HONDA, MICHAEL M. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

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

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H4970 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H9056 [29JY]

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H7024 [18JN]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13387 [1DE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5486 [12MY]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9343 [8SE]

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: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6155 [3JN]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3706 [19MR]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H6620 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9206 [30JY]

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), H4129 [30MR]

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), H12142 [29OC]

———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]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H9730 [17SE]

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

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

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H9807 [22SE]

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H14744 [10DE]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), 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]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H9442 [10SE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1052), H1519 [12FE] (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6267 [4JN]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Australia: recognize apology offered to the aboriginal people and its significance as a gesture of healing (see H. Res. 242), H3439 [16MR]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H10070 [29SE]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H326 [14JA]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6156 [3JN]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H1045 [4FE]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 2442), H5665 [14MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for a celebration of Citizenship Day (see H. Con. Res. 136), H6012 [21MY]

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H161 [9JA]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

———provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11714 [22OC]

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), H527 [26JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H4249 [31MR]

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]

———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]

———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: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 2310), H6155 [3JN]

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

Chinese Student Protection Act: eliminate offset in per country numerical level (see H.R. 3532), H9279 [31JY]

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

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H3145 [10MR]

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), H9962 [24SE]

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

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H11517 [20OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H7146 [23JN]

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), H5582 [13MY]

———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), H7706 [26JN]

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), H9278 [31JY]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 42), H3641 [18MR]

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 on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 648), H485 [22JA]

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H14446 [9DE]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

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

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H9397 [9SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H163 [9JA]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a Semester of Service grant program (see H.R. 1152), H3056 [5MR]

———establish Encore Service programs, Encore Fellowship programs, and Silver Scholarship programs (see H.R. 1151), H3056 [5MR]

———establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H3056 [5MR]

———improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H3056 [5MR]

Correctional institutions: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H11111 [7OC]

Courts: provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts (see H.R. 4115), H13521 [3DE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H10520 [6OC]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]

———permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 527), H603 [27JA]

———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), H9282 [31JY]

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H4251 [31MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4129 [30MR]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H15504 [16DE]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H6307 [8JN]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H6307 [8JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H6307 [8JN]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7707 [26JN]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H11869 [27OC]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H12197 [2NO]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H11167 [8OC]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2089), H6973 [17JN]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H8586 [22JY]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H13355 [19NO]

Dept. of Energy: encourage cooperation with China on joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, energy efficiency, or renewable energy resources (see H.R. 2312), H5713 [18MY]

———promote development of practical fusion energy (see H.R. 3177), H8008 [10JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5401 [7MY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H3527 [17MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9550 [15SE]

———provide for a health survey regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see H.R. 2581), H6010 [21MY]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H9342 [8SE]

———provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see H.R. 3680), H10407 [30SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7446 [25JN]

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

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H6015 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H6015 [21MY]

———establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 1697), H3834 [24MR]

———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H5484 [12MY]

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), H2836 [25FE]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2981 [4MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H7706 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: 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]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H13466 [2DE]

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), H8808 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 2523), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———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), H6076 [2JN]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H11168 [8OC]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating the Honouliuli Internment Camp in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2079), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6619 [11JN]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9207 [30JY]

———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), H2602 [23FE]

———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]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H7947 [9JY]

———prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7947 [9JY]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H8708 [23JY]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H11111 [7OC]

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), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 137), H13355 [19NO]

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

———develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H442 [21JA]

———encourage State and local public health departments and all health care providers to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines relative to H1N1 influenza (see H. Res. 932), H14827 [11DE]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H9899 [23SE]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H4525 [2AP]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13521 [3DE]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H4580 [21AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H6014 [21MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H9442 [10SE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H6904 [16JN]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H13519 [3DE]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H7251 [24JN]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H7023 [18JN]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H2925 [3MR]

Ecology and environment: require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 672), H1159 [10FE]

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

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1080 [9FE]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3438 [16MR]

———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]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 655), H485 [22JA]

———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), H8303 [16JY]

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

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), H13387 [1DE]

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), H4027 [25MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4525 [2AP]

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

———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2511), H5890 [20MY]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H1079 [9FE]

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: mitigate the effects of black carbon emissions domestically and globally (see H.R. 1760), H4062 [26MR]

ERISA: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans (see H.R. 1984), H6415 [9JN]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H1607 [13FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H9207 [30JY]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H7445 [25JN]

———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), H8810 [24JY]

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H14827 [11DE]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H5582 [13MY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H7741 [7JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H7085 [19JN]

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]

FEMA: extend the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (see H.R. 1819), H7837 [8JY] (see H.R. 3348), H9342 [8SE]

Filipino American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H1248 [11FE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H10521 [6OC]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H11581 [21OC]

———enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H6076 [2JN]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H4397 [1AP]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H7146 [23JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H11791 [26OC]

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

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

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), H7703 [26JN]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H5667 [14MY]

———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2835 [25FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional civil liberties protections (see H.R. 3846), H12045 [28OC]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H195 [13JA]

———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]

FTC: prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see H.R. 2669), H6307 [8JN]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H7086 [19JN]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H7086 [19JN]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 603), H9999 [25SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6972 [17JN]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4735 [23AP]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H33 [6JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H12456 [5NO]

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

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H9491 [14SE]

Health: 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]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H9491 [14SE]

———incorporate sustainable wellness programs in national health care system to address underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease (see H. Con. Res. 58), H11384 [14OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1248 [11FE]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H325 [14JA]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H4525 [2AP]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H9342 [8SE]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H1156 [10FE]

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]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8708 [23JY]

———amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H3703 [19MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11384 [14OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7146 [23JN]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H7145 [23JN]

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), H8185 [15JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]

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), H5399 [7MY]

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

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H10457 [1OC]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H8100 [14JY]

———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 2412), H5664 [14MY]

———protect children affected by certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3531), H9279 [31JY]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H7741 [7JY]

———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (see H.R. 1992), H11581 [21OC]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H5485 [12MY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 331), H89 [8JA]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 677), H9207 [30JY]

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

Indonesia: express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (see H. Res. 810), H11110 [7OC]

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), H4731 [23AP]

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

———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), H7250 [24JN]

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

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H6307 [8JN]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H15504 [16DE]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3401 [12MR]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

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), H4915 [28AP]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H3078 [6MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8708 [23JY]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H1520 [12FE]

———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]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8708 [23JY]

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]

Languages: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (see H.R. 2313), H5893 [20MY]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (see H. Res. 828), H11462 [16OC]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H380 [15JA]

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

———recognize and encourage participation in community service (see H. Res. 43), H196 [13JA]

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

Medicare: establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2773), H9671 [16SE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H11868 [27OC]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 1430), H7250 [24JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6015 [21MY]

———transition to use of metropolitan statistical areas as fee schedule areas for physician fee schedule in California (see H.R. 2820), H6617 [11JN]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H3054 [5MR]

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

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

Merced, CA: recognize historical significance of, and establish a memorial at, the Merced Assembly Center, as a reporting site for Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II (see H. Res. 129), H1044 [4FE]

Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H6265 [4JN]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 3041), H7445 [25JN]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H601 [27JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H6266 [4JN]

———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), H15504 [16DE]

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

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1080 [9FE]

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), H7837 [8JY]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 439), H5666 [14MY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6016 [21MY]

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

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

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H8010 [10JY]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H326 [14JA]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

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

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

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 585), H7446 [25JN]

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

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 112), H6620 [11JN]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H3438 [16MR]

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

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

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

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H9443 [10SE]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H6620 [11JN]

National Science and Technology Council: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (see H.R. 1709), H4915 [28AP]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H7086 [19JN]

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

———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 46), H5061 [30AP]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6539 [10JN]

———tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA]

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

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H9281 [31JY]

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), H6619 [11JN]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H8357 [17JY]

———reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 278), H13267 [18NO]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H15502 [16DE]

———establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H382 [15JA]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

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

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H9443 [10SE]

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

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H780 [28JA]

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

Peru: cease hostile activity against indigenous peoples and engage in dialogue to address ongoing political conflict between state authorities and indigenous peoples (see H. Res. 574), H7145 [23JN]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H4688 [22AP]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]

———express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H10519 [6OC]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H6076 [2JN]

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), H2836 [25FE]

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), H4581 [21AP]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 3585), H9999 [25SE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H7446 [25JN]

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), H6539 [10JN]

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

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2886 [2MR]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9342 [8SE]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3706 [19MR]

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

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), H6015 [21MY]

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

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H2875 [26FE]

Schools: encourage later start to school day for secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9279 [31JY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5582 [13MY]

Sewage disposal: ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H3402 [12MR]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see H.R. 3888), H11580 [21OC]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H13003 [16NO]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Small business: authorize certain debt refinancing (see H.R. 2527), H6156 [3JN]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 4368), H15500 [16DE]

Social Security: modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 3329), H8808 [24JY]

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

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H9808 [22SE]

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]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H9730 [17SE]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9731 [17SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3056 [5MR]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H196 [13JA]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9282 [31JY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H13386 [1DE]

———allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1405), H3528 [17MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H6619 [11JN]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H9808 [22SE]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H9342 [8SE]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13387 [1DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7741 [7JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H8302 [16JY]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H11790 [26OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H5062 [30AP]

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see H.R. 3439), H11791 [26OC]

