AKIN, W. TODD (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7356 [25JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6810 [15JN]

Appointments

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

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 649), H780 [28JA]

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

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2061), H5401 [7MY]

Agriculture: terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers (see H.R. 2914), H7251 [24JN]

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

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

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H7147 [23JN]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, recognize importance of victory in Iraqi theater, and commit to continued progress (see H. Res. 208), H2980 [4MR]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas, for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq (see H. Res. 977), H15502 [16DE]

———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]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H7947 [9JY]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

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

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]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): tribute to Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe III, for investigation of fraudulent and illegal practices and misuse of taxpayer dollars (see H. Res. 809), H13355 [19NO]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1923), H4521 [2AP]

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]

Barry M. Goldwater (U.S.S.): designate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (see H. Con. Res. 83), H4063 [26MR]

Biblica (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 852), H11581 [21OC]

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

Bridges: require States to develop and implement highway bridge management systems (see H.R. 1682), H9207 [30JY]

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

———commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see H.J. Res. 23), H1519 [12FE]

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

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1814), H4249 [31MR]

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

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H3640 [18MR]

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), H6016 [21MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H196 [13JA]

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

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8496 [21JY]

———condemn actions that could unnecessarily escalate tensions with the U.S., including actions relative to the U.S.S. Impeccable and subsequent rejection of U.S. protests to the incident (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3707 [19MR]

Clean Air Act: reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 392), H160 [9JA]

Climate: express importance of scientific protocols, data collection methods, and peer review standards for climate change research which are necessary to preclude future infringements on public trust (see H. Res. 954), H13628 (see H. Res. 954), H14372 [8DE]

Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 3072), H7703 [26JN]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize as official site of the National EMS Memorial Service and the National EMS Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 161), H11516 [20OC]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6077 [2JN]

Constitution Day: support and honor (see H. Res. 734), H9550 [15SE]

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), H441 [21JA]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see H.R. 560), H1607 [13FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1269), H2924 [3MR]

———provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H1520 [12FE]

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

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), H13355 [19NO]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 2900), H7741 [7JY]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls (see H.R. 2193), H5892 [20MY]

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6267 [4JN]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13521 [3DE]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN]

———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]

———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), H922 [3FE]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H5063 [30AP]

———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), H6077 [2JN]

———transmit long-term aviation plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 478), H6013 [21MY]

———transmit long-term shipbuilding plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 477), H6013 [21MY]

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]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H8100 [14JY]

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

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

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H5664 [14MY]

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), H9900 [23SE]

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

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

———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 Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H9281 [31JY]

———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: 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]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3105 [9MR]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H6539 [10JN]

———disapprove city council approval of the Jury and Marriage Amendment Act (see H.J. Res. 54), H6267 [4JN]

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: establish reporting requirements for Troubled Asset Relief Program or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds and establish a waste, fraud, and abuse hotline for such funds (see H.R. 1472), H3400 [12MR]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 764), H3338 [11MR]

Electric power: require electric utilities to notify electric consumers of the cost of emission allowances associated with the electricity delivered to such consumers (see H.R. 2353), H7023 [18JN]

Employment: make permanent the E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 3676), H10407 [30SE]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H11869 [27OC]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H2873 [26FE]

———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), H1247 [11FE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H780 [28JA]

Ethics in Government Act: modify financial disclosure filing requirements for certain employees of the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3613), H9900 [23SE]

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

Executive Office of the President: 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]

———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), H9549 [15SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H6015 [21MY]

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]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H7146 [23JN]

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

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 3924), H12142 [29OC]

———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), H7741 [7JY]

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]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 1023), H1517 [12FE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H8873 [27JY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H7947 [9JY]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H780 [28JA]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H3706 [19MR]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5062 [30AP]

Government: end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Government (see H.R. 1414), H3145 [10MR]

———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]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care (see H.R. 1039), H1608 [13FE]

———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), H1605 [13FE]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 3188), H8024 [13JY]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H9204 [30JY]

———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]

Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12288 [3NO]

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), H8009 [10JY]

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), H11791 [26OC]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of a regulation of individual activity disguised as a tax (see H. Res. 959), H15504 [16DE]

———repeal ``Gephardt rule'' and require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 272), H3705 [19MR]

———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 legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11299 [13OC]

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), H4518 [2AP]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H5664 [14MY]

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 878), H1042 [4FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: include criminal violations committed by an illegal alien in the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 1753), H4062 [26MR]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: prohibit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 3129), H8586 [22JY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum and develop and maintain viable military options to prevent development or deployment of nuclear weapons capability (see H.R. 3832), H12142 [29OC]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H2873 [26FE]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7250 [24JN]

