LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8641 [23JY]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2901 [3MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H10042 [29SE]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13573 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H2925 [3MR]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H10458 [1OC]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H7948 [9JY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6076 [2JN]

Architect of the Capitol: provide for appointment by House and Senate leaderships and the chairs and ranking members of congressional committees with jurisdiction (see H.R. 2185), H5060 [30AP] (see H.R. 2843), H6742 [12JN]

Armed Forces: ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience (see H.R. 268), H8410 [20JY]

———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), H13267 [18NO]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H5097 [4MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H3706 [19MR]

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

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H922 [3FE]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H2926 [3MR]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H6415 [9JN]

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

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H1608 [13FE]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H3078 [6MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6539 [10JN]

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

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8810 [24JY]

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

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

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H13002 [16NO]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: clarify applicability of certain provisions (see H.R. 1815), H9342 [8SE]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see H.R. 560), H10070 [29SE]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (see H. Con. Res. 212), H12971 [7NO]

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: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H1520 [12FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained by the U.S. at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, KS (see H.R. 148), H1045 [4FE]

———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]

———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), H5582 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H11516 [20OC]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning Network (see H.R. 3340), H8809 [24JY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4130 [30MR]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5063 [30AP]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H9443 [10SE]

———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), H13355 [19NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7947 [9JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H2875 [26FE]

Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H4521 [2AP]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9342 [8SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4524 [2AP]

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), H163 [9JA]

———permit immediate repayment of direct capital investments received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2009), H5063 [30AP]

———repeal effective date on limiting bonuses to executives of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1582), H3640 [18MR]

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), H11173 [9OC]

———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), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5168 [5MY]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 1302), H6076 [2JN]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans (see H.R. 2583), H6010 [21MY]

———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), H10408 [30SE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H9491 [14SE]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H6619 [11JN]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H6015 [21MY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H5892 [20MY]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H7085 [19JN]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H4064 [26MR]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H3338 [11MR]

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

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3056 [5MR]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2366), H10457 [1OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H382 [15JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services (see H.R. 1710), H5667 [14MY]

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), H9899 [23SE]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H9397 [9SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H11111 [7OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H11714 [22OC]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H2981 [4MR]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H196 [13JA]

———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H9738 [21SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H7837 [8JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H5793 [19MY]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H6014 [21MY]

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H9671 [16SE]

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), H4583 [21AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6972 [17JN]

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), H9671 [16SE]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H8185 [15JY]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H9899 [23SE]

Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H5097 [4MY]

———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3700), H11714 [22OC]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H7146 [23JN]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H11869 [27OC]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6266 [4JN]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H5892 [20MY]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H9443 [10SE]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H8810 [24JY]

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H12045 [28OC]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H8303 [16JY]

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

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H5892 [20MY]

Honduras: support people, condemn illegal attempt to alter Constitution of Honduras, and seek peaceful resolution on election referendum (see H. Res. 619), H8496 [21JY]

House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (see H. Res. 689), H9056 [29JY]

———provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11457 [15OC]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9443 [10SE]

Housing: mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud (see H.R. 1295), H3056 [5MR]

Immigration: eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H6015 [21MY]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H9207 [30JY]

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), H5712 [18MY]

Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 2518), H5890 [20MY]

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), H4064 [26MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

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), H10521 [6OC]

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

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

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

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

———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), H9207 [30JY]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2258), H9281 [31JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6416 [9JN]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H8708 [23JY]

———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4915 [28AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

———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), H3105 [9MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H8025 [13JY]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H6014 [21MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H5097 [4MY]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1693), H5485 [12MY]

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H7023 [18JN]

———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), H6155 [3JN]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1045 [4FE]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H5063 [30AP]

———make temporary improvements to the inpatient payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals (see H.R. 3422), H9205 [30JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H5712 [18MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5063 [30AP]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H7249 [24JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H6076 [2JN]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H5097 [4MY]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H5400 [7MY]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H7838 [8JY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H12142 [29OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see H.R. 2525), H6973 [17JN]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1636), H3836 [24MR]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H7023 [18JN]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H7023 [18JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6415 [9JN]

