WU, DAVID (a Representative from Oregon)

Appointments

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

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), H9342 [8SE]

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

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

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8357 [17JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H7740 [7JY]

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), H13001 [16NO]

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

———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), H12456 [5NO]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———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]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H9281 [31JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

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

———provide for retention on active duty after demobilization of members of Reserve components following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense mission (see H.R. 3358), H8959 [28JY]

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

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H6016 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H526 [26JA]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1990), H8356 [17JY]

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), H8495 [21JY]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

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

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

Clean Air Act: modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see H.R. 2364), H5484 [12MY]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13267 [18NO]

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), H4688 [22AP]

———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), H5711 [18MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3438 [16MR]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 4061), H12971 [7NO]

Conservation of energy: establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 4099), H13265 [18NO]

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

Corps of Engineers: extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 4165), H13521 [3DE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H2886 [2MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 215), H3528 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see H.R. 2389), H5713 [18MY]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H1080 [9FE]

———grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 269), H3145 [10MR]

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), H12457 [5NO]

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

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5060 [30AP]

Dept. of Energy: ensure consideration of water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 3598), H13386 [1DE]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H6077 [2JN]

———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]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6076 [2JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9397 [9SE]

———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see H.R. 1483), H3400 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H8008 [10JY]

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

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H5063 [30AP]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H12288 [3NO]

———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: impose transfer tax on certain securities exchanges in order to recoup the net cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1068), H1604 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H12364 [4NO]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H6415 [9JN]

———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), H3527 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H2873 [26FE]

———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]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3438 [16MR]

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), H13387 [1DE]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H9056 [29JY]

———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), H6904 [16JN]

———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 Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 2987), H7085 [19JN]

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

———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), H9397 [9SE]

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

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9397 [9SE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9281 [31JY]

———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), H4582 [21AP]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H10070 [29SE]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 2971), H7084 [19JN]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9443 [10SE]

———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2205), H7947 [9JY]

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

———improve 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]

———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]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H4525 [2AP]

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

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

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

EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H3640 [18MR]

———provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H9279 [31JY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6076 [2JN]

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]

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

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

FCC: 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), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

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

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

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H14877 [14DE]

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

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]

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

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H5097 [4MY]

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

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H13069 [17NO]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H6015 [21MY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

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

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), H8025 [13JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H442 [21JA]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8185 [15JY]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H9670 [16SE]

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

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

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

———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]

———facilitate State innovation in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3834 [24MR] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4581 [21AP]

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

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

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H7947 [9JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H4064 [26MR]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H2603 [23FE]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H3748 [23MR]

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), H5713 [18MY]

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

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6307 [8JN]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 2020), H4685 [22AP]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5668 [14MY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H4733 [23AP]

Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H11298 [13OC]

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

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

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

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H4518 [2AP]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H6156 [3JN]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H9899 [23SE]

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

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

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), 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), H9397 [9SE]

———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]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H6266 [4JN]

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), H6156 [3JN]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H2874 [26FE]

Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 2271), H8009 [10JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H4027 [25MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7250 [24JN]

———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H7741 [7JY]

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]

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

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

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9731 [17SE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4584 [21AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6619 [11JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H7146 [23JN]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H10070 [29SE]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H6415 [9JN]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H9397 [9SE]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2590), H9397 [9SE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H8960 [28JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

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

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 2062), H4731 [23AP]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H6076 [2JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H4027 [25MR]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2781), H9282 [31JY]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5062 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see H.R. 445), H162 [9JA]

———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), H14446 [9DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6904 [16JN]

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

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7146 [23JN]

———recognize success and scientific contributions on anniversary of the landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity (see H. Res. 67), H382 [15JA]

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

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

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

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H442 [21JA]

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

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

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H527 [26JA]

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

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 380), H4999 [29AP]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

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

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9341 [8SE]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8410 [20JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9962 [24SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H195 [13JA]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3438 [16MR]

Native Americans: 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), H8357 [17JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H5793 [19MY]

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

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H5713 [18MY]

Nuclear weapons: 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), H7147 [23JN]

Obama, President: report on programs that authorize or require gathering of information on U.S. persons pursuant to ``all necessary and appropriate force'' clause in Authorization for Use of Military Force (see H.R. 640), H527 [26JA]

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), H3438 [16MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H9730 [17SE]

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H1606 [13FE]

———designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2888), H6902 [16JN]

Oregon Caves National Monument: modify boundary and designate certain rivers and creeks as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2889), H6902 [16JN]

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

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

Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 224), H3338 [11MR]

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H6904 [16JN]

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), H4129 [30MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H485 [22JA]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 1686), H6744 [12JN]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H13386 [1DE]

