GRIJALVA, RAUL M. (a Representative from Arizona)
Amendments
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2105 [9AP]
Vermont: designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3667), H7977 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 6635), H7306 [29JY]
———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H1074 [26FE]
———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 6637), H7306 [29JY]
Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]
Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H3886 [14MY]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]
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]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7163 [24JY]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H4833 [22MY]
———protect farm animals from cruelty and abuse (see H.R. 6202), H8477 [18SE]
Arizona State University: tribute to softball team (see H. Res. 1323), H6343 [9JY]
Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 6093), H5111 [9JN]
———allow termination of telecommunications contracts entered into before notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3786), H5580 [18JN]
———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H4454 [21MY]
———distribute to members, upon their discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 2721), H5482 [17JN]
———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), H2442 [16AP]
———establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see H.R. 6326), H6230 [8JY]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6268), H7629 [30JY]
———increase number of nurses through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses (see H.R. 5878), H3404 [8MY]
———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H8128 [15SE]
———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3108 [6MY]
———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), H2487 [17AP]
———provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (see H.R. 5130), H1539 [11MR]
———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5581 [18JN]
———retain certain active members otherwise retired or separated for a combat-related disability, but still medically able to perform noncombat-related specialties or duties (see H.R. 5868), H5482 [17JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2759 [24AP]
ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 5869), H2948 [30AP]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H2151 [9AP]
———improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H2356 [15AP]
Baytown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 934), H872 [12FE]
Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]
Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 372), H5407 [12JN]
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2443 [16AP]
Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]
Bureau of Prisons: provide stab-resistant personal body armor to all correctional officers and require such officers to wear such armor while on duty (see H.R. 6462), H7629 [30JY]
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3051 [5MY]
Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3403 [8MY]
Bush, President: impeach (see H. Res. 1345), H8276 [16SE]
———remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H1032 [25FE]
Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see H.R. 4066), H1772 [14MR]
———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), H8019 [10SE]
———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H2853 [29AP]
———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 6111), H4453 [21MY]
California State University, Northridge: anniversary (see H. Res. 1479), H8578 [22SE]
Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 80), H3778 [13MY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5216 [10JN]
CERCLA: improve public notification and community relations concerning actions for the removal of environmental hazards (see H.R. 4196), H943 [13FE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H1221 [4MR]
Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7059 [23JY]
———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H2070 [8AP]
———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H8020 [10SE]
———prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H5329 [11JN]
———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H7308 [29JY]
———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H25 [15JA]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H7059 [23JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]
Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 7203), H10330 [28SE]
Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 4660), H25 [15JA]
Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1357), H6727 [17JY]
Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5865 [23JN]
———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H455 [23JA]
Coal: require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 5575), H6177 [26JN]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2355 [15AP]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2355 [15AP]
Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 5672), H6407 [10JY]
Committee on Financial Bailouts (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 1452), H10133 [26SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1539 [11MR]
Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H5796 [20JN]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 4328), H25 [15JA]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1539 [11MR]
Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]
Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 6706), H7785 [31JY]
———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7956 [9SE]
———provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H2852 [29AP]
Cousteau, Jacques-Yves: tribute (see H. Res. 1239), H5483 [17JN]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H943 [13FE]
Credit cards: impose a cap on interest rates charged on consumer accounts (see H.R. 5988), H3186 [7MY]
Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 6954), H9085 [23SE]
———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 7208), H10330 [28SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 4851), H9085 [23SE]
Dept. of Commerce: prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels (see H.R. 5536), H4878 [3JN]
Dept. of Defense: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6968), H8476 [18SE]
———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H8276 [16SE]
———enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H1032 [25FE]
———ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2657 [23AP]
———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H1703 [13MR]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 4449), H1822 [31MR]
———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]
———make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see H.R. 5401), H1221 [4MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4310), H6674 [16JY]
———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), H3109 [6MY]
———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6605), H7790 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: conduct demonstration project for administering influenza vaccine to elementary and middle school students in qualified low-income schools (see H.R. 4251), H622 [6FE]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H1341 [5MR]
———establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 3944), 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), H2760 [24AP]
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H2657 [23AP]
