GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

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), H4038 [26MR]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1385), H6113, H6114 [3JN]

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), H1607 [13FE]

———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), H7837 [8JY]

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

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

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

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H7147 [23JN]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto (see H.R. 1294), H5308 [6MY]

Armed Forces: guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H4251 [31MR]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 206), H486 [22JA]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H5400 [7MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5064 [30AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H2632 [24FE]

BLM: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 964), H1158 [10FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H10071 [29SE]

Budget: require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14827 [11DE]

Business and industry: permit employers to provide contributions and assistance to certain employees who purchase individual health insurance (see H.R. 3822), H12288 [3NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Charities: express support for charitable donations and associated tax deductions (see H. Res. 244), H5793 [19MY]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H5792 [19MY]

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

———prohibit issuance of regulatory permits for certain emissions from agricultural production (see H.R. 1426), H10070 [29SE]

———reduce number of boutique fuels (see H.R. 392), H5062 [30AP]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize as official site of the National EMS Memorial Service and the National EMS Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 161), H7836 [8JY]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 201), H11457 [15OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H9057 [29JY]

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H12142 [29OC]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H2886 [2MR]

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

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H1608 [13FE]

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

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H5060 [30AP]

Courts: provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H1607 [13FE]

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 4011), H12288 [3NO]

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

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H11112 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H9962 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: make grants to recognized science and technology secondary schools to support research and development projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 3331), H8808 [24JY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Virginia (see H.R. 1638), H4584 [21AP]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5582 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H8356 [17JY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5063 [30AP]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H3402 [12MR]

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), H6539 [10JN]

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), H14744 [10DE]

———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 1292), H3338 [11MR]

———establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1939), H5486 [12MY]

———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. 920), H13353 [19NO]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H6744 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H2632 [24FE]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2689), H6744 [12JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5062 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 3), H382 [15JA]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H2886 [2MR]

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

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (see H. Res. 251), H3642 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H5667 [14MY]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H2923 [3MR]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H3338 [11MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6619 [11JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H11790 [26OC]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H10457 [1OC]

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

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), H2886 [2MR]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H9999 [25SE]

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), H9491 [14SE]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H4735 [23AP]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H6076 [2JN]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1620), H6076 [2JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H9281 [31JY]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H3105 [9MR]

———verify that persons who receive U.S. foreign assistance are not affiliated with or do not support terrorist organizations or do not otherwise commit or support acts of terrorism (see H.R. 1062), H1604 [13FE]

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]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6972 [17JN]

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

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

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), H8101 [14JY]

Health: ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage (see H. Res. 796), H11112 [7OC]

———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3700), H11714 [22OC]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H4915 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3970), H12288 [3NO]

———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see H.R. 3002), H12457 [5NO]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H4525 [2AP]

———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), H9343 [8SE]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H12142 [29OC]

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

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

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9900 [23SE]

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), H4916 [28AP]

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), H8356 [17JY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H6744 [12JN]

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

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H11714 [22OC]

Interstate compacts: allow establishment for the purpose of expanding health insurance options (see H.R. 3824), H12288 [3NO]

Investments: help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (see H.R. 2021), H11791 [26OC]

———permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H2836 [25FE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9442 [10SE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Jefferson National Forest: convey the New River State Park campground to Virginia (see H.R. 865), H1042 [4FE]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (see H. Res. 520), H6414 [9JN]

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (see H. Res. 661), H8409 [20JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H9281 [31JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 124), H780 [28JA]

Medicaid: require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 1981), H11298 [13OC]

Medicare: enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1452), H4915 [28AP]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H5406 [11MY]

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 2124), H8303 [16JY]

———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H4397 [1AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 581), H381 [15JA]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H9962 [24SE]

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), H7024 [18JN]

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

National Year of the Bible: designate (see H. Con. Res. 121), H5486 [12MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H4525 [2AP]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H6010 [21MY]

———reform (see H.R. 1260), H2923 [3MR]

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

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H1159 [10FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H10520 [6OC]

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]

———promote biogas production (see H.R. 1158), H5792 [19MY]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H3146 [10MR]

———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]

———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]

Presidents of the U.S.: require campaign committee include with the statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate and other documentation to establish eligibility to become President (see H.R. 1503), H5169 [5MY]

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

Public welfare programs: repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1277), H5169 [5MY]

