MORAN, JERRY (a Representative from Kansas)

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), H7085 [19JN]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 1822), H9550 [15SE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H8708 [23JY]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2061), H9807 [22SE]

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]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 3509), H9278 [31JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: appropriate unobligated balances of funds to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2942), H9282 [31JY]

———rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H8873 [27JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H6016 [21MY]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H12288 [3NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto (see H.R. 1294), H3105 [9MR]

Armed Forces: award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see H.R. 2553), H6008 [21MY]

———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), H15503 [16DE]

———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), H4063 [26MR]

———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]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9397 [9SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H2834 [25FE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2603 [23FE]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H2836 [25FE]

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

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

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

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

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

———require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14742 [10DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

———engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6807 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7722 [7JY]

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), H8185 [15JY]

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

———prohibit issuance of regulatory permits for certain emissions from agricultural production (see H.R. 1426), H3749 [23MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5308 [6MY]

Congress: prohibit passage of further massive spending initiatives for bailout purposes (see H. Res. 199), H2874 [26FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H5712 [18MY]

Congresswoman Jan Meyers Post Office Building, Overland Park, KS: designate (see H.R. 4095), H13068 [17NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H3706 [19MR]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see H.R. 560), H7837 [8JY]

Courts: create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 4089), H13629 (see H.R. 4089), H14372 [8DE]

Cousteau, Jacques-Yves: tribute (see H. Res. 518), H6416 [9JN]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H1042 [4FE]

———provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (see H.R. 1069), H4734 [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H10457 [1OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H9281 [31JY]

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

———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), H33 [6JA]

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

———establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H6415 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3749 [23MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7446 [25JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3402 [12MR]

———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), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: withdraw notice of proposed rulemaking seeking to rescind Form LM-2 requiring financial disclosure by labor unions (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5062 [30AP]

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), H3055 [5MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see H.R. 2143), H4914 [28AP]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: provide grants and technical assistance to restore orphan highways (see H.R. 3461), H9276 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 1302), H2979 [4MR]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2602 [23FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H2873 [26FE]

———improve laws relative to small business concerns and employment assistance (see H.R. 4220), H13627 (see H.R. 4220), H14370 [8DE]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3402 [12MR]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H4397 [1AP]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H9807 [22SE]

Diseases: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H5892 [20MY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6415 [9JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H8410 [20JY]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H14446 [9DE]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H8410 [20JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H6972 [17JN]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9397 [9SE]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5582 [13MY]

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), H9056 [29JY]

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

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H8960 [28JY]

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]

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9282 [31JY]

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

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 37), H2980 [4MR] (see H.J. Res. 50), H13467 [2DE]

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

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

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H10520 [6OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H4026 [25MR]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1620), H4064 [26MR]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H4027 [25MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H5668 [14MY]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H1520 [12FE]

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), H5097 [4MY]

FTC: revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 116), H780 [28JA]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H6265 [4JN]

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]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H10521 [6OC]

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

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H6972 [17JN]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 169), H8960 [28JY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6904 [16JN]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H10409 [30SE]

———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), H7948 [9JY]

Health care facilities: allow continuation of critical access hospital designation for certain hospitals in geographic areas experiencing population growth (see H.R. 3391), H9055 [29JY]

Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages (see H.R. 1946), H4522 [2AP]

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

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

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9999 [25SE]

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), H8100 [14JY]

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

———require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 138), H8410 [20JY]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H11167 [8OC]

———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), H3834 [24MR]

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), H4583 [21AP]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H4689 [22AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H4915 [28AP] (see H.R. 2194), H5308 [6MY]

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), H12142 [29OC]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5000 [29AP]

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

Kapaun, Emil: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 3735), H10519 [6OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1980), H6266 [4JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H4688 [22AP]

Laundry Environmental Services Program (LaundryESP): commend textile services industry for voluntary conservation efforts and use of environmentally friendly wash formulas (see H. Res. 803), H13002 [16NO]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H9207 [30JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Marine Corps: tribute to Toys for Tots Literacy Program (see H. Res. 232), H5170 [5MY]

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]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4027 [25MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (see H.R. 3663), H10069 [29SE]

———delay implementation of new hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria until the Dept. of HHS revises the hospital wage index classification system to address certain considerations (see H.R. 2753), H9671 [16SE]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H442 [21JA]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H5667 [14MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H6619 [11JN]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2094), H4733 [23AP]