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), H1973 [2AP]
———establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 5530), H1220 [4MR]
———establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H3886 [14MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 7115), H10129 [26SE]
———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), H6177 [26JN]
———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]
———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1155 [27FE]
———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H3777 [13MY]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7629 [30JY]
Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H2071 [8AP]
Dept. of State: establish certain standards for adjudication of U.S. passport applications (see H.R. 7162), H10700 [2OC]
Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5406 [12JN]
———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), H5406 [12JN]
———prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H943 [13FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (see H.R. 6184), H5329 [11JN]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H3050 [5MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project to test feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities (see H.R. 6224), H5730 [19JN]
———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6473 [14JY]
———extend certain home loan guaranty demonstration programs (see H.R. 6731), H8128 [15SE]
———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2071 [8AP]
———improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H2070 [8AP]
———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H3778 [13MY]
———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]
———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 4255), H5580 [18JN]
———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), H3777 [13MY]
Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H5408 [12JN]
Discrimination: prohibit in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 4849), H5482 [17JN]
Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H814 [7FE]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H1618 [12MR]
———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), H2760 [24AP]
———express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see H. Con. Res. 427), H10643 [29SE]
———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H1188 [3MR]
———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]
———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 6282), H6473 [14JY]
———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4975 [4JN]
———reduce incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish position of National Diabetes Coordinator (see H.R. 4836), H8477 [18SE]
———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H6578 [15JY]
Drugs: eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]
Earth Hour: support (see H. Res. 1105), H3404 [8MY]
Ecology and environment: enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5902), H3778 [13MY]
———reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]
Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H1188 [3MR]
———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), H3051 [5MY]
Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]
———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2069 [8AP]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H2070 [8AP]
———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (see H.R. 3394), H6728 [17JY]
———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]
———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H7164 [24JY]
Electric power: promote electric transmission construction in rural areas with significant renewable energy potential (see H.R. 4059), H3885 [14MY]
———spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the U.S. through priority interconnection, renewable energy payments (see H.R. 6401), H6174 [26JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H622 [6FE]
———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see H.R. 2896), H3109 [6MY]
———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H6089 [25JN]
Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H2266 [14AP]
———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H5215 [10JN]
———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H2948 [30AP]
EPA: study presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in U.S. drinking water supplies (see H.R. 6820), H9085 [23SE]
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H3776 [13MY]
———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), H2760 [24AP]
Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5044 [5JN]
FBI: reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H1539 [11MR]
FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H4454 [21MY]
FDA: reverse policy eliminating access to medication containing estriol (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4976 [4JN]
Federal agencies and departments: direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 4652), H995 [14FE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: restrict political robocalls (see H.R. 5747), H2150 [9AP]
Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3799), H1822 [31MR]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H350 [17JA]
———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2760 [24AP]
———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2892), H2487 [17AP]
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H558 [29JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2267 [14AP]
Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H1416 [6MR]
Firearms: require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see H.R. 5266), H7809 [1AU]
Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain federally contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 4280), H7789 [31JY]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5741), H5329 [11JN]
Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]
———prohibit use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and require the publishing of names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall (see H.R. 5762), H6473 [14JY]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 6636), H7306 [29JY]
Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H295 [16JA]
Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]
Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H10643 [29SE]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H2760 [24AP]
Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity (see H. Res. 1078), H2948 [30AP]
———require any agreement, other than a treaty, that obligates the use of U.S Armed Forces or financial resources be approved by Congress (see H. Res. 1028), H5329 [11JN]
Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3110 [6MY]
Free Comic Book Day: observance (see H. Res. 374), H3021 [1MY]
Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H7630 [30JY]
GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H348 [17JA]
Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H26 [15JA]
———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]
Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1425), H8049 [11SE]
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), H1074 [26FE]
———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H2948 [30AP]
———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 6100), H9085 [23SE]
Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H9085 [23SE]
———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see H.R. 6569), H8128 [15SE]
