BARROW, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H2875 [26FE]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

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

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13387 [1DE]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H11868 [27OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H4584 [21AP]

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

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———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), H7446 [25JN]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H8100 [14JY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H2926 [3MR]

———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), H13354 [19NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4525 [2AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H1607 [13FE]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H9442 [10SE]

Bell, Griffin B.: tribute (see H. Res. 71), H382 [15JA]

Bisher, Furman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), H11712 [22OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H2875 [26FE]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9738 [21SE]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9671 [16SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H163 [9JA]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3052 [5MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H3145 [10MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4734 [23AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H10070 [29SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H3055 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H14744 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H15504 [16DE]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H3077 [6MR]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H3835 [24MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H5485 [12MY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H8100 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H13387 [1DE]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 849), H1041 [4FE]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 4072), H13387 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4582 [21AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Re-Build America Bonds to finance essential infrastructure projects (see H.R. 852), H1041 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H11516 [20OC]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4582 [21AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H3438 [16MR]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H13002 [16NO]

———increase amount of educational assistance to certain individuals pursuing internships or on-job training (see H.R. 1098), H3438 [16MR]

———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), H875 [2FE]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H163 [9JA]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H5063 [30AP]

———conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H12365 [4NO]

———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H7146 [23JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H12456 [5NO]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4397 [1AP]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H6267 [4JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H15503 [16DE]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

Earth Hour: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 268), H3705 [19MR]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H325 [14JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4027 [25MR]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H13266 [18NO]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H4840 [27AP]

FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H5062 [30AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H5000 [29AP]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H4583 [21AP]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

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), H5485 [12MY]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H442 [21JA]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (see H. Res. 791), H10456 [1OC]

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5484 [12MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6077 [2JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11298 [13OC]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6620 [11JN]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H7024 [18JN]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H7706 [26JN]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9962 [24SE]

Immigration: create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all U.S. workers are legally able to work (see H.R. 1096), H1606 [13FE]

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

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H11581 [21OC]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

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

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10521 [6OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: expand boundary and redesignate as a national historical park (see H.R. 1471), H3400 [12MR]

John C. Godbold U.S. Judicial Administration Building, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 4275), H14743 [10DE]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H9207 [30JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7741 [7JY]

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

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H387 [16JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H12141 [29OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H8708 [23JY]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9898 [23SE]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1520 [12FE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H9342 [8SE]

———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2201), H5060 [30AP]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H7249 [24JN]

———provide that initial preventive physical examinations not be required for referrals for ultrasound screenings for abdominal aortic aneurysms and for such screenings for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 1213), H5712 [18MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11516 [20OC]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6077 [2JN]

———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 4373), H15500 [16DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H875 [2FE] (see H.R. 1597), H3749 [23MR] (see H.R. 4255), H14744 [10DE]

Motor vehicles: require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 1476), H4130 [30MR]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6620 [11JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H2875 [26FE]

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

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H8873 [27JY]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H4999 [29AP]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9731 [17SE]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11517 [20OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 217), H3402 [12MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H2926 [3MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

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

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

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H13521 [3DE]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11299 [13OC]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

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: promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H5063 [30AP]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H12456 [5NO]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11868 [27OC]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H2886 [2MR]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2886 [2MR]

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

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4841 [27AP]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799, 1799), H4584 [21AP]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4064 [26MR]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H13002 [16NO]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H6619 [11JN]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5793 [19MY]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11581 [21OC]

———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]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H4841 [27AP]

———encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings (see H.R. 3382), H9055 [29JY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H4583 [21AP]

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

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H11869 [27OC]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H11384 [14OC]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4075), H13387 [1DE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5169 [5MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4584 [21AP]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H7706 [26JN]

———provide a special depreciation allowance and recovery period for noncommercial aircraft property (see H.R. 3844), H13069 [17NO]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H12457 [5NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H7741 [7JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H11713 [22OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H8495 [21JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H7705 [26JN]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9808 [22SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H11167 [8OC]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7741 [7JY]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see H.R. 2563), H12197 [2NO]

———prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H89 [8JA]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H9342 [8SE]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9490 [14SE]

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

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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), H2836 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H3748 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize certain improvements in the Federal Recovery Coordinator Program (see H.R. 4041), H12586 [6NO]

Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H3747 [23MR]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H9998 [25SE]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H4063 [26MR]

Power resources: address known cybersecurity threats and provide emergency authority to address future threats to the reliability of the bulk power system (see H.R. 2165), H4998 [29AP]

Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building, Sparta, GA: designate (see H.R. 663), H493 [23JA]

Remarks

Barrow, M. Pope, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 635), H8016, H8017 [13JY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (H.R. 1662), H6035 [2JN]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (H.R. 1319), H13593 [8DE]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H4256 [1AP]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 849), H927 [4FE]

Education: student loan programs, E2304 [17SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4256 [1AP]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2304 [17SE]

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 (H. Res. 34), H106 [9JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), H179 [13JA]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (H. Res. 288), H8826 [27JY]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), consideration (H. Res. 610), H7748 [8JY]

Smalley, Logan: tribute to documentary ``Darius Goes West'', H5068 [4MY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H250 [14JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1725 [10JY], E2926 [10DE]

Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building, Sparta, GA: designate (H.R. 663), H1272 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H13383 [1DE]

Tributes

Brown, Matthew S., Sr., H13071 [18NO]

Guido, Michael, H2892 [3MR]

King, Alfred D.W., E857 [2AP]