LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7877 [9JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5975 [21MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2346, supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response, H6551 [11JN]

———H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H10419 [1OC]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13573 [8DE]

Articles and editorials

Margaret Sanger—Setting the Record Straight, Ellen Chesler, E1867 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H9442 [10SE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H14446 [9DE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H6016 [21MY]

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), H10520 [6OC]

———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), H603 [27JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13386 [1DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9442 [10SE]

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), H2924 [3MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9899 [23SE]

———improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts, residential or motor vehicle leases, and tuition (see H.R. 2874), H7251 [24JN]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6076 [2JN]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H9962 [24SE]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

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

Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1595), H3641 [18MR]

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

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

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

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

China: 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 (see H. Res. 226), H3104 [9MR]

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

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H11516 [20OC]

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash (see H. Res. 183), H2602 [23FE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H7023 [18JN]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13550 [7DE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H5892 [20MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9443 [10SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7147 [23JN]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H12141 [29OC]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H386 [16JA]

Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H6744 [12JN]

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

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H9999 [25SE]

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

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

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H11516 [20OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see H.R. 2389), H7146 [23JN]

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), H14744 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5582 [13MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H3527 [17MR]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H6015 [21MY]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize additional resources to enhance security activities along the international border with Mexico (see H.R. 1867), H5582 [13MY]

———authorize Securing the Cities Initiative (see H.R. 2611), H6011 [21MY]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H3338 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 2616), H6011 [21MY]

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

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H5000 [29AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H4732 [23AP]

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]

———study suitability and feasibility of adding Hudson River Valley in New York, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4003), H12287 [3NO]

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

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), 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), H11298 [13OC]

———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), H6266 [4JN]

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: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H9999 [25SE]

———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), H7446 [25JN]

———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), H2981 [4MR]

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

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H6539 [10JN]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 395), H7251 [24JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H6904 [16JN]

Eckert, Beverly: tribute (see H. Res. 201), H2981 [4MR]

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

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H6415 [9JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

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

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

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5169 [5MY]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H781 [28JA]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H4583 [21AP]

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

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 697), H526 [26JA]

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), H3706 [19MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H6415 [9JN]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13386 [1DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H4525 [2AP]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2093), H4733 [23AP]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: anniversary of candidacy to be Vice President (see H. Res. 634), H8185 [15JY]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 767), H1080 [9FE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H6155 [3JN]

Firefighter Cancer Support Network (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 601), H7705 [26JN]

1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office, Chester, NY: designate (see H.R. 2877), H6806 [15JN]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H1607 [13FE]

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

Food Protection Training Institute: establish (see H.R. 2513), H5890 [20MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

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), H5000 [29AP]

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

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H10458 [1OC]

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H4732 [23AP]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H3105 [9MR]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 774), H779 [28JA]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6306 [8JN]

Government regulations: make certain regulations have no force or effect (see H.R. 570), H380 [15JA]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2276), H5306 [6MY]

———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]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5581 [13MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3706 [19MR]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5668 [14MY]

———provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 2536), H5891 [20MY]

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6075 [2JN]

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), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]

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

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

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

———require 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), H6619 [11JN]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency and accountability within the intelligence community for activities performed under Federal contracts (see H.R. 963), H2603 [23FE]

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]

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

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4584 [21AP]

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]

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

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

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

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4383), H15500 [16DE]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H3642 [18MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H780 [28JA]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9962 [24SE]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H5892 [20MY]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5792 [19MY]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H10520 [6OC]

Men's World Cup: tribute to U.S. men's soccer team (see H. Res. 958), H14877 [14DE]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H11111 [7OC]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H10071 [29SE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6904 [16JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9962 [24SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7086 [19JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1469), H6807 [15JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]

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

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

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

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

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H442 [21JA]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H7147 [23JN]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1041 [4FE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11712 [22OC]

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

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

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3055 [5MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H8873 [27JY]

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), H4397 [1AP]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H2603 [23FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H9442 [10SE]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4841 [27AP]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H8708 [23JY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H5667 [14MY]

———require household cleaning products and similar products bear a label that contains a complete and accurate list of ingredients (see H.R. 3057), H8708 [23JY]

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 officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3641 [18MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6539 [10JN]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H7146 [23JN]

———reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 3535), H9341 [8SE]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H9738 [21SE]

SBA: increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H14877 [14DE]

SEC: reinstate uptick rule on short sales of securities (see H.R. 302), H88 [8JA]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H7706 [26JN]

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

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]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2417), H5664 [14MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3527 [17MR]

South America: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina (see H. Res. 174), H3105 [9MR]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 918), H1079 [9FE]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3465), H9276 [31JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme (see H.R. 1389), H3402 [12MR]

———allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2601), H6011 [21MY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9670 [16SE]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H6619 [11JN]

———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]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H11740 [23OC]

———provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1943), H4522 [2AP]

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

———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H3642 [18MR]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1792), H5000 [29AP]

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

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9056 [29JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2632 [24FE]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

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

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H4916 [28AP]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H2926 [3MR]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H13002 [16NO]

———provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 3457), H9276 [31JY]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H6016 [21MY]

