LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

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), H558 [29JA]

Armed Forces: delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H5797 [20JN]

———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]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

———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]

Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]

Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H2659 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1302), H6178 [26JN]

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

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 4464), H871 [12FE]

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

———require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services (see H.R. 6646), H8276 [16SE]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H995 [14FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 2493), H6825 [22JY]

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

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1539 [11MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H8276 [16SE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 4133), H2854 [29AP]

Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]

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), H4878 [3JN]

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]

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]

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

———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 769), H2224 [10AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H4831 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H7308 [29JY]

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

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H4976 [4JN]

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]

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

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

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

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), H2071 [8AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2267 [14AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H350 [17JA]

Medicare: clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 7148), H10131 [26SE]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (see H.R. 5765), H2223 [10AP]

Middle East: condemn media broadcasts inciting violence against Americans and the U.S. and designate certain television channels and satellite providers as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (see H. Res. 1308), H6176 [26JN]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3777 [13MY]

Motor vehicles: mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H2760 [24AP]

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

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

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H3187 [7MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4453 [21MY]

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

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H3051 [5MY]

Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8049 [11SE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 2279), H6727 [17JY]

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

———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (see H.R. 2208), H7058 [23JY]

———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H1772 [14MR]

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), H2356 [15AP]

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

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 6453), H7629 [30JY]

Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Officer Building, Bremen, GA: designate (see H.R. 6092), H4454 [21MY]

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

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

Supreme Court: commend decision in District of Columbia v. Heller on handgun ownership (see H. Res. 1330), H6578 [15JY]

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

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

———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), H5482 [17JN]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H2759 [24AP]

———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 5175), H555 [29JA]

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

Terrorism: restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 5886), H2948 [30AP]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H6407 [10JY]

Venezuela: condemn actions and statements of President Hugo Chavez supporting terrorism and terrorists organizations (see H. Res. 965), H1184 [28FE]

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

Remarks

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), unanimous-consent agreement, H3193 [8MY]

———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), unanimous-consent request, H3193 [8MY]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H3149 [7MY]

———legislative program, H3149 [7MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3193 [8MY]

Point of order, H3193 [8MY]