REHBERG, DENNY (a Representative from Montana)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, H9970 [25SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H9282 [31JY]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage (see H.R. 3789), H11297 [13OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H8009 [10JY]

———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), H9807 [22SE]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9807 [22SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3438 [16MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H6620 [11JN]

———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), H2836 [25FE]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see H.R. 744), H3438 [16MR]

———tribute to 139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard (see H. Res. 699), H12457 [5NO]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see H. Res. 398), H9999 [25SE]

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

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H3640 [18MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H3055 [5MR]

Children and youth: promote the safe use of the Internet by students (see H.R. 780), H6807 [15JN]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 392), H160 [9JA]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13387 [1DE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6267 [4JN]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H6539 [10JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to provide covered institutions loans for conversion to use of biomass for energy generation (see H.R. 2170), H9807 [22SE]

———provide loans to support conversion of energy generation or heating and cooling systems to use of renewable biomass and installation of necessary equipment (see H.R. 4227), H14827 [11DE]

Dept. of Defense: prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2875), H7086 [19JN]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5486 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H12288 [3NO]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H13521 [3DE]

Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 4020), H15504 [16DE]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H6415 [9JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H8100 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H8100 [14JY]

Dept. of State: require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure and determine the best means to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 490), H5667 [14MY]

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. 49), H6744 [12JN]

———grant economy-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts with timber purchasers (see H.R. 3759), H11165 [8OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3145 [10MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8356 [17JY]

———conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 942), H4397 [1AP]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H7947 [9JY]

———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), H6266 [4JN]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

Education: award grants to States to establish high-quality preschool programs in rural areas (see H.R. 1755), H4062 [26MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H4525 [2AP]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1054), H4064 [26MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2603 [23FE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H15503 [16DE]

Executive Office of the President: provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H9808 [22SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5485 [12MY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3765), H11165 [8OC]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H11111 [7OC]

FEMA: extend the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (see H.R. 1819), H7837 [8JY] (see H.R. 3348), H9342 [8SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H2886 [2MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H8100 [14JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H8101 [14JY]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8356 [17JY]

Forests: expand areas of Federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted and add protection of infrastructure in rural communities (see H.R. 4233), H14877 [14DE]

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), H2872 [26FE]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9731 [17SE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H4130 [30MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H8009 [10JY]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H9492 [14SE]

House Rules: require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H13520 [3DE]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H4064 [26MR]

———recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11168 [8OC]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H8100 [14JY]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H5664 [14MY]

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6415 [9JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H15503 [16DE]

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), H4688 [22AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H4579 [21AP] (see H.R. 2194), H6015 [21MY]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations (see H. Res. 557), H7447 [25JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8708 [23JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7947 [9JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2603 [23FE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 616), H7948 [9JY]

Medicaid: establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (see H.R. 3141), H8495 [21JY]

Medicare: ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H4688 [22AP]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H3402 [12MR]

———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), H6415 [9JN]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H6807 [15JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H13466 [2DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H10457 [1OC]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5062 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6620 [11JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4689 [22AP]

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 Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8026 [13JY]

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

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 893), H12456 [5NO]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H6266 [4JN]

NRC: establish an expedited schedule for the issuance of a Combined Construction and Operating License for nuclear reactors that meet certain conditions (see H.R. 3448), H9275 [31JY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H5000 [29AP]

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

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]

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), H1520 [12FE]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H6015 [21MY]

———establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1431), H5400 [7MY]

———increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H6742 [12JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2300), H5397 [7MY] (see H.R. 2828), H6617 [11JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2300), H6745 [12JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7947 [9JY]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H7145 [23JN]

Senior citizens: support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7024 [18JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6267 [4JN]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H5667 [14MY]

Tariff: nylon woolpacks used to package wool (see H.R. 4087), H13068 [17NO]

Taxation: accelerate locomotive fuel savings and provide incentives for owners to replace high-polluting models with newly-built or newly-remanufactured fuel-efficient and less-polluting models (see H.R. 3947), H12043 [28OC]

———allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses in rural and small town areas (see H.R. 3627), H13069 [17NO]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H10409 [30SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4734 [23AP]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H11713 [22OC]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4584 [21AP]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H10070 [29SE]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H13467 [2DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4734 [23AP]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H11790 [26OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H14743 [10DE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4063 [26MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H3749 [23MR]