———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border (see H.R. 2083), H4732 [23AP]

Lincoln, Abraham: require an annual issuance of a Presidential proclamation recognizing anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 22), H1519 [12FE]

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

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicare: clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 3356), H9207 [30JY]

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

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H8100 [14JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H7086 [19JN]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H1605 [13FE]

———provide for an update under the physician fee schedule to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means (see H.R. 4138), H14446 [9DE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H3055 [5MR]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2204), H5060 [30AP]

———remove limiting charges for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing (see H.R. 1384), H4130 [30MR]

———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]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1350), H3054 [5MR]

Money: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from entering into any treaty or other international agreement that would adopt as legal tender in the U.S. a currency issued by a foreign entity (see H.J. Res. 41), H4026 [25MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 4175), H13466 [2DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7706 [26JN]

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

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

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (see H.R. 4219), H13627 (see H.R. 4219), H14370 [8DE]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H8873 [27JY]

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

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 2808), H6538 [10JN]

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), H12142 [29OC]

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

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3836 [24MR]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H13521 [3DE]

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

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H4396 [1AP]

National Year of the Bible: designate (see H. Con. Res. 121), H5399 [7MY]

NATO: strengthen U.S. commitment to transatlantic security by implementing principles outlined in Declaration on Alliance Security (see H.R. 2797), H7251 [24JN]

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), H9671 [16SE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11791 [26OC]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H9207 [30JY]

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

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

Power resources: 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), H3337 [11MR]

———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), H6742 [12JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2300), H5668 [14MY] (see H.R. 2828), H6617 [11JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2300), H6745 [12JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1277), H4397 [1AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6156 [3JN]

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

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 575), H7145 [23JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

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

———withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the National Anthem in a language other than English (see H.R. 1621), H3703 [19MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H3835 [24MR]

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

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H11712 [22OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6620 [11JN]

Social Security: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1712), H5582 [13MY]

———prevent fraudulent use of account numbers by allowing the sharing of Social Security data among U.S. agencies for identity theft prevention and immigration enforcement purposes (see H.R. 2472), H6620 [11JN]

———require an employer to take action after learning that an individual's account number does not match the individual's name (see H.R. 137), H6306 [8JN]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1712), H5582 [13MY]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 951), H14446 [9DE]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4584 [21AP]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9442 [10SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3402 [12MR]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H8026 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H9281 [31JY]

———allow individuals to designate certain amounts on their income tax returns toward deficit reduction and require Government spending reductions equal to 10 times the amounts so designated (see H.R. 4308), H14980 [15DE]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H4915 [28AP]

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

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H2926 [3MR]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4075), H13001 [16NO]

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

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H13001 [16NO]

———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]

———improve treatment of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3508), H9278 [31JY]

———increase deduction for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers (see H.R. 1087), H1605 [13FE]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 793), H919 [3FE]

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

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 2992), H8101 [14JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009 (see H.R. 1632), H3704 [19MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H6806 [15JN]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (see H.R. 4100), H13467 [2DE]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H382 [15JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H3402 [12MR]

———remove cell phones from limitation on depreciation when used for personal purposes (see H.R. 3802), H11384 [14OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H923 [3FE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H325 [14JA]

———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), H387 [16JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7447 [25JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [6JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5308 [6MY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H12141 [29OC]

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

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

———terminate taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns (see H.R. 2993), H8101 [14JY]

———waive penalty on early retirement distributions for certain unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3612), H11384 [14OC]

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

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 554), H380 [15JA]

Terrorism: restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3611), H9900 [23SE]

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

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), H14446 [9DE]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: confer jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any claim against the U.S. to receive compensation for the taking of certain lands in Missouri (see H.R. 3122), H7836 [8JY]

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

University of Georgia: tribute to women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 386), H5170 [5MY]

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. 333), H9281 [31JY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H7947 [9JY]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6013 [21MY]

Western Wyoming Community College: anniversary (see H. Res. 696), H9443 [10SE]

Weyrich, Paul M.: tribute (see H. Res. 151), H1158 [10FE]

Wichita State University: tribute to men's and women's bowling teams (see H. Res. 455), H9443 [10SE]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4841 [27AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (see H.R. 1218), H2873 [26FE]

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1216), H2873 [26FE]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (see H.R. 1217), H2873 [26FE]

Letters

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: Philip Painter, Humana Inc., H9882 [23SE]

Memorandums

Ban on Mailings Sent by Medicare Advantage Providers Relative to the Effect of Health Care Reform Proposals on the Quality and Cost of Such Plans: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H9882 [23SE]

