WESTMORELAND, LYNN A. (a Representative from Georgia)
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), H7165 [24JY]
Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]
American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H4061 [15MY]
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: 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]
———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 826), H2658 [23AP]
———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), H3404 [8MY]
———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]
Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 1122), H2761 [24AP]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to control spending (see H.J. Res. 81), H2947 [30AP]
Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8276 [16SE]
Congress: condition adjournment on enactment of comprehensive energy legislation (see H. Con. Res. 417), H8275 [16SE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H1183 [28FE]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 4133), H2854 [29AP]
Corps of Engineers: establish, modify, charge, and collect recreation fees at lands and waters administered by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 4304), H1221 [4MR]
Country Music Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1404), H10845 [19NO]
Courts: provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held under military authority at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 6274), H5581 [18JN]
DeBakey, Michael E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1416), H8128 [15SE]
Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]
———use all reasonable measures to ensure that every person is counted in the 2010 decennial census (see H. Res. 1262), H5328 [11JN]
Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H8276 [16SE]
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), H6674 [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), H5215 [10JN]
———establish oil and gas leasing program for public lands within the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6758), H7787 [31JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]
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), H456 [23JA]
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]
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), H5482 [17JN]
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), H4831 [22MY]
FDIC: create a net worth certificate program (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]
———repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (see H.R. 5656), H2267 [14AP]
Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H6728 [17JY]
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]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H5046 [5JN]
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]
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 5903), H2759 [24AP]
Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend contributions to Housing Trust Fund during conservatorship of such enterprises and repay costs of such conservatorship and HOPE for Homeowners loan program (see H.R. 6955), H9974 [25SE]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H4061 [15MY]
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), H5215 [10JN]
Iraq: urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5329 [11JN]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide for specified civil penalties for violations (see H.R. 5775), H4975 [4JN]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H1446 [10MR]
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 payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H1155 [27FE]
———repeal limiting charges for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing (see H.R. 4736), H5044 [5JN]
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), H2853 [29AP]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2761 [24AP]
National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 994), H1031 [25FE]
National Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H6230 [8JY]
National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H4833 [22MY]
National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 334), H2759 [24AP]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8578 [22SE]
National Year of the Bible: observance (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9085 [23SE]
NCAA: demand antitrust investigation of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and support establishment of a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system (see H. Res. 1120), H2486 [17AP]
Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8129 [15SE]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 1282), H5798 [20JN]
———lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions and allow State governors to petition for increased energy exploration off their coast (see H.R. 6418), H6674 [16JY]
———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H6230 [8JY]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H872 [12FE]
Pelosi, Speaker: express support for revealing of commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices (see H. Res. 1135), H3405 [8MY]
Power resources: develop energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy (see H.R. 6207), H6343 [9JY]
———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 5437), H6825 (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]
———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6384), H6577 [15JY]
———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H3186 [7MY]