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see H.R. 668), H9206 [30JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H7250 [24JN]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 362), H9442 [10SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6904 [16JN]

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2692), H6267 [4JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H6744 [12JN] (see H.R. 1597), H15509 [23DE] (see H.R. 4255), H14877 [14DE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 394), H5096 [4MY]

Meyer, Russ: National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 719), H10458 [1OC]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H10070 [29SE]

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

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11791 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11791 [26OC]

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

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

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 1176), H9397 [9SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10521 [6OC]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 700), H9343 [8SE]

National Senior Citizens Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 157), H8101 [14JY]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H3401 [12MR]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H11111 [7OC]

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

Pensacola, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 166), H3056 [5MR]

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), H3105 [9MR]

Power resources: 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), H8586 [22JY]

———permit U.S. companies to participate in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to U.S. exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1918), H4520 [2AP]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H5406 [11MY]

Public debt: require congressional roll call votes acknowledging the effect of the costs of legislation on the national debt (see H.R. 3350), H8872 [27JY]

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), H6972 [17JN]

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

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H8586 [22JY]

Roads and highways: support the repair of national transportation infrastructure, including bridges not located on a Federal-aid highway (see H. Res. 848), H12142 [29OC]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H3402 [12MR]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H15503 [16DE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H3105 [9MR]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H8810 [24JY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H1248 [11FE]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see H.R. 122), H9807 [22SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H196 [13JA]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 951), H13628 (see H. Res. 951), H14371 [8DE]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H13002 [16NO]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8960 [28JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for children attending elementary and secondary schools and base amount of such deduction on percentages of State average per pupil public education spending (see H.R. 2605), H8009 [10JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———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), H3749 [23MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 2106), H8009 [10JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H2602 [23FE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8708 [23JY]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H15504 [16DE]

———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 3610), H9806 [22SE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13467 [2DE]

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

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H9443 [10SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3749 [23MR]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1792), H12197 [2NO]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H5400 [7MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H6306 [8JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H196 [13JA]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H12142 [29OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H8960 [28JY]

———retain certain domestic energy tax incentives (see H. Res. 393), H5062 [30AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H4251 [31MR]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2105), H8009 [10JY]

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

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies and authorize training for State and local agencies on collection and use of such information (see H.R. 3682), H11111 [7OC]

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

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H11869 [27OC]

———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), H6016 [21MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7086 [19JN]

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), H7250 [24JN]

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), H10408 [30SE]

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), H1607 [13FE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3749 [23MR]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5667 (see H.R. 2297), H5668 [14MY]

Wichita State University: tribute to men's and women's bowling teams (see H. Res. 455), H8101 [14JY]

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

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend and expand the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 3806), H11383 [14OC]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2547), H6008 [21MY]

———improve laws relative to specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 4319), H14981 [15DE]

———revise certain requirements relative to the pilot program of enhanced contract care authority for health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3103), H7704 [26JN]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings on greenhouse gases and proposed regulation under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 66), H15501 [16DE]

———waive lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production (see H.R. 2283), H5306 [6MY]

Executive Office of the President: require appointments of all unconfirmed officials and advisers be rescinded until proper vetting can occur and oppose appointment of unconfirmed personnel to policymaking positions (see H. Res. 778), H9962 [24SE]

FEMA: provide for special rules relative to assistance for the Greensburg, KS, tornado (see H.R. 2052), H4686 [22AP]

Government: prohibit from holding ownership interests in private companies (see H.R. 2904), H6903 [16JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare and used to increase Federal medical assistance percentage to reduce State burdens (see H. Res. 663), H8495 [21JY]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H7837 [8JY]

Smoky Hill Trail: designate route across Great Plains in Kansas and Colorado as an overland trail and study system for potential addition to National Trails System (see H.R. 3755), H11110 [7OC]

Taxation: extend first-time homebuyer tax credit, repeal first-time homebuyer requirement, and waive recapture (see H.R. 2905), H6903 [16JN]

———provide incentives for used oil re-refining (see H.R. 4242), H13628 (see H.R. 4242), H14371 [8DE]

Telecommunications: authorize grants to State and local law enforcement training centers on collection from carriers and use of call location information in emergency situations (see H.R. 3698), H10455 [1OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11715 [23OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1692 [9JY]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn statements regarding Israel, H4970 [29AP]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7117 [23JN], H14809 [11DE]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3610 [18MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E429 [25FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14809 [11DE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, earmark declaration, E2989 [14DE]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): investigate alleged criminal activities, H12015 [28OC]

