RICHARDSON, LAURA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5968 [21MY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H9808 [22SE]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H10521 [6OC]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6807 [15JN]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13003 [16NO]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H13386 [1DE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H12141 [29OC]

Armed Forces: authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1175), H12364 [4NO]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H3527 [17MR]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H15504 [16DE]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H7146 [23JN]

———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (see H. Res. 925), H13629 (see H. Res. 925), H14373 [8DE]

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

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

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H4734 [23AP]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H387 [16JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 185), H10521 [6OC]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6077 [2JN]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6077 [2JN]

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

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

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H12197 [2NO]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———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), H7250 [24JN]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

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), H11384 [14OC]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

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

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and preempt certain State laws (see H.R. 1846), H5485 [12MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H12588 [6NO] (see H.R. 1237), H13629 (see H.R. 1237), H14372 [8DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

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

Courts: establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 2289), H11298 [13OC]

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]

Crime: provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 1166), H10520 [6OC]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5308 [6MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H14744 [10DE]

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

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

———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), H10070 [29SE]

———establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H13069 [17NO]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H11111 [7OC]

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

———designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H7706 [26JN]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H14744 [10DE]

———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), H13386 [1DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment to be converted to a permanent appointment in competitive service (see H.R. 1517), H13386 [1DE]

———authorize Securing the Cities Initiative (see H.R. 2611), H13069 [17NO]

———clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11457 [15OC]

———establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H12141 [29OC]

———identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (see H.R. 3980), H13267 [18NO]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H9491 [14SE]

———establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute (see H.R. 330), H10070 [29SE]

———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), H12198 [2NO]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H5400 [7MY]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H12457 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 2523), H13069 [17NO]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H11713 [22OC]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H11384 [14OC]

———require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

———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 Treasury: require all unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds be used to create jobs for U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 950), H13628 (see H. Res. 950), H14371 [8DE]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H13002 [16NO]

———provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 2991), H13629 (see H.R. 2991), H14372 [8DE]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H13466 [2DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H7146 [23JN]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H10408 [30SE]

Disasters: establish a grant program for predisaster hazard mitigation enhancement (see H.R. 3027), H11791 [26OC]

———establish a grant program to assist innovative natural disaster first responder programs (see H.R. 3028), H11791 [26OC]

———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: 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), H7147 [23JN]

———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]

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

———support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 4124), H13352 [19NO]

———support research, treatment, education, and screening for von Weillbrand's disease and other bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 147), H10521 [6OC]

———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]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H14982 [15DE]

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

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see H. Res. 841), H12142 [29OC]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H9443 [10SE]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7740 [7JY]

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H9281 [31JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H5400 [7MY]

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), H13267 [18NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9962 [24SE]

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

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5485 [12MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H6076 [2JN]

FEMA: establish a homeowner mitigation loan program to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures (see H.R. 1239), H11790 [26OC]

Filipino American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H2981 [4MR]

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

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H13069 [17NO]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H9397 [9SE]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H7741 [7JY]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

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), H8960 [28JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H7085 [19JN]

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

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]

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]

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), H3056 [5MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5581 [13MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H7446 [25JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6077 [2JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11791 [26OC]

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), H5668 [14MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11112 [7OC]

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), H8009 [10JY]

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

Housing: establish a predisaster mitigation program to benefit public and assisted housing residents (see H.R. 3026), H11791 [26OC]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H9731 [17SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H9442 [10SE]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H9491 [14SE]

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

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H9442 [10SE]

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), H11713 [22OC]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H11790 [26OC]

———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), H8009 [10JY]

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), H11298 [13OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H13550 [7DE]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H9397 [9SE]

Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H7024 [18JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H13351 [19NO]

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

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11713 [22OC]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H6155 [3JN]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H7837 [8JY]

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

Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime: submit a report on effects on U.S. border security (see H.R. 3239), H13355 [19NO]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4036), H13069 [17NO]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9962 [24SE]

Motion pictures: authorize grants for organizations that use documentary films to promote understanding of the U.S. abroad and understanding of global perspectives and other countries in the U.S. (see H.R. 1976), H4523 [2AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H13550 [7DE]

———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), H11168 [8OC]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H923 [3FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8185 [15JY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 439), H6016 [21MY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10521 [6OC]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H7948 [9JY]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]

National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 757), H9738 [21SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]

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

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

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

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

National Memory Screening Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10521 [6OC]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5063 [30AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H12588 [6NO]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H196 [13JA]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13267 [18NO]

New York, NY: 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]

NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (see H.R. 3644), H10520 [6OC]

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

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

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 461), H194 [13JA]

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

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H4130 [30MR]

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H382 [15JA]

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

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]

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]

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), H6539 [10JN]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H8809 [24JY]

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), H13002 [16NO]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4841 [27AP]

Riverside County, CA: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 4285), H14826 [11DE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H10457 [1OC]

Roy Wilson Post Office, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 4214), H14827 [11DE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H12972 [7NO]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H7086 [19JN]

