BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7344, H7346 [25JN]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4709 [23AP]

Appointments

Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H881 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets (see H. Res. 458), H7707 [26JN]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 146), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 1694), H3834 [24MR]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5064 [30AP]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]

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. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4915 [28AP]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3055 [5MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3438 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8302 [16JY]

Arizona: 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. 644), H11458 [15OC]

Armed Forces: encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———provide for retention on active duty after demobilization of members of Reserve components following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense mission (see H.R. 3358), H8959 [28JY]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H1159 [10FE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H2603 [23FE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1052), H1519 [12FE] (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (see H. Res. 925), H13353 [19NO]

Aurora, IL: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Star Innovator award (see H. Res. 862), H13467 [2DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Barry L. Bell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 2557), H6009 [21MY]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 388), H922 [3FE]

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2662), H6074 [2JN]

———establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H923 [3FE]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

———support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13069 [17NO]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H6266 [4JN]

———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. 210), H3106 [9MR]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5309 [6MY]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H527 [26JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1862), H4396 [1AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H5790 [19MY]

Colleges and universities: 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. 1751), H7146 [23JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9278 [31JY]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H778 [28JA]

Conservation of energy: establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 4099), H13265 [18NO]

———establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H7947 [9JY]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H9056 [29JY] (see H.R. 1237), H8100 [14JY]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H9738 [21SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H325 [14JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H2631 [24FE]

———improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H2631 [24FE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3145 [10MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Dartmouth College: anniversary of Dartmouth Outing Club (see H. Res. 776), H11168 [8OC]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]

———make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8184 [15JY]

———reduce the interval for issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3587), H9670 [16SE]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H6015 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H3527 [17MR]

———develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H5097 [4MY]

———establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H8303 [16JY]

———establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see H.R. 2389), H5713 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9491 [14SE]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H12971 [7NO]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 1578), H9999 [25SE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H8410 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund (see H.R. 1573), H3526 [17MR]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see H.R. 520), H4524 [2AP]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 579), H381 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H7741 [7JY]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see H.R. 2558), H7250 [24JN]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H4130 [30MR]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H10520 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H5484 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H3438 [16MR]

———establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute (see H.R. 330), H9670 [16SE]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H10519 [6OC]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H7446 [25JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H8101 [14JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H4027 [25MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———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. 734), H1159 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H7741 [7JY]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H3105 [9MR]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H11713 [22OC]

———provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3337), H8809 [24JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4583 [21AP]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H5096 [4MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H4130 [30MR]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H5308 [6MY]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H13069 [17NO]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H1607 [13FE]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H13267 [18NO]

Disasters: establish a grant program for predisaster hazard mitigation enhancement (see H.R. 3027), H13386 [1DE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H12142 [29OC]

———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. 930), H1156 [10FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H9281 [31JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H6618 [11JN]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relative to crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2178), H12044 [28OC]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7740 [7JY]

Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 3033), H12044 [28OC]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9283 [31JY]

———establish competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3973), H12141 [29OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3438 [16MR]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 655), H1520 [12FE]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H4734 [23AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H3749 [23MR]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H3528 [17MR]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H779 [28JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H7837 [8JY]

EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H4584 [21AP]

———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H14877 [14DE]

———establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H7084 [19JN]

———provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H9279 [31JY]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H381 [15JA]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H7741 [7JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H7740 [7JY]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H13266 [18NO]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H6973 [17JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H4915 [28AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H14744 [10DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

FEMA: establish a homeowner mitigation loan program to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures (see H.R. 1239), H11790 [26OC]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3139), H7945 [9JY]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H6973 [17JN]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4584 [21AP]

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. 1404), H3642 [18MR]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H15503 [16DE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H11713 [22OC]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H6015 [21MY]

Foreign trade: include a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade in the trade advisory committee system and require public health organizations to be included in relevant sectoral or functional advisory committees (see H.R. 2293), H8100 [14JY]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H7706 [26JN]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H7706 [26JN]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H4525 [2AP]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects (see H.R. 1698), H3834 [24MR]

