PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H881 [3FE]

Articles and editorials

Banks Stepped Up When Chips, Economy Were Down, Laura Elder, Galveston (TX) Daily News, E1790 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H7147 [23JN]

———rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H8873 [27JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H5309 [6MY]

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

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

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H14446 [9DE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3402 [12MR]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H4129 [30MR]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 704), H923 [3FE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9342 [8SE]

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

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 239), H69 [7JA] (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement (see H. Res. 671), H9550 [15SE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1814), H4249 [31MR]

———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 participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 3131), H8356 [17JY]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H3640 [18MR]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: reinstate Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use pending issuance of a final rule by the National Park Service (see H.R. 718), H8708 [23JY]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 2537), H6008 [21MY]

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

Congress: prohibit passage of further massive spending initiatives for bailout purposes (see H. Res. 199), H2874 [26FE]

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

Consumer Product Safety Act: exempt second-hand sellers of certain products from lead content and certification requirements (see H.R. 968), H1249 [11FE] (see H.R. 1027), H3641 [18MR]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4584 [21AP]

———exempt ordinary books from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1692), H4915 [28AP]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8026 [13JY]

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

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 983), H1247 [11FE]

———repeal wage rate requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects (see H.R. 687), H2980 [4MR]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1269), H2924 [3MR]

Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H15501 [16DE]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 216), H486 [22JA] (see H.R. 2189), H5892 [20MY]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H4061 [26MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H1042 [4FE] (see H.R. 1528), H7250 [24JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 2900), H7086 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: determine and disclose costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip (see H.R. 3036), H7838 [8JY]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H195 [13JA]

———establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H9281 [31JY]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

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), H12142 [29OC]

———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: authorize States to use John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program funds for private school tuition vouchers and public school transportation costs for foster children (see H.R. 2072), H4732 [23AP]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H196 [13JA]

Dept. of HUD: require Inspector General to audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and its affiliates and suspend certification of its housing counseling agencies (see H.R. 3828), H11457 [15OC]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]

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), H922 [3FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H780 [28JA]

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), H36 [6JA]

———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. 2119), H7706 [26JN]

———rescind unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 3140), H8873 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2547), H11384 [14OC]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9207 [30JY]

———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), H2875 [26FE]

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]

Disasters: create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 998), H2886 [2MR]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1459), H4734 [23AP] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H6618 [11JN]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relative to crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2178), H8009 [10JY]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 2943), H7022 [18JN]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

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

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H8959 [28JY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 655), H485 [22JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions relative to Title I funding (see H.R. 2958), H7022 [18JN]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H4840 [27AP]

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), H11714 [22OC]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H2873 [26FE]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H3078 [6MR]

Ethics in Government Act: modify financial disclosure filing requirements for certain employees of the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3613), H11869 [27OC]

Executive departments: prohibit the President or any other official from knowingly and willfully misleading the Congress or the people of the U.S. to gain support for the use of Armed Forces (see H.R. 743), H9206 [30JY]

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), H9443 [10SE]

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

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H6015 [21MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: allow private sector employers to provide compensatory time in lieu of overtime pay (see H.R. 933), H1156 [10FE]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H2631 [24FE]

———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 Deposit Insurance Act: provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 4178), H13466 [2DE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1507), H7146 [23JN]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H9282 [31JY]

———encourage Federal financial regulators to establish clear and consistent guidelines for financial institutions seeking to grow or expand (see H. Con. Res. 224), H15502 [16DE]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

———provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (see H.R. 3506), H9491 [14SE]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H4027 [25MR]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H5668 [14MY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5306 [6MY]

GAO: authorize reviews of any credit facility established by the FRS Board of Governors or any Federal reserve bank during the current financial crisis (see H.R. 2424), H6539 [10JN]

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]

Government: end speculation on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Government (see H.R. 1414), H3145 [10MR]

———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]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

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), H2835 [25FE]

———ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage (see H. Res. 796), H11582 [21OC]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H8410 [20JY]

