VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

New Afghanistan, Pakistan Strategies: President Obama, H6573 [11JN]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7361 [25JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]

Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]

Articles and editorials

Plowshares for Peace, Washington (DC) Post, H6573 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed (see H. Con. Res. 108), H5582 [13MY]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H11167 [8OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5893 [20MY]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9443 [10SE]

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H13521 [3DE]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

———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), H3146 [10MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H486 [22JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H7837 [8JY]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H6619 [11JN]

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]

———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), H7023 [18JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4840 [27AP]

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

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 704), H923 [3FE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H11458 [15OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

Aung San Suu Kyi: call for release by Burmese Government, hold tripartite political dialogue toward national reconciliation, restore democracy and freedoms, and recognize human rights for Burmese citizens (see H. Res. 898), H14827 [11DE]

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

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

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2662), H6267 [4JN]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1044 [4FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1044 [4FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1044 [4FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H2603 [23FE]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H11514 [20OC]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]

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

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H5712 [18MY]

———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]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H443 [21JA]

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

Clean Air Act: regulate transportation fuels and establish a low carbon fuel standard (see H.R. 1787), H5000 [29AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H6156 [3JN]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3402 [12MR]

Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1444), H3337 [11MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H9550 [15SE]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H8185 [15JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H781 [28JA]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13466 [2DE]

Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H2603 [23FE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H5486 [12MY]

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

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H9962 [24SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4584 [21AP]

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

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6307 [8JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H11714 [22OC]

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), H5485 [12MY]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3056 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H12288 [3NO]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H12971 [7NO]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5401 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9808 [22SE]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 579), H381 [15JA]

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), H3077 [6MR]

———establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3664), H11167 [8OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5169 [5MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H9443 [10SE]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of Justice: make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1741), H4062 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H6744 [12JN]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9342 [8SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5667 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 3338), H8809 [24JY]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H11740 [23OC]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H9731 [17SE]

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: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H13267 [18NO]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H2873 [26FE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H9442 [10SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

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

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

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11458 [15OC]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

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

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9397 [9SE]

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

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3010), H14877 [14DE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H31 [6JA]

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

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H14877 [14DE]

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]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H15504 [16DE]

———implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H13385 [1DE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5668 [14MY]

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

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H1159 [10FE]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H484 [22JA]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2978), H9738 [21SE]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H2980 [4MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7250 [24JN]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12588 [6NO]

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), H3525 [17MR]

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

Financial institutions: authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts at depository institutions (see H.R. 4067), H13629 (see H.R. 4067), H14372 [8DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H7086 [19JN]

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

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H10457 [1OC]

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), H10455 [1OC]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4526 [2AP]

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

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 227), H6016 [21MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H442 [21JA]

Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H3146 [10MR]

———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), H11516 [20OC]

———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]

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

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]

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), H4733 [23AP]

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

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

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

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H3749 [23MR] (see H.R. 1934), H5308 [6MY]

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), H7085 [19JN]

———extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H9442 [10SE]

———further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H11581 [21OC]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

Investments: regulate futures transactions involving energy commodities and credit default swaps and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H5666 [14MY]

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]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H2875 [26FE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5892 [20MY]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

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 officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2219), H5061 [30AP]

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), H6013 [21MY]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H6014 [21MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7023 [18JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6539 [10JN]

———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), H13069 [17NO]

———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]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H525 [26JA]

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H11516 [20OC]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H7086 [19JN]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4251 [31MR]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H9491 [14SE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H6973 [17JN]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1248 [11FE]

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

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H2875 [26FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6415 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6305 [8JN]

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

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 Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

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 Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6307 [8JN]

National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 576), H7145 [23JN]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4581 [21AP]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6307 [8JN]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H7837 [8JY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 41), H162 [9JA]

National Park Service: authorize a grant program to acquire land in the National Capital region for conservation, environmental, and recreational purposes (see H.R. 2986), H7085 [19JN]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5486 [12MY]

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), H29 [6JA]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H2603 [23FE]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H1046 [4FE]

———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]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 67), H4026 [25MR]

NSF: establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1926), H4521 [2AP]

NTSB: include affordable alternative recommendations and corrective actions in reports (see H.R. 3975), H12141 [29OC]

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

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (see H.R. 1886), H6015 [21MY]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H3642 [18MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H12197 [2NO]

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), H7023 [18JN]

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

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4129 [30MR]

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

———establish an energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors (see H.R. 889), H6014 [21MY]

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), H5063 [30AP]

Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 2046), H12364 [4NO]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 2148), H4914 [28AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

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

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H2602 [23FE]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 632), H484 [22JA]

Social Security: provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H9281 [31JY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (see H.R. 2908), H6971 [17JN]

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), H5893 [20MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H8586 [22JY]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 2519), H6156 [3JN]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H9442 [10SE]

———clarify treatment of indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities relative to organizations which are partners with limited liability (see H.R. 3497), H9278 [31JY]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H4398 [1AP]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H9282 [31JY]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H10520 [6OC]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H11111 [7OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7947 [9JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H7741 [7JY]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3773), H11166 [8OC]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2628), H9442 [10SE]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H9397 [9SE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR] (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———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), H382 [15JA]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9281 [31JY]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad (see H.R. 3933), H11867 [27OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9491 [14SE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H13002 [16NO]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5308 [6MY]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H9397 [9SE]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (see H.R. 386), H196 [13JA]

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

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H3706 [19MR]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies and authorize training for State and local agencies on collection and use of such information (see H.R. 3682), H11111 [7OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H1607 [13FE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H9278 [31JY]

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: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1895), H4688 [22AP]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H3437 [16MR]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

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), H7021 [18JN]

