GARRETT, SCOTT (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7811 [8JY]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9227 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7378 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), H7412 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7986 [10JY]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14757 [11DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6807, H6808, H6809, H6812 [15JN]

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]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 1822), H4249 [31MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H3338 [11MR]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2061), H8708 [23JY]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H2980 [4MR]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H8961 [28JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H7945 [9JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H6904 [16JN]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 377, 378, 381), H159 [9JA]

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), H6014 [21MY]

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

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

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]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 4408), H15508 [23DE]

Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 657), H485 [22JA]

BLM: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 964), H4524 [2AP]

Brazil: suspend Generalized System of Preferences until Brazil complies with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (see H.R. 2702), H8101 [14JY]

Budget: cap discretionary spending, eliminate wasteful and duplicative agencies, reform entitlement programs, and reform the congressional earmark process (see H.R. 311), H88 [8JA]

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

———reform Federal procedures, impose spending and deficit limits, and provide a sustainable fiscal future (see H.R. 3964), H12140 [29OC]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H5400 [7MY]

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]

———place the Lincoln-Obama Bible and a copy of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address on permanent display on the Lincoln table at the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 149), H6618 [11JN]

———place the Lincoln-Obama Bible on permanent display on the Lincoln table at the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2981 [4MR]

Census: allow mail carriers to serve in temporary enumerator positions in connection with the 2010 decennial census (see H.R. 3167), H8303 [16JY]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate citizenship status or lawful presence in the U.S. (see H.R. 3797), H11384 [14OC]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2752), H6305 [8JN]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H7948 [9JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 392), H2836 [25FE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 1802), H8809 [24JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2875 [26FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H2836 [25FE]

Constitution Day: support and honor (see H. Res. 734), H9442 [10SE]

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

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 473), H6156 [3JN]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1269), H8809 [24JY]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 2533), H8873 [27JY]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 227), H68 [7JA]

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

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 2189), H13354 [19NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H484 [22JA]

Cuba: extradite to the U.S. William Morales and other individuals living in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 2005), H6266 [4JN]

———insist upon freedom, democracy, and human rights before increasing U.S. trade and tourism (see H. Con. Res. 132), H6156 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S. or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S. (see H.R. 1012), H1517 [12FE]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions (see H.R. 4127), H13352 [19NO]

———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), H5892 [20MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 1717), H4026 [25MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: authorize States to use John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program funds for private school tuition vouchers and public school transportation costs for foster children (see H.R. 2072), H4732 [23AP]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H7085 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives all information relating to the immigration status of any detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism (see H. Res. 570), H7085 [19JN]

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]

———require Inspector General to audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and its affiliates and suspend certification of its housing counseling agencies (see H.R. 3828), H14446 [9DE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H8810 [24JY]

———request the President and require the Dept. of Justice to furnish the House of Representatives all information on notification of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 537), H6807 [15JN]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 20), H4525 [2AP]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H5892 [20MY]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H4582 [21AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3401 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and establish a trust to manage assets of certain assistance recipients (see H.R. 3594), H9729 [17SE]

———permit immediate repayment of direct capital investments received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2009), H4841 [27AP]

———prohibit receipt of common stock or certain other voting stock under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1180), H4734 [23AP]

———prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H.R. 3696), H10455 [1OC]

———provide more detailed repayment procedures for assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2118), H4839 [27AP]

———provide repayment procedures for certain assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2745), H6744 [12JN]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4110), H13265 [18NO]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 2119), H4839 [27AP]

———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), H7945 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for pension benefits (see H.R. 3485), H12142 [29OC]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3438 [16MR]

———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 2586), H6010 [21MY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H11299 [13OC]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H6011 [21MY]

———provide for retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1015), H2875 [26FE]

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]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H8707 [23JY]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H11111 [7OC]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H11790 [26OC]

Ethics in Government Act: modify financial disclosure filing requirements for certain employees of the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3613), H11167 [8OC]

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), H8410 [20JY]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H9671 [16SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9999 [25SE]

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

———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), H10408 [30SE]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 1023), H2875 [26FE]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 393), H160 [9JA]

Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 3506), H9491 [14SE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H6265 [4JN]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1620), H6266 [4JN]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 420), H6016 [21MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6416 [9JN]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 2493), H9282 [31JY]

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), H3527 [17MR]

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), H3056 [5MR]

Government: end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Government (see H.R. 1414), H5400 [7MY]

———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]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1300), H8809 [24JY]

———provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions (see H.R. 3174), H8008 [10JY]

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3528 [17MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H8960 [28JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H1249 [11FE]

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), H6807 [15JN]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6807 [15JN]

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H11582 [21OC]

———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), H7837 [8JY]

Honduras: support people, condemn illegal attempt to alter Constitution of Honduras, and seek peaceful resolution on election referendum (see H. Res. 619), H9207 [30JY]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 11), H5401 [7MY]

———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11869 [27OC]

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

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

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H8873 [27JY]

———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]

———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), H4518 [2AP]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H8810 [24JY]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1934), H4521 [2AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H8099 [14JY]

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

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H5793 [19MY]

