McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

Advancing Maternal and Child Health in the Developing World: by, E2163 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H9871 [23SE]

National Council on the Arts, H11419 [15OC]

Articles and editorials

Acorn Amendment for Pfizer, Jeremy Scahill, Nation (publication), H10489 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H13629 (see H.R. 2214), H14372 [8DE]

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H6620 [11JN]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H8495 [21JY]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9283 [31JY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6266 [4JN]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H5062 [30AP]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13002 [16NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8809 [24JY]

Armed Forces: 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]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H9730 [17SE]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H780 [28JA]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

Aviation: standardize and clarify the dimensions of carry-on baggage and personal items on air carriers (see H.R. 2870), H10070 [29SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H1607 [13FE]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see H. Res. 398), H6307 [8JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H1520 [12FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9490 [14SE]

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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7447 [25JN]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3621), H13002 [16NO]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6620 [11JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H196 [13JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2603 [23FE]

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), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H90 [8JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H9207 [30JY]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13069 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9731 [17SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3642 [18MR]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H163 [9JA]

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3426), H9206 [30JY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: develop capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs (see H.R. 1165), H2833 [25FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H10070 [29SE]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]

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

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H5792 [19MY]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H5792 [19MY] (see H.R. 2272), H7446 [25JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H5792 [19MY]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see H.R. 151), H2980 [4MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H5169 [5MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3056 [5MR]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 1222), H2873 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 2081), H5712 [18MY]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3800), H11297 [13OC]

———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), H7251 [24JN]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H12457 [5NO]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H12288 [3NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4915 [28AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3056 [5MR]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H12588 [6NO]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H6015 [21MY]

———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: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H5582 [13MY]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14827 [11DE]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H13466 [2DE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 2523), H6077 [2JN]

———designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3671), H10069 [29SE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H11168 [8OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

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), H4584 [21AP]

———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), H3835 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3748 [23MR]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H12457 [5NO]

———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]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H8708 [23JY]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H13467 [2DE]

———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 1721), H9442 [10SE]

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: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H3749 [23MR]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H9999 [25SE]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H5892 [20MY]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H1079 [9FE]

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]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H13385 [1DE]

———mitigate the effects of black carbon emissions domestically and globally (see H.R. 1760), H4251 [31MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6076 [2JN]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H1246 [11FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H484 [22JA]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6076 [2JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H5400 [7MY]

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H8009 [10JY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H13386 [1DE]

Floods: commend efforts of people fighting floods in North Dakota and Minnesota (see H. Res. 415), H5486 [12MY]

Food: 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]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1159 [10FE]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H6266 [4JN]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H4841 [27AP]

———ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

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

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), H442 [21JA]

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H1159 [10FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H9491 [14SE]

———prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see H.R. 2775), H6414 [9JN]

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), H4064 [26MR]

———apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H8495 [21JY]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1248 [11FE]

———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. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———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 access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2926 [3MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H325 [14JA]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H6266 [4JN]

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

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H3641 [18MR]

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]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7146 [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), H8496 [21JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 1408), H6266 [4JN]

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

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H7251 [24JN]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H5063 [30AP]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H6263 [4JN]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H6155 [3JN]

———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]

Iran: negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8185 [15JY]

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]

———deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H9671 [16SE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8708 [23JY]

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]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]

Max J. Beilke Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Alexandria, MN: designate (see H.R. 3157), H9207 [30JY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3836 [24MR]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H6538 [10JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6619 [11JN]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H8303 [16JY]

———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H7086 [19JN]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3074), H8303 [16JY]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H525 [26JA]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5400 [7MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H13355 [19NO]

———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), H6415 [9JN]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H1607 [13FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H3144 [10MR]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H15503 [16DE]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H2981 [4MR]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5713 [18MY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 2062), H4731 [23AP]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H7837 [8JY]

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

Motion pictures: authorize grants for organizations that use documentary films to promote understanding of the U.S. abroad and understanding of global perspectives and other countries in the U.S. (see H.R. 1976), H4523 [2AP]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6415 [9JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H923 [3FE]

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 Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4689 [22AP]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 649), H9397 [9SE]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9398 [9SE]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5307 [6MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4161), H13385 [1DE]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4160), H13385 [1DE]

———conduct research program on endocrine disruption and reduce exposure to chemicals that undermine development of children before they are born (see H.R. 4190), H13519 [3DE]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H9207 [30JY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 112), H6156 [3JN]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 41), H162 [9JA]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5000 [29AP]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H195 [13JA]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4687 [22AP]

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

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 46), H5061 [30AP]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H7250 [24JN]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H3527 [17MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6267 [4JN]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H14982 [15DE]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 893), H12456 [5NO]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

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

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see H.R. 481), H5169 [5MY]

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

Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H15502 [16DE]

Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (see H. Res. 823), H11298 [13OC]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

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

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H780 [28JA]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

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), H4688 [22AP]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H6266 [4JN]

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), H2886 [2MR]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 1686), H8809 [24JY]

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 2639), H8101 [14JY]

———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6077 [2JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H6266 [4JN]

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]

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), H7837 [8JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11868 [27OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6307 [8JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H1520 [12FE]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H6904 [16JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H7250 [24JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H13267 [18NO]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H2602 [23FE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

———improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H13353 [19NO]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H8185 [15JY]

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H9730 [17SE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H2603 [23FE]

———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 747), H777 [28JA]

