HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H9398 [9SE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H7446 [25JN]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3749 [23MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H8960 [28JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H13386 [1DE]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H6972 [17JN]

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

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13354 [19NO]

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

———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), H2836 [25FE]

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

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

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H527 [26JA]

Bratton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 882), H12141 [29OC]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———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]

California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H6156 [3JN]

Children and youth: 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), H7250 [24JN]

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

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]

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), H5400 [7MY]

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

Communications Act: prevent granting of regulatory forbearance by default (see H.R. 400), H160 [9JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H2603 [23FE]

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

Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4688 [22AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4735 [23AP]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H3706 [19MR]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H3706 [19MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H3706 [19MR]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

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

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H15501 [16DE]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H9342 [8SE]

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), H6014 [21MY]

———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), H8873 [27JY]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H4916 [28AP]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 1171), H4130 [30MR]

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), H5892 [20MY]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

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: 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), H5308 [6MY]

———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), H14446 [9DE]

———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), H14827 [11DE]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H1605 [13FE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H11298 [13OC]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13355 [19NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

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

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 3792), H11516 [20OC]

Education: stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H11167 [8OC]

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]

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

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

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H9442 [10SE]

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

———use consumer information maintained by retailers to improve recalls of food (see H.R. 1907), H4520 [2AP]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H15503 [16DE]

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

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13629 (see H.R. 2324), H14372 [8DE]

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

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H9550 [15SE]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H12588 [6NO]

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

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), H7741 [7JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H7837 [8JY]

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]

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

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2603 [23FE]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see H.R. 1321), H3052 [5MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3146 [10MR]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H3056 [5MR]

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H11868 [27OC]

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]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H2603 [23FE]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H8100 [14JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H8185 [15JY]

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), H6015 [21MY]

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

Iran: 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), H4583 [21AP]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5097 [4MY]

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]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

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]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H7023 [18JN]

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

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

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

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

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

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H5401 [7MY]

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

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

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

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H195 [13JA]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H10457 [1OC]

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), H602 [27JA]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H13354 [19NO]

———tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H2980 [4MR]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

Pakistan: condemn release of Abdul Q. Khan, who operated an illicit nuclear proliferation network, require accounting of activities of network, and condition assistance on nonproliferation commitments (see H. Res. 164), H3402 [12MR]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H8960 [28JY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H10520 [6OC]

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), H3145 [10MR]

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 utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H3402 [12MR]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H1041 [4FE]

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

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

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H14982 [15DE]

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

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 3410), H9205 [30JY]

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]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H12456 [5NO]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H12142 [29OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H13629 (see H.R. 571), H14372 [8DE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3055 [5MR]

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

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H7837 [8JY]

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]

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]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see H.R. 3845), H11514 [20OC]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1249 [11FE]

———tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 514), H6265 [4JN]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H6973 [17JN]

Water Replenishment District of Southern California: anniversary (see H. Res. 758), H9738 [21SE]

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

Women: 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), H922 [3FE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8356 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Conservation of energy: establish standards for energy efficient outdoor lighting (see H.R. 1732), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H602 [27JA]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Best-in-Class Appliances Deployment Program (see H.R. 1786), H4128 [30MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: close the National Applications Office (see H.R. 2704), H6263 [4JN]

———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (see H.R. 553), H380 [15JA]

———prohibit expenditure of funds for the National Applications Office (see H.R. 2703), H6263 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize the Select Agent Program and improve oversight of high containment laboratories (see H.R. 1225), H2873 [26FE]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (see H.R. 374), H159 [9JA]

Pakistan: restrict U.S. military assistance (see H.R. 1463), H3399 [12MR]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H9899 [23SE]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 3199), H8099 [14JY]

Remarks

American Honda Motor Co., Inc.: anniversary, E1379 [11JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H629 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1561 [13FE]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5597 [14MY]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), consideration (H. Res. 665), H8506 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4429 [2AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), consideration (H. Res. 853), H11624 [22OC]

Conservation of energy: establish standards for energy efficient outdoor lighting (H.R. 1732), E791 [26MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 572), H7220 [24JN]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military, H7220 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Best-in-Class Appliances Deployment Program (H.R. 1786), E825 [31MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: biometric air exit system funding, H11408 [15OC]

———close the National Applications Office (H.R. 2704), E1314 [4JN]

———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (H.R. 553), H895 [3FE], E100 [15JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, H11408 [15OC]

———prohibit expenditure of funds for the National Applications Office (H.R. 2703), E1314 [4JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), E127 [22JA]

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]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration (H. Res. 307), H4311 [1AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 532), H6627, H6628 [12JN]

Hazardous substances: reauthorize the Select Agent Program and improve oversight of high containment laboratories (H.R. 1225), E495 [26FE]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12601 [7NO]

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

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (H.R. 374), E59 [9JA]

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), H98, H99 [9JA]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 787), H11992 [28OC]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 55), H13586 [8DE]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 1707), H10119, H10120 [30SE]

———authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), H6576 [11JN]

———condemn release of Abdul Q. Khan, who operated an illicit nuclear proliferation network, require accounting of activities of network, and condition assistance on nonproliferation commitments (H. Res. 164), H6576 [11JN]

———restrict U.S. military assistance (H.R. 1463), E658 [12MR]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11600 [22OC]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (H.R. 3633), E2344 [23SE]

———extend (S. 1694), H11992 [28OC]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (H. Res. 108), H977 [4FE]

Torrance, CA: anniversary of South Bay Family Health Care, E2605 [22OC]

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), H6590 [11JN]

Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 3199), E1760 [14JY]

Votes: position on missed, H7162 [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1154 [10FE]

Tributes

Beverly, Bob, E2659 [29OC]

Geren, Sec. of the Army, E1831 [17JY]

Heisley, Newt, E1250 [21MY]

Reviczky, J.R., E2835 [19NO]

Stone, David M., E3036 [17DE]