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8303 [16JY]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H5060 [30AP]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

———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. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H5401 [7MY]

———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H8356 [17JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H4583 [21AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3525 [17MR]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H4688 [22AP]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H4027 [25MR]

———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 3104), H12288 [3NO]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8410 [20JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H9397 [9SE]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6267 [4JN]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6077 [2JN]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H7147 [23JN]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H9282 [31JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H13467 [2DE]

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H7085 [19JN]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H9282 [31JY]

———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H7146 [23JN]

———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 677), H9397 [9SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H6415 [9JN]

Insurance: establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [14MY]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

———require coverage of preventive care for children (see H.R. 2292), H5307 [6MY]

International Renewable Energy Agency: encourage U.S. membership (see H. Res. 177), H1607 [13FE]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H380 [15JA]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Lithuania: anniversary (see H. Res. 285), H4584 [21AP]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H6076 [2JN]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4584 [21AP]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H14742 [10DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4688 [22AP]

———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H7838 [8JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1693), H7947 [9JY]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H6742 [12JN]

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H7837 [8JY]

———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. 1643), H7837 [8JY]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H8185 [15JY]

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H7741 [7JY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H7837 [8JY]

———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]

———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H13386 [1DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H8025 [13JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1636), H7741 [7JY]

———promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 3253), H8355 [17JY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 2062), H5170 [5MY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H13629 (see H.R. 4128), H14372 [8DE]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H601 [27JA]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2781), H9282 [31JY]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

Motor vehicles: authorize States or political subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs (see H.R. 3711), H11740 [23OC]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6744 [12JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H3105 [9MR]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 649), H8873 [27JY]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H527 [26JA]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H5097 [4MY]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H5891 [20MY]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8357 [17JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4130 [30MR]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H7447 [25JN]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H9550 [15SE]

———increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H12457 [5NO]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H9282 [31JY]

———enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

———establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H4732 [23AP]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11581 [21OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2213), H7086 [19JN]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10521 [6OC]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H91 [8JA]

NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (see H.R. 3644), H10520 [6OC]

———establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H4687 [22AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 461), H194 [13JA]

———establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1926), H4521 [2AP]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H163 [9JA]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H1606 [13FE]

———designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2888), H6902 [16JN]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2889), H6902 [16JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H1080 [9FE]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H5063 [30AP]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H12365 [4NO]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H2834 [25FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4584 [21AP]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H3338 [11MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H1248 [11FE]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 3709), H10456 [1OC]

———encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 2336), H5399 [7MY]

———establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H12457 [5NO]

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. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (see H.R. 4291), H14826 [11DE]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H6807 [15JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

Puerto Rico: repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H5063 [30AP]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H780 [28JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2603 [23FE]

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]

Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 2046), H11516 [20OC]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 2148), H4914 [28AP]

Rogue River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2890), H6902 [16JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H5667 [14MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5713 [18MY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H7741 [7JY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H12142 [29OC]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see H.R. 3888), H11580 [21OC]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H5400 [7MY]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H6618 [11JN]

———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 193), H2875 [26FE]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H7741 [7JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H6155 [3JN]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H7741 [7JY]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4689 [22AP]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]

Taxation: accelerate locomotive fuel savings and provide incentives for owners to replace high-polluting models with newly-built or newly-remanufactured fuel-efficient and less-polluting models (see H.R. 3947), H12043 [28OC]

———allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H4520 [2AP]

———allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste (see H.R. 3592), H14877 [14DE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3836 [24MR]

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H6306 [8JN]

———allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (see H.R. 55), H3527 [17MR]

———allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1405), H3528 [17MR]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3255), H9731 [17SE]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H12045 [28OC]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13387 [1DE]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H3748 [23MR]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H9670 [16SE]

