BISHOP, ROB (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), H9405 [10SE]

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

Appointments

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

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

House of Representatives Page Board, H7828 [8JY]

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]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H1043 [4FE]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5000 [29AP]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: appropriate unobligated balances of funds to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2942), H7086 [19JN]

———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]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage (see H.R. 3789), H11516 [20OC]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4584 [21AP]

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

———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), H12044 [28OC]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H6014 [21MY]

———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]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4999 [29AP]

———provide an equitable process for recovery of overpayments erroneously paid due to no fault of the members and expand discretion for remission or cancellation of indebtedness (see H.R. 2771), H6413 [9JN]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4525 [2AP]

———require military decorations, ribbons, badges, medals, insignia, and other uniform accouterments be produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 2856), H6743 [12JN]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see H.R. 744), H3105 [9MR]

———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]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H5000 [29AP]

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

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2662), H6074 [2JN]

———exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 964), H1607 [13FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H325 [14JA]

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (see H.R. 2288), H6015 [21MY]

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), H6744 [12JN]

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

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]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H3078 [6MR]

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

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4064 [26MR]

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

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H11516 [20OC]

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

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), H6013 [21MY]

———provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H2886 [2MR]

———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]

———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]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 2476), H9807 [22SE]

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), H5712 [18MY]

———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 presence in the U.S. of any alien formerly detained at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 1238), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H5582 [13MY]

———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: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 4020), H15504 [16DE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H15503 [16DE]

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 Interior: authorize participation in Magna Water District water reuse and groundwater recharge project (see H.R. 2265), H5306 [6MY]

———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1520), H3437 [16MR]

———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), H922 [3FE]

———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 1354), H5169 [5MY]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit receipt of common stock or certain other voting stock under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1180), H2981 [4MR]

———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: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H3835 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H14446 [9DE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H4840 [27AP]

———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), H4251 [31MR]

———take responsibility for financing health benefits for disabled veterans and ensure policies do not discourage the purchase of health insurance by such veterans (see H. Res. 249), H3707 [19MR]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H10457 [1OC]

———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]

Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H3145 [10MR]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 265), H4491 [2AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H11713 [22OC]

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]

Education: repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary programs for disadvantaged or disabled students (see H.R. 2274), H5306 [6MY]

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), H5483 [12MY]

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

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1054), H6744 [12JN]

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: 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), H14446 [9DE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H1159 [10FE]

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]

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. 581), H8961 [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), H8303 [16JY]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

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

FCC: 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]

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

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H12972 [7NO]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H9491 [14SE]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H4129 [30MR]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H3833 [24MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H5485 [12MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5893 [20MY]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H4583 [21AP]

Government: end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Government (see H.R. 1414), H3338 [11MR]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9548 [15SE]

Health: 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]

———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]

———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (see H.R. 3218), H8100 [14JY]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H9491 [14SE]

———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see H.R. 464), H194 [13JA]

———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]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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

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

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H5486 [12MY]

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

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H3705 [19MR]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE] (see H.R. 1934), H5308 [6MY]

———provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1660), H3747 [23MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H4584 [21AP]

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

———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]

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), H11869 [27OC]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H4734 [23AP]

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]

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

———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), H5308 [6MY]

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]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4584 [21AP]

———require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 1981), H5401 [7MY]

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

———clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 3356), H11384 [14OC]

———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]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6415 [9JN]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H5582 [13MY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see H.R. 3203), H8099 [14JY]

———provide for a fair return to the public, security of tenure to holders of mining claims and mill sites, and cleanup of abandoned mine lands (see H.R. 3201), H8099 [14JY]

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

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

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

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 653), H8356 [17JY]

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

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1045 [4FE]

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

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H2872 [26FE]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H9730 [17SE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9900 [23SE]

Petroleum: set clear rules for development of U.S. oil shale resources and promote shale technology research and development (see H.R. 2540), H6008 [21MY]

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), H4582 [21AP]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H5667 [14MY]

———promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (see H.R. 1111), H5169 [5MY]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H6904 [16JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1277), H3056 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6267 [4JN]

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

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Rex E. Lee Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (see H.R. 3547), H9441 [10SE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H9730 [17SE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1607 [13FE]

Salt Lake City, UT: provide for sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in certain land originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association (see H.R. 1442), H5400 [7MY]

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]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H3056 [5MR]

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

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H5667 [14MY]

———support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7024 [18JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6267 [4JN]

