basin and modify the Pathfinder Dam and Reservoir, H2811 [29AP]

———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, H6708 [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), H6121 [26JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), H2811 [29AP]

District of Columbia: revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8285 [17SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10397 [29SE], H10790 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H506 [29JA]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (H.R. 6766), E1657 [1AU]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5605 [19JN]

Fire prevention: promote fire-safe communities (H.R. 5218), E96 [29JA]

———promote fire-safe communities (S. 2390), E96 [29JA]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (H.R. 6767), E1660 [1AU]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (H.R. 3356), H515 [29JA]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H515 [29JA], E881 [8MY]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1758 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5771 [20JN]

Global Staffing, Inc.: inclusion in Diversity Business Magazine Top 100 Veteran Owned Business in America, E2042 [27SE]

Hanson, Jennifer: Internet Safety Foundation Spirit of Online Safety Award recipient, E696 [23AP]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H657 [7FE]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, E2384 [10DE]

———recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 979), adoption (H. Res. 982), H961 [14FE]

———reform earmark process, H3821 [14MY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3198 [8MY], H7008 [23JY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H7008 [23JY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (H.R. 1512), E858 [8MY]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1512 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, H1512 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), E1492 [17JY]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H1512 [11MR], E528 [8AP], E1492 [17JY]

Iran: U.S. policy, E1289 [19JN]

Iraq: congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, E626 [16AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E697 [23AP]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), E698 [23AP]

———graduate medical education program funding, E699 [23AP]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1301 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10790 [3OC]

Mining and mineral resources: repeal reduction of mineral leasing revenues paid to certain Western States (H.R. 5240), E128 [6FE]

NASA: anniversary (H. Res. 1315), E1434 [10JY]

———anniversary of Explorer I satellite launch and birth of U.S. space exploration program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H. Con. Res. 287), H574 [6FE], E1434 [10JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5367, H5380, H5383, H5385, H5389, H5390 [12JN], E942 [15MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), Senate amendment, H10193 [27SE]

———clarify certain alternative fuel procurement requirements, H5385 [12JN]

———ensure that scientific research will not be diluted, distorted, supressed or impeded for the sake of politics or ideology, H5383 [12JN]

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

———prioritize cooperative activities with NOAA relative to tornado research, H5389 [12JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), H2811 [29AP]

———modify covenant, H2811 [29AP]

Power resources: ensure parity between the temporary duty imposed on ethanol and tax credits provided on ethanol and require a report on the impact of further ethanol tariff reductions (H.R. 6324), H7091 [24JY], E1282 [19JN]

———national energy policy, E1691 [1AU]

———promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (H.R. 5216), E96 [29JA]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7008 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3198 [8MY]

———reduce gasoline prices, lessen dependence on foreign oil, and strengthen the economy (H.R. 7239), E2161 [30SE]

———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), H8246 [16SE]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), H515 [29JA]

Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (H. Res. 1313), E1434 [10JY]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 5217), E94 [29JA]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), E737 [24AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (H.R. 3058), E1158 [5JN]

———reauthorize, H10004 [26SE]

Space Foundation: anniversary (H. Res. 1312), E1434 [10JY]

Space policy: anniversary of Landsat spacecraft space-based Earth observations (H. Res. 891), E692 [23AP]

———tribute anniversary of Explorer I satellite launch and birth of U.S. space exploration program (H. Con. Res. 287), E92 [29JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7091 [24JY]

Supreme Court: filing of amicus briefs in connection with District of Columbia v. Heller, E244 [26FE]

Taxation: allow exchange of like-kind property involving certain mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company stock, H3815 [14MY]

———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), H2318 [15AP]

———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), H23304 [15AP]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10397 [29SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4392 [21MY], E2121 [28SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10004 [26SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), E267 [28FE]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 6275), E1388 [26JN]

Technology Administration Act: technical corrections (H.R. 6935), E1819 [17SE]

Trujillo, Vic: KMGH-TV (Denver, CO) 7-Everyday Hero award recipient, E190 [14FE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2189 [10AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5358 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, E469 [1AP], E530 [8AP], E580 [10AP], E619 [15AP], E700 [23AP], E1069 [23MY], E1132 [4JN], E1185 [10JN], E1630 [31JY]

Water: facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes, H2811 [29AP]

Westmoreland, Inc.: inclusion in Diversity Business Magazine Top 100 Disabled Owned Business in America, E2042 [27SE]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: tribute to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Expo, E1656 [1AU]

Summaries

Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act (H.R. 5241), E126 [6FE]

Fire-Safe Communities Act (H.R. 5218), E97 [29JA]

Wildlife Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act (H.R. 5216), E98 [29JA]

Tributes

Miller, Franklin, E194 [14FE]

Seiberling, John F., E1810 [16SE]

Snyder, Theresa, E726 [24AP]