GOHMERT, LOUIE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

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

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2061), H7146 [23JN]

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

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H8356 [17JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H5793 [19MY]

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

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

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

———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), H9730 [17SE]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11581 [21OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

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

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

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

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

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

Biblica (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 852), H13467 [2DE]

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

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

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

Bureau of the Census: make organizations indicted for violations of election laws ineligible to participate as a partner in assisting with the decennial census (see H.R. 3582), H9670 [16SE]

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: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

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

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1422), H3145 [10MR]

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]

Chrysler LLC: request the President furnish the House of Representatives with information on communications with Chrysler LLC relative to plant closings (see H. Res. 462), H5891 [20MY]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3402 [12MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H875 [2FE]

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

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 473), H6013 [21MY]

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

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 227), H163 [9JA]

Credit: preserve consumer choice and access to credit and enhance consumer disclosures (see H.R. 2327), H5398 [7MY]

———require borrowers under FHA-insured mortgages for single-family housing to make certain minimum downpayments and prohibit financing of closing costs under such mortgages (see H.R. 3706), H13355 [19NO]

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H7445 [25JN]

———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), H6745 [12JN]

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

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6904 [16JN]

———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), H14743 [10DE]

———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), H5713 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 1717), H4026 [25MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H4583 [21AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13355 [19NO]

———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 1292), H2978 [4MR]

———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]

———improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H4521 [2AP]

———reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program (see H.R. 1514), H3437 [16MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1607 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: condition receipt of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance on repayment of any bonuses received during the past 5 years by the ten highest wage earners of an institution (see H.R. 1656), H3705 [19MR]

———disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 3), H196 [13JA]

———permit immediate repayment of direct capital investments received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2009), H5063 [30AP]

———prohibit receipt of common stock or certain other voting stock under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1180), H4734 [23AP]

———provide repayment procedures for certain assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2745), H6744 [12JN]

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

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 2063), H5000 [29AP]

———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), H8356 [17JY]

———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), H3526 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4734 [23AP]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]

———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), H779 [28JA]

———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 2586), H6010 [21MY]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6415 [9JN]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H6011 [21MY]

———disapprove city council approval of the Jury and Marriage Amendment Act (see H.J. Res. 54), H7024 [18JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H382 [15JA]

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

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H9671 [16SE]

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

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

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1054), H8960 [28JY]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H12045 [28OC]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H160 [9JA]

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

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 581), H11168 [8OC]

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), H9342 [8SE]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H9671 [16SE]

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

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

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5485 [12MY]

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), H11165 [8OC]

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

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

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), H4734 [23AP]

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]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8185 [15JY]

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

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9671 [16SE]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2926 [3MR]

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

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H9443 [10SE]

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

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H7837 [8JY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

———require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year (see H. Res. 323), H4524 [2AP]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H4518 [2AP]

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

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

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum and develop and maintain viable military options to prevent development or deployment of nuclear weapons capability (see H.R. 3832), H13355 [19NO]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H13467 [2DE]

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

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

Kile G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5664 [14MY]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5668 [14MY]

Law enforcement: provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to Congress (see H.R. 2545), H6008 [21MY]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H8410 [20JY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt certain officers from minimum sentencing requirements for using a firearm to commit a violent crime during pursuit or apprehension of a suspect (see H.R. 866), H1042 [4FE]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 616), H7948 [9JY]

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

Medicare: exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H3055 [5MR]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H8303 [16JY]

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

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6015 [21MY]

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

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

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5062 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H14446 [9DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6807 [15JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 748), H778 [28JA]

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

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

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

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1159 [10FE]

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

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H11167 [8OC]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1431), H3337 [11MR]

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

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), H8960 [28JY]

Privacy: establish limitations on use of whole-body imaging technology for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 2027), H5170 [5MY]

Proliferation Security Initiative: recognize role in preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 604), H9550 [15SE]

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), H3056 [5MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H1080 [9FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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), H7145 [23JN]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H163 [9JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1221), H2873 [26FE]

