CARSON, ANDRE (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1937 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advertising: require certain labeling of unsolicited commercial mail (see H.R. 5895), H3020 [1MY]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H5111 [9JN]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H5580 [18JN]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H3408 [12MY]

———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H5044 [5JN]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H5329 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H5481 [17JN]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H2853 [29AP]

———allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H2853 [29AP]

———authorize members receiving outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to receive such care through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1546), H2853 [29AP]

———clarify effective date of active duty of Reserves members receiving an alert order anticipating a call or order to active duty for purposes of entitlement to medical and dental care (see H.R. 5791), H4878 [3JN]

———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see H.R. 1268), H5408 [12JN]

———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), H2854 [29AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2356 [15AP]

———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H4832 [22MY]

———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), H4151 [19MY]

———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2853 [29AP]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 3051), H5111 [9JN]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 826), H4975 [4JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H1973 [2AP]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 269), H4877 [3JN]

———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H4877 [3JN]

———recognize performance in achieving military objectives in Iraq and encourage issuance of a Presidential proclamation to observe a national day commemorating military success in Iraq (see H.R. 4020), H2487 [17AP]

———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), H5408 [12JN]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H2948 [30AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H4832 [22MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H8128 [15SE]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2760 [24AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3187 [7MY]

Business and industry: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 4301), H2854 [29AP]

———require disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources and allow shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks (see H.R. 6066), H6177 [26JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5045 [5JN]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8478 [18SE]

Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H2853 [29AP]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H5408 [12JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H3885 [14MY]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H2443 [16AP]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H2947 [30AP]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H2553 [22AP]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2511), H2853 [29AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1431), H3019 [1MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H4975 [4JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H4975 [4JN]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H2443 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 451), H4832 [22MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H5328 [11JN]

———provide grants to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help students move from remediation to for-credit occupation program courses (see H.R. 4067), H4877 [3JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H4877 [3JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H4877 [3JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4454 [21MY]

Communications Act: permit universal service support to schools to be used for enhanced emergency notification services (see H.R. 5806), H3020 [1MY]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 2341), H5408 [12JN]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H2852 [29AP]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H4453 [21MY]

———require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H5215 [10JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H8276 [16SE]

Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H4832 [22MY]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H6674 [16JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H5482 [17JN]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 936), H4877 [3JN]

———provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 6777), H7806 [1AU]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 369), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers to support education and training of technicians in bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources (see H.R. 872), H3186 [7MY]

———make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income areas to promote increased access to healthy foods (see H.R. 45), H2759 [24AP]

———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H5482 [17JN]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H6177 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: 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), H2356 [15AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 3618), H2760 [24AP]

———authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3019 [1MY]

———award grants to urban communities to provide violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities (see H.R. 854), H5408 [12JN]

———develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (see H.R. 3697), H4151 [19MY]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H4975 [4JN]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H2947 [30AP]

———establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 3710), H5482 [17JN]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H3019 [1MY]

———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 405), H3019 [1MY]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see H.R. 5835), H2854 [29AP]

———make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (see H.R. 3561), H2854 [29AP]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H2853 [29AP]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H3109 [6MY]

———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H4877 [3JN]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H4975 [4JN]

———enhance information security (see H.R. 5983), H4833 [22MY]

———establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H5215 [10JN]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (see H.R. 5829), H2854 [29AP]

———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H2441 [16AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H4151 [19MY]

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

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 5464), H3050 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (see H.R. 6515), H6673 [16JY]

———prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H5482 [17JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H4453 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H2854 [29AP]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans (see H.R. 2219), H2853 [29AP]

———carry out a pilot program to provide mental health services to certain veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4231), H5215 [10JN]

———carry out quality assurance activities relative to administration of disability compensation (see H.R. 5709), H4151 [19MY]

———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H5111 [9JN]

———conduct a pilot program to reduce the backlog of pending claims for benefits (see H.R. 1435), H2853 [29AP]

