YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, H6551 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Age Never Slowed This Athlete, Love for Senior Softball and Kids and Kubs Was Intense, Ron Matus, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E200 [4FE]

Bob Barker Asks Cherokees To End North Carolina Bear Pit Attractions, Canadian Press (news service), E2092 [31JY]

Boisterous and Fitting Farewell, Thomas C. Tobin and Donna Winchester, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E37 [7JA]

Egmont Key, Florida, Lighthousefriends.com (Internet site), E105 [15JA]

500 Environmental Gems, Mariana Minaya, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E111 [21JA]

Gene Shinn Wins Preeminent SEPM Twenhofel Medal, Barbara Lidz, Sound Waves (publication), E139 [26JA]

Inquiries Focus on Subcommittee Ties, S7970 [23JY]

Largo Officer Was Tough Man With Soft Heart, Stephanie Hayes, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E561 [5MR]

Lighting the Way—The Egmont Key Lighthouse, Richard Johnson, Tampa Bay Soundings (Internet site), E105 [15JA]

Longtime Builder `Sketched Out Gulfport', Andrew Meacham, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E1709 [9JY]

Our Common History—Tampa Bay and It's Times, Paul Tash, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E149 [27JA]

Pinellas Woman a Rhodes Scholar, Rita Farlow, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E121 [22JA]

Preservation Requires Volunteers, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E111 [21JA]

Times Wins 2 Pulitzers, Stephen Nohlgren, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E950 [23AP]

Tough, Friendly Advocate, Jon East, St. Petersburg (FL) Times, E37 [7JA]

USGS Collaborator Wins Prestigious SEPM Shepard Medal, Barbara Lidz, Sound Waves (publication), E139 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 3193), H8810 [24JY]

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

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

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9492 [14SE]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H5096 [4MY]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H11868 [27OC]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]

———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H9057 [29JY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

Armed Forces: commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———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]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6077 [2JN]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11167 [8OC]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H1520 [12FE]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H3105 [9MR]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H5000 [29AP]

———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), H1045 [4FE]

Army: expand the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative in order to improve the quality of life and living environments for single soldiers (see H.R. 1223), H4064 [26MR]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H9282 [31JY]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5793 [19MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H781 [28JA]

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]

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America (see H.R. 2577), H11167 [8OC]

Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building, White Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 3667), H11582 [21OC]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8873 [27JY]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H5097 [4MY]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H5097 [4MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H12588 [6NO]

———study population of South Atlantic red snapper fishery and limit departmental authority to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in South Atlantic red snapper fishery (see H.R. 3307), H11167 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H4525 [2AP]

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H8960 [28JY]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H3078 [6MR]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H1080 [9FE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Florida, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Florida (see H.R. 1073), H1605 [13FE]

———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), H5397 [7MY]

———support the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean for Life Program, including covering the cost of participants (see H.R. 3294), H8585 [22JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H5486 [12MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H3402 [12MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H6539 [10JN]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H3706 [19MR]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program and returm all unobligated funds to reduce the deficit (see H.R. 4157), H13521 [3DE]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 2119), H8810 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H13386 [1DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8873 [27JY]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H9999 [25SE]

———provide for entitlement under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses (see H.R. 3948), H12288 [3NO]

———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), H8809 [24JY]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H3105 [9MR]

Disasters: create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 998), H4027 [25MR]

Diseases: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H8809 [24JY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H1605 [13FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4525 [2AP]

———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1707), H4025 [25MR]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H8810 [24JY]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9281 [31JY]

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H443 [21JA]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building, Pompano Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 1271), H4583 [21AP]

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

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), H9671 [16SE]

———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 Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H6620 [11JN]

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), H5668 [14MY]

FCC: 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), H12288 [3NO]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 420), H5893 [20MY]

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

Florida Keys Scenic Highway: Dept. of Transportation All-American Road designee (see H. Res. 917), H13266 [18NO]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H7251 [24JN]

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), H6155 [3JN]

FTC: revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 116), H2836 [25FE]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5713 [18MY]

Germany: anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 207), H12288 [3NO]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6538 [10JN]

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: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5484 [12MY]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H1607 [13FE]

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

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H3641 [18MR]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H4027 [25MR]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H4733 [23AP]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11515 [20OC]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H10458 [1OC]

Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H3402 [12MR]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 2571), H6009 [21MY]

Investments: permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H2836 [25FE]

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), H9056 [29JY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8810 [24JY]

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), H13467 [2DE]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (see H. Res. 430), H5793 [19MY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H8873 [27JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 124), H9899 [23SE]

Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building, Port Charlotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 2470), H5712 [18MY]

Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 722), H602 [27JA]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H6807 [15JN]

———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), H3706 [19MR]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H6266 [4JN]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13550 [7DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6307 [8JN]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6807 [15JN] (see H.R. 2750), H6305 [8JN] (see H.R. 2796), H6537 [10JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 263), H12588 [6NO]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4689 [22AP]

