GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see H. Res. 758), H10331 [28SE]

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8275 [16SE]

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H3021 [1MY]

Agriculture: extend programs and suspend permanent price support authorities beyond a certain date (see H.R. 5578), H1538 [11MR]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 74), H5729 [19JN]

American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H872 [12FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4061 [15MY]

Armed Forces: 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), H2659 [23AP]

———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5944), H4833 [22MY]

———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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2947 [30AP]

———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), H6010 [24JN]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps (see H.R. 5222), H814 [7FE]

BLM: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 6527), H7809 [1AU]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H349 [17JA]

Budget: require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 1789), H558 [29JA]

Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1383), H7630 [30JY]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 6771), H10132 [26SE]

Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H943 [13FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H5408 [12JN]

Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H9085 [23SE]

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1073 [26FE]

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 5631), H1701 [13MR]

Crime: prohibit certain forms of interference with military recruiting (see H.R. 6023), H8276 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H5215 [10JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4987), H871 [12FE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H622 [6FE]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H9974 [25SE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program and reallocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the U.S. (see H.R. 6090), H4320 [20MY]

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), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H2760 [24AP]

———require congressional approval for certain expenditures for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.R. 7276), H10844 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H3777 [13MY]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H6343 [9JY]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H5215 [10JN]

———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H3186 [7MY]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H4151 [19MY]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H8477 [18SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2266 [14AP]

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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H6674 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H6343 [9JY]

———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H5482 [17JN]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 5782), H5581 [18JN]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H5046 [5JN]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (see H.R. 6849), H8397 [17SE]

Foreign countries: impose travel and other restrictions on heads of state of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism who are attending events at the U.N. in New York, NY (see H.R. 3898), H814 [7FE]

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), H6343 [9JY]

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

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H8579 [22SE]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H3110 [6MY]

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), H7629 [30JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5955), H3109 [6MY]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H995 [14FE]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H7853 [8SE]

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

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H456 [23JA]

House Rules: provide increased accountability and transparency in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 1003), H2444 [16AP]

Immigration: allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (see H.R. 5060), H995 [14FE]

———eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories (see H.R. 5921), H2852 [29AP]

———increase number of H-1B visas (see H.R. 5642), H1770 [14MR]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4460), H7308 [29JY]

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), H6178 [26JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1973 [2AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 5731), H6177 [26JN]

Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H2487 [17AP]

Medicare: ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3057), H814 [7FE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H813 [7FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H479 [28JA]

———increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H1155 [27FE]

Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 5771), H10642 [29SE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3020 [1MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1822 [31MR]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 74), H5729 [19JN]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Year of the Bible: observance (see H. Con. Res. 284), H10857 [20NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H5408 [12JN]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2487 [17AP]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 7277), H10975 [10DE]

Power resources: expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H7789 [31JY]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7059 [23JY]

———promote research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the Manhattan Project (see H.R. 6260), H7629 [30JY]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 5236), H621 [6FE]

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

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H3020 [1MY]

Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building, Oakton, VA: designate (see H.R. 5483), H1539 [11MR]

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), H2554 [22AP]

Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H559 [29JA]

Rappahannock River: designate portion as John W. Warner Rapids (see H.R. 7031), H9084 [23SE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H622 [6FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 241), H558 [29JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 736), H10856 [20NO]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H1221 [4MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria and flexible spending plans, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5559), H1703 [13MR]

———allow individuals to establish Home Ownership Mortgage Expense (HOME) Accounts which may be used to purchase, remodel, or make mortgage payments on principal residences (see H.R. 6373), H10642 [29SE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H349 [17JA]

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

———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H2224 [10AP]

———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H1032 [25FE]

———limit authority of States and localities to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States and localities (see H.R. 3359), H4832 [22MY]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8578 [22SE]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H7789 [31JY]

———permit hardship loans from individual retirement plans (see H.R. 5641), H7308 [29JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H2760 [24AP]

———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H8128 [15SE]

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

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 3874), H2760 [24AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H2760 [24AP]

U.N.: condemn efforts of Human Rights Committee and Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to pressure and coerce Ireland to reduce or eliminate its constitutionally established abortion restrictions (see H. Res. 1482), H10857 [20NO]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2712), H390 [22JA]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 1387), H7307 [29JY]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H7630 [30JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2070 [8AP]

Virginia: express sympathy and support to citizens of Suffolk, Brunswick, and Colonial Heights for damage caused by tornadoes (see H. Res. 1178), H3186 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildand fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (see H.R. 5648), H1771 [14MR]

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H1771 [14MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence (see H.R. 6872), H8048 [11SE]

Virginia: authorize to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas and/or crude oil exploration and extraction activities in any area that is a certain distance beyond the coastal zone (see H.R. 6781), H7806 [1AU]

Motions

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H2119 [9AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H2361 [16AP]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3801, H3802, H3807, H3809, H3811 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3797 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), motion to instruct conferees, H2119, H2120 [9AP]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4403, H4405, H4409, H4410 [21MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), H4650 [22MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), veto, H5535, H5536 [18JN]

———extend programs and suspend permanent price support authorities beyond a certain date (S. 2745), H1598 [12MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1578 [12MR]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (H.R. 6377), H6104, H6106, H6107, H6109, H6110 [26JN]

———ensure that position limits in commodity markets will not cause equity loss in pension funds, H8427 [18SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7523, H7528 [30JY], H8420, H8423, H8426 [18SE]

———bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), motion to recommit, H8427 [18SE]

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (H.R. 5489), E614 [15AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program funding, H4405 [21MY]

———community food projects funding (S. 3597), H10273 [27SE]

Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act: prohibit any provision which may result in an increase in taxes, H2119, H2120 [9AP]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: temporarily extend programs (H.R. 5813), H2361 [16AP]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (H.R. 5656), H6104 [26JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2198 [10AP]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildand fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (H.R. 5648), E415 [14MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 5541), H6290 [9JY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on certain payments when the sum of base acres of a farm is below a certain amount (H.R. 6849), H9320 [24SE]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (H.R. 4279), E853 [7MY]

James Madison University: anniversary (H. Res. 1051), H5837 [23JN], E422 [14MR]

Nielsen Builders, Inc.: anniversary, E2321 [20NO]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (H.R. 2279), H6104 [26JN]

———gasoline price levels, H2198 [10AP], H4923 [4JN]

Point of order, H7530 [30JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2198 [10AP], H4923 [4JN]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (H.R. 6566), H7523, H7528 [30JY], H8420, H8423, H8426, H8427 [18SE], H9089 [24SE]

———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), H8141, H8242 [16SE]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (H.R. 3089), H6104 [26JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence (H.R. 6872), E1767 [11SE]

———authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence (S. 3477), H10204 [27SE]

Roanoke, VA: tribute to Taubman Museum of Art, E2330 [20NO]

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), H4923 [4JN]

Taxation: rates, H1578 [12MR]

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

Virginia: authorize to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas and/or crude oil exploration and extraction activities in any area that is a certain distance beyond the coastal zone (H.R. 6781), E1696 [1AU]

Virginia Tech University: anniversary of campus shootings, E631 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2624 [23AP]

Testimonies

Speculation in Contract Markets Involving Energy Futures: Michael Greenberger (excerpt), H6107 [26JN]

Tributes

Everett, Representative, E2217 [3OC]