———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), H8357 [17JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

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: 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), H8586 [22JY]

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

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H9550 [15SE]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 3393), H14827 [11DE]

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

Investments: help rebuild retirement, college, and personal savings (see H.R. 2021), H5000 [29AP]

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

Kyle G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5793 [19MY]

Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 523), H6414 [9JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 1228), H2873 [26FE]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5793 [19MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5401 [7MY]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H7085 [19JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

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

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

———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H7706 [26JN]

———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 1094), H9206 [30JY]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H442 [21JA]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H5063 [30AP]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H9899 [23SE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H5486 [12MY]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 1118), H2601 [23FE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4130 [30MR]

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

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H7838 [8JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H4251 [31MR]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H9397 [9SE]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2590), H8185 [15JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2692), H6807 [15JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14445 [9DE]

———reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 4336), H15498 [16DE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 394), H5096 [4MY]

Minimum wage: postpone increase (see H.R. 3309), H9057 [29JY]

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]

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

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8409 [20JY]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6307 [8JN]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H11112 [7OC]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H7837 [8JY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 2808), H6538 [10JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H11299 [13OC]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H4129 [30MR]

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

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

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 1395), H3104 [9MR]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H11516 [20OC]

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), H3078 [6MR]

Privacy: establish limitations on use of whole-body imaging technology for aircraft passenger screening (see H.R. 2027), H5170 [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: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (see H.R. 636), H484 [22JA]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6156 [3JN]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H7947 [9JY]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H12141 [29OC]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

———prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2458), H5793 [19MY]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6011 [21MY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H2603 [23FE]

———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H4734 [23AP]

———eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 723), H1159 [10FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

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

———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), H13629 (see H.R. 678), H14372 [8DE]

Space policy: anniversary of Moon landing, celebrate success of the U.S human space flight program, and recognize accomplishments of NASA's human space flight centers (see H. Con. Res. 117), H5668 [14MY]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 897), H1043 [4FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow an above-the-line deduction for half of an individual's long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 1891), H7086 [19JN]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H6415 [9JN]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H5308 [6MY]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———allow expensing of certain real property (see H.R. 3178), H8008 [10JY]

———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), H4130 [30MR]

———allow long-distance rural commuters a deduction during periods when the local price of gasoline exceeds a certain price (see H.R. 3432), H9206 [30JY]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2524), H5891 [20MY]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 1948), H4522 [2AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H3835 [24MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H8302 [16JY]

———eliminate limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion (see H.R. 1798), H8303 [16JY]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H4584 [21AP]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see H.R. 2748), H14743 [10DE]

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

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H5486 [12MY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H2926 [3MR]

———exclude from gross income compensation received by employees consisting of qualified distributions of employer stock (see H.R. 692), H526 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H7741 [7JY]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 1447), H3337 [11MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H9207 [30JY]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2801), H9730 [17SE]

———expand the work opportunity tax credit to include long-term unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3953), H15504 [16DE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 2106), H5170 [5MY]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 802), H1607 [13FE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9281 [31JY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6807 [15JN]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3761), H11165 [8OC]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H11869 [27OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H11790 [26OC]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H15504 [16DE]

———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), H10070 [29SE]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 30), H29 [6JA]

———improve treatment of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3508), H9671 [16SE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H12588 [6NO]

———increase amount allowable as a deduction for meals and entertainment expenses of small businesses (see H.R. 3952), H12044 [28OC]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4840 [27AP]

———make certain disaster relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4052), H12587 [6NO]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 664), H1159 [10FE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H28 [6JA]

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

———make the credit for research activities permanent and provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 1545), H4915 [28AP]

———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 721), H1248 [11FE]

