WEINER, ANTHONY D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5364 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7375 [25JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7896 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers (see H.R. 2914), H7741 [7JY]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H527 [26JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H6744 [12JN]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H8026 [13JY]

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]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H14982 [15DE]

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

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H6155 [3JN]

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 Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6267 [4JN]

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

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

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

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H13355 [19NO]

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]

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), H12457 [5NO]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 3604), H9729 [17SE]

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

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), H11384 [14OC]

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), H4584 [21AP]

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]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6744 [12JN]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H12456 [5NO]

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

Courts: clarify availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (see H.R. 3986), H12287 [3NO]

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

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

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5097 [4MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H34 [6JA]

Dept. of Energy: improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (see H.R. 2212), H5061 [30AP]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see H.R. 520), H4524 [2AP]

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), H6307 [8JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H2632 [24FE]

———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), H11791 [26OC]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

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), H13521 [3DE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

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), H2836 [25FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H15502 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3597), H9729 [17SE]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H9999 [25SE]

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: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

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

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9999 [25SE]

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

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H10070 [29SE]

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9057 [29JY]

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

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]

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), H2632 [24FE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H6904 [16JN]

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

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11384 [14OC]

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), H11868 [27OC]

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), H11298 [13OC]

———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H14982 [15DE]

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

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H11111 [7OC]

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H5063 [30AP]

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), H12456 [5NO]

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H13002 [16NO]

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), H8008 [10JY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7947 [9JY]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H1248 [11FE]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H1080 [9FE]

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), H5483 [12MY]

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), H5793 [19MY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11168 [8OC]

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

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 1791), H12141 [29OC]

———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), H8100 [14JY]

———expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see H.R. 1785), H4128 [30MR]

———protect children affected by certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3531), H10070 [29SE]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see H.R. 3290), H8584 [22JY]

———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 677), H9397 [9SE]

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), H2836 [25FE]

———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]

International trade: enhance reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel (see H.R. 4046), H12587 [6NO]

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), H5582 [13MY]

———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), H8810 [24JY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4130 [30MR]

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]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (see H. Res. 430), H5893 [20MY]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9671 [16SE]

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]

Law enforcement: issue special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 750), H778 [28JA]

Levinson, Robert: engage with Iran to raise his case at every opportunity, urge Iran to fulfill promises of assistance to his family, and call on Iran to share results of its investigation into his disappearance with the FBI (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4130 [30MR]

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

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9962 [24SE]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H14982 [15DE]

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

———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]

———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), H9898 [23SE]

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

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H6306 [8JN]

Motor vehicles: authorize States or political subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs (see H.R. 3711), H11111 [7OC]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

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), H8025 [13JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6077 [2JN]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4735 [23AP]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5064 [30AP]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H5891 [20MY]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13387 [1DE]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H780 [28JA]

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

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

———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] (see H. Res. 84), H526 [26JA]

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

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]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H12141 [29OC]

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

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H11167 [8OC]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H4130 [30MR]

———recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]

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), H4582 [21AP]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H8960 [28JY]

Power resources: provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see H.R. 152), H33 [6JA]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H9900 [23SE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H11516 [20OC]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H8708 [23JY]

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

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H486 [22JA]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6014 [21MY]

Russia: characterize trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev as a politically-motivated case of selective arrest and prosecution that serves as a test of the rule of law and Russian judicial independence (see H. Res. 588), H13467 [2DE]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H13467 [2DE]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4916 [28AP]

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

Senior citizens: authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support program and for the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information (see H.R. 519), H324 [14JA]

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

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

Social Security: 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), H12587 [6NO]

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

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), H6807 [15JN]

———allow deduction for property taxes in determining the amount of the alternative minimum taxable income of an individual taxpayer (see H.R. 412), H196 [13JA]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1080 [9FE]

———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 518), H324 [14JA]

———eligibility of energy efficiency property for energy credit (see H.R. 2016), H9442 [10SE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H3055 [5MR]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

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

———modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 517), H324 [14JA]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities (see H.R. 3516), H9279 [31JY]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H1605 [13FE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9671 [16SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H11384 [14OC]

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]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H6904 [16JN]

———authorize and sanction programs for residential and commuter toll, user fee, and fare discounts by States, municipalities, other localities, as well as all related agencies and departments (see H.R. 3960), H13387 [1DE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6015 [21MY]

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), H12045 [28OC]

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]

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2603 [23FE]

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), H7147 [23JN]

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), H13629 (see H. Res. 946), H14373 [8DE]

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

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H14982 [15DE]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4130 [30MR]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4841 [27AP]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H2632 [24FE]

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), H603 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: reimburse State or local governments for losses when employees who perform public safety or first responder duties are also deployed members of the Reserves (see H.R. 1138), H2602 [23FE]

