HINOJOSA, RUBEN (a Representative from Texas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H7087 [19JN]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 2053), H4686 [22AP]

Armed Forces: guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H6266 [4JN]

———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), H4583 [21AP]

———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]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 1448), H3337 [11MR]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

———impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 183), H9731 [17SE]

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]

California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H8185 [15JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H1607 [13FE]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H442 [21JA]

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), H1604 [13FE]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5000 [29AP]

———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), H527 [26JA]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9550 [15SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H3836 [24MR]

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

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H13519 [3DE]

———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), H4251 [31MR]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3104 [9MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H6973 [17JN]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8008 [10JY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H11868 [27OC]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H7023 [18JN]

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

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

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

———provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service (see H.R. 1989), H6415 [9JN]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 215), H9492 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H2603 [23FE]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5668 [14MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H13002 [16NO]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 4330), H15498 [16DE]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 1578), H9207 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3528 [17MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H8495 [21JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H6014 [21MY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1079 [9FE]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]

———establish Office of Housing Counseling (see H.R. 47), H29 [6JA]

———promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H13467 [2DE]

———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), H13521 [3DE]

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), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of State: establish certain standards for adjudication of U.S. passport applications (see H.R. 2812), H6538 [10JN]

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), H1607 [13FE]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor (see H.R. 2167), H4998 [29AP]

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

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

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H13002 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction of a full service veterans hospital in far South Texas (see H.R. 1232), H2874 [26FE]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6267 [4JN]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H9962 [24SE]

———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), H779 [28JA]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H382 [15JA]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H4838 [27AP]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H1156 [10FE]

———increase 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), H13521 [3DE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2981 [4MR]

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

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H6416 [9JN]

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]

———establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3753), H11110 [7OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H3526 [17MR]

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

———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 1224), H2873 [26FE]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H8302 [16JY]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]

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

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

El Salvador: express solidarity with people affected by Hurricane Ida, commend recovery efforts, and make funding available to help mitigate effects of recent natural disasters (see H. Con. Res. 213), H13629 (see H. Con. Res. 213), H14373 [8DE]

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

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H6076 [2JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H3749 [23MR]

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

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H380 [15JA]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H2836 [25FE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H9807 [22SE]

———provide paid sick leave to employees who are recommended by their employer or public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put others at risk (see H.R. 3991), H13069 [17NO]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H12045 [28OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H9548 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H6973 [17JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H2631 [24FE]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6014 [21MY]

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

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3139), H7945 [9JY]

Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions and holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2529), H8873 [27JY]

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

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H9442 [10SE]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 4266), H14742 [10DE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5892 [20MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (see H. Res. 791), H10456 [1OC]

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]

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

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5667 [14MY]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H8708 [23JY]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8184 [15JY]

———technical corrections (see H.R. 1777), H4128 [30MR]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6807 [15JN]

Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 29), H29 [6JA]

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 2876), H6806 [15JN]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

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

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]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 2571), H6009 [21MY]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H11712 [22OC]

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

Kile G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5664 [14MY]

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]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5398 [7MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5401 [7MY]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H6015 [21MY]

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

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

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H9808 [22SE]

———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), H9808 [22SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6075 [2JN]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H2981 [4MR]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H5401 [7MY]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1160 [10FE]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H12198 [2NO]

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

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), H7706 [26JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5582 [13MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4916 [28AP]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H6807 [15JN]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10457 [1OC]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H6973 [17JN]

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

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H8185 [15JY]

National Day on Writing: recognize and support (see H. Res. 524), H6414 [9JN]

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

National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4841 [27AP]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

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

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

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

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 502), H6155 [3JN]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H6806 [15JN]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7706 [26JN]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5309 [6MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4064 [26MR]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 217), H3402 [12MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H443 [21JA]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

———establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H5097 [4MY]

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5401 [7MY]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H7250 [24JN]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H325 [14JA]

New York, NY: 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), H11582 [21OC]

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]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1521 [12FE]

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

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6904 [16JN]