———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]
———establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5592), H1538 [11MR]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H5329 [11JN]
———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8128 [15SE]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7790 [31JY]
———prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 7003), H9083 [23SE]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H1155 [27FE]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H1342 [5MR]
———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 6089), H5730 [19JN]
———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H4322 [20MY]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H4832 [22MY]
Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 6652), H7627 [30JY]
———establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see H.R. 5496), H1342 [5MR]
———increase number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6613), H7164 [24JY]
———recognize and support work of community health workers (see H. Res. 1406), H7788 [31JY]
Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H814 [7FE]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H1221 [4MR]
Homeless: strengthen and expand substance abuse and mental health services to persons experiencing homelessness (see H.R. 4129), H1188 [3MR]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5927), H10867 [9DE]
———express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]
Ikeda, Daisaku: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H5045 [5JN]
Immigration: authorize Federal payment to emergency ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided by the border patrol or other Federal immigration officials (see H.R. 4021), H6473 [14JY]
———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H3776 [13MY]
———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H4878 [3JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 6938), H8475 [18SE]
———protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H4878 [3JN]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H1031 [25FE]
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), H3886 [14MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H3404 [8MY]
Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]
———provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H5215 [10JN]
———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), H4151 [19MY]
International Renewable Energy Agency: establish (see H.R. 5529), H1703 [13MR]
International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5482 [17JN]
International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1771 [14MR]
Iran: prohibit use of funds by the CIA or Dept. of Defense to provide covert or clandestine assistance for the purpose of overthrowing the Government of Iran (see H.R. 6951), H8475 [18SE]
Iraq: disapprove Agreement Between the U.S. and Iraq on the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq (see H. Res. 1535), H10975 [10DE]
———prohibit certain activities relative to petroleum resources (see H.R. 6710), H7785 [31JY]
———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H295 [16JA]
———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H3777 [13MY]
———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), H1220 [4MR]
———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6473 [14JY]
———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), H1154 [27FE]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]
Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H5408 [12JN]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]
Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H8019 [10SE]
Marine Mammal Commission: establish national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals (see H.R. 5106), H3050 [5MY]
Marine resources: strengthen awareness of values of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, reduce threats to coral reefs, and implement strategies for conservation of such ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 300), H4151 [19MY]
Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6230 [8JY]
Medicaid: 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), H1074 [26FE]
———establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under State programs (see H.R. 1376), H6727 [17JY]
———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]
———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), H2012 [3AP]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1418 [6MR]
———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1188 [3MR]
Medicare: 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), H4878 [3JN]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]
———extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 6394), H6174 [26JN]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H2012 [3AP]
———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see H.R. 2914), H2760 [24AP]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H7629 [30JY]
———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), H1418 [6MR]
———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 5590), H2554 [22AP]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H2355 [15AP]
———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 5585), H8578 [22SE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1188 [3MR]
———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 5877), H2657 [23AP]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 3968), H2070 [8AP]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H1418 [6MR]
———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]
———standardize marketing requirements under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs and provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under prescription drug program (see H.R. 4790), H1822 [31MR]
Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]
MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]
NAFTA: renegotiate to foster fair trade that truly benefits all the people of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico (see H. Res. 1087), H2761 [24AP]
National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H2657 [23AP]
———provide for a study of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality (see H.R. 5770), H2948 [30AP]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]
National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6010 [24JN]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H350 [17JA]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H2012 [3AP]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1539 [11MR]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6578 [15JY]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: anniversary (see H. Res. 1397), H8050 [11SE]
National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1184 [28FE]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1822 [31MR]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]
National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H1823 [31MR]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5329 [11JN]
National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 384), H6176 [26JN]
National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H3187 [7MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H2355 [15AP]
———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H2355 [15AP]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 6363), H7308 [29JY]
National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 5838), H2485 [17AP]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1046), H2948 [30AP]