Reagan, Ronald; tribute (see H. Res. 54), H923 [3FE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 4288), H14826 [11DE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1885), H4519 [2AP] (see H. Res. 748), H14877 [14DE]

———provide incentives for residential housing market (see H.R. 1903), H4841 [27AP]

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

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), H3338 [11MR]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H14982 [15DE]

Senior citizens: support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6539 [10JN]

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

Smart Irrigation Month: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 118), H5713 [18MY]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H8009 [10JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H9341 [8SE]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

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

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6416 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 897), H8009 [10JY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7741 [7JY]

———allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 3060), H7445 [25JN]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3402 [12MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H4064 [26MR]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H8356 [17JY]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H15503 [16DE]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H11167 [8OC]

———increase deduction for the purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers (see H.R. 1087), H4915 [28AP]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2110), H4838 [27AP]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H14982 [15DE]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 783), H1607 [13FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11167 [8OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H8303 [16JY]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H1605 [13FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H3749 [23MR]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H526 [26JA]

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

———repeal inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1058), H3146 [10MR]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H780 [28JA]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H13003 [16NO]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H3055 [5MR]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H382 [15JA]

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

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H1046 [4FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4840 [27AP]

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

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

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), H1607 [13FE]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4916 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H5397 [7MY]

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

Lists

Four worst things about H.R. 200, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act, H3014 [5MR]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5148 [5MY], H6598 [11JN], H8429 [21JY], H8690 [23JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8429 [21JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6915 [17JN]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2810 [25FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E427 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H1164 [11FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3785 [24MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E19 [6JA]

———deficit, H3785 [24MR], H4894 [28AP], H6915 [17JN], H13307 [19NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4382 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4894 [28AP]

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 (H. Res. 473), E1248 [21MY]

Credit: allow debtor receiving mortgage foreclosure notice to meet pre-filing credit counseling requirement within 30 days after bankruptcy filing, H3016, H3017 [5MR]

———allow lenders to recapture the principal lost in mortgage modification in a bankruptcy proceeding if the homeowner sells the property for a profit, H3014 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, H14755, H14756 [11DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3008, H3009, H3010, H3013, H3014, H3016, H3017 [5MR]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3008, H3009, H3010 [5MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4944 [29AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4935 [29AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 2305), E1099 [7MY]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14755, H14756 [11DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1774 [15JY]

FDA: grant quarantine authority in a geographic area if there is evidence of food-borne health risk, H9136 [30JY]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), consideration (H. Res. 691), H9135, H9136 [30JY]

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), H3994 [25MR], H4039, H4040 [26MR]

Forest Service: grant permanent authority to contract with States to develop `good neighbor' projects to reduce wildfire risks across boundary lines, H3994 [25MR], H4039, H4040 [26MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8429 [21JY], H8560 [22JY], H8892 [28JY], H9533 [15SE], H11806 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12219 [3NO], H12432 [5NO], H12560 [6NO], H12862 [7NO], H13307 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12614 [7NO]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H18 [6JA]

———open versus restrictive rules, H6915 [17JN]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7058 [19JN]

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (H. Res. 661), E1853 [20JY]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13307 [19NO]

Native Americans: ensure that eminent domain may not be used in Virginia to acquire private property for Native American tribes, H6113 [3JN]

———extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1385), H6113, H6114 [3JN]

———limit areas where lands may be taken into trust for the Monacan Tribe, H6113, H6114 [3JN]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 985), H4208 [31MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H3785 [24MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6598 [11JN], H7622, H7676 [26JN], H8429 [21JY], H8690 [23JY], H8892 [28JY]

———increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (H.R. 2846), H8690 [23JY]

———national energy policy, H5148 [5MY]

———promote research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies through a system of grants and prizes on the scale of the Manhattan Project, H7676 [26JN]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (H.R. 4288), E2973 [11DE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain, H2810 [25FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 552), H6915 [17JN]

Taxation: regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H.R. 1083), E282 [13FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 982), H1204 [11FE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), H588 [27JA]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H990 [4FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), E2345 [23SE]

———rates, H8429 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, H4144 [31MR], H6583 [11JN], H12206 [3NO]

Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (H. Res. 744), H9533 [15SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1154 [10FE], H2832 [25FE], H3142 [10MR], H3638 [18MR], H3832 [24MR], H4836 [27AP], H6616 [11JN], H8584 [22JY], H12453 [5NO], H12582 [6NO]

Tributes

Falwell, Jonathan, H8963 [29JY]