———expand availability of saver's credit, make credit refundable, and make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1961), H4522 [2AP]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H6076 [2JN]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H6266 [4JN]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3367), H8959 [28JY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8410 [20JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H8009 [10JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 832), H921 [3FE]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2628), H11713 [22OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H7705 [26JN]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions (see H.R. 4226), H13627 (see H.R. 4226), H14371 [8DE]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 2543), H6008 [21MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 4144), H13353 [19NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———permanently extend certain expiring provisions relating to education (see H.R. 2242), H5096 [4MY]

———permit the IRS to set the standard mileage rate deduction for charitable use of an automobile and exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income (see H.R. 524), H324 [14JA]

———prevent overstatement of benefits payable to non-highly compensated employees under qualified plans (see H.R. 4126), H13352 [19NO]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H10457 [1OC]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H13355 [19NO]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H14982 [15DE]

———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H3053 [5MR]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2626), H9282 [31JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H14743 [10DE]

———reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of greenhouse gas emission substances (see H.R. 1683), H3833 [24MR]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2268), H7741 [7JY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8025 [13JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6538 [10JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H6307 [8JN]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2105), H4838 [27AP]

———treat Indian tribal governments as States for purposes of determining sources of support of charitable organizations (see H.R. 3085), H7703 [26JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3105 [9MR]

Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H381 [15JA]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H15503 [16DE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8356 [17JY]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H4525 [2AP]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H8185 [15JY]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1520 [12FE]

———require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range plans and improvement programs (see H.R. 803), H920 [3FE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H10520 [6OC]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7741 [7JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9731 [17SE]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H7947 [9JY]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4841 [27AP]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 517), H8101 [14JY]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4028), H12456 [5NO]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4129 [30MR]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H11299 [13OC]

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5484 [12MY]

———enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 3727), H10519 [6OC]

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1145), H4583 [21AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4841 [27AP]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H13267 [18NO]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H12588 [6NO]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H9281 [31JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H3338 [11MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5097 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H30 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle (see H.R. 3311), H8707 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H12364 [4NO]

———make grants for certain streetcar projects (see H.R. 2163), H4998 [29AP]

———modify authority to make grants for new fixed guideway capital projects (see H.R. 2164), H4998 [29AP]

———provide grants and technical assistance to restore orphan highways (see H.R. 3461), H9276 [31JY]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 2971), H7084 [19JN]

GSA: anniversary (see H. Res. 629), H8008 [10JY]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 2911), H6971 [17JN]

———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (see H.R. 4230), H13628 (see H.R. 4230), H14371 [8DE]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11458 [15OC]

Medicare: establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2773), H6413 [9JN]

———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (see H.R. 2580), H6010 [21MY]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H4519 [2AP]

———provide physician incentive payments for efficient areas (see H.R. 2919), H6971 [17JN]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: provide for annual review of geographic access to services (see H.R. 2921), H6972 [17JN]

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 475), H6013 [21MY]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H8007 [10JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (see H.R. 3383), H9055 [29JY]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H1042 [4FE]

———exclude from gross income amounts reimbursed by an individual's employer for certain dietary supplements and meal replacement products (see H.R. 3406), H9205 [30JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H380 [15JA]

———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 3271), H8494 [21JY]

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 3050), H7445 [25JN]

———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 2319), H5398 [7MY]

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 3049), H7445 [25JN]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 3573), H9549 [15SE]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 1897), H4519 [2AP]

Transportation: support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H3053 [5MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H4686 [22AP]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H8099 [14JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8711 [24JY], H9059 [30JY], H12199 [3NO], H14447 [10DE]

Letters

Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act: James B. Steinberg, Dept. of State, H14926 [15DE]

Lists

Munitions and unexploded ordnance incidents, H7346 [25JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12201 [3NO]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H3497, H3499, H3502 [17MR], H4409 [2AP], H5152-H5155 [5MY], H5455, H5460 [12MY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3979 [25MR], E820 [31MR]

———establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), consideration (H. Res. 280), H3843 [25MR]

American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (H. Res. 447), H9353 [9SE]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3530 [18MR]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 4284), H14833 [14DE]

Animals: improve animal welfare, H13007 [17NO]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 80), H1618, H1619, H1620 [23FE], H2606 [24FE], H13007 [17NO], E14 [6JA]