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

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6307 [8JN]

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

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

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4841 [27AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9671 [16SE]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H8303 [16JY]

Pipelines: provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 864), H1042 [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), H1248 [11FE]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5000 [29AP]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H8009 [10JY]

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]

Senior citizens: expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see H.R. 468), H7085 [19JN]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H3706 [19MR]

———support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6077 [2JN]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H9730 [17SE]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 951), H14744 [10DE]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H6619 [11JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H6619 [11JN]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7947 [9JY]

———allow deduction for personal safety clothing for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 343), H8356 [17JY]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H5169 [5MY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5097 [4MY]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2801), H9900 [23SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3402 [12MR]

———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 1279), H2924 [3MR]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 664), H6619 [11JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9999 [25SE]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 4070), H13355 [19NO]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H9899 [23SE]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H9442 [10SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4584 [21AP]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H3055 [5MR]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1792), H9899 [23SE]

———provide special rules for charitable contributions of alternative energy property for educational purposes (see H.R. 1249), H2886 [2MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H921 [3FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8586 [22JY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H3438 [16MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H3438 [16MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H1246 [11FE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12198 [2NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6307 [8JN]

Television: provide additional coupons for digital-to-analog converter box program and expedite delivery of coupons under such program (see H.R. 661), H1045 [4FE]

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]

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), H11581 [21OC]

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), H6307 [8JN]

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

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 108), H5892 [20MY]

———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), H4999 [29AP]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 2393), H6307 [8JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: prohibit transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in Midwestern States (see H.R. 4120), H13351 [19NO]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans enrolled in the health system the option of receiving covered health services through non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2405), H5663 [14MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3067), H7703 [26JN]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H3399 [12MR]

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

Motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8674, H8679 [23JY], H13556 [8DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10535 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1677 [8JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7633 [26JN], H8901 [28JY]

Amtrak: prohibit funding for free alcohol incentive program, H8647 [23JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H8595, H8596, H8639 [23JY]

———making continuing, H9975 [25SE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E472 [26FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E349 [25FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14455, H14456, H14462, H14463, H14474, H14475, H14476 [10DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H562 [27JA], H712, H717 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1558 [13FE], H8901 [28JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H1091 [10FE]

Axness, Jennifer: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E181 [3FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (H. Res. 739), H10103 [30SE]

Budget: deficit, H562 [27JA]

Chiou, Lawrence: tribute to participation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Center for Excellence in Education Research Science Institute, E1337 [8JN]

Conway, Gretchen: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E181 [3FE]

Dennis, Kelsey: Library of Congress Letters About Literature competition winner, E2103 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E15351 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2113 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1540 [23JN]

Dept. of HUD: pre-home purchase counseling funding, H8643 [23JY]

———prohibit funding for the public housing community service requirement, H8651 [23JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veteran's preference in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly built on a Dept. of Veterans Affairs campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H8650 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), motion to instruct conferees, H11756, H11759 [26OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for Doyle Drive Replacement project in San Francisco, CA, H8662 [23JY]

———reduce high-speed and intercity passenger rail funding and strike transfer authority for National Infrastructure Bank, H8641, H8642 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1977 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8680 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8614, H8639, H8641, H8642, H8643, H8647, H8650, H8651, H8662 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, H14462, H14463, H14474, H14475, H14476 [10DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration (H. Res. 669), H8595, H8596 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 961), H14455, H14456 [10DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E2112 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), motion to instruct conferees, H13556, H13557 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), motion to recommit, H8680 [23JY]

———prohibit attachment of extraneous provisions to appropriations legislation and require conference report be available in electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H13556, H13557 [8DE], H14455, H14456 [10DE]

Dykstra, Shannon: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E183 [3FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1757 [14JY], E2679 [2NO]

EPA: prohibit implementation of rule requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems, H11756, H11759 [26OC]

Fitzgerald, Julie: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E184 [3FE]

Fox, Elizabeth: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E185 [3FE]

