HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9630 [16SE], H9693 [17SE]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H24 [6JA]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Afghanistan: develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability (see H.R. 2482), H5790 [19MY]

Agriculture: terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers (see H.R. 2914), H7741 [7JY]

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (see H.R. 2004), H6415 [9JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H10520 [6OC]

———rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H9282 [31JY]

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

Armed Forces: guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H3078 [6MR]

———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]

Aviation: recognize contributions of general aviation industry (see H. Res. 508), H8810 [24JY]

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

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

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H5712 [18MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6539 [10JN]

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

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6904 [16JN]

Committee on Reorganization and Reform of Foreign Assistance Agencies and Programs (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 22), H9343 [8SE]

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

Consumer Product Safety Act: exempt second-hand sellers of certain products from lead content and certification requirements (see H.R. 968), H9899 [23SE]

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

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), H11167 [8OC]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 216), H780 [28JA] (see H.R. 2189), H5892 [20MY]

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

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6620 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H7086 [19JN]

———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]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5397 [7MY]

Dept. of Education: extend authority to purchase guaranteed student loans (see H.R. 4103), H13265 [18NO]

———permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds for the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 4312), H15509 [23DE]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H7706 [26JN]

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), H13355 [19NO]

Dept. of State: require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure and determine the best means to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 490), H442 [21JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5400 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit automobile manufacturers receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance from opening a new foreign subsidiary or expanding their current foreign subsidiaries (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H6012 [21MY]

———prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H.R. 3696), H11299 [13OC]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4110), H13387 [1DE]

———require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 943), H1157 [10FE]

———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), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 140), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 154), H1248 [11FE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H5793 [19MY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H5169 [5MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2926 [3MR]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H6077 [2JN]

———provide low-income parents with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in high quality schools (see H.R. 2556), H10457 [1OC]

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]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9057 [29JY]

———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]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 200), H14744 [10DE]

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), H1247 [11FE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H10457 [1OC]

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), H8184 [15JY]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H11111 [7OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 37), H2980 [4MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3765), H13387 [1DE]

Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 1023), H2980 [4MR]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H12197 [2NO]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H8302 [16JY]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H5668 [14MY]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H1045 [4FE]

Foreign policy: recognize that U.N. resolutions on ``defamation of religions'' are incompatible with fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express religious beliefs (see H. Res. 763), H15504 [16DE]

———require long-term strategies for national security, diplomacy, and foreign assistance and performance-based budgeting for foreign assistance programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2387), H14877 [14DE]

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]

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), H4915 [28AP]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

George Kell Post Office, Swifton, AR: designate (see H.R. 3634), H12142 [29OC]

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

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9731 [17SE]

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Health: 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), H9899 [23SE]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H1520 [12FE]

———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]

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H8810 [24JY]

———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), H8586 [22JY]

Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment (see H.R. 2144), H8495 [21JY]

Honduras: support people, condemn illegal attempt to alter Constitution of Honduras, and seek peaceful resolution on election referendum (see H. Res. 619), H8010 [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), H11714 [22OC]

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

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

———require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 874), H12044 [28OC]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H5713 [18MY]

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

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9279 [31JY]

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), H2836 [25FE]

———provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen child born abroad and the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4350), H15499 [16DE]

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 878), H3056 [5MR]

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 970), H14981 [15DE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H9443 [10SE]

Intelligence services: tribute to members of the U.S. intelligence community whose efforts have protected America from a terrorist attack for the past eight years (see H. Res. 497), H6075 [2JN]

Investments: permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H1157 [10FE]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H3706 [19MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5097 [4MY]

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

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 2215), H8356 [17JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1980), H4579 [21AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H8025 [13JY]

Lithuania: anniversary (see H. Res. 285), H6077 [2JN]

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

Medicare: provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H5792 [19MY]

Michigan: congratulate the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the Region II U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) tournament (see H. Res. 963), H14446 [9DE]

———increase Federal share for transportation projects (see H.R. 3102), H7704 [26JN]

Middle East: condemn continuing violations of religious freedom (see H. Res. 840), H11714 [22OC]

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), H4525 [2AP]

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), H6904 [16JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11517 [20OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11517 [20OC]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H4999 [29AP]

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

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6620 [11JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H8100 [14JY]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

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

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H13002 [16NO]

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

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

Pakistan: develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability (see H.R. 2481), H5790 [19MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2632 [24FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H4840 [27AP]

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), H4063 [26MR]

Pouillon, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H9962 [24SE]

Power resources: increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H6742 [12JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2300), H6015 [21MY] (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]

Proliferation Security Initiative: recognize role in preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 604), H9492 [14SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1277), H3706 [19MR]

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

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H14446 [9DE]