———establish a Bonus Review Board (see H.R. 4229), H5215 [10JN]

———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H4877 [3JN]

———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H3020 [1MY]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 2790), H2853 [29AP]

———improve pension program (see H.R. 1272), H2853 [29AP]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (see H.R. 4053), H5329 [11JN]

———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 4255), H5580 [18JN]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2356 [15AP]

———provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans and family members with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 542), H3108 [6MY]

———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1641), H2947 [30AP]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5155), H5111 [9JN]

———require orthotic-prosthetic labs, clinics, and prosthesists to be certified by American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics or Board of Orthotics and Prosthetic Certification (see H.R. 2172), H2853 [29AP]

———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H2853 [29AP]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H6178 [26JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H5044 [5JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 446), H2947 [30AP]

———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 3001), H2760 [24AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: increase amount of assistance an individual or household is eligible to receive in connection with storm damage and flooding in Midwestern States (see H.R. 6261), H5581 [18JN]

Disasters: support efforts by local television or radio broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the event of natural disasters (see H.R. 2331), H5408 [12JN]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H3019 [1MY]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2947 [30AP]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H2854 [29AP]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H3019 [1MY]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H3019 [1MY]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H2853 [29AP]

———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H2853 [29AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H2947 [30AP]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H3019 [1MY]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H3050 [5MY]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H2853 [29AP]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H3020 [1MY]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H2855 [29AP]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H3020 [1MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3050 [5MY]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 3563), H2854 [29AP]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4877 [3JN]

———support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 2241), H4877 [3JN]

Ecology and environment: require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H5730 [19JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H2658 [23AP]

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), H2855 [29AP]

———help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see H.R. 7307), H10976 [10DE]

Education: authorizing appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 209), H4832 [22MY]

———coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H7854 [8SE]

———establish task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12 (see H.R. 2609), H4061 [15MY]

———increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H5730 [19JN]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H3109 [6MY]

———provide grants for expanded learning time schools and programs (see H.R. 3642), H2658 [23AP]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2855 [29AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H4832 [22MY]

———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H4832 [22MY]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H5729 [19JN]

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), H4454 [21MY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H4151 [19MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4877 [3JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving personal lines of insurance with respect to a consumer (see H.R. 6062), H4454 [21MY]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H3050 [5MY]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 3395), H4975 [4JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: permit leave for victims, and immediate family members of victims, of violent crime and domestic violence to attend court proceedings relating to such crimes (see H.R. 5845), H2948 [30AP]

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 5353), H5730 [19JN]

———establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5353), H6178 [26JN]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H5111 [9JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H3019 [1MY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H5482 [17JN]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H2854 [29AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 780), H5215 [10JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H5328 [11JN]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2554 [22AP]

———remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 568), H4832 [22MY]

———revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing and authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages (see H.R. 6694), H8128 [15SE]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth and modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens (see H.R. 5519), H2854 [29AP]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2444 [16AP]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H4975 [4JN]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H3020 [1MY]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H5328 [11JN]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H2853 [29AP]

Foreign policy: support efforts to advance U.S. international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore U.S. credibility abroad (see H. Res. 1410), H7808 [1AU]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H7853 [8SE]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 3905), H2948 [30AP]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H5045 [5JN]

Government regulations: improve oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process (see H.R. 2731), H2853 [29AP]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H8396 [17SE]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H8050 [11SE]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H4151 [19MY]

———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H5045 [5JN]

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H6089 [25JN]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and increase the tax deduction for purchase of qualified health care information technology by medical care providers (see H.R. 1952), H2853 [29AP]

———encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H2853 [29AP]

———establish a pathway for the licensure of biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 5629), H4322 [20MY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H2853 [29AP]

———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), H5482 [17JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H4832 [22MY]

———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H5729 [19JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H3108 [6MY]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H2853 [29AP]

———make antitrust laws apply 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. 971), H7307 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H6407 [10JY]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H2853 [29AP]

