McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7257, H7350 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5510, H5513 [13MY]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

———S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5549 [13MY]

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. 649), H485 [22JA]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H8873 [27JY]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12142 [29OC]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3402 [12MR]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4525 [2AP]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H13467 [2DE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9900 [23SE]

———require military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, and other uniform accouterments be produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 2856), H6743 [12JN]

———tribute to 139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard (see H. Res. 699), H11516 [20OC]

———use a time requirement for determining eligibility for the reimbursement of certain travel expenses (see H.R. 2621), H6011 [21MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5064 [30AP]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H1046 [4FE]

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

California: establish additional permanent and temporary Federal judgeships for the eastern district and provide an additional place of holding court in the eastern district (see H.R. 2961), H7084 [19JN]

———honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

———prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (see H.R. 3105), H9731 [17SE]

———tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H781 [28JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (see H. Con. Res. 101), H4581 [21AP]

———engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6416 [9JN]

Children and youth: promote the safe use of the Internet by students (see H.R. 780), H6619 [11JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3707 [19MR]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 126), H1044 [4FE]

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H12045 [28OC]

Congress: prohibit passage of further massive spending initiatives for bailout purposes (see H. Res. 199), H4735 [23AP]

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H6618 [11JN]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4525 [2AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H441 [21JA]

Courts: provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases upon request of a party (see H.R. 1306), H2979 [4MR]

Credit: preserve consumer choice and access to credit and enhance consumer disclosures (see H.R. 2327), H5398 [7MY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 2476), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of Defense: allow sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls (see H.R. 2193), H5712 [18MY]

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6904 [16JN]

———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), H6805 [15JN]

———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), H5713 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: extend authority to purchase guaranteed student loans (see H.R. 4103), H13265 [18NO]

———support District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H. Con. Res. 70), H3145 [10MR]

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]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit provision of assistance to any organization that has been indicted for a violation of a law relative to an election for Federal or State office (see H.R. 2715), H6263 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13521 [3DE]

Dept. of Labor: withdraw notice of proposed rulemaking seeking to rescind Form LM-2 requiring financial disclosure by labor unions (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5401 [7MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4063 [26MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 3), H196 [13JA]

———permit immediate repayment of direct capital investments received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2009), H5892 [20MY]

———pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (see H.R. 1577), H3706 [19MR]

———rescind unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 3140), H8873 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H6619 [11JN]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H11581 [21OC]

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

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H11384 [14OC]

———provide low-income parents with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in high quality schools (see H.R. 2556), H6009 [21MY]

Employment: reform and strengthen the workforce investment system (see H.R. 4271), H14743 [10DE]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H12045 [28OC]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H1159 [10FE]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 319), H4689 [22AP] (see H. Res. 581), H7446 [25JN]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (see H.R. 933), H1156 [10FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H4250 [31MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 50), H5399 [7MY]

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]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H4584 [21AP]

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8357 [17JY]

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), H6619 [11JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8960 [28JY]

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), H9548 [15SE]

Health: ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage (see H. Res. 796), H11112 [7OC]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H13386 [1DE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H3703 [19MR]

———technical corrections (see H.R. 1777), H4128 [30MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11299 [13OC]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11582 [21OC]

House Rules: provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H12045 [28OC]

———require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 874), H12044 [28OC]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H5486 [12MY]

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

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen child born abroad and the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4350), H15499 [16DE]

Intelligence services: tribute to members of the U.S. intelligence community whose efforts have protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years (see H. Res. 497), H6075 [2JN]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H5307 [6MY]

Investments: help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (see H.R. 2021), H4685 [22AP]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7086 [19JN]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H14446 [9DE]

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]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6306 [8JN]

Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3642 [18MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn hostile rhetoric and activities towards the Republic of Korea and engage in mutual dialogue to enhance inter-Korean relations (see H. Res. 309), H4689 [22AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H10460 [2OC]

———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border (see H.R. 2083), H5308 [6MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5668 [14MY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

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]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 1981), H5401 [7MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6744 [12JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2750), H6305 [8JN] (see H.R. 2796), H6537 [10JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Assessment Governing Board: anniversary (see H. Res. 222), H3104 [9MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 382), H5062 [30AP]

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

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4689 [22AP]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

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

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 1176), H2834 [25FE]

———permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees (see H.R. 2732), H6264 [4JN]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H11791 [26OC]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13355 [19NO]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1395), H3104 [9MR]

Navy: tribute to official U.S. naval history museums (see H. Res. 984), H15502 [16DE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11869 [27OC]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H3706 [19MR]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4130 [30MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

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

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H1043 [4FE]

Power resources: 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 Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3348), H10520 [6OC]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H7023 [18JN]

Reagan, Ronald; tribute (see H. Res. 54), H923 [3FE]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9342 [8SE]

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 1026), H1518 [12FE]

———prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2458), H5711 [18MY]

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

Senate: require special elections to fill vacant seats (see H.R. 899), H1159 [10FE]

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), H6011 [21MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

