GINGREY, PHIL (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7312 [29JY], H7772 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 294, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, H6802 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5032), H995 [14FE]

Adopt-a-Platoon Soldier Support Effort (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 959), H944 [13FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor World War I veterans (see H.R. 6696), H8019 [10SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4454 [21MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: transfer certain lands to Alaska to expedite development of oil, natural gas, and other resources (see H.R. 6579), H7057 [23JY]

Armed Forces: deny Federal funds to any State, city, county, or other political subdivision that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office (see H.R. 5462), H993 [14FE]

———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]

———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 953), H623 [6FE]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H2068 [8AP]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 6048), H4061 [15MY]

———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H2854 [29AP]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H2760 [24AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H4151 [19MY]

Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H943 [13FE]

———rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H620 [6FE]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H2659 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1302), H6578 [15JY]

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

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

Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 81), H2947 [30AP]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H3403 [8MY]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8276 [16SE]

Clean Air Act: exempt greenhouse gases (see H.R. 6666), H7628 [30JY]

Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (see H. Res. 886), H295 [16JA]

Committee on Financial Bailouts (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 1452), H8478 [18SE]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 1356), H6727 [17JY]

Corps of Engineers: establish, modify, charge, and collect recreation fees at lands and waters administered by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 4304), H2070 [8AP]

Courts: provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 6274), H5581 [18JN]

Crime: prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting (see H.R. 6023), H3408 [12MY]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 5131), H995 [14FE]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets (see H. Res. 995), H1184 [28FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

———use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census (see H. Res. 1262), H5328 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: collect absentee ballots of overseas uniformed services voters for Federal elections and deliver ballots to State election officials prior to the closing of the polls (see H.R. 5673), H10300 [27SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for two-layered, 14-foot reinforced fencing along the southwest border (see H.R. 5124), H559 [29JA]

———require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4987), H390 [22JA]

Dept. of State: encourage cooperation with Pakistan to secure and return to the U.S. all American children being educated in madrassas in Pakistan (see H. Res. 1336), H6675 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.R. 7276), H10975 [10DE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 6691), H7854 [8SE]

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

Economy: suspend capital gains tax, schedule government-sponsored enterprises for privatization, repeal Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, and suspend mark-to-market accounting requirements (see H.R. 7223), H10641 [29SE]

Education: recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H350 [17JA]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 5971), H3404 [8MY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 5759), H2223 [10AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 22), H6090 [25JN] (see H.J. Res. 89), H4878 [3JN]

———recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (see H. Con. Res. 239), H1002 [19FE]

FDIC: create a net worth certificate program (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2948 [30AP]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 7071), H9972 [25SE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 5782), H2265 [14AP]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit funding for U.N. Durban Review Conference or any planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the Durban I Conference in Durban, South Africa (see H.R. 5847), H3020 [1MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 5440), H1032 [25FE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of plastinated human remains (see H.R. 5677), H3109 [6MY]

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3110 [6MY]

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term certain for conservatorships and provide conditions for continued operation and eventual dissolution of certain enterprises (see H.R. 7094), H9973 [25SE]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care (see H.R. 6179), H4973 [4JN]

———promote adoption of health information technology (see H.R. 6357), H6009 [24JN]

Helms, Jesse: tribute (see H. Res. 1325), H6342 [9JY]

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

House Rules: repeal ``Gephardt rule'' and require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 1027), H1417 [6MR]

———require officers and employees of the House to read the Constitution (see H. Res. 1450), H8396 [17SE]

International Olympic Committee: designate a new venue for the 2014 Winter Games (see H. Con. Res. 421), H8477 [18SE]

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: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1538 [11MR]

Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 1255), H5581 [18JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1188 [3MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H814 [7FE]

Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H8019 [10SE]

Medicaid: require asset verification through access to information held by financial institutions to reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 5757), H2223 [10AP]

Medicare: increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see H.R. 1093), H3403 [8MY]

———increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H2151 [9AP]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 2585), H4877 [3JN]

———repeal limiting charges for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing (see H.R. 4736), H5044 [5JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 5771), H2224 [10AP]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

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

National Airborne Day: designate (see H. Res. 1364), H8020 [10SE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H7166 [24JY]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1456), H8396 [17SE]

National Dysphagia Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4878 [3JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H559 [29JA]

National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 994), H1031 [25FE]

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 Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5045 [5JN]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H3109 [6MY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H3051 [5MY]

National Year of the Bible: observance (see H. Con. Res. 284), H1418 [6MR]

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

Nevada: tribute to Army and Air National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 358), H5111 [9JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H5215 [10JN]

———provide for State enhanced authority for coastal and ocean resources and expansion of natural gas and oil supplies (see H.R. 6428), H6674 [16JY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H623 [6FE]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Passports: provide for the security of U.S. passports (see H.R. 5752), H2854 [29AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2224 [10AP]

