WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), H7053 [19JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Voice for the Consumer, New York (NY) Times, E274 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H13387 [1DE]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9282 [31JY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5308 [6MY]

———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), H11298 [13OC]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7251 [24JN]

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]

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

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———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]

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 465), H6077 [2JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

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]

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

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H14827 [11DE]

Brinker, Nancy Goodman: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 708), H11112 [7OC]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6077 [2JN]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H486 [22JA]

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

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

Children and youth: 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]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H4733 [23AP]

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

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H6539 [10JN]

Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building, White Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 3667), H11582 [21OC]

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), H4584 [21AP]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4130 [30MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H4397 [1AP]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H4397 [1AP]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H4027 [25MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE] (see H.R. 1237), H10520 [6OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H3105 [9MR]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H5060 [30AP]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 860), H1042 [4FE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H1606 [13FE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H4915 [28AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H9491 [14SE]

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

Cuba: insist upon freedom, democracy, and human rights before increasing U.S. trade and tourism (see H. Con. Res. 132), H5891 [20MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida (see H.R. 3175), H8960 [28JY]

———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H12198 [2NO]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H12141 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H10070 [29SE]

———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), H9899 [23SE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4129 [30MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H6415 [9JN]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H6264 [4JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11582 [21OC]

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), H8495 [21JY]

———convey a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons in Miami-Dade County, FL, to facilitate construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area (see H.R. 838), H921 [3FE]

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

———establish the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force (see H.R. 529), H780 [28JA]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3642 [18MR]

———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), H4521 [2AP]

———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H4397 [1AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H13628 (see H.R. 24), H14372 [8DE]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H5406 [11MY]

———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), H12972 [7NO]

———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), H4582 [21AP]

———provide for entitlement under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses (see H.R. 3948), H12043 [28OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H1159 [10FE]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7021 [18JN]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5063 [30AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H8960 [28JY]

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), H2923 [3MR]

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: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H9730 [17SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H11516 [20OC]

———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), H1156 [10FE]

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

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]

———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), H4027 [25MR]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 395), H7086 [19JN]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H4582 [21AP]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7445 [25JN]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9492 [14SE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H325 [14JA]

Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building, Pompano Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 1271), H4583 [21AP]

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]

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

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]

Federal employees: 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 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———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]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H1080 [9FE]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H9207 [30JY]

Florida Keys Scenic Highway: Dept. of Transportation All-American Road designee (see H. Res. 917), H13266 [18NO]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H5063 [30AP]

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

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

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

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H442 [21JA]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H8810 [24JY]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H325 [14JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H12141 [29OC]

———support temporary protected status for nationals currently residing in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8355 [17JY]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3419), H9205 [30JY]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H12142 [29OC]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H486 [22JA]

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

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

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H4063 [26MR]

Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]

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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H7086 [19JN]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H7447 [25JN]

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

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H8960 [28JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]

———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]

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), H4688 [22AP]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———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), H5170 [5MY]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H14446 [9DE]

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]

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), H4839 [27AP]

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]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see H. Con. Res. 36), H921 [3FE]

Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building, Port Charlotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 2470), H5712 [18MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H387 [16JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4251 [31MR]

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

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11581 [21OC]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H6539 [10JN]

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

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H9899 [23SE]

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

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1137), H5485 [12MY]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1137), H5668 [14MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H15503 [16DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11297 [13OC]

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

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H14877 [14DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6620 [11JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8101 [14JY]

———authorizing appropriations for space shuttle flights (see H.R. 1962), H4522 [2AP]

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

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5401 [7MY]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6156 [3JN]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H4249 [31MR]

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

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1469), H11458 [15OC]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H71 [7JA]

National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 757), H9900 [23SE]

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

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

National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4524 [2AP]

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H11112 [7OC]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H89 [8JA]

National Kids' Philanthropy Day: designate (see H. Res. 452), H8960 [28JY]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

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

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

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 960), H14827 [11DE]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2627), H6012 [21MY]

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

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

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10521 [6OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H5668 [14MY]

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

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

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H9278 [31JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13521 [3DE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6014 [21MY]

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

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 563), H8010 [10JY]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 561), H8010 [10JY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H14743 [10DE]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2981 [4MR]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H9670 [16SE]

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), H3438 [16MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H2980 [4MR]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6539 [10JN]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4688 [22AP]

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

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), H8495 [21JY]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3718), H10456 [1OC]

———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

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

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2836 [25FE]

Rivers: provide for a National Research Council study to assess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (see H.R. 1901), H4520 [2AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H5485 [12MY]

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), H5667 [14MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H195 [13JA]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H7024 [18JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H7086 [19JN]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H12456 [5NO]

Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office, Dade City, FL: designate (see H.R. 1516), H3437 [16MR]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (see H.R. 2913), H6971 [17JN]

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]

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

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H5061 [30AP]

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

Sosa-Camejo, Felix: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2912), H6971 [17JN]

South America: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina (see H. Res. 174), H2836 [25FE]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11167 [8OC]

St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 480), H195 [13JA]

