GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5016, H5021, H5031 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H5668 [14MY]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5000 [29AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H15504 [16DE]

———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), H9442 [10SE]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12365 [4NO]

———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 condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9342 [8SE]

———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), H4583 [21AP]

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

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 4269), H14743 [10DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

Aurora, IL: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Star Innovator award (see H. Res. 862), H14446 [9DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H91 [8JA]

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. 185), H5668 [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 (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Buehrle, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 703), H9279 [31JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8303 [16JY]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (see H.R. 3269), H8494 [21JY]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6620 [11JN]

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

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11582 [21OC]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6743 [12JN]

———support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13629 (see H. Res. 860), H14373 [8DE]

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), H5485 [12MY]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H2980 [4MR]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5309 [6MY]

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

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

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H486 [22JA]

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), H163 [9JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H11713 [22OC]

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), H14827 [11DE]

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H5893 [20MY]

Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr., Post Office Building, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 516), H324 [14JA]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H12588 [6NO]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H1080 [9FE]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 42), H6014 [21MY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3145 [10MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3145 [10MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H91 [8JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5308 [6MY]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H7836 [8JY]

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

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H11384 [14OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H923 [3FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9205 [30JY]

———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]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

———protect and enhance consumer and business access to credit and urge credit issuers not to cut credit lines or raise interest rates (see H. Res. 553), H6972 [17JN]

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

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H4061 [26MR]

Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 1637), H3704 [19MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5400 [7MY]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: permit refinancing of certain guaranteed loans under the Rural Housing Service (see H.R. 2034), H4686 [22AP]

———reduce the interval for issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3587), H9670 [16SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H6619 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H12044 [28OC]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9962 [24SE]

———establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H11791 [26OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 2946), H9962 [24SE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4840 [27AP]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H9442 [10SE]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H2980 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H3438 [16MR]

———establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H9807 [22SE]

———extend authority to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 2954), H7022 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H15503 [16DE]

———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), H10519 [6OC]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H3105 [9MR]

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

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H3145 [10MR]

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

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H11298 [13OC]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11298 [13OC]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H7446 [25JN]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H14827 [11DE]

———establish Office of Money Services Business Compliance (see H.R. 4331), H15498 [16DE]

———extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3597), H10070 [29SE] (see H.R. 3810), H11383 [14OC]

———use amounts made available under the Troubled Asset Relief Program for relief for homeowners and affordable rental housing (see H.R. 3766), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct a program to demonstrate the use of asphalt produced with an asphalt binder made from biomass in highway construction projects (see H.R. 1167), H3835 [24MR]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acknowledge receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by veterans (see H.R. 1982), H4579 [21AP]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9281 [31JY]

———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), H4251 [31MR]

———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), H10070 [29SE]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H5097 [4MY]

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

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4583 [21AP]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H9281 [31JY]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

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

———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H15501 [16DE]

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), H3338 [11MR]

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

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), H163 [9JA]

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), H382 [15JA]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4130 [30MR]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 157), H1520 [12FE]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H8495 [21JY]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3528 [17MR]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H922 [3FE]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7742 [7JY]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5064 [30AP]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H6076 [2JN]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97, 97), H91 [8JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3277), H9282 [31JY]

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]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4584 [21AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent (see H.R. 3827), H11869 [27OC]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H5097 [4MY]

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

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11790 [26OC]

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

Financial institutions: eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on insured depository institutions and money services businesses and enhance availability of transaction accounts (see H.R. 2893), H6902 [16JN]

———enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H3835 [24MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H6155 [3JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13386 [1DE]

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

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H13467 [2DE]

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

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H9962 [24SE]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5306 [6MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9442 [10SE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H8356 [17JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H11298 [13OC]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H2925 [3MR]

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), H525 [26JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2836 [25FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H4130 [30MR]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6744 [12JN]

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]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8008 [10JY]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 1408), H3144 [10MR]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H5486 [12MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H13550 [7DE]

Illinois: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 936), H13354 [19NO]

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), H5664 [14MY]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H8356 [17JY]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H11713 [22OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H14827 [11DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H6619 [11JN]

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

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H6973 [17JN]

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

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H10071 [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), H10520 [6OC]

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), H13267 [18NO]

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), H6077 [2JN]

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]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 486), H9343 [8SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (see H. Res. 43), H196 [13JA]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H5169 [5MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6014 [21MY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H6155 [3JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4841 [27AP]

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

Medicare: increase inpatient hospital payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1501), H3401 [12MR]

———provide equity in the calculation of disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1502), H3401 [12MR]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H11298 [13OC]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H5308 [6MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

Mexico: express condolences to families of victims of ABC Daycare Center fire, commend those who risked their lives to rescue children from the fire, and acknowledge importance of fire codes and sprinkler systems (see H. Res. 598), H8026 [13JY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]

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

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), H5713 [18MY]