Press releases

Medicare Issues New Guidance to Insurance Companies on Medicare Mailings: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H9882 [23SE]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H3622 [18MR], H4015, H4016, H4017 [25MR], H4222 [31MR], H4675 [22AP], H5555, H5556, H5557, H5558, H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562 [13MY], H5880, H5881, H5882 [20MY], H6063, H6064, H6065, H6066, H6067, H6068, H6069, H6070 [2JN], H6395 [9JN], H8427 [21JY], H9652 [16SE], H12348 [4NO], H15481 [16DE]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3624 [18MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H13448, H13449, H13450, H13451, H13452, H13453 [2DE]

———require conference report to be available in an electronic form for at least 48 hours prior to approval, H2817 [25FE]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2815, H2816, H2817, H2819 [25FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E452 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H764, H767, H768, H769, H770 [28JA], H1214, H1216, H1217, H1218, H1219, H1220, H1221 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1283 [12FE], H2815, H2816, H2817, H2819 [25FE], H8089 [14JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), motion to instruct conferees, H6548 [11JN]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): investigate alleged criminal activities, H9648, H9649, H9650, H9651 [16SE], H10452 [1OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2813, H2814 [25FE], H2918, H2919, H2921, H2922 [3MR], H3325, H3327, H3329 [11MR], H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3627 [18MR], H4011, H4014, H4015, H4016, H4017, H4018 [25MR]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H13333 [19NO]

———deficit, H764, H767, H768, H769, H770 [28JA], H1283 [12FE], H2819 [25FE], H2916 [3MR], H3135, H3137 [10MR], H3325 [11MR], H4014, H4015 [25MR], H4219, H4221, H4222, H4224, H4226 [31MR], H4392 [1AP], H4673 [22AP], H4973, H4977, H4978, H4980 [29AP], H12281 [3NO], H13127, H13133 [18NO], H13453, H13454 [2DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4219, H4221, H4222, H4224, H4226 [31MR], H4392 [1AP], H4465 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), H4670, H4671, H4672, H4673, H4674, H4675, H4676, H4677 [22AP]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 39), H402 [21JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ban on mailings sent by Medicare Advantage providers relative to the effect of health care reform proposals on the quality and cost of such plans, H9880 [23SE]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, E1171 [14MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4465 [2AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H10478, H10483 [6OC], H11130 [8OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4947 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7240 [24JN], H7355, H7356, H7358 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11130 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1584 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to instruct conferees, H10478, H10483 [6OC]

———decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9892, H9893, H9894 [23SE], H9983, H9984, H9985, H9986 [25SE]

———expand missile defense technology, H5279, H5280, H5281, H5282, H5283, H5284, H5285, H5286 [6MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2123 [31JY]

———national missile defense system funding, H5283, H5284 [6MY], H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5879 [20MY]

———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7355 [25JN]

———report on certain non-disclosure agreements signed by Dept. of Defense employees, H7356, H7358 [25JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E2015 [27JY]

Economic Development Center of St. Charles County, MO: SBA 504 Lender of the Year award recipient, E1209 [20MY]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H2915 [3MR], H3323 [11MR], H3621 [18MR]

———Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H9646, H9647, H9648, H9649, H9650, H9651, H9652 [16SE], H12279, H12280, H12281, H12282, H12283, H12284, H12285 [3NO], H13126 [18NO]

———impact of tax cuts, H766 [28JA], H2814 [25FE], H3137 [10MR], H4221 [31MR], H13451 [2DE]

———importance of job creation, H4222 [31MR], H13447, H13448, H13449, H13450, H13451, H13452, H13453 [2DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15479-H15485 [16DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3135, H3137 [10MR], H3322, H3324, H3326, H3327, H3328, H3329 [11MR], H3620, H3621, H3622, H3624, H3625, H3627 [18MR], H12349 [4NO]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H303, H304, H305, H306 [14JA], H1017, H1018, H1019, H1020, H1021, H1022, H1023, H1024 [4FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1793 [15JY]

Foreign policy: history of U.S. international diplomacy and engagement, H13261 [18NO]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15483 [16DE]

———Recovery.gov (Internet site) report on job creation in nonexistent congressional districts relative to fraud, waste, or abuse of economic stimulus funding, H13132, H13133 [18NO], H13449 [2DE]

Grant, Hugh: Keystone Center (organization) Leadership Award for Leadership in Industry, H6785 [15JN]

Health: impact of economic stimulus legislation on health care, H1219 [11FE]