———terminate or suspend Federal restrictions on exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale and facilitate construction of new oil refineries (see H.R. 6463), H6405 [10JY] (see H.R. 6717), H7785 [31JY]
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), H2356 [15AP]
Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H480 [28JA]
Railroads: provide competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects (see H.R. 5644), H1770 [14MR]
Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]
Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see H.R. 4833), H6177 [26JN]
Science: prohibit human-animal hybrids (see H.R. 5910), H4151 [19MY]
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: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]
———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]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H622 [6FE]
Taxation: 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 a certain amount of income from the individual Federal income tax for 2008 and reduce rates of tax on income subject to Federal income tax for 2008 (see H.R. 7338), H10975 [10DE]
———exclude from gross income certain distributions from qualified retirement plans used for mortgage payments (see H.R. 5776), H2224 [10AP]
———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 6348), H5864 [23JN]
———exclude six months of earnings in 2009 from Federal income and payroll taxes (see H.R. 7339), H10975 [10DE]
———extend relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5031), H348 [17JA]
———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]
———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8578 [22SE]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H6577 [15JY]
———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see H.R. 3679), H6177 [26JN]
———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 a refundable credit against income tax to help individuals with high energy costs (see H.R. 6648), H7307 [29JY]
———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 6214), H7165 [24JY]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 636), H1889 [1AP]
———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H5730 [19JN]
———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H622 [6FE]
———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H2948 [30AP]
———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 7309), H10867 [9DE]
Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H7854 [8SE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H10845 [19NO]
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), H1539 [11MR]
Venezuela: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Res. 1049), H1702 [13MR]
Voting: encourage States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections (see H. Con. Res. 357), H4976 [4JN]
Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8277 [16SE]
Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building, Sparta, GA: designate (see H.R. 6956), H8476 [18SE]
Essays
Why I'm Proud To Be an American: Brooke Edwards, E269
Motions
Congress: adjournment, H1458 [11MR]
Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3193 [8MY]
Remarks
Animals: treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 2964), H5419, H5420, H5421 [17JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5051, H5052 [9JN], H5401 [12JN], H5553, H5557 [18JN], H6159 [26JN], H6181, H6216 [8JY]
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), H5169 [10JN]
Army: require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H4799 [22MY]
Beach Protection Act: prohibit use of funds for earmarks, H2203, H2204 [10AP]
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), H6157 [26JN]
Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 5540), motion to recommit, H5015 [5JN]
Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 2493), H6211 [8JY]
Columbus, GA: tribute to Calvary Christian School Celebrate America presentation, E268
———tribute to Stork Medical, LLC, and Community Blood Services (business) for partnership providing cord blood storage to Armed Forces members, E1076
Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7527 [30JY]
Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), H2833, H2834 [29AP]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H7636 [31JY]
———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H8391 [17SE]
Dallaire, Dawn: SBA Georgia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E659
Daniels, Matthew: National Alliance of African American Athletes Franklin D. Watkins Award recipient, E533
Democratic Party: evaluation of economic policies, H6180, H6186 [8JY]
———national agenda, H2413, H2415, H2418 [16AP], H8388 [17SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4799 [22MY]
Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), H5784 [20JN]
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), H6702 [17JY]
———create a program to inform Chesapeake Bay residents on the impact rising fuel prices have on their livelihoods and recreational opportunities, H5015 [5JN]
———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 6107), H6211 [8JY]
———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), H5398, H5400 [12JN], H6160 [26JN], H6459, H6463 [14JY], H6564, H6565 [15JY]
Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), H2833, H2834 [29AP]
E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building, Port Jervis, NY: designate (H.R. 3196), H1423 [10MR]
Economy: impact of subprime mortgage lending, H8389 [17SE]
———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10369 [29SE]
Federal agencies and departments: repeal requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels (H.R. 5656), H6211 [8JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2537), H2196, H2201, H2203, H2204 [10AP], H2413 [16AP]
