BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6809 [15JN], H6924 [17JN], H7005 [18JN]

Appointments

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H4897 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

ACT, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 832), H11383 [14OC]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 3509), H9278 [31JY]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H10409 [30SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: clarify the low-income housing tax credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election (see H.R. 2995), H7144 [23JN]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H9397 [9SE]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4397 [1AP]

Armed Forces: encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H486 [22JA]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13355 [19NO]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9342 [8SE]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H9281 [31JY]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H5308 [6MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4397 [1AP]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H9492 [14SE]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5399 [7MY]

Brinker, Nancy Goodman: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 708), H11869 [27OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H6156 [3JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13355 [19NO]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7023 [18JN]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9550 [15SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H5664 [14MY]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H9282 [31JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3145 [10MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3145 [10MR]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 648), H13069 [17NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H5063 [30AP]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H14877 [14DE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4688 [22AP]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H4688 [22AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H9279 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6539 [10JN]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H195 [13JA]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H493 [23JA]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 1222), H2873 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H10457 [1OC]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H13386 [1DE]

———establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see H.R. 2239), H8960 [28JY]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3800), H11297 [13OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6076 [2JN]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2891), H10457 [1OC]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3528 [17MR]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H8185 [15JY]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H12142 [29OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4584 [21AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H4840 [27AP]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H12044 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3642 [18MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1159 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H3056 [5MR]

———designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, IA, as a national historic site (see H.R. 3378), H9055 [29JY]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3671), H10069 [29SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 3720), H10518 [6OC]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H2875 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5892 [20MY]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 1302), H7146 [23JN]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H2873 [26FE]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 292), H442 [21JA]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9492 [14SE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2836 [25FE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H2980 [4MR]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H8708 [23JY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H6415 [9JN]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13467 [2DE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H10070 [29SE]

Education: stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H12972 [7NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see H.R. 2446), H9730 [17SE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5400 [7MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H11713 [22OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5169 [5MY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H13267 [18NO]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 1332), H3053 [5MR]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H10070 [29SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6415 [9JN]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H9282 [31JY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H922 [3FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H3146 [10MR]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H6266 [4JN]

Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act: extend certain housing-related deadlines (see H.R. 4205), H13519 [3DE]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9282 [31JY]

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 2876), H6806 [15JN]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9443 [10SE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H12142 [29OC]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H13521 [3DE]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H8100 [14JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H11298 [13OC]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H5712 [18MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5892 [20MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5000 [29AP]

James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA: designate (see H.R. 887), H1043 [4FE]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5064 [30AP]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7250 [24JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (see H. Res. 828), H12045 [28OC]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H5485 [12MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H11740 [23OC]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H5169 [5MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H12141 [29OC]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H7706 [26JN]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3074), H7838 [8JY]

———enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1452), H6415 [9JN]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H5667 [14MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H11458 [15OC]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H3055 [5MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H12288 [3NO]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6267 [4JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H3144 [10MR]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6415 [9JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2836 [25FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7837 [8JY]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H486 [22JA]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6016 [21MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4581 [21AP]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H7147 [23JN]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H9276 [31JY]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5064 [30AP]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H13355 [19NO]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H2835 [25FE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]

Native Americans: compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian (see H.R. 3208), H11791 [26OC]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H37 [6JA]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H9278 [31JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13521 [3DE]

Nurses: improve training and workforce development, promote and facilitate academic-practice collaborations, and enhance recruitment and retention of home healthcare nurses (see H.R. 1928), H4521 [2AP]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9808 [22SE]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H2602 [23FE]

Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 946), H2926 [3MR]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4689 [22AP]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H6015 [21MY]

———support the repair of national transportation infrastructure, including bridges not located on a Federal-aid highway (see H. Res. 848), H11869 [27OC]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H13001 [16NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4582 [21AP]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4584 [21AP]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2836 [25FE]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9900 [23SE]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H6154 [3JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3402 [12MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H33 [6JA]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H2925 [3MR]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H493 [23JA]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4064 [26MR]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 312), H196 [13JA]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8810 [24JY]

———extend program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 3136), H7836 [8JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H6155 [3JN]

———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures and options and deposit the revenues from the tax into the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3379), H9055 [29JY]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13550 [7DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8100 [14JY]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H8495 [21JY]

———provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 3135), H7836 [8JY]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H4026 [25MR] (see H.R. 1806), H14743 [10DE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H5063 [30AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7447 [25JN]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H12588 [6NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H9442 [10SE]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H15503 [16DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 4154), H13467 [2DE]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H3338 [11MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9808 [22SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3055 [5MR]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9282 [31JY]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H5097 [4MY]

———incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 2782), H6414 [9JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6973 [17JN]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H2875 [26FE]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H11740 [23OC]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

University of Iowa: tribute to wrestling team (see H. Res. 368), H4840 [27AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

———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), H9550 [15SE] (see H.R. 333), H9442 [10SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 811), H9550 [15SE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H526 [26JA]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9808 [22SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H4735 [23AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H5892 [20MY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H2836 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9490 [14SE]

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9490 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans (see H.R. 2583), H6010 [21MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H3833 [24MR]

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H11790 [26OC]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: designate (see H.R. 3386), H9055 [29JY]

Medicare: provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 362), H158 [9JA]

Pipelines: provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 864), H1042 [4FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3080 [9MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (H.R. 1177), H6816 [16JN]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (H. Res. 739), H10102 [30SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, H14706 [10DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12421 [5NO]

Dept. of Justice: National Criminal History Improvement Program funding, H6924 [17JN]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1173 [11FE]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14706 [10DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases, H14746 [11DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12847 [7NO]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: designate (H.R. 3386), H9507 [15SE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, E46 [8JA]

James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA: designate (H.R. 887), H3120 [10MR]

Medicare: update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), H11796 [27OC]

Obama, President: Executive order to allow Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, H3080 [9MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7644 [26JN]

Public utilities: reform formula for distribution of emission allowances, H7644 [26JN]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7773 [8JY]

———ensure that loans may be used to purchase facilities and equipment that may have been left behind by closed manufacturing plants, H12079 [29OC]

———require district offices to establish marketing plan for rural businesses on financing and investment alternatives, designate a rural business outreach specialist, and host outreach seminars, H12103 [29OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6924 [17JN]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12079, H12103 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12079, H12103 [29OC]

Votes: position on missed, E948 [23AP], E1333 [8JN], E1857 [21JY]