———permit hardship loans from individual retirement plans (see H.R. 1628), H3704 [19MR]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4243), H15504 [16DE]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see H.R. 524), H12044 [28OC]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H325 [14JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H5667 [14MY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H7085 [19JN] (see H.R. 3760), H11165 [8OC]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 1897), H6076 [2JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain energy production and distribution facilities (see H.R. 1812), H4249 [31MR]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H3528 [17MR] (see H.R. 3056), H8586 [22JY] (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———provide a temporary bonus research credit for energy-related research (see H.R. 2438), H7146 [23JN]

———provide an exclusion from gross income of long-term capital gains on property purchased before the end of 2009 (see H.R. 1632), H6014 [21MY]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11111 [7OC]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 2887), H13069 [17NO]

———provide an income tax credit for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas (see H.R. 691), H8185 [15JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 502), H323 [14JA]

———provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts (see H.R. 153), H196 [13JA]

———provide incentives for improving mine safety (see H.R. 497), H323 [14JA]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H780 [28JA]

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

———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 1763), H5792 [19MY]

———provide special rules for charitable contributions of alternative energy property for educational purposes (see H.R. 1249), H4064 [26MR]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H6807 [15JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1607 [13FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8586 [22JY]

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

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H35 [6JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2203), H6744 [12JN] (see H.R. 3011), H7248 [24JN]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H11869 [27OC]

———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 1919), H4520 [2AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H4397 [1AP]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H3527 [17MR]

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

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H196 [13JA]

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

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

———treatment of foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3263), H8586 [22JY]

Transportation: provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H3749 [23MR]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H9207 [30JY]

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, 333), H9206 [30JY]

Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 3402), H14827 [11DE]

Weyrich, Paul M.: tribute (see H. Res. 151), H2632 [24FE]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 2026), H7706 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 778), H779 [28JA]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H4518 [2AP]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 539), H325 [14JA]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 2533), H5891 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: increase limitation on amount of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (see H.R. 2532), H5891 [20MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by Congress (see H.R. 3396), H9055 [29JY]

Federal employees: establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1420), H3145 [10MR]

Financial institutions: sunset Federal laws and regulations that deny consumers the opportunity to make certain bank account decisions and what type of information they receive from their banks (see H.R. 1419), H3145 [10MR]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3022), H7249 [24JN]

FRS: abolish Board of Governors and repeal Federal Reserve Act (see H.R. 833), H921 [3FE]

———reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H2872 [26FE]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities (see H.R. 1348), H3054 [5MR]

Galveston, TX: transfer certain Federal property to the Galveston Historical Foundation (see H.R. 2121), H4839 [27AP]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 3021), H7249 [24JN]

Health: ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (see H.R. 3394), H9055 [29JY]

———protect privacy of patients and physicians relative to electronic health records (see H.R. 2630), H6012 [21MY]

———protect the American people's ability to make their own health care decisions by ensuring the Federal Government shall not force any American to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 2629), H6012 [21MY]

———review claims about effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and diseases (see H.R. 3395), H9055 [29JY]

Health care facilities: ensure that private for-profit nursing homes affected by major disasters receive the same reimbursement as public nursing homes (see H.R. 1494), H3400 [12MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from Federal antitrust laws in negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers (see H.R. 1493), H3400 [12MR]

House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (see H. Res. 216), H3055 [5MR]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (see H.R. 2218), H5061 [30AP]

Money: repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to coinage (see H.R. 4248), H14445 [9DE]

National security: provide for the safety of U.S. aviation and the suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 3023), H7249 [24JN]

Petroleum: reduce price of gasoline through offshore drilling, increased construction and investment in refineries, Federal fuel tax suspension, and free trade promotion (see H.R. 2631), H6012 [21MY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 163), H34 [6JA]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or population planning programs or family planning activities (see H.R. 1233), H2874 [26FE]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H36 [6JA]

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 164), H34 [6JA]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H36 [6JA]

Tariff: lutetium oxide (see H.R. 962), H1158 [10FE]

———phosphoric acid, lanthanum salt, cerium terbium-doped (see H.R. 961), H1158 [10FE]

Taxation: allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (see H.R. 1498), H3401 [12MR]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 1496), H3400 [12MR]