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

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H2872 [26FE]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H6077 [2JN]

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

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12364 [4NO]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H6972 [17JN]

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

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H196 [13JA]

———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), H1604 [13FE]

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

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

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

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H9999 [25SE]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ensure any greenhouse gas emissions agreement would not harm the U.S. economy, require international inspections, or permit inequitable compliance (see H. Res. 945), H14446 [9DE]

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

U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 606), H7705 [26JN]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H1160 [10FE]

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), H5168 [5MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4999 [29AP]

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

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

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

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

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), H4524 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 4408), H15508 [23DE]

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 51), H5399 [7MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (see H.R. 3477), H9277 [31JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: provide support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans organizations and other organizations (see H.R. 2486), H5791 [19MY]

Controlled Substances Act: address use of intrathecal pumps (see H.R. 3018), H7249 [24JN]

Crime: increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (see H.R. 2661), H6074 [2JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2487), H5791 [19MY]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions (see H.R. 4127), H13352 [19NO]

District of Columbia: provide for retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1015), H1517 [12FE]

Health: establish health savings accounts for all citizens, provide health savings account and high deductible health plan payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants to have same such plans (see H.R. 3478), H9277 [31JY]

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

———tax bona fide District of Columbia residents in the same manner as residents of U.S. possessions (see H.R. 1014), H1517 [12FE]

Motions

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4956 [29AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H413 [21JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9446 [14SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H10437 [1OC], H13359 [1DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1657 [7JY]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: speech at U.N., H9918 [24SE]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H4391 [1AP], H5888 [20MY], H6138 [3JN], H13514 [3DE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3977 [25MR]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3478 [17MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H13512 [3DE]

Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 1018), H8297, H8298 [16JY], H8326 [17JY]

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

Appropriations: allow consideration of additional amendments to appropriations legislation, H7924 [9JY]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2953 [4MR], H3381, H3382, H3384, H3386 [12MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H741, H770 [28JA], H1013 [4FE], H1089 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1287, H1301 [12FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1534 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H1092 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, H6868 [16JN]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1049, H1072 [9FE], H6138 [3JN], H7698 [26JN]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 1283), H10513 [6OC]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): investigate alleged criminal activities, H9785, H9786, H9787 [22SE], H10149, H10150 [30SE]

Bermuda: payment to receive Chinese Uyghur detainees, H6820 [16JN]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (H.R. 388), H4532 [21AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2921, H2922 [3MR], H3076 [6MR], H3523 [17MR], H3738 [23MR], H4020 [25MR], H9918 [24SE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H13294, H13332, H13333 [19NO]

———deficit, H770 [28JA], H1068 [9FE], H1089 [10FE], H1287 [12FE], H3075 [6MR], H4391 [1AP], H6248 [4JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4247 [31MR], H4391, H4392 [1AP], H4513 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4409 [2AP]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), consideration (H. Res. 830), H11415 [15OC]

———impact of diversion of water from agricultural communities in the San Joaquin Valley relative to drought conditions, H11415 [15OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: display plaque in National Statuary Hall recognizing Christian church services in the Capitol from 1800 to 1868, including attendees James Madison and Thomas Jefferson (H.R. 3477), H10515 [6OC]

CBO: budget scoring requests of Republican health care reform legislation, H12122 [29OC]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (H.R. 729), H6765 [15JN]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 489), H6052 [2JN]

Civil liberties: historical significance of the roles the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have played in individual personal freedoms, H14816 [11DE]

Climate: global warming, H2953 [4MR], H7135 [23JN]

Congress: impact of decisions on personal freedoms, H14817 [11DE]

Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 2247), H6774 [15JN]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), H6771, H6772 [15JN]

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

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2850 [26FE], H3016 [5MR], H3075, H3076 [6MR]

Crime: allow imposition of death penalty for certain hate crime offenses and include the elderly, Armed Forces members, and law enforcement officers as hate crime victim categories, H4956 [29AP]

———increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (H.R. 2661), H6775 [15JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H9743 [22SE], H10480, H10484, H10513-H10516 [6OC], H11080 [7OC], H11134, H11146 [8OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4722 [23AP], H4906 [28AP], H4947, H4956 [29AP]

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

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), motion to recommit, H4956 [29AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H11782 [26OC], H13516 [3DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H10513-H10516 [6OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11080 [7OC], H11134, H11146 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to instruct conferees, H10480, H10484 [6OC]

———decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9918 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9743 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2023 [27JY]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., H6548 [11JN]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions, H12994, H12999 [16NO]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, H12983, H12993, H12994, H12995, H12996, H12997, H12998, H12999 [16NO], H13062-H13066 [17NO], H13117 [18NO], H13323 [19NO]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4660, H4662 [22AP]

———funding, H6944 [17JN]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5268 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E2802, E2804 [18NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow waiver of tax penalties for failure to disclose reportable transactions, H9321 [8SE]

———extend executive branch authority to seize financial institutions, H4020 [25MR]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4511 [2AP]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (H. Con. Res. 76), H3672 [19MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H293 [14JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), motion to recommit, H414 [21JA]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H10503, H10504 [6OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E2020 [27JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3977 [25MR]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1911 [23JY]

Economy: Government bailout of financial institutions, H55 [7JA], H79 [8JA], H1068 [9FE]

———impact of tax cuts, H1068 [9FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H55, H58 [7JA]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H79 [8JA], H149 [9JA]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H4020 [25MR]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (H. Res. 686), H9448 [14SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1765 [14JY]

Executive Office of the President: accountability of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers and constitutionality of such appointments, H6794, H6795 [15JN]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (H.R. 3569), H10505 [6OC]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (H. Con. Res. 185), H10505 [6OC]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (H.R. 1207), H9788, H9789, H9790 [22SE], H10501, H10502 [6OC]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 540), H6777, H6778 [15JN]

Gloag, Ann: National Council of Women of the U.S., Inc., Susan B. Anthony Humanitarian Award recipient, H11436 [15OC]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15426 [16DE]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (H.R. 3571), H9787 [22SE]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H14816 [11DE]

———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, provide health savings account and high deductible health plan payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants to have same such plans (H.R. 3478), H12134, H12137 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7930, H7931, H7939, H7941, H7942 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8105 [15JY], H8299 [16JY], H8684, H8703, H8704, H8705 [23JY], H8797 [24JY], H8849 [27JY], H8899, H8951 [28JY], H9045, H9047, H9048 [29JY], H9199, H9200, H9202 [30JY], H9304, H9321 [8SE], H9446 [14SE], H9786 [22SE], H10149, H10150 [30SE], H11282 [13OC], H11445, H11446, H11448 [15OC], H11783, H11784, H11785, H11787 [26OC], H11853, H11855, H11861 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12133, H12134, H12135, H12137, H12138 [29OC], H12216 [3NO], H12434, H12437 [5NO], H12463, H12562, H12580, H12581 [6NO], H12863, H12925 [7NO], H13390 [2DE], H13513-H13516 [3DE], H14816, H14817, H14819 [11DE], H15487 [16DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12604 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12434, H12437 [5NO], H12562 [6NO], H12925 [7NO]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3400), H11448 [15OC]

———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 (H. Res. 615), H7931 [9JY], H11863 [27OC]

History: religious history of the U.S., H15487-H15493 [16DE]

Home Safety Month: designate (H. Res. 543), H8205 [16JY]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H11433 [15OC]

———legislative priorities, H8326, H8344 [17JY]

———legislative process, H1077 [9FE], H12133 [29OC]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (H. Res. 554), H10504 [6OC]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H4511 [2AP]

IMF: funding, H6868 [16JN]

Immigration: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H12563 [6NO]

———reform, H8433 [21JY]

Iran: elections, H6782 [15JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 111), H5075 [4MY]