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 safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7705 [26JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H486 [22JA]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6076 [2JN]

———inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]

Rogue River: designate certain tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2890), H6902 [16JN]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 2965), H7084 [19JN]

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), H5097 [4MY]

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

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H6618 [11JN]

———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorneys representing prevailing parties in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 1735), H4061 [26MR]

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

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 200), H13550 [7DE]

———express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9442 [10SE]

———require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services (see H.R. 4102), H13629 (see H.R. 4102), H14372 [8DE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2926 [3MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste (see H.R. 3592), H13386 [1DE]

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

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H10408 [30SE]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2982), H7085 [19JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H33 [6JA]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H10520 [6OC]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H11384 [14OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H5667 [14MY]

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H13386 [1DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H5582 [13MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H10520 [6OC]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H3055 [5MR]

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

———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures and options and deposit the revenues from the tax into the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3379), H9055 [29JY]

———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), H9207 [30JY]

———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 2319), H5398 [7MY]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 2543), H6008 [21MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8960 [28JY]

———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4210), H13520 [3DE]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13355 [19NO]

———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H3053 [5MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1607 [13FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6155 [3JN]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H9550 [15SE]

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), H2632 [24FE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H9962 [24SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H3337 [11MR]

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), H9999 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

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), H15503 [16DE]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8585 [22JY]

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

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 for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H8303 [16JY]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1145), H4583 [21AP]

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

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

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), H1159 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Barry L. Bell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 2557), H6009 [21MY]

China: condemn censorship, privacy, and cybersecurity implications of Internet filtering software and urge high-tech companies to promote Internet as tool for transparency, freedom of expression, and citizen empowerment (see H. Res. 590), H7705 [26JN]

———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]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities (see H.R. 2569), H6009 [21MY]

Disasters: reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs (see H.R. 3820), H11456 [15OC]

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

Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3010), H7145 [23JN]

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

Taxation: allow a credit for amounts paid for energy efficient property placed in service in commercial buildings pursuant to an approved energy efficiency plan (see H.R. 3659), H10069 [29SE]

———promote tax parity between residential and business fuel cell tax credits (see H.R. 3660), H10069 [29SE]

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

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7826 [8JY]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3976 [25MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H575 [27JA], H719 [28JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E1072 [6MY]

Beaverton, OR: tribute to Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, E2115 [31JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, E1319 [4JN]

———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 (H. Res. 877), H12537 [6NO]

Colleges and universities: authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies (H.R. 957), E983 [27AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5504 [13MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3976 [25MR]

Economy: importance of job creation, H13391 [2DE]

Education: student loan programs, H9600 [16SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), E893 [21AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, H6660 [12JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13095 [18NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7747 [8JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11985 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12213 [3NO], H12866 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9600 [16SE]

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary, E30 [7JA]

Molalla River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2781), H13287 [19NO]

National Institute of Food and Agriculture: prohibit funding for potato research in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, H7826 [8JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 985), H4209 [31MR]

NOAA: prohibit funding for implementation of report entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project'', E1527 [23JN]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs, H575 [27JA]

Oregon: tribute to contributions of Native Americans, E276 [13FE]

———water, wilderness, and national recreation area projects, H3976 [25MR]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), E2622 [23OC]

SBA: eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H7750, H7751, H7758, H7762 [8JY]

———enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7758, H7762 [8JY]

———enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), consideration (H. Res. 610), H7749, H7750, H7751 [8JY]

———Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program funding, H9820 [23SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), E1527 [23JN]

Small business: provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, E2680 [2NO]

Small Business Act: extend programs (S. 1929), H11987 [28OC]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), E2680 [2NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1541), H3468 [17MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3614), H9820 [23SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3614), Senate amendment, H10021 [29SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (S. 1929), H11987 [28OC]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), E2680 [2NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1541), H3468 [17MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3614), H9820 [23SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3614), Senate amendment, H10021 [29SE]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (H. Res. 733), H9823 [23SE]

———participation as observer in WHO, E1255 [21MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: anniversary, E884 [2AP]

Transportation: transit capital funding, H719 [28JA]

Votes: position on missed, H4415 [2AP]

Tributes

Kandaswamy, Arjun, E1700 [9JY]

McNamee, William D., E1445 [17JN]

Neitzel, Ernestine, E2126 [31JY]

O'Connor, Judy, E1865 [21JY]

Potter, Cherita, H2927 [4MR]

Russell, Nancy, E15 [6JA]

Toedtemeier, Terry, E23 [6JA]

Wu, K.C., H2927 [4MR]

Wyatt, Wendell, H907 [3FE]