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

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

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]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H4688 [22AP]

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

Senior citizens: 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]

Social Security: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H9491 [14SE]

Spoelhof, William: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H1160 [10FE]

State News (Michigan State University publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 487), H8185 [15JY]

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]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H2980 [4MR]

Taxation: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H163 [9JA]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1952), H4522 [2AP]

———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), H8185 [15JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3056 [5MR]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8810 [24JY]

———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), H9999 [25SE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H14446 [9DE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H11740 [23OC]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8025 [13JY]

———permit hardship loans from individual retirement plans (see H.R. 1628), H5485 [12MY]

———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 to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H9397 [9SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings or residential rental property (see H.R. 2198), H5060 [30AP]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H442 [21JA]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H5062 [30AP]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H2875 [26FE]

———remove cell phones from limitation on depreciation when used for personal purposes (see H.R. 3802), H11714 [22OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H12044 [28OC]

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

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H6414 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H9962 [24SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6014 [21MY]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H2875 [26FE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

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]

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), H12045 [28OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H1159 [10FE]

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

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H3707 [19MR]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7446 [25JN]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9279 [31JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5486 [12MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4999 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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: provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 2925), H6972 [17JN]

Executive Office of the President: request to furnish the House of Representatives documents on effects of the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S., on intelligence collection (see H. Res. 923), H13353 [19NO]

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

Fort Hood, TX: request the President to transmit all documents relative to the inventory and review of intelligence related to shooting (see H. Res. 978), H15502 [16DE]

Insurance: provide Federal matching funding for State insurance expenditures for high risk pools (see H.R. 3741), H11110 [7OC]

States: authorize transfer or consolidation of funds made available under certain transportation, education, and job training programs after certain periods of slow economic growth (see H.R. 737), H777 [28JA]

Taxation: allow a deduction for children attending elementary and secondary schools and base amount of such deduction on percentages of State average per pupil public education spending (see H.R. 2605), H6011 [21MY]

———provide a credit for the purchase of new motor vehicles (see H.R. 2069), H4732 [23AP]

———waive penalty on distributions from certain retirement plans during periods of high unemployment (see H.R. 3390), H9055 [29JY]

Urban, Matt: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9441 [10SE]

Poems

``Seal It!'' Albert C. Caswell, E1438 [17JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1663 [8JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H8802 [24JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on economy, H8802 [24JY], H9043 [29JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E494 [26FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H729 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H9255 [31JY]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): alleged involvement in voter registration fraud, H8582 [22JY]

Budget: deficit, H12281 [3NO]

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): withhold classified material from Speaker Pelosi until public comments on CIA briefings on enhanced interrogation techniques used on suspected terrorists are verified, H6243 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H9042 [29JY], H11735 [23OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2237 [10SE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Michigan, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in Michigan, H8801 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: potential criminal investigation of U.S. officials associated with CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, H8806 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, H9255 [31JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9236 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1956 [24JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1173 [11FE]

Economy: Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H12278, H12279, H12280, H12281, H12282, H12283, H12284, H12285 [3NO]

———impact of increased Government spending and growth, H8803-H8807 [24JY]

———importance of job creation, H8802 [24JY]

Education: redirect portion of school construction spending toward deficit reduction, H9630, H9631 [16SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1777 [15JY], E2647 [28OC]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H729 [28JA]

Federal-State relations: distribution of Federal funds to State and local governments, H11494-H11500 [20OC]

Geertsma, Belinda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2338 [23SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8084, H8085, H8086, H8087, H8089, H8090, H8092 [14JY], H8573, H8574, H8575, H8576, H8577, H8578, H8580, H8582 [22JY], H8803 [24JY], H8909 [28JY], H9042, H9043 [29JY], H9256 [31JY], H11496-H11500 [20OC], H11564, H11565, H11566 [21OC], H11736 [23OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12278, H12279, H12280, H12281, H12282, H12283, H12284, H12285 [3NO], H12356, H12358, H12360, H12361 [4NO], H12571, H12572, H12573, H12574, H12575 [6NO], H12871 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures impact on job creation, H8577 [22JY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9630, H9631 [16SE]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (H. Con. Res. 178), H9825 [23SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: impact on educational system, H8579 [22JY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H8583 [22JY]

Ottawa County, MI: tribute to American Red Cross Ottawa County chapter, E2541 [15OC]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), H6577 [11JN]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H8802 [24JY], H9042 [29JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11566 [21OC]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, H6577 [11JN]

Taxation: rates, H12281 [3NO]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification, H8806 [24JY]

Unemployment: rates, H8438 [21JY], H9042 [29JY]

Tributes

McGeehan, Albert, E2539 [15OC]

Rich, Craig, E2563 [15OC]