———make service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business development program (see H.R. 456), H5582 [13MY]

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

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

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), H2872 [26FE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2875 [26FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H7837 [8JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 3383), H9731 [17SE]

———allow bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required under Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act amendments (see H.R. 1678), H5097 [4MY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9282 [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 refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H11167 [8OC]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H2980 [4MR]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12588 [6NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H8302 [16JY]

———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]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9281 [31JY]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 1833), H4395 [1AP]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H4520 [2AP]

———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 an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11384 [14OC]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (see H.R. 4100), H13265 [18NO]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H486 [22JA]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H2603 [23FE]

———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), H6972 [17JN]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H14982 [15DE]

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

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H3401 [12MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5062 [30AP]

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

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

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H7023 [18JN]

———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]

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

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

Transportation: provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H5400 [7MY]

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]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H1607 [13FE]

———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.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H10070 [29SE]

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

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

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), H4915 [28AP]

———increase amount of Medal of Honor special pension (see H.R. 394), H5892 [20MY]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: convey White Acre and Gambel Oak properties to Park City, UT (see H.R. 602), H386 [16JA]

Census: provide for the more accurate and complete enumeration of certain overseas Americans in the decennial census (see H.R. 3013), H7249 [24JN]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): review and verify public statements by Speaker Pelosi on content of CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists (see H. Res. 470), H6013 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: increase age limit for appointment as a Federal law enforcement officer for individuals discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (see H.R. 2970), H7084 [19JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 382), H5062 [30AP]

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]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2300), H5397 [7MY] (see H.R. 2828), H6617 [11JN]

Utah: convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (see H.R. 601), H386 [16JA]

———require conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (see H.R. 603), H386 [16JA]

W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building, Smithfield, UT: designate (see H.R. 3767), H11165 [8OC]

Wasatch-Cache National Forest: provide for a land exchange with Bountiful, UT, and further land ownership consolidation (see H.R. 604), H386 [16JA]

Weber State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 854), H11712 [22OC]

Motions

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): review and verify public statements by Speaker Pelosi on content of CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H6848 [16JN]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 324), H9851 [23SE]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H4497 [2AP], H4563 [21AP], H5384 [7MY], H5557, H5558, H5559, H5561 [13MY], H6067, H6068 [2JN], H6132, H6133, H6134, H6135, H6138 [3JN], H8476 [21JY]

Allegheny National Forest: call for Forest Service to honor agreement relative to harvest of timber, oil, and natural gas, H8476 [21JY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3754 [24MR], H3979 [25MR]

———establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 1694), H4529 [21AP]

———establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), consideration (H. Res. 280), H3844 [25MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8471 [21JY]

Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 1018), H8321, H8322 [17JY]

———support and provide financial resources for projects of persons with expertise and conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (H.R. 411), H4535, H4536 [21AP]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 80), H1618, H1620, H1621 [23FE], H2635 [25FE]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H1625 [23FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E649 [12MR], E710 [18MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1299 [12FE]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (H.R. 388), H4531, H4533 [21AP]

Border Patrol: ensure agents have necessary access to public lands and remove certain restrictions in order to allow optimum enforcement of immigration and drug smuggling laws, H7392 [25JN], H12062 [29OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: continue participation in construction of the North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project (H.R. 1219), H4538 [21AP]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H6244 [4JN]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: prohibit permanent authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, H9404, H9405, H9407 [10SE]

———provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), H9404, H9405, H9407 [10SE]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): review and verify public statements by Speaker Pelosi on content of CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H6847, H6848 [16JN]

———review and verify public statements by Speaker Pelosi on content of CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists (H. Res. 470), H5904, H5905 [21MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), Senate amendment, H5834 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7244 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1513 [19JN], E1536 [23JN]

———decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9984, H9986, H9988, H9990, H9991 [25SE]

———expand missile defense technology, H5282, H5284, H5285 [6MY]

———F-22 aircraft program funding, H7244 [24JN], H9034, H9039 [29JY], H9081, H9130 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9034, H9039 [29JY], H9081 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2017 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), motion to recommit, H9130 [30JY]

———national missile defense system funding, H5877, H5878, H5879 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E2574 [20OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize lease of certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park (H.R. 714), H1622 [23FE]

———authorize participation in design and construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled water system in cooperation with San Juan Capistrano, CA (H.R. 637), H1628 [23FE]