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), H3706 [19MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H4579 [21AP] (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]

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), H13267 [18NO]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4130 [30MR]

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]

———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]

Jim Saxton Post Office Building, Mount Holly, NJ: designate (see H.R. 986), H1247 [11FE]

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), H4251 [31MR]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H7024 [18JN]

Marine Corps: tribute to Toys for Tots Literacy Program (see H. Res. 232), H5309 [6MY]

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

Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———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), H6973 [17JN]

———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), H5891 [20MY]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 118), H2875 [26FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6015 [21MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5097 [4MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7947 [9JY]

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 Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6008 [21MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H5064 [30AP]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H5893 [20MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8356 [17JY]

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 Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10071 [29SE]

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H5892 [20MY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building, Harrison, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3539), H9341 [8SE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H8873 [27JY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H4524 [2AP]

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), H4129 [30MR]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1431), H4734 [23AP]

———establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, production, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other form of energy (see H.R. 900), H4524 [2AP]

———increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H8101 [14JY]

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

Public welfare programs: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (see H.R. 636), H2875 [26FE]

———repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1277), H5667 [14MY]

Reagan, Ronald; tribute (see H. Res. 54), H527 [26JA]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H. Res. 748), H9730 [17SE]

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), H15503 [16DE]

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

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 164), H34 [6JA]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H7706 [26JN]

Social Security: provide for reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases in which the confidentiality of the number has been compromised by reason of theft (see H.R. 2706), H6539 [10JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2875 [26FE]

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), H4525 [2AP]

Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H2632 [24FE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2926 [3MR]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11111 [7OC]

———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), H4130 [30MR]

———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 379), H159 [9JA]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 1447), H8873 [27JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H13002 [16NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8185 [15JY]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H325 [14JA]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 502), H6744 [12JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1607 [13FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H7085 [19JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 782), H779 [28JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H922 [3FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2203), H7023 [18JN] (see H.R. 3011), H7741 [7JY]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (see H.R. 162), H34 [6JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H34 [6JA]

———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 1919), H4520 [2AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6155 [3JN]

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

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

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 160), H34 [6JA]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H7947 [9JY]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9491 [14SE]

———restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3611), H9806 [22SE]

Thatcher, Margaret: tribute (see H. Res. 378), H5097 [4MY]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H3439 [16MR]

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

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H779 [28JA]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H380 [15JA]

———refund U.S. taxpayer dollars expended on the Durban Review Conference (see H.R. 3231), H8301 [16JY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ensure any greenhouse gas emissions agreement would not harm the U.S. economy, require international inspections, or permit inequitable compliance (see H. Res. 945), H13520 [3DE]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H162 [9JA]

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), H13521 [3DE]

Venezuela: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism and express support for Jewish community (see H. Con. Res. 124), H5484 [12MY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1969), H7741 [7JY]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4130 [30MR]

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

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H5309 [6MY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8495 [21JY]

Zimbabwe: recognize threat to international security and basic human dignity posed by the decline of economic, humanitarian, and human rights conditions in Zimbabwe (see H. Res. 238), H3707 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: condemn ongoing attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, support those who have suffered, and protect civilians from further attacks (see H. Res. 542), H6743 [12JN]

Credit: require borrowers under FHA-insured mortgages for single-family housing to make certain minimum downpayments and prohibit financing of closing costs under such mortgages (see H.R. 3706), H10456 [1OC]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 3476), H9277 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit funding for U.N. Durban Review Conference or any planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the Durban I Conference in Durban, South Africa (see H.R. 1920), H4520 [2AP]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4915 [28AP]

Securities: treat covered bonds the same as other qualified financial contracts to which a depository institution is a party when such institution is in receivership or conservatorship (see H.R. 2896), H6903 [16JN]

Small business: exempt from certain attestation requirements relative to reporting requirements on the adequacy of internal control of financial reporting (see H.R. 3775), H11166 [8OC]

Taxation: exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 3707), H10456 [1OC]

———exclude from gross income the earned income of a spouse of an Armed Forces member serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 3708), H10456 [1OC]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H194 [13JA]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 3595), H9729 [17SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H69 [7JA]

Letters

Exempt certain publicly traded companies from establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness: Benjamin J. McKay III, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, H14725 [10DE]

———Clarke D. Camper, NYSE Euronext (company), H14725 [10DE]

———James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H14725 [10DE]

———John Berlau, Competitive Enterprise Institute, H14726 [10DE]

———Stephen Verdier, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H14725 [10DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3757 [24MR]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H428 [21JA]

———prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, H428 [21JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7811 [8JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5151 [5MY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8428 [21JY]

Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, H147 [9JA]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E458 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H596, H597, H598, H599 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H8035 [14JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E969 [23AP]

Bergenfield, NJ: anniversary of Franklin School, E2219 [9SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3757 [24MR]

———deficit, H3428, H3429, H3431, H3432 [16MR]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8521 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4115, H4116 [30MR], H4379 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to go to conference, H4641, H4642 [22AP]

Business and industry: clarify requirement relative to publicly traded companies establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness, H14723, H14725 [10DE]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9221, H9228, H9231, H9232 [31JY]