Felix Sparks Post Office Building, Lakewood, CO: designate (H.R. 4240), H461 [28JA]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (H.R. 5741), H6181 [8JY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1405, H1406, H1407, H1408 [6MR]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (H.R. 3981), H6187 [8JY]
House of Representatives: legislative process, H6809, H6810, H6811, H6812, H6813, H6814 [22JY], H8114 [15SE], H8388, H8391, H8394 [17SE]
———legislative program, H6188 [8JY]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H6186 [8JY], H8388 [17SE]
Hunt, Davey: Heard County, GA, High School Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) Award recipient, E899
Journal: question of approval, H1541 [12MR]
Larry S. Pierce Post Office, Taft, CA: designate (S. 2110), H462, H463 [28JA]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (H. Res. 537), H1422 [10MR]
National Safety Month: designate (H. Res. 1225), H5068 [9JN]
Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), H2833, H2834 [29AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5051, H5052 [9JN], H5115 [10JN], H5553, H5558 [18JN], H5868 [24JN], H6181, H6186, H6211, H6216 [8JY], H6461 [14JY], H6566, H6567 [15JY], H6809 [22JY]
———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 6108), H6211 [8JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H1129 [27FE], H1545 [12MR], H2321 [15AP], H2627 [23AP], H3192, H3201 [8MY], H4960 [4JN], H5015 [5JN], H5421 [17JN], H5541 [18JN], H5609 [19JN], H6375 [10JY], H6628, H6647 [16JY], H7703 [31JY]
Pelosi, Speaker: express support for revealing of commonsense plan to lower gasoline prices, H5051 [9JN]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5787 [20JN]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2833 [29AP], H8393 [17SE]
———expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations, H5554 [18JN]
———expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (H.R. 2279), H6211 [8JY]
———gasoline price levels, H1796 [31MR], H2196, H2201, H2204 [10AP], H2269 [15AP], H2413, H2415, H2418 [16AP], H2454 [17AP], H2559, H2601 [23AP], H2663 [24AP], H2834 [29AP], H3113 [7MY], H5051, H5052, H5068 [9JN], H5399, H5402, H5403, H5404 [12JN], H5414, H5419 [17JN], H5552, H5553, H5555, H5556 [18JN], H5710 [19JN], H6087 [25JN], H6155, H6157, H6158, H6160, H6161 [26JN], H6181, H6188, H6189, H6211, H6214 [8JY], H6360 [10JY]
———impact of environmental regulations on refinery expansion and capacity, H6460 [14JY]
———increase refining capacity, H6459 [14JY]
———year-end profits of oil companies, H6465, H6466 [14JY]
Point of order, H2321 [15AP], H3193 [8MY]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H2936 [30AP], H5399 [12JN], H6157, H6158 [26JN], H6214 [8JY]
———national energy policy, H2196, H2201, H2204 [10AP], H2413, H2415 [16AP], H2454 [17AP], H2559 [23AP], H2663 [24AP], H2833, H2834 [29AP], H2936 [30AP], H3113 [7MY], H5051, H5052, H5068 [9JN], H5398, H5399, H5401, H5402, H5403, H5404 [12JN], H5414, H5419, H5420 [17JN], H5552, H5553, H5554, H5555, H5556, H5557, H5558 [18JN], H5710 [19JN], H5782, H5783, H5786, H5787 [20JN], H6087 [25JN], H6155, H6157, H6158, H6160, H6161 [26JN], H6181, H6186, H6188, H6211, H6212, H6214, H6215, H6216 [8JY], H6360 [10JY], H6459, H6460, H6461, H6463, H6469 [14JY], H6561, H6562, H6564, H6565, H6566, H6567 [15JY], H6809, H6810, H6811, H6812, H6813, H6814 [22JY], H7636 [31JY], H7792 [1AU], H7974 [10SE], H8393 [17SE]
———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, H6181 [8JY]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 1252), H5784 [20JN]
———provide for a standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (H.R. 2208), H6211 [8JY]
———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), H8114 [15SE], H8142 [16SE], H8388, H8389, H8391 [17SE]
———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (H.R. 3089), H6211 [8JY]
Public lands: oil and gas exploration on Federal lands, H5055, H5057 [9JN]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H8394 [17SE]
Riverside County, CA: designate certain lands as wilderness and certain river segments as wild and scenic, and adjust the boundaries of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (H.R. 3682), H5055 [9JN]
Sabinoso Wilderness Area: establish (H.R. 2632), H5051 [9JN]
SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2601 [23AP]
Silva, Carol: Harris County, GA, Citizen of the Year award recipient, E11
Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex, Lebanon, MO: designate (H.R. 4166), H1424 [10MR]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), H7084 [24JY]
———provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (H.R. 6578), allow consideration of motion to suspend House rules and consider (H. Res. 1367), H7076 [24JY]
Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), consideration (H. Res. 1339), H6590, H6592 [16JY]
———impact of designating portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System on proposed construction of a liquefied natural gas facility, H6590, H6592 [16JY]
Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, H6158 [26JN]
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10369 [29SE]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), motion to recommit, H1129 [27FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1810 [31MR], H1971 [2AP], H2147 [9AP], H2850 [29AP], H5326 [11JN], H5727 [19JN], H6007 [24JN], H6087 [25JN]
Tributes
Broussard, Michael, E1040
Brown, Frank D., E757
Cherry, Shayne, E1040
Edwards, Brooke, E269
Grunden, John, E1767
Hester, Elvis, E224
Konopka, Jacqueline, E338
Wojdakowski, Walter, E1817