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), H4839 [27AP]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10520 [6OC]

———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), H4583 [21AP]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H9807 [22SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H13520 [3DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government (see H.R. 1527), H3642 [18MR]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13521 [3DE]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H387 [16JA]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H11740 [23OC]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H13354 [19NO]

———provide special rules for charitable contributions of alternative energy property for educational purposes (see H.R. 1249), H5400 [7MY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9731 [17SE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (see H.R. 3570), H9548 [15SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8810 [24JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5400 [7MY]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H9671 [16SE]

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), 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]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9808 [22SE]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 58), H195 [13JA]

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

Voting: prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 1739), H5097 [4MY]

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

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

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H8873 [27JY]

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), H5792 [19MY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H603 [27JA]

Year of the Safe Child: designate (see H. Res. 376), H4915 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Architect of the Capitol: provide for appointment by House and Senate leaderships and the chairs and ranking members of congressional committees with jurisdiction (see H.R. 2185), H5060 [30AP] (see H.R. 2843), H6742 [12JN]

Computers: promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives (see H.R. 3222), H8184 [15JY]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H9204 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention (see H.R. 3630), H9898 [23SE]

Diseases: 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]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2918), H6971 [17JN]

Taxation: allow baby formula to be reimbursed under a health flexible spending arrangement if the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed (see H.R. 3445), H9275 [31JY]

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]

Conference reports

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2918), H9924-H9946 [24SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing, H9974, H9975 [25SE]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2797 [25FE]

Bikel, Theodore: National Jewish Theater/American Theater Festival Creative Leadership Award recipient, E160 [28JA]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11092, H11094, H11095, H11096, H11097, H11098, H11099 [7OC]

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, H7047 [19JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H134 [9JA]

Civil Rights History Project Act: funding, H7051 [19JN]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: access to appropriate space for public hearings, briefings, and other events in Capitol, H7048, H7049 [19JN]

Congress: allow Members of Congress or authorized employees to lead tours of publicly accessible areas of the Capitol complex, H3028 [5MR], H7049 [19JN]

———results of congressional women's softball game, H8145 [15JY]

———tribute to congressional women's softball game, H7865, H7866 [9JY]

Corps of Engineers: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) funding, H10427 [1OC]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2849 [26FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4946 [29AP]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1400 [12JN]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H121 [9JA]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (H.R. 1740), H3720 [23MR], H11093, H11094, H11095, H11096, H11097, H11098, H11099 [7OC]

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11532, H11556 [21OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10427 [1OC]

Executive Office of the President: restore White House Office of Consumer Affairs, E274 [13FE]

Florida: observance of Comcast Cares Day, E968 [23AP]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1400 [12JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 621), H11266 [13OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7026 [19JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9324, H9325, H9327, H9328 [8SE], H10436 [1OC], H11521 [21OC], H11803 [27OC], H11986, H12022, H12023, H12024 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12211 [3NO], H12370 [5NO], H12850 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12602 [7NO]

House of Representatives: authorizing recess for joint meeting to receive British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, H2862 [26FE]

———prohibit funding for ``Wheels4Wellness'' bicycle-sharing program, H7052 [19JN]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), H11194 [13OC]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations, E1400 [12JN]

———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), H106 [9JA]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H5374 [7MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), H7041, H7045, H7047, H7048, H7049, H7050, H7051 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2918), conference report, H9970, H9971, H9974, H9975 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2918), consideration (H. Res. 559), H7030 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2918), motion to instruct conferees, H9870 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2918), motion to recommit, H7052 [19JN]

———prohibit attachment of any extraneous provisions to appropriations legislation and require conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H9870 [23SE]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E1078 [6MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), H3455 [17MR]

Oakland Park, FL: anniversary, E1558 [24JN]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (H. Res. 57), H9458 [14SE]

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 (H. Con. Res. 109), H6092 [3JN]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), E2727 [5NO]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14911 [15DE]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (H. Res. 58), H407 [21JA]

Venezuela: condemn recent attack on Tiferet Israel Sephardic synagogue in Caracas, E208 [4FE]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (H. Res. 738), H9459, H9460 [14SE], H9546 [15SE]

Votes: position on missed, E281 [13FE], E2557, E2562 [15OC], E2612 [22OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3052 [5MR], H3746 [23MR], H5304 [6MY], H5396 [7MY]

Tribute, H3997 [25MR], E791 [26MR]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2918) (H. Rept. 111-265), H9961 [24SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2918) (H. Rept. 111-160), H6971 [17JN]

Tributes

Cuba, Dennis, E2105 [31JY]

Dutra, Tony, E1078 [6MY]

Fairclough, Patricia, E1078 [6MY]

Farr, Myra, H13322 [19NO]

Hawkins, Paula, E2945 [10DE]

Parker, Robert, E2798 [18NO]

Parsons, David, E2105 [31JY]

Schulman, Clifford A., E2713 [4NO]

Schulte, Roslyn L., H5864 [20MY]

White, Donald K., Jr., E2696 [3NO]