Business and industry: strengthen liability of parent companies for violations of sanctions by foreign entities (see H.R. 1367), H3055 [5MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish GothamCorps (see H.R. 1363), H3054 [5MR]

Credit: increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (see H.R. 3527), H9279 [31JY]

Crime: prohibit fraud and related activities in connection with purchases of certain wireless prepaid access devices (see H.R. 2449), H5666 [14MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce hunger through expanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 596), H381 [15JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from limiting amount of certain grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities (see H.R. 791), H875 [2FE]

———provide discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas (see H.R. 732), H602 [27JA]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 625), H442 [21JA]

Dept. of Justice: assist States and local governments to establish and expand programs employing global positioning system technologies as alternative sentencing options (see H.R. 3528), H9279 [31JY]

———Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program and DNA technology enhancement grants funding (see H.R. 2157), H4914 [28AP]

———encourage entry of felony warrants into the FBI National Crime Information Center (NCIC) by State and local agencies and provide additional resources for extradition (see H.R. 970), H1158 [10FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Auto File Program to provide certain individuals with income tax forms containing pre-filled information (see H.R. 1368), H3055 [5MR]

Ecology and environment: provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program (see H.R. 695), H526 [26JA]

Egypt: replace U.S. military assistance with economic support fund assistance (see H.R. 696), H526 [26JA]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (see H.R. 2783), H6414 [9JN]

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

Financial institutions: protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 1366), H3055 [5MR]

Fish and fishing: establish a program to strengthen activities ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (see H.R. 1370), H3055 [5MR]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]

———provide for sex education and substance abuse treatment and prevention (see H.R. 1364), H3054 [5MR]

Israel: render nationals eligible to enter the U.S. as nonimmigrant traders and investors (see H.R. 4406), H15501 [16DE]

Justice for All Act: reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see H.R. 2157), H4914 [28AP]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1140), H2602 [23FE]

Postal Service: require that a change-of-address request not be carried out unless a signed confirmation is received that the request was made by or on behalf the addressee (see H.R. 1251), H2886 [2MR]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that aid and abet terrorism, secure cooperation in investigation of terrorist incidents, and limit issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens (see H.R. 1288), H2925 [3MR]

———prohibit assistance (see H.R. 792), H875 [2FE]

Senior citizens: establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1371), H3055 [5MR]

Taxation: expand and improve the dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1369), H3055 [5MR]

———provide commuter flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 971), H1158 [10FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see H.R. 1676), H3748 [23MR]

Truth in Lending Act: require stores offering credit or charge accounts to prominently display certain information (see H.R. 1365), H3054 [5MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7025 [19JN], H7949 [10JY]

Essays

Lady Liberty: Allan Marcus, E1735 [13JY]

———Anthony Guarino, E1735 [13JY]

———Juliet Sullivan, E1735 [13JY]

———Mona Platt, E1735 [13JY]

———Nica Garana, E1735 [13JY]

Factsheets

American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454), H7632 [26JN]

Letters

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5738 [19MY]

———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5738 [19MY]

Technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4666 [22AP]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4666 [22AP]

Remarks

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires, E1949 [24JY]

Courts: make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (H.R. 1626), H4665, H4666 [22AP]

Credit: encourage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to take into account the health of the local housing market relative to condominium and cooperative housing mortgages, H5364 [7MY]

———increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (H.R. 3527), H9523 [15SE]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5364 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7364 [25JN], E1670 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, H13036 [17NO]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4656, H4658, H4660, H4663, H4664 [22AP]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7896, H7897 [9JY]

GAO: report on costs to cities and municipalities that cover the difference between an employee's military salary when called to active duty and that employee's regular salary, H7364 [25JN], E1670 [8JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8106 [15JY], H8889 [28JY], H9921, H9922, H9923 [24SE], H10402-H10406 [30SE], H11434 [15OC], H11805 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12956 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H10405 [30SE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, H311, H313, H314, H315, H316 [14JA]

New York (NY) Daily News: tribute to Lady Liberty essay contest winners, E1735 [13JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7631 [26JN]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (H.J. Res. 26), H10545, H10546, H10548 [7OC]

Queens, NY: anniversary of Forest Hills Garden, E2423 [1OC]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit assistance, H7896, H7897 [9JY]

Sports: tribute to the Lawmakers v. Lobbyists charity hockey game, H3473 [17MR]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (H. Res. 108), H982, H983 [4FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 1676), H5730, H5737, H5738 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7390 [25JN]

Wave (publication): Village Voice (publication) Best Neighborhood Paper award recipient, E2782 [17NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11455 [15OC], H11710 [22OC], H11737 [23OC]

Tributes

Catcher, Bernard, E699 [18MR]