CARNAHAN, RUSS (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2901 [3MR]

Committee to escort German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, into the House Chamber, H12201 [3NO]

National Council on the Arts, H11419 [15OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H8185 [15JY]

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H14982 [15DE]

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), H12198 [2NO]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H5063 [30AP]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H2926 [3MR]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5893 [20MY]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6904 [16JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H3438 [16MR]

———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), H601 [27JA]

———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]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H7741 [7JY]

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

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H3402 [12MR]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9808 [22SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H1606 [13FE]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

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]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9492 [14SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H4525 [2AP]

Children and youth: support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5486 [12MY]

———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), H6307 [8JN]

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

Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 3072), H7703 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H8810 [24JY]

———recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9962 [24SE]

Conservation of energy: establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 4099), H13467 [2DE]

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

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H7086 [19JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H9342 [8SE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H6744 [12JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9443 [10SE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]

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), H4841 [27AP]

Dartmouth College: anniversary of Dartmouth Outing Club (see H. Res. 776), H13467 [2DE]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H11112 [7OC]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see H.R. 2923), H6972 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H11384 [14OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5892 [20MY]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

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), H6266 [4JN]

———debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (see H.R. 2825), H6617 [11JN]

———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), H9281 [31JY]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H2926 [3MR]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H13629 (see H.R. 3943), H14372 [8DE]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H6155 [3JN]

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 2081), H4732 [23AP]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5401 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

———increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H5406 [11MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H5582 [13MY]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]

———establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3664), H11384 [14OC]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4688 [22AP]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3054 [5MR]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H13467 [2DE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H12288 [3NO]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H4130 [30MR]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]

———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), H9962 [24SE]

———promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H12288 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5062 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4385), H15501 [16DE]

———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), H8009 [10JY]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H3642 [18MR]

———restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H5485 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1827), H4688 [22AP]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H4251 [31MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H12588 [6NO]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H11111 [7OC]

———reauthorize surface transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities (see H.R. 2569), H6009 [21MY]

———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), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6267 [4JN]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H7085 [19JN]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9492 [14SE]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H5892 [20MY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2980 [4MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H2886 [2MR]

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), H4840 [27AP]

———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H4397 [1AP]

Disabled: 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), H6807 [15JN]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H7741 [7JY]

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 a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H13266 [18NO]

———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), H9899 [23SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H8584 [22JY]

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H5406 [11MY]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7147 [23JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11740 [23OC]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H12588 [6NO]

Earth Hour: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 268), H4027 [25MR]

Eastern European countries: recognize anniversary of events leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries (see H. Res. 892), H12589 [6NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11517 [20OC]

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), H3438 [16MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H923 [3FE]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H15503 [16DE]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H3702 [19MR]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H6904 [16JN]

———include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services (see H.R. 1710), H5667 [14MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H5892 [20MY]

———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2511), H13521 [3DE]

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), H7706 [26JN]

———authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment (see H.R. 4299), H14826 [11DE]

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

EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H3640 [18MR]

———establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H13519 [3DE]

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

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

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

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9054 [29JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7085 [19JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H4064 [26MR]

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), H3706 [19MR]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H3641 [18MR]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

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), H8960 [28JY]

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

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H11384 [14OC]

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H9491 [14SE]

———enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H4734 [23AP]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8025 [13JY]

———provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance service providers (see H.R. 1987), H11384 [14OC]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 2493), H8708 [23JY]

Foreign policy: establish and support an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (see H.R. 1605), H4915 [28AP]

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

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5062 [30AP]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H9281 [31JY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H9281 [31JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9670 [16SE]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2065), H4731 [23AP] (see H.R. 2190), H5060 [30AP]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5484 [12MY]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

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

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H13267 [18NO]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H3056 [5MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H5485 [12MY]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H6015 [21MY]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H4841 [27AP]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H7446 [25JN]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7147 [23JN]

———tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12288 [3NO]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H5485 [12MY]

———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 definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H5485 [12MY]

———expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H196 [13JA]

———expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 209), H5582 [13MY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H3438 [16MR]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9397 [9SE]

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

Insurance: improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H11297 [13OC]

———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), H3836 [24MR]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5667 [14MY]

———regulate federally chartered or licensed insurers, agencies, and producers to ensure their stability and financial integrity and to protect policyholders and consumers (see H.R. 1880), H13466 [2DE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H8410 [20JY]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H14982 [15DE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7741 [7JY]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

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 (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see H. Res. 833), H12198 [2NO]

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]

Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (see H.R. 1218), H2873 [26FE]

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1216), H2873 [26FE]

Lebanon: congratulate for free and fair elections, support U.S. economic assistance, and affirm sovereignty and role as a respected partner in the Middle East (see H. Res. 706), H9279 [31JY]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1160 [10FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5486 [12MY]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 486), H6013 [21MY]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4841 [27AP]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H5485 [12MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5667 [14MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6807 [15JN]

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

———cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services (see H.R. 504), H5892 [20MY]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1693), H5485 [12MY]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H13386 [1DE]

———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 3184), H8024 [13JY]

———enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1452), H5406 [11MY]

———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), H6015 [21MY]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H7706 [26JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H14743 [10DE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5582 [13MY]