Pelosi, Speaker: express support for revealing of commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices (see H. Res. 1135), H3405 [8MY]

Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8277 [16SE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H5580 [18JN]

Political campaigns: protect uncompensated Internet activity by individuals from treatment as a contribution or expenditure (see H.R. 5699), H2010 [3AP]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H1155 [27FE]

Power resources: determine quickest and most responsible way to access and develop oil shale resources and tar sands resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 6211), H5730 [19JN]

———develop energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy (see H.R. 6207), H6177 [26JN]

———exempt exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas under leases on Federal lands from State enviornmental and pollution control laws (see H.R. 6860), H8397 [17SE]

———expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H7629 [30JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]

———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6384), H6728 [17JY] (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H5797 [20JN]

———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 5911), H2948 [30AP]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H3404 [8MY]

POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Res. 986), H994 [14FE]

Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office, Lula, GA: designate (see H.R. 3532), H350 [17JA]

Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (see H.R. 5646), H1770 [14MR]

Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5213 [10JN]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3053), H5329 [11JN]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H4061 [15MY]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 6453), H6405 [10JY]

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

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 5515), H1772 [14MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: honor life and accomplishments and recognize anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 1165), H3187 [7MY]

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 648), H4976 [4JN]

Supreme Court: commend decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 1330), H6406 [10JY]

Taxation: allow individuals a credit for health insurance costs and allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments (see H.R. 5923), H2852 [29AP]

———allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 5783), H2265 [14AP]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 6813), H7807 [1AU]

———eliminate limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion (see H.R. 6614), H7164 [24JY]

———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 7308), H10976 [10DE]

———exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 1481), H622 [6FE]

———improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts (see H.R. 3234), H1445 [10MR]

———make permanent the deduction for expensing certain depreciable business assets and allow a deduction for the original purchase of domestically manufactured automobiles (see H.R. 7298), H10975 [10DE]

———provide a deduction for fuel costs used for commuting to and from work whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions (see H.R. 6667), H7628 [30JY]

———provide for economic stabilization, capital utilization, and enterprise reform (see H.R. 7264), H10827 [3OC]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3185 [7MY]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H455 [23JA]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H2948 [30AP]

———reduce corporate marginal income tax rates (see H.R. 4995), H294 [16JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H1772 [14MR]

———repeal inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 2507), H1004 [21FE]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 7309), H10976 [10DE]

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

Terrorism: restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 5886), H2758 [24AP]

Tobacco products: reduce youth usage of tobacco products and enhance State efforts to eliminate retail sales of tobacco products to minors (see H.R. 5513), H6728 [17JY]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H818 [8FE]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H943 [13FE]

TVA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1224), H4831 [22MY]

U.S. Housing Act: reform rental assistance program under section 8 (see H.R. 5490), H1974 [2AP]

Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4976 [4JN]

———require applications for voter registration to include a statement that an alien who falsely claims to be a U.S. citizen is deportable (see H.R. 5695), H2356 [15AP]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 6220), H5213 [10JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 77), H1618 [12MR] (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2069 [8AP]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1264), H5328 [11JN]

Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Officer Building, Bremen, GA: designate (see H.R. 6092), H4320 [20MY]

Social Security: place a general eligibility ceiling of the poverty level on gross income for eligibility for benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5961), H3050 [5MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 6348), H5864 [23JN]

Motions

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5539 [18JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8136 [16SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2019 [8AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5189 [10JN], H6213 [8JY], H6461 [14JY], H7608 [30JY], H7845, H7848 [8SE]

———transfer certain lands to Alaska to expedite development of oil, natural gas, and other resources (H.R. 6579), H7047 [23JY]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (H.R. 3229), H5170 [10JN]

———tribute to firefighters serving in the National Guard and Reserves in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1983 [3AP]

Army: require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H4798, H4800 [22MY]

———Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation funding, H4427 [21MY]

Army Reserve: anniversary, H2630 [23AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1214), H4343 [21MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 916), H415 [23JA]

Cave Spring, GA: tribute to Georgia School for the Deaf football team, H1775 [31MR]

Colleges and universities: allow parents access to academic, disciplinary, and other records of dependent children, H634 [7FE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (H. Res. 1026), H4088 [19MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8459 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4427 [21MY], H4798, H4800 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1218), H4462 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E997 [21MY]

———prohibit funding to exercise power of eminent domain on behalf of the military without just compensation to property owners, H7772 [31JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 1234), H4930 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E1950 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H6461 [14JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7772 [31JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1622 [30JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 1434), H8171 [16SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10705 [3OC]

EPA: increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices (H.R. 3957), H7606 [30JY]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4462 [22MY], H4867 [3JN]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (H.R. 5656), H6002 [24JN]