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), H12045 [28OC]

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]

———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7024 [18JN]

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

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H6076 [2JN]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H13467 [2DE]

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

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4584 [21AP]

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

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 328), H442 [21JA]

Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5000 [29AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4524 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Con. Res. 194), H10519 [6OC]

Aviation: prohibit advanced notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures (see H.R. 2464), H5711 [18MY]

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 1397), H3104 [9MR]

Children and youth: establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 2041), H4686 [22AP]

Climate: acknowledge the existence of global warming and that it is very likely attributable to the increase in human greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 354), H4687 [22AP]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: provide earlier effective date (see H.R. 3601), H9729 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 2043), H4686 [22AP]

———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), H3077 [6MR]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 3081), H7703 [26JN]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2260), H5168 [5MY]

FDA: establish a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products (see H.R. 2088), H4732 [23AP]

FEMA: limit number of Urban Areas Security Initiative grants awarded and clarify the risk assessment formula used to determine such grants (see H.R. 4182), H13466 [2DE]

Food: include freshness dates on food labeling (see H.R. 2087), H4732 [23AP]

———require foods containing certain ingredients derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of such ingredients (see H.R. 2086), H4732 [23AP]

Health: reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 2044), H4686 [22AP]

———set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and to prevent secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1938), H4521 [2AP]

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

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 110), H4839 [27AP]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 485), H6013 [21MY]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 2042), H4686 [22AP]

NRC: retain and redistribute certain collected fines (see H.R. 1937), H4521 [2AP]

Nuclear energy: provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1936), H4521 [2AP]

Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 769), H778 [28JA]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 771), H778 [28JA]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 773), H779 [28JA]

———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 772), H779 [28JA]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 770), H778 [28JA]

Taxation: protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad (see H.R. 2466), H5712 [18MY]

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 2465), H5711 [18MY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4519 [2AP]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H3437 [16MR]

Motions

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7916 [9JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2801 [25FE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 184), H2648 [25FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14463 [10DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H628 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5618 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, H6883 [16JN]

Aviation: prohibit advanced notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures, H6179 [4JN]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11099 [7OC]

Bronxville, NY: anniversary of Lawrence Hospital Center, E988 [27AP]

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (H.R. 1397), H5110 [5MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5030 [30AP]

———require enhanced disclosure of the consequences of making only minimum required payments in repayment of credit card debt and establish consumer credit counseling and debt management services, H5030 [30AP]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12304 [4NO]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1963 [24JY]

———support reunification agreement, E1963 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grant Program funding, H8755 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: joint energy cooperation program to fund eligible ventures between the U.S. and Israeli businesses and academic persons in the national interest, H8121 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders, H11403 [15OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7181 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, H11403 [15OC]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1375 [11JN]

———diplomatic and consular programs, AID, and global health programs funding, H7878, H7879 [9JY]

———Office of Global Women's Issues funding relative to influence on abortion policy in foreign countries, E1375 [11JN]

———prohibit funding for Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H7908, H7909 [9JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations, H14463 [10DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7868, H7872, H7873, H7874, H7875, H7877, H7878, H7879, H7884, H7906, H7907, H7908, H7909 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 617), H7857 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3081), motion to recommit, H7917, H7918 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), H7433, H7434 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), E136 [26JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8755 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, H14463 [10DE]

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

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5975 [21MY]

———initiate rulemaking process to determine whether Westchester County, NY, Airport can reinstate limits on overnight aircraft operations, H5975 [21MY]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), E1340 [8JN]

Foreign aid: multilateral assistance funding, H7906 [9JY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1375 [11JN]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (H.R. 774), H5109 [5MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12885, H12923 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12599 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12923 [7NO]

IMF: prohibit funding for the Dept. of the Treasury to negotiate an agreement in contravention of certain laws, H7907 [9JY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14927 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14927 [15DE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H108 [9JA]

Jossen, Robert J.: Jewish Theological Seminary Judge Simon H. Rifkind Award recipient, E1153 [14MY]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding through reductions in OAS funding, H7917, H7918 [9JY]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (H.R. 2042), H11099 [7OC]

Peace Corps: funding, H7884 [9JY]

Point of order, H7915 [9JY]

Sri Lanka: prohibit assistance under Foreign Military Financing Program, H7877 [9JY]

Tarrytown, NY: prohibit funding for Tarrytown Music Hall restoration project, H7433, H7434 [25JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H9413 [10SE]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6179 [4JN]

———enhance personnel system (H.R. 1881), E867 [2AP]

U.N. Population Fund: women's reproductive health assistance funding, H7873 [9JY]

Votes: position on missed, H6101 [3JN], E2590 [21OC]

Women: reduce maternal mortality, H7873 [9JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9439 [10SE]

Reports filed

Dept. of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3081) (H. Rept. 111-187), H7703 [26JN]

Tributes

Berman, Richard A., E897 [21AP]

Gardner, Edward L., E979 [27AP]

Kelly, Dorothy A., E2637 [27OC]

Redd, M. Paul, E94 [15JA]

Sanger, Margaret, E1866 [21JY]