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

National Credit Union Administration: increase borrowing authority, establish an insurance fund restoration plan period, and assess costs of corporate credit union stabilization on an anti-cyclical basis (see H.R. 2351), H5483 [12MY]

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

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: establish (see H. Res. 737), H9490 [14SE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H10070 [29SE]

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

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H4129 [30MR]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3146 [10MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1159 [10FE]

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

———tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H13267 [18NO]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H3527 [17MR]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H7023 [18JN]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6743 [12JN]

Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (see H. Res. 823), H11298 [13OC]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

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

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

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

———anniversary of relations with U.S. (see H. Res. 266), H3705 [19MR]

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

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H11167 [8OC]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]

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), H4841 [27AP]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 2336), H5399 [7MY]

———establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11384 [14OC]

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

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 Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H6973 [17JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H9442 [10SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H4522 [2AP]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H2886 [2MR]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H3749 [23MR]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7147 [23JN]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H8708 [23JY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4064 [26MR]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H13267 [18NO]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H9206 [30JY]

———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 prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6617 [11JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H6155 [3JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

Taxation: allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H7446 [25JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H5485 [12MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4734 [23AP]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7023 [18JN]

———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), H526 [26JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9056 [29JY]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H10520 [6OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8495 [21JY]

———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2122), H4839 [27AP]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H9207 [30JY]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1874), H4584 [21AP]

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

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H3437 [16MR]

Television: provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels (see H.R. 3745), H13355 [19NO]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8009 [10JY]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1045 [4FE]

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]

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), H11711 [22OC]

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), H12288 [3NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 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), H6973 [17JN]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H5582 [13MY]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H11740 [23OC]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7146 [23JN]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H6076 [2JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H9341 [8SE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H3748 [23MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H12142 [29OC]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 103), H91 [8JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 105), H91 [8JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6076 [2JN]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H13002 [16NO]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3439 [16MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H2886 [2MR]

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

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H7741 [7JY]

Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H4915 [28AP]

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]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9397 [9SE]

Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H7024 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees (see H.R. 3669), H10069 [29SE]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H2873 [26FE]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 991), H1247 [11FE]

Cuyuch, Gloria Ayala: relief (see H.R. 354), H90 [8JA]

Federal employees: provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (see H.R. 1334), H3053 [5MR]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H6903 [16JN]

Lino, Francisca: relief (see H.R. 355), H90 [8JA]

Rojas de Guzman, Rebeca: relief (see H.R. 356), H90 [8JA]

Simeonov, Simeon: relief (see H.R. 353), H90 [8JA]

Simeonov, Stoyan: relief (see H.R. 353), H90 [8JA]

Simeonova, Stela: relief (see H.R. 353), H90 [8JA]

Simeonova, Vania: relief (see H.R. 353), H90 [8JA]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: require notification for mass layoffs that occur at more than one site of an employer and increase penalties for violations (see H.R. 2077), H4732 [23AP]

Remarks

Business and industry: prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees (H.R. 3669), H10073 [30SE], E2396 [29SE]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (H.R. 1214), E493 [26FE]

———treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit their use in consumer transactions (H.R. 991), E245 [11FE]

Credit: allocate payments in excess of the minimum payment to the portion of the remaining balance with the highest interest rate first, H5021, H5022 [30AP]

———allow creditors to use retroactive rate increases, universal default, and double billing cycles as long as they offer alternatives, H5028, H5029 [30AP]

———allow customers who have not activated their credit cards within 45 days to cancel the card and have it removed from their credit report entirely, H5037 [30AP]

———prohibit fees for telephone or electronic transfer payments, require warning on adverse effects of excessive credit inquiries, impose readability standards, and establish disclosure requirements, H5017 [30AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H4961, H4965, H4966, H4968 [29AP], H5016, H5017, H5018, H5021, H5022, H5028, H5029, H5031, H5035, H5037 [30AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), motion to recommit, H5040 [30AP]

———require creditors to post their credit card written agreements on their websites, and require the Federal Reserve Board to compile and report these agreements on its website, H5035 [30AP]

———require issuers to notify cardholders 30 days before account closure with the closure reason, staying-open options, balance repayment program, and credit score impact, H5031 [30AP]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14427 [9DE], H14793 [11DE]

Federal employees: provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (H.R. 1334), E580 [5MR]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process, H14793 [11DE]

———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (H.R. 2897), E1456 [17JN]

FRS: determine that regulations for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan will not result in reduction in availability of credit to small businesses, H5040 [30AP]

Votes: position on missed, H505 [26JA], H3089 [9MR], H3413 [16MR], H4415 [2AP], H4753 [27AP], H5690 [18MY], H8390 [20JY], H9303 [8SE], H9776 [22SE], H11481 [20OC], H12247 [3NO], H12981 [16NO], E29 [7JA], E1625 [26JN]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: require notification for mass layoffs that occur at more than one site of an employer and increase penalties for violations (H.R. 2077), E975 [27AP]

Tributes

Hild, Harold, E2698 [3NO]