———U.S. policy, H9905 [24SE]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7062 [19JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 1409), H4247 [31MR]

Major League Baseball: tribute to Civil Rights Game (H. Res. 530), H6769, H6770 [15JN]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13294, H13332, H13333, H13334 [19NO]

———solvency, H11445, H11446 [15OC]

Mollohan, Representative: conflict of interest due to his position as Committee on Appropriations (House) Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chair relative to Dept. of Justice investigation, H6944 [17JN], H9322 [8SE]

Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, H5704 [18MY], H11282 [13OC]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6548 [11JN]

New London, TX: anniversary of natural gas explosion at school, H3321 [11MR]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 893), H12463 [6NO]

NSF: award a monetary prize for achievement in electricity storage, H1071 [9FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2921, H2922 [3MR], H3070, H3073, H3076 [6MR], H3382, H3386 [12MR], H3523 [17MR], H3738 [23MR], H6820 [16JN], H8297, H8299 [16JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H1071 [9FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3658 [19MR], H4391 [1AP], H7648, H7649 [26JN], H8205 [16JY], H12602, H12957 [7NO]

Point of order, H8105 [15JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H5888 [20MY], H6138 [3JN], H7648, H7649, H7651, H7689, H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701 [26JN], H9199 [30JY], H13514 [3DE], H14816, H14817 [11DE]

———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), H9198 [30JY]

———national energy policy, H1071, H1073 [9FE], H7695, H7696, H7697, H7698, H7700, H7701 [26JN], H9197, H9198, H9199 [30JY]

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 (H.R. 1503), H9321 [8SE]

———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 36), H46 [7JA]

Public debt: ceiling, H15426 [16DE]

———debt held by foreigners, H3071 [6MR], H6248 [4JN]

Public lands: oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H3977 [25MR]

Rangel, Representative: investigate alleged House Rules and tax law violations relative to gift acceptance and financial disclosure and call for removal as Committee on Ways and Means (House) chairman, H9321 [8SE], H10503 [6OC]

Religion: historical impact of Judeo-Christian values, H14819 [11DE]

———importance of prayer, H8013 [13JY], H8065 [14JY]

Republican Party: allegations of censorship relative to block of Republican mailing on H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, H8684 [23JY]

———national agenda, H1068 [9FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6944 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1411 [15JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 2365), H9918 [24SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9918 [24SE]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3658 [19MR]

———provide that penalties and interest will not be imposed on U.S. citizens (H.R. 735), H4021, H4022 [25MR]

———rates, H741 [28JA], H3382, H3385, H3386 [12MR], H4409 [2AP], H5069 [4MY]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13512 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (H. Res. 941), H13476 [3DE]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period, H414 [21JA], H4020, H4021, H4022 [25MR]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (H.R. 143), H58-H60 [7JA], H150 [9JA], H374 [15JA], H521, H522 [26JA], H1013 [4FE], H1069-H1071 [9FE], H2612 [24FE]

Thomson, IL: proposal to convert Thomson Correctional Center into a Federal prison with a separate unit to house some detainees previously held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H13323 [19NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6587 [11JN]

Unemployment: rates, H6820 [16JN]

University of Utah: tribute to football team, H147 [9JA]

Utah: cancellation of Federal leases for oil and gas drilling, H1072, H1073 [9FE]

Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (H. Res. 744), H9541 [15SE]

———interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform, H9447 [14SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11710 [22OC]

Special order: granted, H86 [8JA], H378 [15JA], H1038 [4FE], H1077 [9FE], H2977 [4MR], H3336 [11MR], H3524 [17MR], H4060 [26MR], H4729 [23AP], H6261 [4JN], H6536 [10JN], H7835 [8JY], H8807 [24JY], H9547 [15SE], H9896 [23SE], H10452 [1OC], H11296 [13OC], H11710 [22OC], H12453 [5NO], H12582 [6NO]

Tributes

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

Davis, Aaron D., H4514 [2AP]