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]

———extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 1456), H11167 [8OC]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H5893 [20MY]

U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 606), H7705 [26JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H7146 [23JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9671 [16SE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9205 [30JY]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H5485 [12MY]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4129 [30MR]

Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 3402), H9738 [21SE]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H11582 [21OC]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H7147 [23JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 58), H7250 [24JN]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Climate: cap emissions of greenhouse gases through requirement to purchase carbon permits and distribute proceeds of such purchases to eligible individuals (see H.R. 1862), H4396 [1AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund (see H.R. 1573), H3526 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3054 [5MR]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2874 [26FE]

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

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1507), H3401 [12MR]

———exempt certain repayments under the Civil Service Retirement System from the requirement that they be made with interest (see H.R. 1164), H2631 [24FE]

Foreign trade: include a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade in the trade advisory committee system and require public health organizations to be included in relevant sectoral or functional advisory committees (see H.R. 2293), H5307 [6MY]

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects (see H.R. 1698), H3834 [24MR]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9279 [31JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE] (see H.R. 3578), H9549 [15SE]

———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H6265 [4JN]

Medicaid: require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1725), H4026 [25MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H4581 [21AP]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H2980 [4MR]

Taxation: 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), H2835 [25FE]

———provide for a second generation biofuel producer credit (see H.R. 3985), H12197 [2NO]

U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 958), H13628 (see H. Res. 958), H14372 [8DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H24 [6JA]

Letters

Nomination of Thomas E. Perez to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division: by, S10124 [6OC]

Provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Richard C. Holbrooke, Dept. of State, H6573 [11JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7805 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2997), conference report, H11076 [7OC]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3664 [19MR]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E466 [26FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14477 [10DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H564 [27JA], H729, H730 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1563 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), E1181 [18MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, E1477 [17JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), motion to instruct conferees, H6549 [11JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E935 [22AP]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H13305 [19NO]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8520 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4454 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4926 [29AP]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9221 [31JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), E67 [13JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11640 [22OC]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3553 [18MR]

Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum: tribute, E1117 [12MY]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), E578 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), H5765 [19MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H4964 [29AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 456), H5814 [20MY]

———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), E1085 [7MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12310 [4NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, E2506 [13OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4953 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), E1711 [9JY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11140 [8OC], E2506 [13OC]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (H. Res. 432), H5529 [13MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), E2128 [31JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15416 [16DE]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S., H6549 [11JN]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (H. Res. 432), H5529 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), E1177 [14MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9575 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (H.R. 1362), E565 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7186 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, H11409 [15OC]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5270 [6MY]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), Senate amendment, E1198 [19MY]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1439 [17JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7875 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), E1612 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, E2679 [2NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), E133 [23JA]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4294 [1AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), E1394 [12JN]

———Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority funding, E2011 [27JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8760 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), E2011 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, H14477 [10DE]

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), E67 [13JA]

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

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (H. Res. 612), H8041 [14JY]

Dutch-American Friendship Day: anniversary, E894 [21AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15468 [16DE]

———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), H14717, H14721 [10DE], E2993 [14DE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (H. Res. 838), H11830 [27OC]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (H.R. 1240), E493 [26FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1102), E280 [13FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8125 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10432 [1OC]

FDA: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9013 [29JY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), H4343 [1AP], E859 [2AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, H6658 [12JN]

Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund, H11140 [8OC]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H729, H730 [28JA]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6231 [4JN]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, H11140 [8OC]

———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System, H11140 [8OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), E2833 [19NO]

Financial institutions: grant CFTC and SEC authority to ban abusive swaps, disregard balance sheet risk relative to bona fide hedging end users, and ensure illegal swaps are rendered invalid, H14721 [10DE]

———provide additional transparency for certain swaps contracts, H14717 [10DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8214, H8245, H8246 [16JY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1439 [17JN]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15430 [16DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12836, H12906 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2311 [17SE]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (H. Con. Res. 178), H9826 [23SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1102), E280 [13FE]

———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (H.R. 2740), E1310 [4JN]

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), H11195 [13OC]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9914 [24SE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13305 [19NO]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (H.R. 2017), E900 [21AP]

———grant Federal charter (S. 832), H11826, H11827 [27OC]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers, H14477 [10DE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (H. Res. 718), H9376 [9SE]

Obama, President: decision to block release of photos of alleged abuse of detainees by U.S. personnel, H6549 [11JN]

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

———authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), H6572 [11JN]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (H. Res. 50), H175 [13JA]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7641 [26JN]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 35), H44 [7JA]

———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 36), H47 [7JA]

Public debt: ceiling, H15430 [16DE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (H. Res. 299), H5112 [5MY]

SBA: prohibit funding for Montgomery County, MD, Green Businesss Incubator project, H8245, H8246 [16JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), E1488 [18JN]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12078 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12078 [29OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H250 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H972 [4FE]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 159), H8948 [28JY]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, H6572 [11JN]

———provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (H.R. 1318), E556 [4MR]

Taxation: extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12390 [5NO]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14404 [9DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3664 [19MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13490 [3DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H993 [4FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), E1396 [12JN]

U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (organization): tribute, E2509 [13OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9773 [22SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12390 [5NO]

Votes: position on missed, E2599 [21OC]

Weinstein, Lori: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2404 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4024 [25MR]

Tributes

Allen, Robert J., E592 [9MR]

Apelbaum, Laura Cohen, E1836 [17JY]

Daugherty, James H. (Pat), E2895 [7DE]

Eney, Christopher S., E2013 [27JY]

Golden, Arthur, E2888 [3DE]

Rehm, Diane, E2346 [23SE]

Sarbanes, Christine D., H3999 [25MR]