CAPPS, LOIS (a Representative from California)

Appointments

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

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H6545 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5401 [7MY]

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

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

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5097 [4MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1045 [4FE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3053 [5MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H2602 [23FE]

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), H11740 [23OC]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

———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), H4397 [1AP]

———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), H13466 [2DE]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9900 [23SE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H11516 [20OC]

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]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]

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]

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]

———raise ceiling on Federal share of cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project (see H.R. 2522), H8410 [20JY]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H12288 [3NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

———establish a Wellness Trust (see H.R. 1940), H4522 [2AP]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H13466 [2DE]

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]

———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]

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

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

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]

Coastal zones: develop a Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 365), H158 [9JA]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H15504 [16DE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H4251 [31MR]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

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]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2632 [24FE]

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H13267 [18NO]

———prevent granting of regulatory forbearance by default (see H.R. 400), H160 [9JA]

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

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

———incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 1774), H5667 [14MY]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H6077 [2JN]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

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

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3426), H9206 [30JY]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H325 [14JA]

Cousteau, Jacques-Yves: tribute (see H. Res. 518), H6306 [8JN]

Credit: 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]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2632 [24FE]

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

Crime: provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 1966), H4522 [2AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

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]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H10070 [29SE]

———establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (see H.R. 2685), H6539 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1608 [13FE]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H6015 [21MY]

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]

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

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 2081), H4732 [23AP]

———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), H9999 [25SE]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H5306 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

———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), H7741 [7JY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H6307 [8JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H777 [28JA]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5097 [4MY]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H13355 [19NO]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H6264 [4JN]

———make grants to train elementary and secondary school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on school grounds (see H.R. 3798), H11791 [26OC]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H12588 [6NO]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: 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 Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H3438 [16MR]

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), H1246 [11FE]

———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), H6265 [4JN]

———provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1044), H3402 [12MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6415 [9JN]

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

———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), H4397 [1AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans (see H.R. 2583), H6010 [21MY]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9441 [10SE]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

Developing countries: 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]

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: 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]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H8810 [24JY]

———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H3338 [11MR]

———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), H11581 [21OC]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H4838 [27AP]

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

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

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

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

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H13267 [18NO]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H8586 [22JY]

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

Ecology and environment: establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (see H.R. 2192), H5060 [30AP]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9283 [31JY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H923 [3FE]

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

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H3702 [19MR]

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), H3077 [6MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4398 [1AP]

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

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H779 [28JA]

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]

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), H381 [15JA]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H3338 [11MR]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H5401 [7MY]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H160 [9JA]

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), H12457 [5NO]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

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

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H3641 [18MR]

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

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]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11298 [13OC]

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

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2093), H4733 [23AP]

FEMA: consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates (see H.R. 1525), H7947 [9JY]

———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 3415), H9343 [8SE]

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), H9397 [9SE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13354 [19NO]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H31 [6JA]

———strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (see H.R. 1080), H2603 [23FE]

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

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]

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

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 302), H4398 [1AP] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8100 [14JY]

Government regulations: make certain regulations have no force or effect (see H.R. 570), H380 [15JA]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H7837 [8JY]

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), H325 [14JA]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H8025 [13JY]

Health: ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1248 [11FE]

———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), H4915 [28AP]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H195 [13JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H1159 [10FE]

———prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see H.R. 2937), H7021 [18JN]

———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H8356 [17JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H3642 [18MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3525 [17MR]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H601 [27JA]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6307 [8JN]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H5400 [7MY]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

———provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H3706 [19MR]

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

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6807 [15JN]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H7024 [18JN]

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

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]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H7086 [19JN]

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

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]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]

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]

———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [14MY]

———prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2635), H6012 [21MY]

———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), H3526 [17MR]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

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), H3439 [16MR]

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

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H4839 [27AP]

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

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]

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

———promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H13354 [19NO]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 509), H4583 [21AP]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9808 [22SE]