———provide for approval of similar biological products (see H.R. 1956), H2853 [29AP]

———provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 1683), H4877 [3JN]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H2854 [29AP]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H3020 [1MY]

———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H3019 [1MY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H4877 [3JN]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H2853 [29AP]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H5044 [5JN]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H5729 [19JN]

———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H8397 [17SE]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H3108 [6MY]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H2853 [29AP]

Higher Education Act: authorize a program to prepare teachers for digital age learners (see H.R. 5848), H3109 [6MY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H3020 [1MY]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7221), H10641 [29SE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H4832 [22MY]

House of Representatives: establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (see H. Res. 1451), H8478 [18SE]

Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H8020 [10SE]

Ikeda, Daisaku: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H5045 [5JN]

Immigration: provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H4322 [20MY]

———reform (see H.R. 1645), H2853 [29AP]

India: establish a commission to study methods for improving and promoting bilateral renewable energy cooperation between the U.S. and India (see H.R. 5705), H4975 [4JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H4832 [22MY]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H4975 [4JN]

Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 1518), H2853 [29AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H2947 [30AP]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H2948 [30AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H3019 [1MY]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2487 [17AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4877 [3JN]

Iraq: ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (see H.R. 6846), H7955 [9SE]

———establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H4322 [20MY]

———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), H4878 [3JN]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H5730 [19JN]

———reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H2487 [17AP]

———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H3886 [14MY]

———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H5482 [17JN]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H4322 [20MY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2444 [16AP]

Jordan: express sense regarding Jordanian institutions (see H. Con. Res. 276), H6230 [8JY]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1822 [31MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]

Kentucky Artisan Heritage Trails National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 646), H2853 [29AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H4975 [4JN]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see H.R. 1069), H4453 [21MY]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 356), H6090 [25JN]

Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H5409 [12JN]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]

Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]

Medicaid: amend rules governing citizenship documentation requirements for children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 1238), H3019 [1MY]

———assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program (see H.R. 3127), H2853 [29AP]

———ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H5408 [12JN]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H3020 [1MY]

———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see H.R. 2723), H3020 [1MY]

———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), H4877 [3JN]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3019 [1MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H2760 [24AP]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see H.R. 2050), H3403 [8MY]

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H2947 [30AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H3020 [1MY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H5481 [17JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H3019 [1MY]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H2760 [24AP]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H2760 [24AP]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1501), H3019 [1MY]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H3019 [1MY]

———cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 3251), H2853 [29AP]

———coverage of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices (see H.R. 2520), H5729 [19JN]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H10642 [29SE]

———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H5729 [19JN]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H3109 [6MY]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H3019 [1MY]

———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), H2948 [30AP]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 6082), H4064 [16MY]

———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H2853 [29AP]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H3050 [5MY]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H5408 [12JN]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H3020 [1MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H2854 [29AP]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H3020 [1MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H2947 [30AP]

———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H5408 [12JN]

———increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see H.R. 1093), H5044 [5JN]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 5426), H3020 [1MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H3019 [1MY]

———preserve access to physicians' services (see H.R. 6091), H4833 [22MY]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H4877 [3JN]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H3186 [7MY]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2853 [29AP]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H2853 [29AP]

———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), H3020 [1MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H2947 [30AP]

———provide for a transition to a voluntary quality reporting program for physicians and other health professionals (see H.R. 2749), H2853 [29AP]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H4877 [3JN]

———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H3019 [1MY]

———provide health care benefits to all Americans (see H.R. 2034), H2947 [30AP]

———remove prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and extend the initial enrollment period (see H.R. 1521), H2947 [30AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H3019 [1MY]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800, 6800), H7807 [1AU]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H2854 [29AP]

———require prescription drug plans using formularies to cover all drugs in certain specified therapeutic categories and establish protective requirements for coverage determinations on such drugs (see H.R. 3061), H2853 [29AP]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H3108 [6MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H2853 [29AP]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H4832 [22MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: limit monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals and other lowest-income individuals under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 932), H5865 [23JN]