———allow individuals either a credit against income or a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by reason of a voluntary or mandatory evacuation (see H.R. 2953), H7022 [18JN]

———allow medical care providers a credit for uncompensated emergency medical care and to allow hospitals a deduction for such care (see H.R. 1497), H3400 [12MR]

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

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 48), H5061 [30AP]

———exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in connection with reductions in force (see H.R. 1312), H2979 [4MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment (see H.R. 1311), H2979 [4MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1955), H4522 [2AP]

———exclude from gross income discharges of personal indebtedness outside of bankruptcy (see H.R. 2445), H5665 [14MY]

———expand and make permanent the standard deduction for real property taxes (see H.R. 3213), H8099 [14JY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 1953), H4522 [2AP]

———make health care coverage more accessible and affordable (see H.R. 1495), H3400 [12MR]

———make retroactive the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1767), H4063 [26MR]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 1654), H3705 [19MR]

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 1954), H4522 [2AP]

———provide incentives for replacing an automobile with a more fuel-efficient automobile (see H.R. 1768), H4063 [26MR]

———provide relief for obtaining transportation worker identification credentials (see H.R. 1097), H1606 [13FE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1951), H4522 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 1950), H4522 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1949), H4522 [2AP]

———provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes (see H.R. 779), H779 [28JA]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (see H.R. 162), H34 [6JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H34 [6JA]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 160), H34 [6JA]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H2631 [24FE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13251, H13254, H13257 [18NO]

———strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13446 [2DE]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (H.R. 778), E160 [28JA]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, E1324 [4JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E659 [12MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5636 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, H6884 [16JN]

Budget: deficit, H4389 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4389 [1AP]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9224 [31JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 489), E1294 [3JN]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3552 [18MR], E722 [19MR]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3129 [10MR]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (H.R. 1866), E860 [2AP]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 539), E88 [14JA]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (H.R. 2533), E1221 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2046 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1476 [17JN]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6436 [10JN]

———Civilian Stabilization Initiative program funding, H6436 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1569 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H456 [22JA]

———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), H3669 [19MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H283 [14JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1942 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1942 [24JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H424 [21JA], H5771 [19MY], H6129 [3JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1811 [16JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, H6655 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from enforcing rules that result in a specified economic impact until the requirements of those rules are enacted into law by Congress (H.R. 3396), E2080 [29JY]

Federal employees: establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 1420), E614 [10MR]

Financial institutions: sunset Federal laws and regulations that deny consumers the opportunity to make certain bank account decisions and what type of information they receive from their banks (H.R. 1419), E622 [10MR]

———tribute to Texas banks for hurricane recovery loans, E1756 [14JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H1277 [12FE]

———impact of foreign interventionism, H1277 [12FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6129 [3JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6436 [10JN]

Foundation for International Space Education: tribute to United Space School Day at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX, E1888 [22JY]

FRS: abolish Board of Governors and repeal Federal Reserve Act (H.R. 833), H2808 [25FE], E192 [3FE]

———reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (H.R. 1207), H3129 [10MR], H3647 [19MR], H9172 [30JY], H13376 [1DE], E502 [26FE]

Galveston, TX: tribute to Chamber of Commerce, E2595 [21OC]

———tribute to community banks for recovery loans made to residents after Hurricane Ike, E1790 [15JY]

Health: ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (H.R. 3394), E2086 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9873 [23SE]

———protect privacy of patients and physicians relative to electronic health records (H.R. 2630), E1242 [21MY]

———protect the American people's ability to make their own health care decisions by ensuring the Federal Government shall not force any American to purchase health insurance (H.R. 2629), E1239 [21MY]

———review claims about effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and diseases (H.R. 3395), E2086 [29JY]

Health care facilities: ensure that private for-profit nursing homes affected by major disasters receive the same reimbursement as public nursing homes (H.R. 1494), E659 [12MR]