———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), H5712 [18MY]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H6014 [21MY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H5096 [4MY]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 362), H6903 [16JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H5485 [12MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H163 [9JA]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6015 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: further national deployment of electric drive vehicles and strengthen and enhance national power grid through the integration of such vehicles (see H.R. 4399), H15501 [16DE]

———protect consumers from discriminatory State taxes on motor vehicle rentals (see H.R. 4175), H13466 [2DE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H90 [8JA]

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 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6539 [10JN]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1081 [9FE]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3749 [23MR]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H13467 [2DE]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H4396 [1AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H3401 [12MR]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H9671 [16SE]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H1046 [4FE]

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

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11112 [7OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1736), H4061 [26MR]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

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), H11298 [13OC]

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), H4397 [1AP]

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]

Poland: anniversary of relations with U.S. (see H. Res. 266), H7086 [19JN]

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), H2875 [26FE]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11516 [20OC]

———provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see H.R. 152), H382 [15JA]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H7446 [25JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H5485 [12MY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H13520 [3DE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6807 [15JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

———promote production of molybdenum-99 for medical isotope production and condition and phase out export of highly enriched uranium for production of medical isotopes (see H.R. 3276), H9282 [31JY]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H10458 [1OC]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4841 [27AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H4915 [28AP]

Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit (see H.R. 3460), H12365 [4NO]

———provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 1775), H6015 [21MY]

Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6015 [21MY]

———repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H9999 [25SE]

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), H9899 [23SE]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H9807 [22SE]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H6904 [16JN]

———support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6807 [15JN]

Sewage disposal: ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H2632 [24FE]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H11712 [22OC]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H6904 [16JN]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (see H.R. 1217), H2873 [26FE]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6016 [21MY]

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

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

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

———allow bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required under Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act amendments (see H.R. 1678), H6904 [16JN]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H602 [27JA]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 705), H601 [27JA]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5582 [13MY]

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

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H3833 [24MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H6014 [21MY]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3367), H9282 [31JY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9491 [14SE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H3527 [17MR]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2628), H12588 [6NO]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]

———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures and options and deposit the revenues from the tax into the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3379), H9282 [31JY]

———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), H875 [2FE]

———make certain disaster relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4052), H12587 [6NO]

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

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H4915 [28AP]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H6904 [16JN]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5485 [12MY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H1248 [11FE] (see H.R. 1806), H13386 [1DE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H161 [9JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4063 [26MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H8960 [28JY]

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

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 554), H380 [15JA]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3438 [16MR]

Tisdale, Wayman L.: tribute (see H. Res. 469), H6156 [3JN]

Transportation: enhance employer involvement in transportation planning and create and expand commuter benefit programs (see H.R. 3517), H9279 [31JY]

———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]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H6264 [4JN]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6973 [17JN]

———permit private vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward the local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see H.R. 1571), H4130 [30MR]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H3706 [19MR]

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), H9900 [23SE]

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]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H9207 [30JY]

U.N.: support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H8008 [10JY]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H8009 [10JY]

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), H9807 [22SE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

———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]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H923 [3FE]

Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 1036), H2875 [26FE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H922 [3FE]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5063 [30AP]

Women: recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8410 [20JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5170 [5MY]

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), H922 [3FE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a program to demonstrate the use of asphalt produced with an asphalt binder made from biomass in highway construction projects (see H.R. 1167), H2833 [25FE]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6075 [2JN]

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

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H6305 [8JN]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: confer jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render final judgment on any claim against the U.S. to receive compensation for the taking of certain lands in Missouri (see H.R. 3122), H7836 [8JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4737 [27AP]

Letters

Energy innovation hub funding: by, High-Performance Buildings Caucus, H8123 [15JY]

———High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition, H8124 [15JY], E1854 [20JY]

———High-Performance Buildings Caucus, E1849 [20JY]

———Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, H8124 [15JY], E1852 [20JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H6317 [9JN], H11303 [14OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (H. Res. 171), H5442 [12MY]

———anniversary of massacre at Zepa, E2060 [29JY]

———independence anniversary, E493 [26FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4137 [31MR]

Chrysler LLC: proposed merger with Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., H4066 [30MR]

———tribute to Fenton, MO, plant, H2611 [24FE]

Confucius: tribute (H. Res. 784), H11832 [27OC]

Conservation of energy: impact of energy-efficient weatherization technologies and appliances in buildings, H5172 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: energy innovation hub funding, H8123 [15JY]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6436 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a program to demonstrate the use of asphalt produced with an asphalt binder made from biomass in highway construction projects (H.R. 1167), E410 [25FE]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1175 [11FE]

Economy: Government bailout of automobile industry, H4066 [30MR]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H13010 [17NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (H. Res. 838), H11827, H11828 [27OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8123 [15JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5926 [21MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13099 [18NO]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6436 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3757 [24MR], E631 [11MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8589 [23JY], H9346 [9SE], H9810 [23SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12880 [7NO]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 492), H6748 [15JN]

Iran: allow telephone communication by and facilitate reunification with the families of detained U.S. hikers (S. Con. Res. 45), H11830 [27OC]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 14), H2940 [4MR]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, H8422 [21JY]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: observance, H13391 [2DE]

National Women's History Month: observance, E831 [31MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5172 [6MY]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish, H6436 [10JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H201 [14JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1697 [9JY]

Tributes

Cloar, James A., E2512 [13OC]

Keoghan, Phil, E1063 [5MY]