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), H3078 [6MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2875 [26FE]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6416 [9JN]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9999 [25SE]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H11516 [20OC]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H3402 [12MR]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H1045 [4FE]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H1159 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H13002 [16NO]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H11790 [26OC]

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

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), H12198 [2NO]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H3706 [19MR]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H9492 [14SE]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H1160 [10FE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4999 [29AP]

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

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 2393), H5793 [19MY]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see H.R. 3274), H9491 [14SE]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H5000 [29AP]

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

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 2026), H4685 [22AP]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Year of the Safe Child: designate (see H. Res. 376), H9057 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13353 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see H.R. 4332), H15498 [16DE]

Education: repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary programs for disadvantaged or disabled students (see H.R. 2274), H5306 [6MY]

Flag—U.S.: permit Medal of Honor recipients to properly display the flag on the recipient's property (see H. Res. 952), H13628 (see H. Res. 952), H14372 [8DE]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H5790 [19MY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11140 [8OC]

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 (S. 181), H554 [27JA]

Remarks

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3976 [25MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8437 [21JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E405 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6852 [16JN]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12491 [6NO]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, H11128 [8OC]

———tribute, H7382 [25JN]

Army: require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H7341 [25JN]

Budget: deficit, H5501, H5519 [13MY]

California: designate certain land as wilderness, H3976 [25MR]

———honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (H. Res. 724), H9378 [9SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H127, H132 [9JA]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3546, H3591, H3592, H3593 [18MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), Senate amendments, H4182, H4184 [31MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: cap funding at current levels, H3593 [18MR]

———establish Volunteer Generation Fund, H3592 [18MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H10479 [6OC], H11128 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow use of lightweight torpedo procurement funds to convert two commercial ferries for military use as intratheater lift platforms, H7362 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7237, H7245 [24JN], H7338, H7340, H7341, H7351, H7353, H7357, H7362, H7366, H7367, H7368, H7369, H7380, H7381, H7382 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11128 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1533 [23JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to instruct conferees, H10479 [6OC]

———decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9982 [25SE]

———embark military personnel on U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargo in areas of high risk of piracy, H7366 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2016 [27JY]

———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7353 [25JN]

———report on certain non-disclosure agreements signed by Dept. of Defense employees, H7357 [25JN]

———require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces, H7367, H7368 [25JN]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan, H7338, H7340 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: clarify that sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber is not prohibited for use for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5513 [13MY]

———encourage educational agencies receiving green schools technology project funding to educate students on project's function and environmental benefits, H5514 [13MY]

———establish Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools, H5512 [13MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5501, H5505, H5510, H5512, H5513, H5514, H5516, H5517, H5519, H5520, H5521 [13MY]

———permit local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities to construct greenhouses or gardens, or plant trees, H5519, H5520 [13MY]

———prohibit grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation to schools not in compliance with certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act provisions, H5510 [13MY]

———promote opportunities for individuals enrolled in Job Corps to gain employment experience on construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5516 [13MY]

———provide charter schools equitable access to grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5510 [13MY]

———Reading First program funding, H2896, H2897 [3MR]

———reserve a certain portion of school modernization funds for grants to local educational agencies serving areas that are economically distressed or recovering from a natural disaster, H5516 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 911), H1632, H1633 [23FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1525 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1557 [24JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7973 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1649 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1919 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3976 [25MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1952 [24JY]

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 (H.R. 11), H115, H117, H121 [9JA]

———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 (S. 181), H547, H552 [27JA]

———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 (S. 181), motion to commit, H554 [27JA]

Education: revise maximum educational award formula used to calculate veterans educational benefits received for participating in national service programs, H3591 [18MR]

———student loan programs, H9602 [16SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I funding, H5501 [13MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1773 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H7381 [25JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1789 [15JY]

Foss, Kyle: Eagle Scout Award, Venturing Silver Medal, and Venturing Ranger Award recipient, E3028 [17DE]

GAO: study projects funded by local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, and geographic distribution of and access by demographic groups to green schools, H5520, H5521 [13MY]

Hawken, Michael: Eagle Scout Award, Venturing Silver Medal, and Venturing Ranger Award recipient, E3028 [17DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8891 [28JY], H11822 [27OC], E2039 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12223 [3NO], H12553 [6NO], H12870 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9602 [16SE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 1777), H4099 [30MR]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H547 [27JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H5501 [13MY]

Overseas Voting Advisory Board: establish, H7369 [25JN]

Read Across America Day: designate (H. Res. 146), H2896, H2897 [3MR]

Schools: environmentally friendly recreational structures, equipment, and physical education facilities installation funding, H5519 [13MY]

———reduce the incidence and effect of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children, H5517 [13MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1406 [15JN]

21st Century Green High-Performing School Facilities Act: prohibit use of funds for earmarks, H5514 [13MY]

Unemployment: rates, H8437 [21JY]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (H. Res. 77), H2895 [3MR]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (H. Res. 153), H2898 [3MR]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees, H7973 [10JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3362 [12MR]

———impact of requiring State water pollution control funded projects to comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H3362 [12MR]

Tributes

McHugh, Representative, H7351 [25JN]

McHugh, Sec. of the Army, H12040 [28OC]