Fire prevention: encourage installation of fire sprinklers in commerical buildings and support educational programs that raise awareness of importance of installation of fire sprinklers in residential buildings, H1988, H1989 [3AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1022, H1024, H1027 [25FE], H1325, H1328 [5MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H13 [15JA]

———use of electronic medical records to decrease health care costs and improve patient safety, H14 [15JA]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration (H. Res. 956), H634 [7FE]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H6812 [22JY], H8457, H8460 [18SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2019 [8AP]

———congressional testimony of David H. Petraeus and Ryan C. Crocker relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2061, H2063, H2064, H2065 [8AP], H2131, H2132 [9AP]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7844 [8SE]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H379 [22JA]

Medicare: modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, H15 [15JA]

———waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7129 [24JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1267 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1525), H10705 [3OC]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 2268), H5172 [10JN]

NASA: anniversary (H. Res. 1315), H6258 [9JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5384 [12JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), consideration (H. Res. 1257), H5291 [11JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), motion to recommit, H5539, H5540 [18JN]

———clarify certain alternative fuel procurement requirements, H5384 [12JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8320, H8322 [17SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8320, H8322 [17SE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1288), H7264 [29JY]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 323), H2425 [16AP], H2501, H2502 [22AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 1086), H3065 [6MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H6002 [24JN], H6213 [8JY], H6452, H6461 [14JY], H7291 [29JY], H7846, H7848 [8SE], H8462 [18SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E281 [3MR]

Pelosi, Speaker: express support for revealing of commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices, H2581 [23AP]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (H.R. 2279), H7049 [23JY]

———gasoline price levels, H2581 [23AP], H4343 [21MY], H4866 [3JN], H4910 [4JN], H5189, H5190 [10JN], H5721 [19JN], H6213 [8JY], H6452 [14JY]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H6466 [14JY]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (H. Res. 838), H2470 [17AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H4343 [21MY], H4866 [3JN], H5189, H5190 [10JN], H5721 [19JN], H6002 [24JN], H6213, H6215 [8JY], H6452, H6461, H6464, H6466 [14JY], H6566 [15JY], H6812 [22JY], H7792 [1AU], H7847 [8SE], H8304, H8322 [17SE], H8456, H8459, H8461, H8462 [18SE], H8555 [22SE]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (H.R. 6566), H7044, H7047, H7048, H7049 [23JY], H7291 [29JY], H7844, H7845, H7846, H7847, H7848 [8SE], H8457, H8463 [18SE]

———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), H8140 [16SE], H8457, H8460 [18SE]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 1433), H8164, H8165 [16SE]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (H.R. 3089), H4910 [4JN]

Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), Senate amendments, H8303, H8304 [17SE]

Rome, GA: tribute to Rome Area Heritage Foundation for commissioning of reproductions of a portrait of Ellen Axson Wilson, E2263 [19NO]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2602 [23AP]

———improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), consideration (H. Res. 1125), H2581 [23AP]

Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building, Bremen, GA: designate (H.R. 6092), H6197 [8JY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H400 [23JA]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H400 [23JA]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6464 [14JY]

Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), H6566 [15JY], H6632 [16JY]

———impact of designating portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System on proposed construction of a liquefied natural gas facility, H6632 [16JY]

Taxation: 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), H2301 [15AP]

———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]

———rates, H4343 [21MY]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (H.R. 5940), H4909 [4JN]

U.S. Fire Administration: develop and provide information and training on importance of clearing biomass in wildland areas of Federal lands in order to promote the safety of firefighters, H1988 [3AP]

———provide that National Fire Academy training program include response, tactics, and strategies for dealing with national catastrophes, including those relating to terrorism, H1986 [3AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 4847), H1979, H1983, H1984, H1986, H1988, H1989 [3AP]

———reauthorize (S. 2606), H8537 [22SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), consideration (H. Res. 1065), H1897 [2AP]

———require that a certain percentage of funds must go to treatment of patients, H1897 [2AP]

Vermont: designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3667), H7848 [8SE], H7978 [10SE]

———impact of wild and scenic river designation for a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers on the possession or use of a weapon, trap, or net, H7978 [10SE]

Vets for Freedom (organization): tribute, H2019 [8AP]

Votes: position on missed, H593 [6FE], H1168 [28FE], H1207 [4MR], H10075 [26SE]

Water: encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources (H.R. 2339), H7608 [30JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H617 [6FE], H1178 [28FE], H1219 [4MR]

Special order: granted, H552 [29JA], H2549 [22AP], H6470 [14JY], H6574 [15JY]

Tributes

Allmon, William E., H2537 [22AP]

Clotfelter, Robert S., E1775 [11SE]

Cucolo, Anthony, H6711 [17JY]

Gingrey, Helen Gannon, H544 [29JA]

Hutchison, Jeanette I., E1333 [24JN]

Lynch, Rick, H6711 [17JY]

Paulk, Michael, E2304 [20NO]