CFTC: clarify definitions of ``commercial risk'', ``operating risk'', and ``balance sheet risk'' relative to company eligibility for exception to clearing requirement, H14709 [10DE]

Coast Guard: anniversary of Coast Guard Auxiliary, E1523 [23JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, H14707, H14708 [10DE]

———provide for regulation of energy derivatives, H7668 [26JN]

Community Reinvestment Act: impact, H4502, H4506, H4510 [2AP]

Congress: improve ability to set spending priorities and enforce spending limits, H3148 [11MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: provide authority to issue regulations for reverse mortgage transactions, H14759, H14760 [11DE]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 614), H428 [21JA]

Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5180 [6MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H428 [21JA]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (H.R. 3476), H11179 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Operation Account funding, H7811 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7379, H7380 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2075 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7182 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: provision of Miranda rights to certain detainees in Afghanistan, E1400 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), H7412 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E3010 [15DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify that compensation is money paid, property transferred, or services rendered whether payable before, during, or after employment relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4307, H4308 [1AP]

———disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H596 [27JA]

———facilitate the auction of assets owned by financial institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to determine the value and expedite the sale of such assets, H359, H360 [15JA]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4297, H4307, H4308 [1AP]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (H. Con. Res. 76), H3667, H3669, H3670, H3672 [19MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H290, H291 [14JA], H348, H349, H352, H355, H356, H357, H359, H360, H363, H364 [15JA]

———require financial institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to impose a foreclosure moratorium until new loan modifications are implemented, H356, H357 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: State veterans cemeteries construction grants funding, H7986 [10JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7986 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E2006 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8645 [23JY]

Economy: Government bailout of financial institutions, H80, H81 [8JA]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3428, H3431, H3432, H3433 [16MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14426, H14432, H14435, H14436, H14437 [9DE], H14680, H14706, H14707, H14708, H14709, H14710, H14712, H14715, H14723, H14725, H14727 [10DE], H14751, H14752, H14758, H14759, H14760, H14795 [11DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (H. Res. 956), H14415 [9DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H80, H81 [8JA], H146, H147 [9JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1762 [14JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5926 [21MY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, H8645 [23JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal until a study on reducing delays at affected airports is conducted, H5926 [21MY]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary (H. Res. 556), H9357, H9358 [9SE]

FEMA: risk map production solicitation, H7182 [24JN]

Financial institutions: grant CFTC and SEC authority to set a margin or collateral requirement for swaps and security-based swaps involving end users, H14715 [10DE]

———limit financial institutions and major swap participants to certain ownership percentage in derivatives clearing organizations, H14712 [10DE]

FRS: require disclosure of detailed information regarding the mortgage-backed securities purchase program, H363, H364 [15JA]

Government: fraud, waste, or abuse of economic stimulus funding, H13133 [18NO]

Greece: independence anniversary (H. Res. 273), E749 [24MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (H. Res. 125), E651 [12MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8904 [28JY], H11734 [23OC], E2151 [31JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12554, H12574, H12578, H12580, H12581, H12582 [6NO], H13133 [18NO]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, E2151 [31JY]

Highlands Conservation Act: funding, H7412 [25JN]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H4502, H4506, H4508, H4509, H4510 [2AP]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (H.R. 2571), H9362 [9SE]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), E884 [2AP]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 560), H7071 [19JN]

Israel: allocation of military aid, H7379, H7380 [25JN]

———independence anniversary, E998 [28AP]

———independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 111), H5075 [4MY]

———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), H315 [14JA]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, H315 [14JA]

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 (H. Res. 309), E1477 [17JN]

Korean American Day: observance, E91 [14JA]

Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah, H7380 [25JN]

Oradell, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1150 [14MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3669 [19MR], H9231, H9232 [31JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7668 [26JN]

———national energy policy, H5151 [5MY]

Ramsey, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1347 [9JN]

Saddle River, NJ: tribute to Saddle River Police Dept. Youth Leadership Program graduation, E1403 [15JN]

SEC: allow certain credit rating agencies to deregister as Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations, H14758 [11DE]

———limit liability of credit rating organizations, H14727 [10DE]

———prohibit creation of new private right of action against credit rating agencies, H14680 [10DE]

———restore definition of NRSRO from ``Nationally Registered Statistical Rating Organization'' to ``Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization'', H14751, H14752 [11DE]

Taiwan: anniversary of the 2-28 incident, E489 [26FE]

———participation in the World Health Assembly, E1231 [21MY]

Taxation: provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H598 [27JA]

———rates, H3431, H3432 [16MR], H4497 [2AP]

Unemployment: rates, H8035 [14JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), E1478 [17JN]

Woodcliff Lake, NJ: tribute to VFW Post 8946 for visits to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, E2923 [10DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7082 [19JN], H11108 [7OC], H11737 [23OC]

Tributes

Alampi, Anthony, E994 [28AP]

Brown, Doneisha, E1274 [2JN]

Katzir, Ephraim, E1293 [3JN]

Rozzell, Mary Ellen, E636 [11MR]

Tillsley, Robert, E2411 [1OC]