SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7345, H7371 [25JN]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H5768 [19MY]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H4970 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 649), H485 [22JA]

———prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 1822), H4249 [31MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 881), H1043 [4FE]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H3402 [12MR]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3053 [5MR]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7742 [7JY]

Armed Forces: award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see H.R. 2553), H9282 [31JY]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H3078 [6MR]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2603 [23FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H6267 [4JN]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H9343 [8SE]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H6538 [10JN]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 1600), H4584 [21AP]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H11111 [7OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H6015 [21MY]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see H. Res. 398), H5486 [12MY]

Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 657), H485 [22JA]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5793 [19MY]

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

Brodeur, Martin: tribute (see H. Res. 293), H4526 [2AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H1608 [13FE]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6904 [16JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H162 [9JA]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9999 [25SE]

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

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2752), H6305 [8JN]

———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]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H7948 [9JY]

———anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 489), H6075 [2JN]

———commend Charter 08 movement and related efforts for upholding the universality of human rights and advancing democratic reforms (see H. Res. 156), H3528 [17MR]

———condemn actions that could unnecessarily escalate tensions with the U.S., including actions relative to the U.S.S. Impeccable and subsequent rejection of U.S. protests to the incident (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3707 [19MR]

———condemn censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of Internet filtering software and urge high-tech companies to promote Internet as tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment (see H. Res. 590), H8010 [10JY]

———condemn human rights and legal due process standards violations by carrying out executions after marred trials and arbitrary detentions targeting Uyghurs and certain other individuals (see H. Res. 953), H13628 (see H. Res. 953), H14372 [8DE]

———condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 44), H162 [9JA]

———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]

———urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9343 [8SE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H6156 [3JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2981 [4MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H11740 [23OC]

Constitution Day: support and honor (see H. Res. 734), H9492 [14SE]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8496 [21JY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H441 [21JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H484 [22JA]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9999 [25SE]

Cuba: insist upon freedom, democracy, and human rights before increasing U.S. trade and tourism (see H. Con. Res. 132), H6016 [21MY]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H6903 [16JN]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H9550 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5793 [19MY]

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), H13387 [1DE]

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

———conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 3069), H7703 [26JN]

———count fellowship training in geriatric specialties as obligated service under the National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1457), H4840 [27AP]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H5097 [4MY]

———establish an Agency for Vaccine Safety Evaluation (see H.R. 2618), H6011 [21MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5063 [30AP]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H15503 [16DE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H11515 [20OC]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H6266 [4JN]

———revise the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 2459), H6973 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H4998 [29AP]

———appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H14744 [10DE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1044 [4FE]

———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H527 [26JA]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 20), H71 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2439), H5665 [14MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4063 [26MR]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H12197 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9207 [30JY]

———expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 1416), H3145 [10MR]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H9999 [25SE]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]

———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 3155), H8410 [20JY]

———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), H779 [28JA]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H5792 [19MY]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (see H. Res. 816), H11166 [8OC]

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), H2981 [4MR]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H11167 [8OC]

———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]

———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), H11458 [15OC]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4915 [28AP]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 516), H6306 [8JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2981 [4MR]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H5664 [14MY]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

———recognize importance of autism awareness, increase funding for research into causes and treatment of autism, and improve training and support for individuals with autism and their caretakers (see H. Con. Res. 96), H4523 [2AP]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 395), H10521 [6OC]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 2608), H11384 [14OC]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 781), H9999 [25SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H1159 [10FE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 200), H2875 [26FE]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 319), H4523 [2AP] (see H. Res. 581), H7446 [25JN]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 50), H11168 [8OC]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H5063 [30AP]

———ensure pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst (see H.R. 2714), H6263 [4JN]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 2617), H6011 [21MY]

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

Financial institutions: 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] (see H.R. 111), H71 [7JA]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H5398 [7MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6267 [4JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization (see H.R. 1967), H4522 [2AP]

Foreign policy: 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]

———recognize that U.N. resolutions on ``defamation of religions'' are incompatible with fundamental freedoms of individuals to freely exercise and peacefully express religious beliefs (see H. Res. 763), H11714 [22OC]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6807 [15JN]

Germany: anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Res. 496), H6307 [8JN]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9671 [16SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 273), H3836 [24MR]

Hazardous substances: condemn and encourage prohibition on transport of nuclear mixed-oxide (MOX) material by ship in international waters and urge countries to reprocess such material within their own borders (see H. Res. 402), H5169 [5MY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H442 [21JA]

Health: 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), H9670 [16SE]

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

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H3338 [11MR]

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H11582 [21OC]

Health care facilities: require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 3104), H8026 [13JY]

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H6265 [4JN]

———establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H3399 [12MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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), H7837 [8JY]

Honduras: support fair and free elections and recognize such elections as an important step in the consolidation of democracy (see H. Res. 749), H9730 [17SE]

———support people, condemn illegal attempt to alter Constitution of Honduras, and seek peaceful resolution on election referendum (see H. Res. 619), H7837 [8JY]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H10409 [30SE]