———require background checks for nursing facility and other long-term care facility employees (see H.R. 3078), H2853 [29AP]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H2854 [29AP]

———provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (see H.R. 4899), H5580 [18JN]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (see H.R. 1594), H2853 [29AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H3020 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H5111 [9JN]

NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]

National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H2853 [29AP]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H5329 [11JN]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2855 [29AP]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H2760 [24AP]

National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3631), H4975 [4JN]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]

National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 1271), H5730 [19JN]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4833 [22MY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3896), H5482 [17JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H3108 [6MY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1392), H8579 [22SE]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2659 [23AP]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H5329 [11JN]

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

National Workforce Development Professionals Month: designate (see H. Res. 1164), H4878 [3JN]

Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H3020 [1MY]

———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H2854 [29AP] (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2947 [30AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H3050 [5MY]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 1307), H5408 [12JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 3822), H5408 [12JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6057), H5730 [19JN]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H4454 [21MY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1771 [14MR]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H2854 [29AP]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4060 [15MY]

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 1298), H5328 [11JN]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H4975 [4JN]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H7165 [24JY]

———prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5581 [18JN]

President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: implement recommendations (see H.R. 3645), H5482 [17JN]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H2444 [16AP]

Privacy: strengthen Federal authority to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 948), H3019 [1MY]

Product safety: require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see H.R. 5069), H4061 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H5408 [12JN]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H6825 [22JY]

Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H5044 [5JN]

———preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 983), H5111 [9JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H4454 [21MY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1377), H7630 [30JY]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H5045 [5JN]

Religion: support spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope Benedict XVI response (see H. Con. Res. 374), H7165 [24JY]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3404 [8MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H4975 [4JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H2948 [30AP]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3116), H5865 [23JN]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H3019 [1MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H5215 [10JN]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H2356 [15AP]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4878 [3JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H5408 [12JN]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H2853 [29AP]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]

Small business: encourage provision of financial education to employees and give such businesses preferential status when applying for Federal contracts, loans, and other assistance (see H.R. 5965), H4878 [3JN]

———establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 2132), H6177 [26JN]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H4975 [4JN] (see H.R. 2357), H3109 [6MY]

———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1535), H1973 [2AP]

———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 1841), H7307 [29JY]

———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H2760 [24AP]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1308), H2853 [29AP]

———prohibit States from requiring eligiblity determinations for children benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program more than once a year (see H.R. 2512), H3020 [1MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) (see H.R. 4807), H2854 [29AP]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H2948 [30AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H3108 [6MY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 726), H2760 [24AP]

Sudan: establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H2658 [23AP]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H2948 [30AP]

———footwear (see H.R. 3934), H2854 [29AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones (see H.R. 5798), H4322 [20MY]

———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals with COBRA continuation coverage by reason of termination of employment (see H.R. 7010), H9083 [23SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5044 [5JN]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H7955 [9SE]

———allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 3726), H1702 [13MR]

———allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses (see H.R. 7009), H9083 [23SE]

———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H2760 [24AP]

———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. 1110), H2853 [29AP]

———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H3020 [1MY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H2760 [24AP]

———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks (see H.R. 2361), H3050 [5MY]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H2853 [29AP]

———expand availability and repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1871), H3020 [1MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H2947 [30AP]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H2853 [29AP]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 2578), H2658 [23AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H2760 [24AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H2947 [30AP]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H2658 [23AP]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H2658 [23AP]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H3885 [14MY]

———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H3050 [5MY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H4151 [19MY]

———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H2760 [24AP]

———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H3019 [1MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H3019 [1MY]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H2854 [29AP]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2948 [30AP]

———modify the energy efficient appliance credit for certain newer appliances (see H.R. 2137), H2760 [24AP]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H2760 [24AP]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H4453 [21MY]

———provide a credit for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 5785), H4322 [20MY]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H2854 [29AP]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 1491), H2658 [23AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H6229 [8JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H5044 [5JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H2658 [23AP]