Grabau, James: Master Builders of Iowa (organization) Build Iowa Award recipient, E1037 [30AP]

Greenbowe, Thomas: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Iowa Professor of the Year Award recipient, E186 [3FE]

Hancock County, IA: anniversary of Hancock County Conservation Board, E1319 [4JN]

Harms, Dean: Ames (IA) Tribune Unsung Hero award recipient, E2307 [17SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11821 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12231 [3NO], H12887 [7NO]

Highway Trust Fund: funding through reductions in high-speed rail funding, H8595, H8614 [23JY], H9021 [29JY]

———restore sums (H.R. 3357), H9021 [29JY]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8595, H8596 [23JY]

Iowa State University: anniversary of Office of Biotechnology, E1036 [30AP]

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

Jeske, Travis: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E836 [1AP]

Jones, Kyle: Agriculture Retailers Association Ag-Chem Operator of the Year award recipient, E298 [23FE]

Karber, Steven and Julie: Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award recipient, E2938 [10DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), conference report, H9975 [25SE]

Lorentzen, Elizabeth: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E186 [3FE]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H11821 [27OC]

Moffitt, Christopher H.: Time (publication) Dealer of the Year Award recipient, E1323 [4JN]

Mongin, Judith: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E242 [11FE]

Muse, Phyllis: Boone County, IA, Hospital Brown Award recipient, E295 [23FE]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 338), H5117 [5MY]

Osage, IA: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 278, E2106 [31JY]

Parsons, Jennifer: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E243 [11FE]

Patterson, Jerry: Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee, E665 [12MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7633 [26JN], H8901 [28JY]

Presley, Beryl: WOI-TV (Des Moines, IA) My Favorite Teacher Award recipient, E1150 [14MY]

Remsburg, Dawn: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E241 [11FE]

Renze, Tom: Dr. Carmen P. Sosa Leadership Award recipient, E1038 [30AP]

Ringlee, Steve: Ames (IA) Tribune Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2305 [17SE]

Rustan, Douglas A.: Bronze Star recipient, E1321 [4JN]

Schmitt, Ken: Farmers National Co., Farm Manager of the Year award recipient, E299 [23FE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H249 [14JA]

Stakey, Jessica: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E300 [23FE]

Storhoff, Brigit: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E239 [11FE]

Swenson, Ann: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certification recipient, E179 [3FE]

Torkzadeh, Nadia: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Iowa, E300 [23FE]

Transportation: prohibit use of Federal funds to replace existing funds designated for State transportation projects, H717 [28JA]

———reduce time period for State and local governments to obligate highway, transit, rail, and aviation funds received from supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H712 [28JA]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 348), H5120 [5MY]

Wilcox, Dennis: Iowa Newspaper Association Master Editor and Publisher award recipient, E647 [12MR]

Young, Bradley: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E843 [1AP]

Young, Brady: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E835 [1AP]

Zimmerman, Amanda: Iowa Miss Basketball award recipient, E1149 [14MY]

Tributes

Bravard, Elisabeth, E297 [23FE]

Chizek, Donnie D., E2109 [31JY]

Danilson, Andrey, E1320 [4JN]

Frana, Sarah R., E2691 [3NO]

Frisbie, Joseph C., E296 [23FE]

Gilliland, Pat, E299 [23FE]

Goodhue, Lucile, E2169 [31JY]

Habhab, Albert, E1151 [14MY]

Haman, Cheryl, E2304 [17SE]

Haman, Ed, E2303 [17SE]

Johnson, Louise, E2939 [10DE]

Kline, Elaine, E1152 [14MY]

Lampe, Rick, E2967 [11DE]

Lynch, TereseAnn, E2927 [10DE]

Novak, Ryan, E2107 [31JY]

Peterson, Carol, E300 [23FE]

Purvis, Jesse, E650 [12MR]

Read, Jack, E2304 [17SE]

Redlin, Joetta, E296 [23FE]

Tucker, Ruth L., E2142 [31JY]

Wolt, Kathryn, E2692 [3NO]

Zirkelbach, Mark, E180 [3FE]