———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), H12198 [2NO]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H780 [28JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H12197 [2NO]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12365 [4NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4525 [2AP]

Tisdale, Wayman L.: tribute (see H. Res. 469), H6156 [3JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see H.R. 2563), H10408 [30SE]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12142 [29OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H5667 [14MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H11868 [27OC]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H12141 [29OC]

Veterans: improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H12972 [7NO]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

Washington (State): anniversary of Pig War crisis on San Juan Island (see H. Res. 652), H8302 [16JY]

———honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9207 [30JY]

Wichita State University: tribute to men's and women's bowling teams (see H. Res. 455), H9443 [10SE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5792 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 2126), H4839 [27AP]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H4731 [23AP]

Coins: authorize production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals (see H.R. 3405), H9205 [30JY]

Committee on Indian Affairs (House): establish (see H. Res. 48), H163 [9JA]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt all-terrain vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1510), H3436 [16MR]

———exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H3640 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 439), H161 [9JA]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 1354), H3054 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that area (see H.R. 1114), H2601 [23FE]

———provide a housing stipend under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing education programs through distance learning (see H.R. 3661), H10069 [29SE]

Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System: authorize construction (see H.R. 4119), H13351 [19NO]

Firearms: oppose creation of a national database tracking firearm owners or firearm purchases (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3401 [12MR]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: extend appropriations authorization (see H.R. 3143), H7945 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit inclusion of brucella abortus in certain lists of dangerous biological agents and toxins (see H.R. 4215), H13550 [7DE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3046), H7445 [25JN]

Law enforcement: grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see H.R. 441), H161 [9JA]

Mining and mineral resources: repeal reduction of mineral leasing revenues paid to certain Western States (see H.R. 1115), H2601 [23FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H161 [9JA]

Native Americans: authorize Crow Tribe of Indians water rights settlement (see H.R. 845), H1041 [4FE] (see H.R. 3563), H9548 [15SE]

———extend Federal relationship with Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 3120), H7740 [7JY]

Power resources: promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (see H.R. 1111), H2601 [23FE]

Privacy: eliminate requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses (see H.R. 1865), H4518 [2AP]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses (see H.R. 440), H161 [9JA]

Taxation: increase incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property (see H.R. 1112), H2601 [23FE]

———provide a certain recovery period for property used in the transmission or distribution of electricity for sale (see H.R. 1113), H2601 [23FE]

———provide a partial exclusion of interest from gross income, increase retirement plan contribution limitations, and temporarily suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain defined contribution plans (see H.R. 3903), H11711 [22OC]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2135), H4914 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9809 [23SE], H14375 [9DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1666 [8JY], E2598 [21OC]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5897 [21MY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on economy, H8884 [28JY]

———impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8424 [21JY], H13011 [17NO]

———prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds, H9809 [23SE]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage (S. 1638), H11388 [15OC]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E511 [2MR], E639 [11MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H630 [28JA]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (H.R. 1587), H3643 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1527 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2212 [9SE]

Dept. of HHS: improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (H.R. 439), H5173 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1520 [23JN]

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 (H.R. 980), H4846 [28AP]

———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (H.R. 1354), H3111 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1594 [26JN], E2841 [1DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent fraud under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program, H5410 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide a housing stipend under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing education programs through distance learning (H.R. 3661), H10436 [1OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1698 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1984 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E2012 [27JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E2249 [14SE], E2597 [21OC]

Fawns, Pamela: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Montana, E829 [31MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E2213 [9SE]

Firearms: implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (H.R. 45), H2985 [5MR], E756 [24MR]

Forest Service: prohibit wildland fire management stimulus funding for the District of Columbia, H10525 [7OC]

Government: Recovery.gov website redesign funding, H8032 [14JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9498 [15SE], H11802 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12226 [3NO]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H1048 [9FE]

House Rules: require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (H. Res. 949), H14377 [9DE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (H.R. 442), H880 [3FE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H5897 [21MY]

———promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (H.R. 1111), H3758 [24MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1443 [17JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H201 [14JA]

Valentine, Cheyne: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Montana, E829 [31MR]

Votes: position on missed, E2864 [2DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H12362 [4NO], H12453 [5NO]

Statements

Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act: several individuals, E756 [24MR]

Tributes

Davison, Russ, E1603 [26JN]

Deppe, Thomas F., E1497 [18JN]