ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H9086 [23SE]

AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7854 [8SE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H2486 [17AP]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H2854 [29AP]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H5111 [9JN]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H5045 [5JN]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H6825 [22JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (see H.R. 6075), H4060 [15MY]

———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H1075 [26FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H2947 [30AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see H.R. 1428), H3019 [1MY]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H5408 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H814 [7FE]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H2854 [29AP]

Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]

Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H1618 [12MR]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H3050 [5MY]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H2356 [15AP]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H1772 [14MR]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H3885 [14MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5451), H993 [14FE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1184 [28FE]

Convention on Cluster Munitions: encourage U.S. signature (see H.J. Res. 91), H5043 [5JN]

Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H8578 [22SE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H2854 [29AP]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H4322 [20MY]

———ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]

———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H5580 [18JN]

———establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H5111 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H995 [14FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6825 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H4061 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 2790), H1702 [13MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H1417 [6MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4107), H2854 [29AP]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2854 [29AP]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H2070 [8AP]

———improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H6230 [8JY]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H5045 [5JN]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H10700 [2OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 6567), H8276 [16SE]

———express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see H. Con. Res. 427), H10828 [3OC]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H1184 [28FE]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 3563), H1184 [28FE]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1032 [25FE]

———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see H.R. 4836), H8050 [11SE]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3886 [14MY]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H2355 [15AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H7308 [29JY]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H4877 [3JN]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H5215 [10JN]

———treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H3777 [13MY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: modify conditions for release of products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account (see H.R. 6473), H6406 [10JY]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H5044 [5JN]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H6343 [9JY]

FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H5329 [11JN]

Federal employees: increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 5550), H7308 [29JY]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2071 [8AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H1889 [1AP]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H942 [13FE]

———improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5741), H3187 [7MY]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible (see H.R. 6210), H5110 [9JN]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H623 [6FE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

Insurance: provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H295 [16JA]

———require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 2820), H4975 [4JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1417 [6MR]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5329 [11JN]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6826 [22JY]

Iraq: express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2761 [24AP]

———express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5409 [12JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]

Medicaid: disapprove rule on optional State plan case management services (see H.J. Res. 78), H1701 [13MR]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H2487 [17AP]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H1446 [10MR]

———impose moratorium on implementation of a regulation related to the outpatient clinic and hospital facility services definition and upper payment limit (see H.R. 7219), H10641 [29SE]

———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see H.R. 1017), H621 [6FE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1539 [11MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H2947 [30AP]

———require State plans to continue to cover non-emergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 7122), H10130 [26SE]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H814 [7FE]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5406 [12JN]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8128 [15SE]

———ensure access to recreational therapy in inpatient rehabilitation facilities, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4248), H7956 [9SE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 2897), H1973 [2AP]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H4151 [19MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H457 [23JA]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H4832 [22MY]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see H.R. 6091), H5797 [20JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 5585), H10331 [28SE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H5580 [18JN]

———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. 2922), H1889 [1AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see H.R. 7241), H10699 [2OC]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H1700 [13MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3777 [13MY]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H4833 [22MY]

National Aphasia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1188), H5581 [18JN]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H5111 [9JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4976 [4JN]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3021 [1MY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H3885 [14MY]

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: anniversary (see H. Res. 1397), H8277 [16SE]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1822 [31MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 6568), H7854 [8SE]

National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H3187 [7MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H6230 [8JY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8050 [11SE]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]

National Nursing Home Week: designate (see H. Res. 1203), H4060 [15MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5618), H1772 [14MR]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2486 [17AP]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8050 [11SE]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2948 [30AP]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1440), H8398 [17SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H7308 [29JY]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]

Passports: provide for the security of U.S. passports (see H.R. 5752), H6230 [8JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2070 [8AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H5730 [19JN]

Pension Protection Act: technical corrections relative to ERISA (see H.R. 6143), H9085 [23SE]

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]

Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1822 [31MR]

Power resources: regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Product safety: require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see H.R. 5069), H349 [17JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1822 [31MR]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]

Sudan: prohibit importation of gum arabic from Sudan (see H.R. 3464), H350 [17JA]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H6343 [9JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves (see H.R. 4244), H4877 [3JN]

———encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5160), H1074 [26FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H7629 [30JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8019 [10SE]

———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see H.R. 3107), H480 [28JA]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 4126), H558 [29JA]

———treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 245), H7629 [30JY]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]

Truth in Lending Act: extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 946), H8019 [10SE]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H8477 [18SE]

Veterans: celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H7630 [30JY]

———clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 6732), H7786 [31JY]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3021 [1MY]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H6674 [16JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: amend presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 6562), H7956 [9SE]

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H2658 [23AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H2356 [15AP]

Women: prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H6674 [16JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H1822 [31MR]

———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H6674 [16JY]

———provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4016), H6674 [16JY]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3110 [6MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1222 [4MR]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H5216 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels (see H.R. 5536), H1341 [5MR]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H993 [14FE]

Forest Service: provide financial assistance to States for the acquisition of land to preserve and maintain such land for traditional use by the public (see H.R. 5820), H2442 [16AP]

Pensions: increase retirement security of women and small business owners (see H.R. 5543), H1416 [6MR]

Public utilities: ensure that the mission and functions of regional transmission organizations and independent system operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers (see H.R. 5547), H1416 [6MR]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 5643), H1770 [14MR]

———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

Telecommunications: improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas (see H.R. 5682), H1973 [2AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H4285 [20MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4993 [5JN]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (H.R. 4066), H2832 [29AP]

Community Health and Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E2119 [28SE]

Custman, Gerry: Maine Lobstermen's Association Golden V-Notch Award recipient, E871 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4422 [21MY]

———DDG-1000 multi-mission surface combatant funding, H4422 [21MY]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (H.R. 6605), H7609 [30JY]

Gorham, ME: tribute to Gorham Kiwanis Club ``Operation Holiday Cheer'' program, E761 [29AP]

Hazardous substances: prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (S. 906), H10177, H10179 [27SE], E2217 [3OC]

Health: provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, H8105 [15SE]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (H.R. 594), H2832 [29AP]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H4285 [20MY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E697 [23AP]

LIHEAP: funding, H7609 [30JY]

Maine Association for Community Service Providers: tribute to participation in American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) Governmental Activities Seminar, E1771 [11SE]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (H.R. 1279), E1771 [11SE]

National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (H.R. 2342), H1780 [31MR]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (H.R. 4174), H6264 [9JY]

Peace Corps: tribute, E739 [24AP]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2832 [29AP]

———gasoline price levels, H2832 [29AP]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H2832 [29AP]

Pierce, Josiah and Kathleen: American Tree Farm System National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year award recipients, H2426 [16AP]

Power resources: national energy policy, H7609 [30JY]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns (H.R. 2133), H7609 [30JY]

Taxation: provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (H.R. 6605), H7609 [30JY]

Votes: position on missed, E253 [27FE], E357 [11MR], E555 [9AP], E610 [15AP], E1328 [24JN], E1624 [30JY], E1818 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2440 [16AP], H2850 [29AP], H4057 [15MY], H4318 [20MY], H7625 [30JY], H8122 [15SE]

Tribute, E2123 [28SE]