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

Poe, Edgar Allen: anniversary of birth, H780 [28JA]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H10519 [6OC]

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), H6807 [15JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4689 [22AP]

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), H6266 [4JN]

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

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9282 [31JY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7948 [9JY]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H3640 [18MR]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6539 [10JN]

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

SBA: improve the Microloan Program (see H.R. 3737), H12588 [6NO]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11582 [21OC]

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

Schools: support high-need middle and high schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation for citizenry (see H.R. 4122), H13352 [19NO]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H2603 [23FE]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H325 [14JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4251 [31MR]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H4840 [27AP]

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

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), H5401 [7MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H602 [27JA]

———allow additional expenses for purposes of determining the Hope Scholarship credit (see H.R. 945), H2603 [23FE]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H1159 [10FE]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H9342 [8SE]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H4026 [25MR]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H5791 [19MY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9057 [29JY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H1080 [9FE]

———provide employers a credit for reimbursing employee carpooling expenses (see H.R. 2367), H7446 [25JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4734 [23AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2203), H5308 [6MY]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (see H.R. 386), H325 [14JA]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6076 [2JN]

Thomas, Helen: tribute (see H. Res. 533), H8185 [15JY]

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 2782), H6414 [9JN]

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]

———establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3904), H13069 [17NO]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H91 [8JA]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 3045), H9282 [31JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H14446 [9DE]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H5170 [5MY]

Veterans: improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4028), H12456 [5NO]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5486 [12MY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H526 [26JA]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6013 [21MY]

Voting: allow disaster evacuees to use absentee balloting and registration procedures and make grants to States to respond to election administration needs resulting from major disasters (see H.R. 3416), H9343 [8SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H5486 [12MY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

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

Women: increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training (see H.R. 1144), H5400 [7MY]

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

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2602 [23FE]

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), H7022 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: authorize appropriations for Rural Housing and Economic Development Program (see H.R. 3210), H8099 [14JY]

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

International Boundary and Water Commission: reimburse State and local governments in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas for expenses incurred in designing, constructing, and rehabilitating water projects (see H.R. 647), H485 [22JA]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 1393), H3104 [9MR]

NAFTA: agree to amendment expanding authority of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank relative to infrastructure in the border region (see H.R. 3252), H8355 [17JY]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 179), H2602 [23FE]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 2776), H6414 [9JN]

Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 4181), H13466 [2DE]

Letters

Financial Literacy Month: President Obama, E1077 [6MY]

Lists

Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus members, E1077 [6MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), conference report, H11073 [7OC]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (H.R. 2053), H9369 [9SE]

America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 180), H2639, H2640, H2641 [25FE]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12493 [6NO]

Center for Applied Linguistics: anniversary, E654 [12MR]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3589 [18MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), Senate amendment, H5833 [20MY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1175 [11FE]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (H.R. 3238), H8417 [21JY]

FDIC: impact of special assessment on community banks, E677 [16MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (H. Res. 357), E1076 [6MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11817 [27OC]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9594 [16SE], H11473 [20OC]

———technical corrections (H.R. 1777), H4093, H4099 [30MR]

———technical corrections (H.R. 1777), Senate amendment, H7101, H7107 [23JN]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (H.R. 1393), H6021 [2JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), H176 [13JA]

McAllen (TX) Monitor: anniversary, H14885 [15DE]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 793), H11473 [20OC]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 41), H171 [13JA]

National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 56), H404 [21JA]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (H. Res. 50), H173, H175 [13JA]

Santa Rosa, TX: tribute to Santa Rosa High School boys' basketball team, E650 [12MR]

Votes: position on missed, H4929 [29AP], H5841 [20MY], H5904 [21MY], H6168 [4JN], H6510 [10JN], H7910, H7911 [9JY], H8315 [17JY], H9976 [25SE], E245 [11FE], E1111 [11MY], E1491 [18JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4515 [2AP], H10516 [6OC], H11710 [22OC]

Tributes

Borlaug, Norman E., E2262 [14SE]