Appropriations: legislative process, H8982 [29JY]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 184), H2654, H2655 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H530, H561 [27JA], H606, H739 [28JA], H1164 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1586 [13FE], H9262 [31JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5627 [14MY]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation, H3079 [9MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3107 [10MR], H3709 [23MR], H3820 [24MR], H14829 [14DE]

———reconciliation process, H4650 [22AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4132 [31MR], H4375, H4380 [1AP], H4400, H4443, H4454, H4455, H4456, H4458, H4483 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4406, H4408, H4409 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, H4650 [22AP]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H11421 [15OC]

———expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), consideration (H. Res. 830), H11416 [15OC]

———impact of diversion of water from agricultural communities in the San Joaquin Valley relative to drought conditions, H11416 [15OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: conversion of Capitol Power Plant from coal to natural gas, H5172 [6MY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 489), E1288 [3JN]

Climate: global warming, H3821, H3823, H3824 [24MR]

———provide for reduction of greenhouse gases, H4565, H4566, H4567, H4568, H4569, H4570 [21AP], H5455, H5457, H5458, H5459, H5460 [12MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 3503), E2159 [31JY]

Congressional Bicycle Caucus: reception of cyclists promoting bicycling benefits in transportation and recreation, H3079 [9MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4443 [2AP]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H8758 [24JY]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2855, H2861 [26FE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), H5764 [19MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 456), H5814 [20MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12309 [4NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, E2503 [9OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4954 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7346 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, E2503 [9OC]

———develop lifecycle accounting for munitions and review live-fire practicing to reduce unexploded ordnance and munitions-constituent contamination, H7346 [25JN]

———environmental restoration of formerly-used defense sites funding, H8981 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), E2129 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8981, H8982 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15415 [16DE]

———report on funding levels and progress of Military Munitions Response Program and Installation Restoration Program, H7346 [25JN]

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. 2187), H5505 [13MY]

———University Sustainability Program funding, H8758 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6438 [10JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7874 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow individuals to hunt and kill Burmese pythons within Everglades National Park boundaries (H.R. 3215), H13007 [17NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H457 [22JA]

———establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels, including systems based on the number of miles traveled by each vehicle (H.R. 3311), H8619 [23JY]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), E119 [21JA]

Dept. of Transportation: expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (H.R. 4021), E2717 [4NO]

———make grants for certain streetcar projects (H.R. 2163), H5099 [5MY], E1010, E1012 [29AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9239 [31JY]

———provide grants and technical assistance to restore orphan highways (H.R. 3461), E2139 [31JY]

———reauthorize surface transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities (H.R. 2569), H9493 [15SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8758 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3843, H3979 [25MR], E820 [31MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8619 [23JY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H123 [9JA]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (H.R. 2971), H9767 [22SE], E1513 [19JN]

———designate (S. 1314), H12978, H12979 [16NO]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H9261 [31JY]

———importance of job creation, H9261-H9263 [31JY]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H3501 [17MR], H3822, H3823, H3824, H3825 [24MR], H14829 [14DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), E2975 [11DE]

Education: student loan programs, E2305 [17SE]

EPA: clean up of Dept. of Defense sites containing unexploded ordnance and toxic substances, H3752 [24MR]

———establish wastewater and stormwater reuse and recycling technology demonstration program, H4709 [23AP]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (H.R. 1147), H14907 [15DE]

FDA: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9158 [30JY]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), H9020 [29JY]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary (H. Res. 556), H9358 [9SE]

FEMA: reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), E1001 [28AP]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6438 [10JN]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 4284), H14833 [14DE]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15429 [16DE]

GSA: anniversary (H. Res. 629), E1715 [10JY]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions, H9261 [31JY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (H.R. 2911), E1474 [17JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6543 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8431 [21JY], H8796 [24JY], H8811 [27JY], H8964 [29JY], H9261 [31JY], H11817 [27OC], H11983 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12592, H12955 [7NO], H13523 [7DE], E2756 [9NO]

———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (H.R. 4230), H13523 [7DE], E2911 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2305 [17SE]

Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S., H12250 [3NO]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H12200 [3NO]

———legislative process, H530 [27JA]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8982 [29JY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14925 [15DE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H106 [9JA]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (H. Res. 839), H11464 [20OC], H12250 [3NO], E2558 [15OC]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9914 [24SE]

———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 2773), E1347 [9JN]

———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (H.R. 2580), E1236 [21MY]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, H8431 [21JY]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (H.R. 1898), H4065 [30MR], E865 [2AP]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations, H8811 [27JY]

———provide physician incentive payments for efficient areas (H.R. 2919), E1477 [17JN]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13300 [19NO]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: provide for annual review of geographic access to services (H.R. 2921), E1477 [17JN]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2781), H13285 [19NO]

———designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2781), consideration (H. Res. 908), H13274 [19NO]

———impact of designation of portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System on lumber industry, H13285 [19NO]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 117), H1193 [11FE]

National Job Corps Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 163), H9766 [22SE]

National Library Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 336), E966 [23AP]

National security: provide for the security of critical energy infrastructure, H561 [27JA]

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 475), E1245 [21MY]

Oregon: tribute to 3d Congressional District Peace Corps volunteers, E492 [26FE]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E492 [26FE]

Portland, OR: streetcar project funding, H5099 [5MY], H5457 [12MY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7639, H7651 [26JN], H9260 [31JY]

———national energy policy, H3500 [17MR], H3822, H3823, H3824, H3825 [24MR], H4380 [1AP], H4565, H4566, H4567, H4568, H4569, H4570 [21AP], H5152-H5155 [5MY], H5455, H5457, H5458, H5459, H5460 [12MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H15429 [16DE]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), H9867 [23SE], H13551 [8DE]

———reauthorize Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs, H11794 [27OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H215 [14JA]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (H.R. 3168), E1722 [10JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of idling reduction systems for diesel-powered on-highway vehicles (H.R. 3383), E2089 [29JY]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (H.R. 863), E210 [4FE]

———exclude from gross income amounts reimbursed by an individual's employer for certain dietary supplements and meal replacement products (H.R. 3406), E2094 [31JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (H.R. 564), H2887 [3MR], H11794 [27OC], E101 [15JA]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H3530 [18MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3658 [19MR]

———improve commuting and transportation options (H.R. 3271), E1858 [21JY]

———increase limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement (H.R. 3050), E1597 [26JN]

———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (H.R. 2319), E1100 [7MY]

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (H.R. 3049), E1575 [26JN]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10550, H10553 [7OC]

———prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the military or certain Federal service from triggering repayment provisions of the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 3573), E2275 [15SE]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (H.R. 1897), E869 [2AP]

———rates, H739 [28JA], H4406, H4408 [2AP], H9262 [31JY]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13485 [3DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), E2229 [10SE]

Transportation: improve public transportation and improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety, H392 [21JA]

———infrastructure funding, H9262 [31JY]

———State and local surface transportation projects funding, H530 [27JA]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (H.R. 1329), E580 [5MR]

Transportation Security Administration: allow pen knives under 2.5 inches on airplanes, H6175 [4JN]

———authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6175 [4JN]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: upcoming congressional delegation trip, H14880 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9771 [22SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12390 [5NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3350, H3363 [12MR], H8028 [14JY]

———impact of requiring State water pollution control funded projects to comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H3350, H3363 [12MR]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation, H7874 [9JY]

———enhance implementation (H.R. 2030), H4588 [22AP], H6309 [9JN], H6438 [10JN], E936 [22AP]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (H.R. 3202), H8028 [14JY], H11741 [26OC], H11794 [27OC]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4709 [23AP]

Will, George F.: editorial commenting on Sec. of Transportation LaHood and Portland, OR, H5806 [20MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8807 [24JY]

Statements

America's Affordable Health Choices Act: Several Physicians, Nurses, and Community Activists, E2072 [29JY]

Tributes

Billington, James H., E1255 [21MY]

Sarnoff, Les, H5715 [19MY]

Wyatt, Wendell, H908 [3FE]