———authorize participation in Magna Water District water reuse and groundwater recharge project (H.R. 2265), earmark declaration, E2393 [29SE]

———impact of job loss due to cuts in energy development and production projects, leases, and royalties funding, H8429 [21JY]

———require consultation with the Dept. of Homeland Security when forming land use plans for border regions, H9851 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, H12062 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), consideration (H. Res. 578), H7392 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1658 [7JY], E2813 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1687 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E2207 [8SE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3754 [24MR], H3844, H3979 [25MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H1073, H1077 [9FE], H3284 [11MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1914 [24JY]

Economy: impact of free enterprise economic system, H9991 [25SE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H146 [9JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1754 [14JY]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H4039 [26MR]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H3754 [24MR], H3844 [25MR], H5834 [20MY]

Forest Service: grant permanent authority to contract with States to develop `good neighbor' projects to reduce wildfire risks across boundary lines, H4039 [26MR]

Forests: address public health and safety threat of catastrophic wildfire in California by expediting forest management projects on hazardous fuels reduction, forest restoration, and forest health (H.R. 2899), H8473 [21JY]

Gallaudet University: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 77), H3771 [24MR]

Geronimo (Apache Indian): anniversary of death (H. Res. 132), H1624, H1625 [23FE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), H1612, H1615 [23FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5384 [7MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8475 [21JY], H8900 [28JY], H9044, H9045 [29JY], H9407 [10SE], H9641, H9642, H9643, H9644 [16SE], H11087 [7OC], H11695, H11696, H11698 [22OC], H11811 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12228 [3NO], H13128, H13129, H13130 [18NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12606 [7NO]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H5385 [7MY]

———legislative process, H1073, H1077 [9FE]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure, H1625 [23FE]

Iran: testing of surface-to-surface missile and possible development and addition of nuclear warhead, H5878 [20MY]

Mackay, Dewey C.: investigation of alleged illegal prescribing of controlled substances, H10493 [6OC], H11085 [7OC], H11149 [8OC]

Medicare: funding, H11698 [22OC]

Molalla River: compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government designates portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H13273, H13275 [19NO]

———designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2781), consideration (H. Res. 908), H13273, H13274, H13275 [19NO]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 382), E1095 [7MY]

Native Americans: repeal the Bennett Freeze ban on construction to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (S. 39), H4538, H4539 [21AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of foreign policy, H9990, H9991 [25SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H1072 [9FE]

Point of order, H5905 [21MY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6067, H6068 [2JN], H6132, H6133, H6134, H6135, H6137 [3JN], H8476 [21JY]

———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 (H.R. 1431), H4491-H4493, H4494, H4497 [2AP]

———national energy policy, H1072 [9FE], H5384 [7MY], H5557, H5559, H5561 [13MY]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (H.R. 2300), H5384 [7MY], H5557 [13MY], H6068 [2JN], H6138 [3JN]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 324), H9850 [23SE]

———establish (H.R. 324), motion to recommit, H9851 [23SE]

School Social Work Week: designate (H. Res. 182), H3769, H3770 [24MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1419 [15JN]

Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, H11695, H11696 [22OC]

———health insurance premium rates, H13128, H13129 [18NO]

University of Florida: tribute to football team, H141 [9JA]

University of Iowa: tribute to wrestling team (H. Res. 368), H11749 [26OC]

University of Oklahoma: tribute to football team, H141 [9JA]

University of Utah: tribute to football team, H141 [9JA]

Utah: cancellation of Federal leases for oil and gas drilling, H1072 [9FE], H8473 [21JY]

———convey parcels of land to Mantua, UT (H.R. 601), H1627 [23FE]

———require conveyance of certain public land within the boundaries of Camp Williams to support training and readiness of the Utah National Guard (H.R. 603), H1628 [23FE]

Votes: position on missed, H9776 [22SE]

W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building, Smithfield, UT: designate (H.R. 3767), E2815 [19NO]

Weber State University: anniversary (H. Res. 854), H11748 [26OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6412 [9JN], H6616 [11JN], H9051 [29JY], H9547 [15SE], H9803 [22SE], H10067 [29SE], H10516 [6OC], H11108 [7OC], H11163 [8OC], H12138 [29OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 470, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) review and verification of public statements by Speaker Pelosi on content of CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists, H5904 [21MY]

Tributes

Brown, James (Red), H146 [9JA]

Orton, Bill, H4551 [21AP]