———impact of Government regulations on health care costs, H2818 [25FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8078, H8079, H8080, H8081, H8082, H8084, H8085, H8086, H8090 [14JY], H8569, H8570, H8571, H8572, H8573, H8574, H8575, H8576, H8578, H8579, H8580, H8581, H8582, H8583 [22JY], H8893 [28JY], H9041, H9042, H9043, H9044, H9045, H9046, H9047, H9048 [29JY], H9638, H9639, H9640, H9641, H9642, H9643, H9644, H9645, H9646, H9652 [16SE], H9875, H9876, H9877, H9878, H9879, H9880, H9881, H9882 [23SE], H10130, H10132, H10133, H10134, H10135, H10136 [30SE], H10449, H10450, H10451 [1OC], H11085, H11086, H11087, H11088, H11089, H11090, H11091, H11092 [7OC], H11362, H11363, H11364, H11365, H11366, H11367, H11368, H11369, H11370 [14OC], H11561, H11564, H11565, H11566, H11567, H11568 [21OC], H11819 [27OC], H12025, H12031 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12279, H12280, H12281, H12282, H12283, H12284, H12285 [3NO], H12344, H12348, H12349, H12350 [4NO], H13126, H13127, H13128, H13129, H13130, H13131, H13132, H13133, H13263 [18NO], H15480 [16DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures impact on job creation, H8576 [22JY]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H8572 [22JY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H11565, H11566, H11567 [21OC], H12285 [3NO]

———require immigrants applying for Federal health care benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity, H9881 [23SE]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing, H8569 [22JY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9877 [23SE]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H12031 [28OC]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House, H11364 [14OC]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H303 [14JA], H1017, H1018, H1019 [4FE], H2812 [25FE], H4012 [25MR], H9647, H9648 [16SE], H13454 [2DE]

IMF: funding, H6548 [11JN]

Immigration: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H13263 [18NO]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (H.R. 3217), H8090 [14JY]

———require public eligibility to be confirmed under Income Eligibility Verification System, H11366 [14OC]

Iran: prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H9892, H9893, H9894 [23SE]

———testing of surface-to-surface missile and possible development and addition of nuclear warhead, H5875, H5876, H5877, H5878, H5879 [20MY]

Jacob, Lori: Junior Achievement Worldwide (organization) Karl Flemke Pioneer Achievement Award recipient, E2212 [9SE]

Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (H.R. 1218), H3717 [23MR]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13333, H13334 [19NO]

———solvency, H13132 [18NO]

Missouri Botanical Garden: anniversary, E1416 [15JN]

Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, H13261 [18NO]

Motor vehicles: impact of partisanship on closure of dealerships, H6395 [9JN]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 178), H3715 [23MR]

Natural gas: encourage production, H6398 [9JN]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H5281 [6MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977, H4978, H4979, H4980 [29AP]

———evaluation of economic policies, H2918, H2919, H2921, H2922 [3MR], H3325, H3327, H3329 [11MR], H6393, H6394, H6395, H6396, H6397, H6398, H6399, H6400 [9JN], H8582, H8583 [22JY], H11562 [21OC]

O'Fallon Casting LLC: anniversary, E2592 [21OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H5880, H5881, H5882 [20MY], H6063, H6064, H6065, H6066, H6067, H6068, H6069, H6070 [2JN], H7650 [26JN], H8427 [21JY], H9652 [16SE], H9876 [23SE], H15481 [16DE]

———national energy policy, H5557, H5559, H5560 [13MY]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (H.R. 2300), H5558 [13MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H15483 [16DE]

———debt held by foreigners, H13127 [18NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2916, H2919, H2920, H2921 [3MR], H11563, H11565, H11566, H11567 [21OC]

Small business: health insurance premium rates, H13127, H13129 [18NO]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (H.R. 1217), H3409 [16MR]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (H.R. 918), H3716 [23MR]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3625, H3626 [18MR]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H304, H305, H306, H307, H308, H309, H310 [14JA]

———rates, H3324, H3327, H3328, H3329 [11MR], H3622, H3623, H3625, H3627 [18MR], H4675, H4676 [22AP], H12281, H12282 [3NO], H13452, H13453 [2DE], H15483 [16DE]

Thanksgiving Day: observance, H13334-H13340 [19NO]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H5876 [20MY]

Unemployment: rates, H6393, H6394, H6395, H6396, H6397, H6398, H6399, H6400 [9JN], H8089 [14JY], H8427 [21JY], H13128 [18NO], H13449 [2DE]

Votes: position on missed, H7919 [9JY], H9165 [30JY], H10122 [30SE], E2041 [28JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6803 [15JN], H13625 [8DE]

Transcripts

National Prayer Breakfast, E1171 [14MY]

Tributes

Carlson, Robert J., E1408 [15JN]

Raven, Peter H., E1416 [15JN]