Insurance: 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), H4841 [27AP]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

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

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H4840 [27AP]

———call for renewed focus on ``Green Movement'' which embraces yearning of Iranian people seeking freedom, human rights, and fundamental elements of democracy (see H. Res. 888), H13467 [2DE]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H5668 [14MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5170 [5MY]

———prohibit executive departments from entering into or renewing procurement contracts with persons that export certain computer or telecommunications technologies to Iran (see H.R. 3284), H9731 [17SE]

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

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5063 [30AP]

———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]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H6016 [21MY]

Jim Saxton Post Office Building, Mount Holly, NJ: designate (see H.R. 986), H1247 [11FE]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5064 [30AP]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (see H. Res. 401), H5309 [6MY]

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]

Law enforcement: require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 4129), H13352 [19NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6016 [21MY]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H6619 [11JN]

———promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H15503 [16DE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4688 [22AP]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H3056 [5MR]

Medicare: continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H5401 [7MY]

———cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services (see H.R. 504), H323 [14JA]

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

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H5097 [4MY]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 3693), H11167 [8OC]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 1430), H5000 [29AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4130 [30MR]

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H6009 [21MY]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H5892 [20MY]

———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), H14446 [9DE]

———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H1520 [12FE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H780 [28JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see H.R. 2525), H6077 [2JN]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6077 [2JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1350), H3054 [5MR]

Middle East: condemn continuing violations of religious freedom (see H. Res. 840), H11517 [20OC]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 118), H7085 [19JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7147 [23JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2981 [4MR]

Music and dance: declare country music as a uniquely American art form and honor its contributions to American life and culture (see H. Res. 650), H10521 [6OC]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6539 [10JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H5064 [30AP]

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 263), H12588 [6NO]

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

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H2603 [23FE]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H486 [22JA]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H6016 [21MY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10408 [30SE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H13521 [3DE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10409 [30SE]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13355 [19NO]

National security: recognize the threat that the spread of radical Islamist terrorism and Iranian adventurism in Africa poses to the U.S., our allies, and interests (see H. Con. Res. 16), H162 [9JA]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H382 [15JA]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (see H. Res. 773), H11517 [20OC]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1159 [10FE]

OAS: withhold U.S. contributions if Cuba is allowed full membership or participation unless the President certifies Cuba has satisfied certain conditions (see H.R. 2687), H6267 [4JN]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6265 [4JN]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8410 [20JY]

Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building, Harrison, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3539), H9341 [8SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H196 [13JA]

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]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 424), H603 [27JA]

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), H3705 [19MR]

———recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H9808 [22SE]

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), H2980 [4MR]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H1606 [13FE]

Pouillon, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H9962 [24SE]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4129 [30MR]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H6076 [2JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H3105 [9MR]

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 Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3348), H10520 [6OC]

Public welfare programs: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (see H.R. 636), H484 [22JA]

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

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 641), H8100 [14JY]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (see H.R. 1006), H2836 [25FE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4129 [30MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H3056 [5MR]

Sewage disposal: ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H2926 [3MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H10520 [6OC]

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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1045 [4FE]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7445 [25JN]

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

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9900 [23SE]

———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), H2926 [3MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H9807 [22SE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H2926 [3MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H13002 [16NO]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9281 [31JY]

———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 3610), H10520 [6OC]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13550 [7DE]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H1080 [9FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9670 [16SE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H5063 [30AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H4251 [31MR]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6266 [4JN]

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.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12198 [2NO]

———prohibit use of U.S. contributions to pay or reimburse the legal expenses of officers or employees charged with malfeasance (see H.R. 1072), H1605 [13FE]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H380 [15JA]

———refund U.S. taxpayer dollars expended on the Durban Review Conference (see H.R. 3231), H8301 [16JY]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H162 [9JA]

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 (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7086 [19JN]

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 108), H9206 [30JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303, 333), H3706 [19MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4999 [29AP]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H9492 [14SE]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3703), H11167 [8OC]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H4686 [22AP]

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4999 [29AP]

Zimbabwe: recognize threat to international security and basic human dignity posed by the decline of economic, humanitarian, and human rights conditions in Zimbabwe (see H. Res. 238), H3401 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Brazil: suspend Generalized System of Preferences until Brazil complies with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (see H.R. 2702), H6263 [4JN]

CERCLA: improve public notification and community relations concerning actions for the removal of environmental hazards (see H.R. 1005), H1248 [11FE]

Crime: encourage States to expand protections offered to victims of sex offenses who are not in a familiar or dating relationship with the perpetrators of such offenses (see H.R. 3521), H9279 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: expand whistleblower protections to contract employees who report abuses to their superiors (see H.R. 3588), H9670 [16SE]

———prohibit closure of Fort Monmouth, NJ, notwithstanding Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations (see H.R. 1003), H1248 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H2834 [25FE]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H6264 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 1004), H1248 [11FE]

Diseases: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1878), H4519 [2AP]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H601 [27JA]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die while on duty (see H.R. 370), H159 [9JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H8302 [16JY]

———urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H1044 [4FE]

Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 2271), H5306 [6MY]

Israel: making appropriations for foreign assistance (see H.R. 3160), H7946 [9JY]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 1623), H3703 [19MR]

Pakistan: ensure inter-religious dialogue and protection of religious freedom and related human rights for persons of all faiths and nationalities (see H. Res. 764), H9899 [23SE]

Poland: anniversary of parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 504), H6265 [4JN]

———provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H3640 [18MR]

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

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1969), H4522 [2AP]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H426, H428, H430, H431 [21JA], H4234, H4238, H4239, H4241 [31MR], H6426, H6529 [10JN]

———prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy, H426, H428 [21JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1680 [8JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 184), H2651 [25FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E505, E507 [2MR], E574 [5MR], E605 [10MR], E647, E666 [12MR]

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, E2020 [27JY]

Budget: deficit, H8441 [21JY]

Canada Day: observance (H. Res. 519), H8554 [22JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 39), H400 [21JA]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (H. Res. 538), H8546 [22JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 489), H6047 [2JN], E1327 [4JN]

———condemn censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of Internet filtering software and urge high-tech companies to promote Internet as tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment (H. Res. 590), H11548 [21OC]

———human rights violations, H6047 [2JN]

———recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (H. Res. 226), H3312 [11MR]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, H7858 [9JY]

Corps of Engineers: Wreck Pond, NJ, environmental restoration funding, H8121 [15JY]

Day of the African Child: observance (H. Res. 550), H8942 [28JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7349, H7372 [25JN]

———expand whistleblower protections to contract employees who report abuses to their superiors (H.R. 3588), E2295 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2166 [31JY], E3032 [17DE]

———report on service members victimized by intrafamilial international child abduction and actions taken to prevent and remedy such abductions, H7372 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1567 [24JN]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6481, H6482, H6494 [10JN]

———authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6424, H6426 [10JN]

———Office of Global Women's Issues funding relative to influence on abortion policy in foreign countries, H6424, H6426, H6481, H6482 [10JN]

———report on changes in treaty and U.S. laws that could help improve compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, H6494 [10JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 617), H7858 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E2099 [31JY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E2023 [27JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1952, E1953, E1954, E1955 [24JY]

District of Columbia: restrict publicly funded abortions, H6529 [10JN], H8197, H8212 [16JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8121 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1859 [21JY], E2014 [27JY], E2590 [21OC]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8212 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8197 [16JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2651 [25FE]

———restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions, H6481 [10JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6481, H6482, H6494 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6424, H6426 [10JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman, H6130 [3JN], H6494 [10JN]

———urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (H. Res. 125), H3302, H3304 [11MR]

Health: induced pluripotent stem cell research, H2958, H2960 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8285, H8287 [16JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12222 [3NO], H12435, H12438, H12439, H12441 [5NO], H12849, H12920, H12925 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H8285, H8287 [16JY], H12222 [3NO], H12435, H12438, H12439, H12441 [5NO], H12849, H12925 [7NO]

———provide for adult stem cell research, H2958, H2960, H2961, H2962, H2963 [4MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research, H2958, H2960, H2961, H2962, H2963 [4MR]

International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 194), H3306 [11MR]

Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (H.R. 2271), H11548 [21OC], E1327 [4JN]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14928 [15DE], E2449 [6OC]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14928 [15DE]

———prohibit executive departments from entering into or renewing procurement contracts with persons that export certain computer or telecommunications technologies to Iran (H.R. 3284), H11548 [21OC]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (H. Res. 401), H5196 [6MY]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex traffickers and offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination country, and prevent entry by foreign sex offenders, H3306 [11MR]

Lithuania: anniversary (H. Res. 285), H8551 [22JY]

Navy: report on Naval Weapons Station, Earle, NJ, Laurelwood Housing Complex security measures, H7349 [25JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to positions on abortion, family planning aid to foreign countries, and embryonic stem cell research, H6529 [10JN]

———Executive order to allow Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, H3330, H3331, H3332, H3333, H3334 [11MR]

Olympic Day: observance (H. Res. 538), H8546 [22JY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (H. Res. 654), H8544 [22JY]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6424, H6426 [10JN]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), H13569 [8DE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit Federal family planning funding, H8756 [24JY]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 1511), H8553 [22JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1450 [17JN]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 159), H8947 [28JY]

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), H6323 [9JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor, H3306 [11MR]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in China, H2651 [25FE], H3306 [11MR]

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), H6668 [12JN], E1394 [12JN]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (H. Res. 672), H11548 [21OC]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (H. Res. 342), H4854 [28AP]

Women: reduce maternal mortality, H3306 [11MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3524 [17MR], H4248 [31MR], H6153 [3JN], H6741 [12JN], H14444 [9DE]

Summaries

Dept. of State County Report on Human Rights Practices of Iran, E2449 [6OC]

Tributes

Nee, Watchman, E2110 [31JY]