National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize and establish a National Marine Sanctuary System, strengthen and clarify management authorities, and reform sanctuary designation policies (see H.R. 6537), H7789 [31JY]
National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H4453 [21MY]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6826 [22JY]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2225 [10AP]
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H6473 [14JY]
National Parents Corps Program: establish (see H.R. 7225), H10641 [29SE]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7309 [29JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5045 [5JN]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8128 [15SE]
National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H872 [12FE]
National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H5798 [20JN]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H2016 [4AP]
———ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 5530), H1220 [4MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2854 [29AP]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7790 [31JY]
National Summer Learning Day: designate (see H. Res. 1320), H6578 [15JY]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]
National Watermelon Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H814 [7FE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1342 [5MR]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1440), H8275 [16SE]
Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 6583), H7057 [23JY]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H995 [14FE]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]
Norton, Mary T.: recognize contributions made toward passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H. Con. Res. 382), H6826 [22JY]
Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6178 [26JN]
Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (see H.R. 4174), H995 [14FE]
Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H9086 [23SE]
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), H5408 [12JN]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1222 [4MR]
Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]
Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]
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), H6230 [8JY]
———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]
———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]
Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1184 [28FE]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H5214 [10JN]
———establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 5636), H3404 [8MY]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H6010 [24JN]
Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1974 [2AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]
Public utilities: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 5867), H4151 [19MY]
Public welfare programs: increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6657), H7627 [30JY]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H5730 [19JN]
Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H4834 [22MY]
Roads and highways: establish a national maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour on highways, and 65 miles per hour on portions of the National Highway System located outside of an urbanized area (see H.R. 6458), H7854 [8SE]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1417 [6MR]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H1219 [4MR]
Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H6089 [25JN]
Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8398 [17SE]
Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see H.R. 4833), H1032 [25FE]
Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H24 [15JA]
School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H870 [12FE]
Schools: promote green schools (see H.R. 6065), H4059 [15MY]
Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]
Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4975 [4JN]
———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]
———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 6478), H6406 [10JY]
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: limit sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember for one year following the servicemember's period of military service (see H.R. 4883), H2070 [8AP]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 6434), H7629 [30JY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]
Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7308 [29JY]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H3020 [1MY]
———increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 6561), H9974 [25SE]
———provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H2487 [17AP]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 6259), H7629 [30JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H3408 [12MY]
Special Olympics: anniversary (see H. Res. 1279), H6674 [16JY]
SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H623 [6FE]
States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1772 [14MR]
Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H943 [13FE]
Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5409 [12JN]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H2658 [23AP]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified expenditures paid or incurred to replace certain wood stoves (see H.R. 4244), H1074 [26FE]
———allow a deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria and flexible spending plans, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5559), H1703 [13MR]
———allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 5660), H7165 [24JY]
———allow retail businesses a tax credit against income for a portion of the cost of recycling plastic carry-out bags and other types of plastic (see H.R. 6749), H10300 [27SE]
———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H7956 [9SE]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H5408 [12JN]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8019 [10SE]
———impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10643 [29SE]
———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H6473 [14JY]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H3885 [14MY]
———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7790 [31JY]
———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6473 [14JY]
———treat Indian tribal governments as State governments for purposes of the public charity/private foundation classification (see H.R. 6005), H5408 [12JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H349 [17JA]
Television: address digital television transition in border States (see H.R. 5435), H6010 [24JN]
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]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H4833 [22MY]
———implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H7789 [31JY]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H2070 [8AP]
Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H4973 [4JN]
Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]
U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 380), H6009 [24JN]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H350 [17JA]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2854 [29AP]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H5328 [11JN]
University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6728 [17JY]
Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3187 [7MY]
———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H5729 [19JN]
Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H3404 [8MY]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 818), H813 [7FE]
Waipio, HI: tribute to Waipio Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 1436), H8478 [18SE]
Walnut Canyon National Monument: direct the Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain adjacent lands in Arizona (see H.R. 5751), H2150 [9AP]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]
Wildlife: prevent introducton and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 6311), H7789 [31JY]
William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1221 [4MR]
Women: increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training (see H.R. 6314), H5728 [19JN]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 757), H3778 [13MY]
———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2659 [23AP]
Workforce Investment Act: establish financial literacy education programs for newly naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6403), H6473 [14JY]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1032 [25FE]
World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H4151 [19MY]
World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6473 [14JY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H2070 [8AP]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H10642 [29SE]
Zimbabwe: condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6728 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H1341 [5MR]
Arizona: identify a western passage of the CANAMEX Corridor (see H.R. 5584), H1538 [11MR]
———withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 5583), H1538 [11MR]
Correctional institutions: improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see H.R. 5178), H556 [29JA]
Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (see H.R. 5263), H811 [7FE]
Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 6116), H4453 [21MY]
Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 5680), H1972 [2AP]
Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within Las Cienegas National Conservation Area and Saguaro National Park (see H.R. 5177), H555 [29JA]
Wilderness areas: designate as wilderness additional National Forest System, BLM, and National Parks Service lands in West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 5610), H1700 [13MR]
Letters
Construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California: Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H831 [12FE]
———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H831 [12FE]
Motions
Vermont: designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3667), H7980, H7982 [10SE]
Remarks
Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (H.R. 2251), H823, H824, H825 [12FE]
Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (H. Res. 954), H821 [12FE]
BLM: allow energy development on National Landscape Conservation System lands, H2109 [9AP]
———ensure National Landscape Conservation System policies do not supersede or change previously-enacted management principles governing the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, H2112 [9AP]
———establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), H2099, H2103, H2105, H2106, H2107, H2108, H2109, H2111, H2112 [9AP]
———establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), motion to recommit, H2117 [9AP]
———preserve existing grazing rights on National Landscape Conservation System lands, H2111 [9AP]
———prohibit lawsuits based on how BLM manages land under the National Landscape Conservation System, H2107 [9AP]
———repeal provision in legislation establishing the National Landscape Conservation System that incorporates the term ``values'' into land management guidelines, H2108, H2109 [9AP]
———repeal provisions in the preamble of legislation establishing the National Landscape Conservation System in order to maintain flexibility in land management practices, H2107 [9AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), H1827 [1AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit establishment of National Landscape Conservation System from impeding efforts to secure the borders of the U.S., H2106 [9AP]
Dept. of the Interior: construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (H.R. 29), H829, H830, H831 [12FE]
———release of Inspector General report on mismanagement in Minerals Management Service Royalty-in-Kind Program, H7977 [10SE]
Education: recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (H. Res. 1229), H5830
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (H.R. 3036), H8441
Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5605
Forests: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (H.R. 5263), E136
Hawaii: establish a memorial to honor those forcibly relocated to the Kalaupapa Peninsula (H.R. 3332), H824 [12FE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7666 [31JY]
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), H2507
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (H. Res. 868), H827 [12FE]
National parks and recreation areas: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System, H2117 [9AP]
New England National Scenic Trail: delay designation until a feasibility study and environmental assessment are completed, H531 [29JA]
———designate (H.R. 1528), H522, H525, H530, H531, H532 [29JA]
———designate (H.R. 1528), motion to recommit, H534 [29JA]
———enforce local laws regarding hunting, fishing, and trapping, H532 [29JA]
———prohibit addition of lands accepted or acquired by means of eminent domain, H534 [29JA]
Paducah, KY: designate the Museum of the American Quilter's Society as the ``National Quilt Museum of the U.S.'' (H. Con. Res. 209), H828 [12FE]
Peace Corps: anniversary, E270
Point of order, H7982 [10SE]
Power resources: national energy policy, H7972, H7974, H7979 [10SE]
———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence, H7982 [10SE]
Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (H.R. 2593), H2106 [9AP]
Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), H6629, H6631, H6632, H6638, H6640, H6642 [16JY]
———designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), motion to recommit, H6646 [16JY]
———ensure any Wild and Scenic River designations do not impact the supply of domestically-produced energy resources, H6646 [16JY]
———identify available energy resources and specify energy amounts withdrawn from possible development of certain segments, H6642 [16JY]
———impact of designating portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System on proposed construction of a liquefied natural gas facility, H6629, H6632 [16JY]
———prohibit certain sections of the river from being designated as a recreational river, H6640 [16JY]
Tucson, AZ: anniversary of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, E1670
Vermont: designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3667), H7970, H7972, H7974, H7977, H7978, H7979 [10SE]
———designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3667), motion to recommit, H7982 [10SE]
———impact of wild and scenic river designation for a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers on energy production, transmission, or conveyance, H7979 [10SE]
———impact of wild and scenic river designation for a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers on the possession or use of a weapon, trap, or net, H7977, H7978 [10SE]
———prohibit funding for designating a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H7979 [10SE]
World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment, H874 [13FE]
Statements
Monsignor Richard W. O'Keeffe: John Bullington, E1386
Tributes
Genser, Richard E., E586
Nottingham, Emily, E2238