———increase, make permanent, and index for inflation the deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and modify definition of eligible educator to include preschool educators (see H.R. 3164), H8708 [23JY]

———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), H603 [27JA]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H6973 [17JN]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H10070 [29SE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H7250 [24JN]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H12457 [5NO]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13068 [17NO]

———provide incentives for affordable housing (see H.R. 906), H2836 [25FE]

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

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

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

———treat Indian tribal governments as States for purposes of determining sources of support of charitable organizations (see H.R. 3085), H7703 [26JN]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 554), H380 [15JA]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3055 [5MR]

Television: provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels (see H.R. 3745), H11582 [21OC]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 3353), H12044 [28OC]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H12457 [5NO]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H9342 [8SE]

———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), H8960 [28JY]

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

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), H8960 [28JY]

Truth in Lending Act: 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), H9999 [25SE]

———provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 3457), H12457 [5NO]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H5097 [4MY]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6306 [8JN]

———anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

———support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H11299 [13OC]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

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), H8873 [27JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see H.R. 3845), H12045 [28OC]

University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H5893 [20MY]

———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. 333), H2980 [4MR]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H9962 [24SE]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

Voting: clarify qualifications of Presidential designee responsible for collection and delivery of absentee ballots of overseas voters and establish the Overseas Voting Advisory Board (see H.R. 1659), H3747 [23MR]

———prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 1739), H4061 [26MR]

———promote use of the Internet by State and local election officials in carrying out voter registration activities (see H.R. 1719), H9342 [8SE]

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

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3957), H12457 [5NO]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9207 [30JY]

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5484 [12MY]

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

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

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H922 [3FE]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

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]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8410 [20JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5486 [12MY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942 (see H.R. 2598), H6011 [21MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H90 [8JA]

World's Fair: support full U.S. participation in the Shanghai 2010 Expo (see H. Res. 509), H6265 [4JN]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4580 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 1758), H4062 [26MR]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 215), H3055 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H12141 [29OC]

Education: 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]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 3249), H8355 [17JY]

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

National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

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

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]

Science: ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (see H.R. 820), H921 [3FE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

Letters

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: by, S8835 [5AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2837 [26FE]

Remarks

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (H. Res. 707), H10467 [6OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H630 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5625 [14MY]

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 (H.R. 1283), H10511 [6OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H5652, H5654, H5655, H5656, H5657 [14MY]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 83), H2618 [24FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Res. 230), E1065 [5MY]

Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (H.R. 1758), H5657 [14MY], E1162 [14MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H131 [9JA]

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

Confucius: tribute (H. Res. 784), H11833 [27OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), E1004 [28AP]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (H. Res. 215), H9527 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 738), H887 [3FE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H6895 [16JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7886 [9JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 673), H8720 [24JY]

Economy: impact of economic downturn on the lives of constituents in California, H2837 [26FE]

Education: stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (H.R. 2710), E1340 [8JN]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (H.R. 3249), H10467 [6OC]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6232 [4JN]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), H1616 [23FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12899 [7NO]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali, E2557 [15OC]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H106 [9JA]

Kangwon National University: honorary doctorate recipient, E2509 [13OC]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (H.R. 3119), H8459 [21JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), H178 [13JA]

Merced, CA: recognize historical significance of, and establish a memorial at, the Merced Assembly Center, as a reporting site for Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II (H. Res. 129), H1179 [11FE]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance, E2805 [18NO]

National Council of Asian American Business Associations: tribute, E2505 [13OC]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 41), H172 [13JA]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 727), E2872 [2DE]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (H. Res. 267), H4253 [1AP]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4203 [31MR]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (H.R. 1709), H6275 [8JN]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E304 [23FE]

———funding, H7886 [9JY]

Research: tribute to minority participation in clinical medical trials, E2475 [8OC]

San Jose State University: prohibit funding for Training the Next Generation of Weather Forecasters project, H6959, H6961 [17JN]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Native Americans (H.R. 1834), E2805 [18NO]

Science: ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (H.R. 820), E188 [3FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6895 [16JN], H6959, H6961 [17JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H258 [14JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E1162 [14MY]

Team California (academic team): tribute to solar decathlon team, E2649 [28OC]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (H.R. 554), H1187 [11FE]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (H. Res. 505), H6324 [9JN]

Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals, H5657 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5607 [14MY], H5767 [19MY], E89 [14JA], E2540 [15OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (H.R. 347), H5537 [13MY]

Tributes

Gruhn, Albin, E1238 [21MY]

Ho Luong Tran, E2623 [23OC]

Mink, Patsy T., H5655 [14MY]

Otaka, Sandra, E1421 [15JN]

Sanchez, Sig, E2809 [19NO]

Takasugi, Nao, E3034 [17DE]