Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2007-07-26 Date2007-07-26 PublicationVolume 153, issue 121 Sections119 House · 127 Senate House sections DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN INTRODUCTION OF THE "ARAPAHO-ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST LAND EXCHANGE ACT OF 2007" IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF JIM "BO" BOWMAN ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY INTRODUCTION OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER RECOVERY ACT OF 2007 TRIBUTE TO BRUNA MICHAUX TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 LIVING WORD MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE TO AMHERST POLICE CHIEF JOHN J. MOSLOW, JR. INTRODUCTION OF BILL ALLOWING AMERICAN PARTICIPATION IN CUBAN ENERGY EXPLORATION PROJECTS HONORING THE MOSES AND AARON FOUNDATION TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT JACOB S. SCHMUECKER PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE MIKE DAVIS UPON HIS RETIREMENT HONORING PASTOR CLARENCE SEXTON IN HONOR OF ROBERT C. HOLTON, SR. IN RECOGNITION OF PFC JAMES J. HARRELSON RECOGNIZING G. KEITH AND WANDA SHUPE RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE R.L. LEWIS RECOGNIZING THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 467 DECLARING GENOCIDE IN THE DARFUR REGION OF SUDAN P.T. WRIGHT AND US-VISIT INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 3188 PROCLAMATION HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL- INTELLIGENCE AGENCY'S BROADCAST WARNING DESK HONORING STEVEN FIRESTEIN AND KIDS CANCER CONNECTION PERSONAL EXPLANATION LIMITING USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH ANY MILITARY INSTALLATION OR BASE IN IRAQ TRIBUTE TO RALPH NAPPI AND THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF THE MID- ATLANTIC REGION CONGRATULATING KIMBERLY NICOLE MORGAN, MISS MISSISSIPPI 2007 A SERIOUS RESPONSE TO GROWING INEQUALITY FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE HONORING ANNE SALAZAR A TRIBUTE TO ANGELO ROTELLA LIMITING USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH ANY MILITARY INSTALLATION OR BASE IN IRAQ HONORING DAVID WOODLEY PACKARD TRIBUTE TO MR. RAYMOND HENRY WOOD PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO DR. MARLENE SPRINGER IN HONOR OF HERB D. KELLEHER'S RETIREMENT AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE'S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3093, COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITIES OF GAHANNA AND WESTERVILLE, OHIO PERSONAL EXPLANATION DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 REINTRODUCTION OF 9/11 CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW ACT CONGRATULATING THE WINNERS OF THE 70TH ANNUAL ALL-AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEBORAH J. SPERO IN SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY DRAFT PERSONAL EXPLANATION 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT GENOCIDE IN DARFUR House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE THE FARM BILL AND REFORMING CROP INSURANCE THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR A QUOTE FROM DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER AL QAEDA IN IRAQ AL QAEDA THE FARM BILL: URGING SUPPORT FOR THE KIND-FLAKE AMENDMENT URGING SUPPORT FOR THE STEARNS-BLACKBURN AMENDMENT LET'S NOT ALLOW GENOCIDE TO CONTINUE NEW TEXAS SHERIFF IN TOWN WE NEED TO WIN THE WAR ON DRUGS IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 3026, THE MILITARY SPOUSES MEMORIAL ACT WE MUST SAVE DARFUR PRESIDENT BUSH, PARDON COMPEAN AND RAMOS COMMEMORATING THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF GENOCIDE IN DARFUR FARM BILL DOES DISSERVICE TO AMERICANS LET THIS BE LAST TIME WE MARK ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE IN DARFUR RECOGNIZING JIM NUSSLE'S NOMINATION AS DIRECTOR OF OMB ANNIVERSARY OF DECLARATION OF GENOCIDE IN DARFUR EXPRESSING OUTRAGE AT CONTINUED VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE IN DARFUR METHAMPHETAMINE KINGPIN ELIMINATION ACT OF 2007 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3093, COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2419, FARM, NUTRITION, AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007 MOTION TO ADJOURN PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2419, FARM, NUTRITION, AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007 THE JOURNAL COMMUNICATION FROM CONGRESSIONAL AIDE OF THE HON. MARK UDALL, MEMBER OF CONGRESS COMMUNICATION FROM CONGRESSIONAL AIDE OF THE HON. MARK UDALL, MEMBER OF CONGRESS GENERAL LEAVE FARM, NUTRITION, AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD FARM, NUTRITION, AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007--Continued DARFUR: THE GENOCIDE CONTINUES SPECIAL ORDERS ARMY PFC ZACHARY ENDSLEY REVISIONS TO ALLOCATION FOR HOUSE COMMITTEES ESTABLISHING A QUADRENNIAL NATIONAL SECURITY REVIEW The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) is recognized for 5 minutes. FBI HELPED FRAME FOUR IN 1965 MURDER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Woolsey) is recognized for 5 minutes. WE NEED TO FIX THE INTELLIGENCE GAP The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) is recognized for 5 minutes. THE FARM BILL The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) is recognized for 5 minutes. ENERGY MAJORITY MAKER FRESHMEN SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED SENATE BILL REFERRED SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS PETITIONS, ETC. Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER COMPLETING PENDING ITEMS RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS CAL RIPKEN, JR., HALL OF FAME INDUCTION SENATE AGENDA IMMIGRATION ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 2638 HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION ACT OF 2007-- CONFERENCE REPORT SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2007--MOTION TO PROCEED IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION ACT OF 2007 MORNING BUSINESS TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL JEAN McGINNIS LIEUTENANT COLONEL JEAN M. McGINNIS DIGNIFIED TREATMENT OF WOUNDED WARRIORS ACT LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM PAYMENTS NOMINATION OF LESLIE SOUTHWICK BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT TREASURY CONFERENCE HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES THE CYPRIOT PEACE PROCESS NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY FDA LEGISLATION HONORING THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS LANDMINES IN COLOMBIA INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION AGAINST IMPUNITY IN GUATEMALA INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN COLOMBIA RETIREMENT OF DAVID DEMAG IRAN DIVESTMENT COMMON ARTICLE 3 IMPROVING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND RESPONSE ACT BOSTON CELTICS "HEROES AMONG US" AWARDS 2007 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMMENDING SEAN SWARNER RECOGNIZING DR. W. RON DeHAVEN HONORING DANIEL BALDINGER HONORING DAVID A. WAKS HONORING FAUSTA SAWAL 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF NELSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED MEASURES REFERRED REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 1881 Introductory Statement on S. 1882 Introductory Statement on S. 1883 Introductory Statement on S. 1884 Introductory Statement on S. 1887 Introductory Statement on S. 1892 Introductory Statement on S. 1893 Introductory Statement on S. 1894 SENATE RESOLUTION 281--CONGRATULATING CAL RIPKEN JR. FOR HIS INDUCTION INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, FOR AN OUTSTANDING CAREER AS AN ATHLETE, AND FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO BASEBALL AND TO HIS... 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