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H5097 [4MY]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5062 [30AP]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H1159 [10FE]

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

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12198 [2NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9962 [24SE]

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

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H13355 [19NO]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

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

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H11168 [8OC]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H4251 [31MR]

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

Pensacola, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 166), H1520 [12FE]

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), H2632 [24FE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2836 [25FE]

Project HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 666), H11168 [8OC]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8586 [22JY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 756), H9900 [23SE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H922 [3FE]

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

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H5400 [7MY]

Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office, Dade City, FL: designate (see H.R. 1516), H3437 [16MR]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (see H.R. 2913), H8873 [27JY]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

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

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H12457 [5NO]

St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 480), H195 [13JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 237), H6538 [10JN]

———allow an increased work opportunity credit for recent veterans (see H.R. 620), H1045 [4FE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3706 [19MR]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H8809 [24JY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3078 [6MR]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H6016 [21MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H196 [13JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H11458 [15OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8185 [15JY]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H33 [6JA]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12289 [3NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H4251 [31MR]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6539 [10JN]

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

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H9206 [30JY]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 58), H195 [13JA]

Veterans: 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), H1159 [10FE]

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

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

Chronologies

Dept. of Defense aircraft history, H9080 [30JY]

Obituaries

Caldwell, Robert W., Jr., E1710 [9JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1640 [7JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7659 [26JN]

Appropriations: legislative process, H8981 [29JY]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E703 [18MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H631 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5617 [14MY]

———prohibit funding for earmarks to for-profit entities, H9117 [30JY]

Baker, Rick: Governing (publication) Public Official of the Year award recipient, E54 [9JA]

Bay Pines, FL: Bay Pines Hospital recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Trophy for Performance Excellence Award, E2645 [28OC]

———Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award, E68 [13JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1592 [26JN]

———ensure contracts are competitively awarded, H9086 [30JY]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, H9031, H9034 [29JY], H9080, H9082 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9031, H9034 [29JY], H9080, H9082, H9083, H9086, H9089, H9117 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8981 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2068 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15414 [16DE]

———prohibit funding for Gulf Range Mobile Instrumentation Capability project, H9089 [30JY]

———prohibit funding for Reduced Manning Situational Awareness program, H9086 [30JY]

———report to Congress on use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, H9083 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1467 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1560 [24JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7969 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1687 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1928 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1879 [22JY]

Dunedin, FL: anniversary of San Jose Elementary School, E234 [10FE]

———Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs Communities for a Lifetime Award recipient, E2213 [9SE]

———Florida League of Cities City of Excellence award recipient, E239 [11FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1748 [14JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1729 [13JY]

Florida Blood Services (organization): observance of National Blood Donor Month, E162 [28JA]

Gold Star Mothers Day: observance, E2536 [14OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12837 [7NO]

Hine, Albert C.: Society for Sedimentary Geology Francis P. Shepard Medal for Marine Geology recipient, E138 [26JA]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8981 [29JY]

Indian Shores, FL: anniversary, E2358 [24SE]

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 (H. Res. 34), H107 [9JA]

Kimball, Russ: Florida Tourism Hall of Fame inductee, E2207 [8SE]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5617 [14MY]

Pinellas, FL: tribute to Habitat for Humanity International chapter, E249 [12FE]

Pinellas County, FL: Environmental Lands Division recipient of National Association of Counties Act of Caring Award, E111 [21JA]

Pohley, Leslie: Florida Association of Science Teachers Outstanding Middle School Science Teacher of the Year award recipient, E45 [8JA]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7659 [26JN]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Lane DeGregory for feature writing, E950 [23AP]

———recognition of St. Petersburg (FL) Times for national reporting, E950 [23AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1412 [15JN]

Sembler, Betty: Florida Women's Hall of Fame inductee, E193 [3FE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 632), H1127 [10FE]

Shinn, Eugene A.: Society for Sedimentary Geology William H. Twenhofel Medal recipient, E138 [26JA]

St. Petersburg, FL: anniversary of Audubon Society chapter, E921 [22AP]

St. Petersburg (FL) Times: anniversary, E149 [27JA]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Egmont Key Lighthouse, E104 [15JA]

Tampa Bay Watch, Inc.: anniversary, E81 [14JA]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: tribute for casting 20,000th vote, H5522, H5523 [13MY]

Leave of absence: granted, H6803 [15JN], H6969 [17JN], H8097 [14JY], H8183 [15JY], H8300 [16JY], H13066 [17NO], H14874 [14DE], H14978 [15DE], H15494 [16DE]

Tribute, H7970 [10JY]

Tributes

Barker, Bob, E2092 [31JY]

Caldwell, Robert W., Jr., E1709 [9JY]

Good, Paul B., E199 [4FE]

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