———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), H5061 [30AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H9491 [14SE]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8586 [22JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H8100 [14JY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]

———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), H5712 [18MY]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H4840 [27AP]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H9738 [21SE]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13352 [19NO]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6077 [2JN]

———extend program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 3136), H7836 [8JY]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H526 [26JA]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H2836 [25FE]

———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), H1080 [9FE]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H13001 [16NO]

———provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 3135), H7836 [8JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2626), H9807 [22SE]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 475), H195 [13JA]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H11790 [26OC]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H2603 [23FE]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H4130 [30MR]

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. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

U.N.: support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H9397 [9SE]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

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), H7446 [25JN]

Unemployment: provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

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

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2886 [2MR]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3942), H11868 [27OC]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H1081 [9FE]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6078 [2JN]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H9397 [9SE]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3957), H12457 [5NO]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H5401 [7MY]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3642 [18MR]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5308 [6MY]

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), H9282 [31JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6155 [3JN]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

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), H4524 [2AP]

World's Fair: support full U.S. participation in the Shanghai 2010 Expo (see H. Res. 509), H7024 [18JN]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7250 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]

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

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), H7703 [26JN]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H10407 [30SE]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 4), H36 [6JA]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H9961 [24SE]

More Books for Africa Program: establish (see H.R. 3701), H10456 [1OC]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see H. Res. 990), H15502 [16DE]

University of St. Thomas: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 499), H6155 [3JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10464 [6OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, E735 [23MR]

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 (H.R. 2920), E1955 [24JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, E1043 [30AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H133 [9JA]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), E748 [24MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), E673 [16MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1058 [5MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), Senate amendment, H5839 [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 (H.R. 1913), E1028 [30AP]

Cub Foods (business): tribute to opening of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certified grocery store in St. Paul, MN, E60 [9JA]

Day of the African Child: observance (H. Res. 550), E2162 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, E3067 [23DE]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., E2687 [2NO]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), E2300 [17SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, E2616 [22OC], E2687 [2NO]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1457 [17JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7870, H7885 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), E2176 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (H.R. 1577), E735 [23MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H298 [14JA], E140 [26JA], E735 [23MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8756 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E2153 [31JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), E264 [12FE]

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), H122 [9JA]

Economy: 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), E3053 [17DE]

Education: student financial aid programs, E2418 [1OC]

———student loan programs, E2418 [1OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), E2136 [31JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, E1502 [18JN]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H5839 [20MY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1457 [17JN]

Gonder-Spacek, Joellen: MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership (organization) Manza Excellence in Leadership Award recipient, E101 [15JA]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (H.R. 3679), H10489 [6OC]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, E674 [16MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9060 [30JY], E2130, E2155 [31JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12907, H12926 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12926 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2418 [1OC]

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), H108 [9JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn sentencing of American journalists, E1455 [17JN]

Lauderdale, MN: anniversary, E2007 [24JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), E89 [14JA]

Medicare: improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, E2155 [31JY]

Mendota Heights, MN: anniversary of Minnesota Independent School District 197, E1316 [4JN]

Mondale, Walter F.: Japan Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers award recipient, E585 [6MR]

Motor vehicles: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (H.R. 445), E2260 [14SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (H. Res. 337), E1063 [5MY]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (H. Res. 718), E2317 [17SE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 41), E101 [15JA]

National Principals Month: designate (H. Res. 811), E2683 [2NO]

Peace Corps: funding, H7885 [9JY]

Power resources: provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (H.R. 3165), E2260 [14SE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. Res. 441), E2405 [30SE]

Schwarzenegger, Arnold: National Park Trust Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award recipient, E2718 [4NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E93 [15JA]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Gallagher-Hansen VFW Post 295, E3012 [15DE]

Taxation: establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (H.R. 4130), E3067 [23DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), E2935 [10DE]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (H. Res. 505), E1375 [11JN]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12239 [3NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), E1849 [20JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2745 [6NO]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (H. Res. 342), E1040 [30AP]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (H. Res. 738), E2303 [17SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1219 [20MY], E2612 [22OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), E674 [16MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4701 [23AP]

White House Tribal Nations Conference: tribute to participants, H12208 [3NO]

Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (H. Res. 744), E2274 [15SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11455 [15OC], H11788 [26OC], H13383 [1DE]

Statements

Global Action for Children (organization) Champion for Children Award Receipt: by, E98 [15JA]

Prohibit Federal Funding of Abortions Under Any National Health Care Plan: Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, H12926 [7NO]

Testimonies

Federal Health Care Reform—Opportunities and Challenges for Minnesota: Alan L. Goldbloom, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (organization), E2131 [31JY]

———Brock Nelson, Regions Hospital, E2130 [31JY]

———by, E2130 [31JY]

———Melissa Winger, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (organization), E2131 [31JY]

Medicare Reimbursement Formula Improvement: Erin Murphy, E2156 [31JY]

———Maria Rudd, E2157 [31JY]

———Shane Davis, E2157 [31JY]

———Thomas Huntley, E2156 [31JY]

Tributes

Byrne, Thomas, E1254 [21MY]

Crittenden, Richard, H9400 [10SE], E2263 [14SE]

Crowe, Sally, E1772 [15JY]

Drevnick, Daniel P., E2147 [31JY]

Finley, John T., E2041 [28JY]

Wertish, James D., E2147 [31JY]

Wilcox, Carlos E., IV, E2147 [31JY]