CROWLEY, JOSEPH (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2027 [1AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H1593 [25MR]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see H.R. 4618), H4579 [18JN]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see H.R. 4632), H4646 [21JN]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5195 [6JY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H515 [11FE]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H3439 (see H.R. 4463), H3539 [20MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1322 [18MR]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4928 (see H.R. 3831), H5072 [24JN]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H128 [27JA]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H7073 [13SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H128 [27JA]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7736 [28SE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H3821 [8JN]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1370 [23MR]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3015 [13MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H701 [26FE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H6557 [21JY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 3292), H3781 [3JN] (see H.R. 4863), H6557 [21JY]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 130), H5908 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H6707 [22JY]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H1370 [23MR]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H6899 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 4153), H2152 [2AP]

Dept. of State: expand au pair exchange visitor programs to include the provision of in-home independent living services for adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3998), H1594 [25MR]

———make grants to American-sponsored schools in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries to provide merit-based scholarships for needy children to attend such schools (see H.R. 4303), H4928 (see H.R. 4303), H5072 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain conditions before implementing any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission recommendation that reduces veterans medical services (see H.R. 4399), H7580 [24SE]

———extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H6756 [7SE]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1116 [16MR]

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2018 [1AP]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1323 [18MR]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H516 [11FE]

FDA: review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H3093 [17MY]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H3230 [18MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1594 [25MR]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H701 [26FE]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H4928 (see H.R. 2536), H5071 [24JN]

Foreign countries: require that only countries that have a democratic government and that support U.S. nonproliferation objectives may be designated as major non-NATO allies (see H.R. 4021), H2658 [5MY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H872 [4MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H37 [20JA]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H2200 [20AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H7735 [28SE]

Health: establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4191), H3821 [8JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1594 [25MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8039 [4OC]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H752 [2MR]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 129), H2200 [20AP]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4647 [21JN]

House Rules: prohibit behavior that threatens the integrity of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4971), H6703 [22JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2548 [4MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H7575 [23SE]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H2547 [4MY]

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 5402), H10078 [19NO]

———waiting periods for immigrant visas relative to reclassification of family preference because of naturalization of a parent or spouse (see H.R. 4018), H2658 [5MY]

India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]

———provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3439 (see H.R. 4449), H3538 [20MY]

———recognize anniversary of chemical plant accident in Bhopal and ensure provision of environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area by Union Carbide Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 503), H8409 [6OC]

———recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (see H. Con. Res. 352), H516 [11FE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6707 [22JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H8168 [5OC]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2729 [6MY]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H576 [24FE]

Iraq: establish an international commission to monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody (see H.R. 4448), H3538 [20MY]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1791 [31MR]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H2491 [30AP]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2491 [30AP]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3441 [20MY]

Jewish Museum: anniversary (see H. Res. 582), H1643 [29MR]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H435 [10FE]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3708), H35 [20JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7329 [21SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H4766 [22JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H90 [21JA]

Laos: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3943), H1071 [11MR]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H1484 [24MR]

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7443 [22SE]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 4876), H6127 [20JY]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see H.R. 3917), H1011 [10MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H2200 [20AP]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New York (see H.R. 3842), H632 [25FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H1740 [30MR]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H927 [9MR]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 751), H6757 [7SE]

———prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H4171 [15JN]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1823), H4287 [16JN]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H4893 [23JN]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H701 [26FE]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2200 [20AP]

New York, NY: reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H1370 [23MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2374 [22AP]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H9051 [8OC]

Nuclear weapons: impose sanctions on foreign entities that engage in nuclear proliferation activities (see H.R. 4965), H6998 [9SE]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H4647 [21JN]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see H.R. 4427), H3438 (see H.R. 4427), H3537 [20MY]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 3956), H7735 [28SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H3441 (see H.R. 3641), H3540 [20MY]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H4580 [18JN]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Public housing: provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project (see H.R. 4737), H5149 [25JN]

———provide that public housing project residents who perform community service shall receive priority consideration for participation in certain economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 4738), H5149 [25JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H10079 [19NO]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H1116 [16MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7864 [29SE]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5471 [9JY]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H6900 [8SE]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 418), H3541 [20MY]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1229 [17MR]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H6997 [9SE]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H515 [11FE]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H9051 [8OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H2406 [27AP]

———expand tax benefits for the New York Liberty Zone (see H.R. 3508), H2658 [5MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7580 [24SE]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H2373 [22AP]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 5071), H7736 [28SE]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H5471 [9JY]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1791 [31MR]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H1322 [18MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H1740 [30MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H7945 [30SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9745 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 5109), H7328 [21SE]

College Point, NY: tribute to first established U.S. kindergarten (see H. Con. Res. 513), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3833), H632 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

Diallo, Saikou A.: relief (see H.R. 4811), H5471 [9JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 816), H8038 [4OC]

Declarations

International Conference on Population and Development Program of Action Principles and Objectives: Population Institute and Population 2005 (organization), E1053 [4JN]

Factsheets

Battle of the Bulge: John Kline, H9696 [16NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5605 [13JY]

Aviation: airport bus replacement and fleet expansion pilot programs funding, H2027, H2028 [1AP]

Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H6559 [22JY]

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: prohibit contracting out of work done by immigration information officers, contact representatives, and investigative assistants, H4533 [18JN]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4537, H4538 [18JN]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6003 [20JY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6594 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4533, H4537, H4538 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: Medal of Valor posthumous awards to public safety officers and Office of Justice Programs funding, H5259, H5260 [7JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, E932 [21MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5259, H5260 [7JY], H5372 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, E932 [21MY]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, H5851 [15JY]

———terrorist bombing, E1957 [11OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7920 [30SE]

FDA: prohibit funding to restrict prescription use of any contraceptive determined to be safe and effective, H5605 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5820, H5851, H5886, H5890 [15JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E440 [24MR]

Holocaust: remembrance, E639 [22AP]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 2528), H7357 [22SE]

India: observance of Republic Day (H. Con. Res. 15), E359 [11MR]

———recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (H. Con. Res. 352), H2756 [11MY]

———U.S. policy, E1184 [18JN]

International Conference on Population and Development: endorsement of Program of Action by the Population Institute and Population 2005 (organization), E1053 [4JN]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (H. Con. Res. 475), H7390 [22SE]

Israel: independence anniversary, E672 [27AP]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3040 [17MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Res. 605), H2598 [5MY]

Middle East: anniversary of Palestinian Intifada, E1747 [30SE]

———support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4793 [23JN]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: prohibit funding to implement, litigate or defend the legality of, or enforce certain regulations relative to applicability of State consumer protection laws to national banks, H5372 [8JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H5701 [14JY]

Political campaigns: negative advertising in Presidential campaign, H5544 [13JY]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H5886 [15JY]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (H.R. 1318), H7019 [13SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2027, H2028 [1AP]

Turkey: prohibit use of U.S. foreign aid funding in contravention of Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, H5890 [15JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5701 [14JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), consideration (H. Res. 712), H5665 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6639 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, H4553 [18JN]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (H.J. Res. 110), H9696 [16NO]

Tributes

Dooley, Representative, E2199 [7DE]

Engeldrum, Christian, E2148 [6DE]

Purdy, Peter J., E1128 [15JN]