Health care professionals: exempt from Federal antitrust laws in negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers (H.R. 1493), E655 [12MR]

House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (H. Res. 216), E568 [5MR]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 257), H3647 [19MR]

———open versus restrictive rules, H5636 [14MY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14926, H14930, H14932 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14926, H14930, H14932 [15DE]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 560), H7038 [19JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2951 [4MR]

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), H98 [9JA]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (H. Res. 401), E1099 [7MY]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7064 [19JN]

LeBlanc, Steve: Texas City Management Association Administrator of the Year award recipient, E1497 [18JN]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (H.R. 2218), H6098 [3JN], E1036 [30AP], E2755 [9NO]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 437), H6098 [3JN]

Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (H. Res. 282), E820 [31MR]

Money: repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to coinage (H.R. 4248), E2931 [10DE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (H. Res. 607), H8362 [20JY], E1768 [14JY]

National School Psychology Week: designate (H. Res. 700), E2755 [9NO]

Obama, President: plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces from Iraq, H2951 [4MR]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 1707), H10118 [30SE]

Petroleum: reduce price of gasoline through offshore drilling, increased construction and investment in refineries, Federal fuel tax suspension, and free trade promotion (H.R. 2631), E1247 [21MY]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 163), E5 [6JA]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or population planning programs or family planning activities (H.R. 1233), E493 [26FE]

Port Lavaca, TX: tribute to IBC Bank and HJM Elementary School Shark Town Micro Community, E2799 [18NO]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), E1324 [4JN]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (H.R. 220), E7 [6JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1444 [17JN]

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (H.R. 164), E15 [6JA]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E3 [6JA]

Taxation: allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (H.R. 1498), E665 [12MR]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (H.R. 1496), E650 [12MR]

———allow individuals either a credit against income or a deduction for expenses paid or incurred by reason of a voluntary or mandatory evacuation (H.R. 2953), E1501 [18JN]

———allow medical care providers a credit for uncompensated emergency medical care and to allow hospitals a deduction for such care (H.R. 1497), E657 [12MR]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 1952), E866 [2AP]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (H.J. Res. 48), E1026 [30AP]

———exclude from Federal tax certain payments made in connection with reductions in force (H.R. 1312), E548 [4MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts distributed from tax-favored accounts during a period of unemployment (H.R. 1311), E548 [4MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 1955), E865 [2AP]

———exclude from gross income discharges of personal indebtedness outside of bankruptcy (H.R. 2445), E1161 [14MY]

———expand and make permanent the standard deduction for real property taxes (H.R. 3213), E1764 [14JY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 1953), E861 [2AP]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3647 [19MR]

———make health care coverage more accessible and affordable (H.R. 1495), E653 [12MR]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (H.R. 1654), E720 [19MR]

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (H.R. 1954), E863 [2AP]

———provide incentives for replacing an automobile with a more fuel-efficient automobile (H.R. 1768), E790 [26MR]

———provide relief for obtaining transportation worker identification credentials (H.R. 1097), E273 [13FE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1951), E859 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 1950), E855 [2AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 1949), E855 [2AP]

———provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes (H.R. 779), E167 [28JA]

———repeal inclusion of gross income in Social Security benefits (H.R. 162), E1 [6JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 161), E1 [6JA]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 190), E10 [6JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H440 [21JA], H483 [22JA], H1077 [9FE], H1516 [12FE], H1653 [23FE], H2922 [3MR], H3142 [10MR], H5577 [13MY], H5710 [18MY], H6070 [2JN], H6261 [4JN], H6303 [8JN], H8957 [28JY], H9803 [22SE], H12582 [6NO], H13383 [1DE], H13625 [8DE], H14741 [10DE]

Tributes

Blumert, Burton S., E882 [2AP]

Everson, David L., Sr., E1125 [12MY]

Helm, Ola, E2388 [29SE]

Richardson, Bertha, E2711 [4NO]

Scarcella, Leonard, E1508 [19JN]

Wright, Malinda, E1052 [4MY]