SBA: establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (see H.R. 3771), H11165 [8OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H7147 [23JN]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H9730 [17SE]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H7447 [25JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H382 [15JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H9807 [22SE]

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

Taxation: allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 4132), H13352 [19NO]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H13069 [17NO]

———allow certain newspapers to be treated as nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 3602), H11516 [20OC]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H7947 [9JY]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H13629 (see H.R. 2964), H14372 [8DE]

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

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 705), H601 [27JA]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10520 [6OC]

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

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H12142 [29OC]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3642 [18MR]

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 3049), H7445 [25JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5000 [29AP]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H8873 [27JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H14743 [10DE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H11790 [26OC]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9808 [22SE]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H10520 [6OC]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6744 [12JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H7837 [8JY]

———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (see H.R. 3963), H13267 [18NO]

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), H9207 [30JY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H9342 [8SE]

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), H12457 [5NO]

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9808 [22SE]

United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade (see H. Con. Res. 73), H12045 [28OC]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]

———tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 514), H6265 [4JN]

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), H7838 [8JY]

———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), H7250 [24JN]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H11384 [14OC]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

Water Replenishment District of Southern California: anniversary (see H. Res. 758), H9738 [21SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H4840 [27AP]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13521 [3DE]

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

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

Aquarium of the Pacific (organization): Alliance To Save Energy Super Nova Star of Energy Efficiency Award recipient (see H. Res. 912), H13266 [18NO]

Health: prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 2744), H6305 [8JN]

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

National Goods Movement Improvement Fund: establish (see H.R. 2355), H5483 [12MY]

Philippines: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 153), H6743 [12JN]

Ships and vessels: provide for a competitive program making grants to seaport governing bodies for the acquisition of fuel efficient and low emission equipment and systems at port facilities (see H.R. 3446), H9275 [31JY]

Taxation: implement on-going appropriations for withdrawals from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3447), H9275 [31JY]

U.N.: 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]

Universal Children's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 928), H13354 [19NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5409 [12MY]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 4284), H14835 [14DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H532 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H3448 [17MR]

Armed Forces: express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (H. Res. 891), H13029 [17NO]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H5653 [14MY]

———observance (H. Res. 435), E1425 [15JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4843 [28AP]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H11427 [15OC]

———tribute to Clean Truck Program, E2475 [8OC]

Congress: results of congressional women's softball game, H8145 [15JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H5100 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 808), H11119 [8OC]

———C-17 aircraft procurement funding, H15416 [16DE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain Customs and Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited appointment to be converted to a permanent appointment in competitive service (H.R. 1517), H14889 [15DE]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12413, H12425 [5NO]

———identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (H.R. 3980), H13413 [2DE]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), H10079 [30SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a maritime career training loan program (H.R. 2651), H11346 [14OC]

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 (H. Res. 816), H11315 [14OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, H14855 [14DE]

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (H.R. 2195), E2617 [22OC]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5968 [21MY]

———improve airline safety and pilot training (H.R. 3371), H11337 [14OC]

———require commercial airlines provide passengers notification of flight status by text message or e-mail, H5968 [21MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13099 [18NO]

Filipino American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 155), E2639 [27OC]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 4284), H14835 [14DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6832 [16JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8894 [28JY], H11811 [27OC], E2650 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12914, H12961 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12602 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (H.R. 2744), H6378 [9JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 783), H11998 [28OC]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (H. Res. 684), E2377 [25SE]

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), E176 [2FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1512 [19JN]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Long Beach Municipal Band, H3760 [24MR]

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

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 797), E2617 [22OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 817), E2637 [27OC]

National Guard: anniversary (H. Res. 940), E2921 [10DE]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 731), H10079 [30SE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6159 [4JN]

———national energy policy, H5100 [5MY]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), E2381 [29SE]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Native Americans (H.R. 1834), H13079 [18NO]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (H.R. 3360), H13024 [17NO]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 186), H10017 [29SE]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H14855 [14DE]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), E2691 [3NO]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), E2691 [3NO]

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 (H. Con. Res. 109), E1316 [4JN]

Taxation: extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12389 [5NO]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6179, H6211 [4JN]

———enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit lines (H. Res. 28), H13415 [2DE]

———require a study on the use of facial and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals in security checkpoint lines, H6211 [4JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9772 [22SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12389 [5NO]

———rates, H14855 [14DE]

Votes: correction, E2315 [17SE]

———position on missed, E752 [24MR], E2432 [1OC], E2633 [26OC], E2644 [27OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11579 [21OC]

Special order: granted, H6412 [9JN], H6741 [12JN]

Tributes

Ashabi, Ebrahim, E2630 [26OC]

Bakewell, Marybell Brazile, E2632 [26OC]

Francois, Lucille Dotson, H4136 [31MR]

Garner, Kenneth O., E752 [24MR]

Ibanez, Florante P., E2639 [27OC]

Ibanez, Roselyn E., E2639 [27OC]

Mink, Patsy T., H5653 [14MY]