———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H2853 [29AP]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2658 [23AP]

Telecommunications: promote competition and preserve and protect ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services (see H.R. 3281), H5111 [9JN]

Telephones: continue in effect and expand the Lifeline Assistance Program and the Link Up Program (see H.R. 42), H5110 [9JN]

———facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H4832 [22MY]

Television: permit satellite carriers and cable operators to retransmit signals of local television broadcast stations to their adjacent markets (see H.R. 2821), H5044 [5JN]

———protect important existing television band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television channels from harmful interference from new devices (see H.R. 1320), H4975 [4JN]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]

Terrorism: prevent nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 2891), H5408 [12JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H2947 [30AP]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H3020 [1MY]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H4151 [19MY]

U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H4151 [19MY]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H3019 [1MY]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (see H.R. 3480), H3050 [5MY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H5215 [10JN] (see H.R. 6867), H10828 [3OC]

———provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 2233), H4975 [4JN]

Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H3020 [1MY]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 3249), H2853 [29AP]

———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), H2853 [29AP] (see H.R. 333), H2947 [30AP]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 2495), H5408 [12JN]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H2853 [29AP]

———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1197), H2853 [29AP]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H2853 [29AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1436), H5481 [17JN]

———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), H4151 [19MY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H2948 [30AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5482 [17JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H5409 [12JN]

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 1074), H3186 [7MY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H3019 [1MY]

———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H4322 [20MY]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 2395), H3020 [1MY]

———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H4322 [20MY]

———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), H4322 [20MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H2356 [15AP]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3423), H5215 [10JN]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H8277 [16SE]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Americans: anniversary of first National Negro League baseball game (see H. Con. Res. 368), H4974 [4JN]

Armed Forces: extend time limit for use of education assistance for certain persons actively pursuing a qualifying educational degree or certificate (see H.R. 5939), H3017 [1MY]

Children and youth: award grants to State educational agencies to support the provision of financial education to high school students (see H.R. 7135), H10130 [26SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7171 [29JY]

Letters

Election of Andre Carson to the House of Representatives: Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the House of Representatives, H1659 [13MR]

———Matthew Tusing, Indiana Deputy Sec. of State, H1659 [13MR]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H1660, H1699 [13MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3815 [14MY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), E1225 [12JN]

Beech Grove, IN: anniversary of Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, E2064 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., anniversary celebration (H. Con. Res. 335), H4888 [4JN]

Decatur, IN: tribute to Decatur Central High School baseball team, E1673 [1AU]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4954 [4JN]

———require local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. for such projects, H4954 [4JN]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3160 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue grants to States for capital cost of facilities and equipment necessary to provide new or improved intercity passenger rail service, E1225 [12JN]

Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (H.R. 2634), E650 [17AP], E962 [19MY]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market, H3199 [8MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1079), E780 [30AP]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7221), H10653 [2OC]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H1660 [13MR]

Housing: minority serving organizations funding for counseling and support, H2865 [30AP]

———provide needed housing reform, H2865 [30AP], H3199 [8MY], H7002 [23JY]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Methodist Hospital, E2203 [2OC]

———tribute to Ben Davis High School boys' track and field team, E1675 [1AU]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), H2522 [22AP]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 5472), H2084 [9AP]

National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 994), E779 [30AP]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7002 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3199 [8MY]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8143, H8244 [16SE]

Social Security: ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (H.R. 1535), H1829 [1AP]

Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), H2319 [15AP]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4392 [21MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H8029 [11SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1937 [2AP]

———strengthen health systems of African nations by encouraging collaborations between U.S. and African postsecondary educational institutions, H1937 [2AP]

Veterans: tribute, H2953 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, E779 [30AP]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: permission to take oath of office prior to receipt of certificate of election, H1660 [13MR]

Leave of absence: granted, H3183 [7MY]

Tribute, H1660 [13MR]

Tributes

Dominguez, Marco, E2355 [10DE]