Aviation: address needs of and promote aviation industry through responsible policy, H8685 [23JY]

———recognize contributions of general aviation industry (H. Res. 508), H8927 [28JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2666 [29OC]

Budget: deficit, H12048 [29OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2046 [28JY]

———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 (H.R. 148), H5135 [5MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12421 [5NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), E1573 [26JN]

———National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility research facility construction funding, E1573 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of corporate business aircraft by companies that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H8927 [28JY]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H8927 [28JY]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (H. Res. 62), H331 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: affirm responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities (H. Res. 261), H3678 [19MR]

———authorize major medical facility leases (S. 1717), H10560 [7OC]

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), conference report, H14809 [11DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1957 [24JY], E2989 [14DE]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (H.R. 1740), E2666 [29OC]

District of Columbia: restrict publicly funded abortions, E1837 [17JY]

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), H14424 [9DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1811 [16JY]

FDA: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H8272 [16JY], H9009 [29JY]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), consideration (H. Res. 691), H9133 [30JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 1549), H8272 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), E1837 [17JY]

Firearms: implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (H.R. 45), H3476 [17MR]

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, H12015 [28OC]

Hanover, KS: Hanover Public Schools recipient of Kansas Governor's Achievement Award for 3 consecutive years, H11835 [27OC]

Health: allow competition in the biosimilar and interchangeable biological products industry, H12890 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8442 [21JY], H11768 [26OC], H11823 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12231 [3NO], H12558 [6NO], H12882, H12890, H12927 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12927 [7NO]

———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 (H. Res. 615), H11823 [27OC]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, H12558 [6NO]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H9133 [30JY]

Immigration: extend certain programs (H.R. 1127), H2944 [4MR]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 1691), E2666 [29OC]

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), H4970 [29AP], H11194 [13OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 1985), H4970 [29AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H9558 [16SE], H14949 [15DE]

———impose sanctions, provide for State and local government divestment of assets, and identify locations of concern relative to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items, H3418 [16MR]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, H3418 [16MR]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 111), H5076 [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), H111 [9JA]

Kansas City Animal Health Corridor: recognize region (H. Res. 317), H9510, H9512 [15SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 1409), H5771 [19MY]

Medicare: delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (H.R. 3663), H10091 [30SE]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, H12882 [7NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, E549 [4MR]

Motor vehicles: impact of partisanship on closure of dealerships, H6243 [4JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H11486 [20OC]

National Job Corps Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 163), H9765 [22SE]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, H5771 [19MY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H6518 [10JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H11716 [23OC]

Perot, H. Ross: tribute for gift to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, H13446 [2DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7117 [23JN], H7623 [26JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H14809 [11DE]

SIAS International University: anniversary, E531 [3MR]

Smith Center, KS: tribute to Smith Center High School football team, H13603 [8DE]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 159), H8947 [28JY]

Taxation: extend first-time homebuyer tax credit, repeal first-time homebuyer requirement, and waive recapture (H.R. 2905), H11358 [14OC]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H4489 [2AP]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (H.R. 3905), E2913 [8DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), E2913 [8DE]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (H. Res. 870), H12048 [29OC]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12236 [3NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6591 [11JN]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army, H5866 [20MY]

Votes: correction, H7848 [9JY], E1696 [9JY]

———position on missed, H12205 [3NO]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day, H6131 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4728 [23AP]

Special order: granted, H3433 [16MR], H3701 [19MR], H4126 [30MR], H4576 [21AP], H4836 [27AP], H5094 [4MY], H5396 [7MY], H5710 [18MY], H6070 [2JN], H6153 [3JN], H6261 [4JN], H6303 [8JN], H6412 [9JN], H6536 [10JN], H6616 [11JN], H6969 [17JN], H7082 [19JN], H7738 [7JY], H8097 [14JY], H8408 [20JY], H8584 [22JY], H8871 [27JY], H9332 [8SE], H9439 [10SE], H9803 [22SE], H11108 [7OC], H11455 [15OC], H11512 [20OC], H11579 [21OC], H12138 [29OC], H12453 [5NO], H12999 [16NO], H13463 [2DE], H13625 [8DE], H14825 [11DE]

Tributes

Avery, William, E2754 [9NO]

Frederick, Bob, H6783 [15JN]

Webb, Charles R. (Dick), H3998 [25MR]