Medicaid: apply an enhanced Federal matching rate for children if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2859), H9342 [8SE]

———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H8495 [21JY]

———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (see H.R. 2688), H6744 [12JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

———provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period (see H.R. 4260), H14982 [15DE]

———provide for payment for services furnished by certain HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act grantees under a cost-based prospective payment system (see H.R. 3665), H10069 [29SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4398 [1AP]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H5484 [12MY]

———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H7704 [26JN]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]

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

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9898 [23SE]

———continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H4999 [29AP]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H1045 [4FE]

———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), H12141 [29OC]

———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2773), H6413 [9JN]

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

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H6539 [10JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H4584 [21AP]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H7706 [26JN]

———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]

———provide payments for unscheduled physician telephone consultation services when such payments are cost and quality effective (see H.R. 3826), H11457 [15OC]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H6538 [10JN]

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

———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: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H28 [6JA]

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

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H9961 [24SE]

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

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5713 [18MY]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H4249 [31MR]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 653), H9730 [17SE]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]

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

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

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

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H486 [22JA]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5064 [30AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H1518 [12FE]

National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Month: designate (see H. Res. 536), H6904 [16JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4161), H13385 [1DE]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4160), H13385 [1DE]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H2835 [25FE]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13387 [1DE]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3836 [24MR]

National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H4732 [23AP]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 866), H11869 [27OC]

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

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

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]

Navy: tribute to official U.S. naval history museums (see H. Res. 984), H15502 [16DE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H7086 [19JN]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H9550 [15SE]

———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), H442 [21JA]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H778 [28JA]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see H.R. 366), H158 [9JA]

———establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H4687 [22AP]

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]

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

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

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), H163 [9JA]

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

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

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

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), H6904 [16JN]

Philippines: 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), H3438 [16MR]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]

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]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 4131), H13467 [2DE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H6415 [9JN]

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), H6076 [2JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

Public utilities: enhance security of U.S. public water systems (see H.R. 3258), H8409 [20JY]

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

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

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H11111 [7OC]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H2926 [3MR]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 2148), H5000 [29AP]

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

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

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H7838 [8JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

———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]

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

———establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 1485), H4397 [1AP]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: 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]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]

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

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4689 [22AP]

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), H10000 [25SE]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H12456 [5NO]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H5712 [18MY]

———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), H4525 [2AP]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H11740 [23OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9962 [24SE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 832), H2980 [4MR]

———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]

———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 3271), H9282 [31JY]

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

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

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11111 [7OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7248 [24JN]

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

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

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur and improve the digital-to-analog converter box program (see H.R. 681), H525 [26JA]

Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9441 [10SE]

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), H9282 [31JY]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H11111 [7OC]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1159 [10FE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5582 [13MY]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H7021 [18JN]

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), H7146 [23JN]

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

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

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H10458 [1OC]

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

University of Southern California: 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), H5893 [20MY]

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

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5893 [20MY]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H10070 [29SE]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H4583 [21AP]

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

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H6617 [11JN]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

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

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H9282 [31JY]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

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), H922 [3FE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H5000 [29AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8356 [17JY]

Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4251 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 368), H159 [9JA]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems (see H.R. 367), H158 [9JA]

Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 231), H3145 [10MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1905), H4520 [2AP]

———establish regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (see H.R. 4363), H15500 [16DE]

———make grants to coastal States for surveys of coastal and Federal waters to identify areas suitable for exploration, development, and production of renewable energy (see H.R. 1690), H3834 [24MR]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national strategic action plan to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see H.R. 2323), H5398 [7MY]

———establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Program (see H.R. 2754), H6305 [8JN]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 3003), H7145 [23JN]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 756), H778 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a water distribution system to Goleta Water District in Goleta, CA (see H.R. 89), H31 [6JA]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, CA (see H.R. 88), H31 [6JA]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1246), H2886 [2MR]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H5664 [14MY]

EPA: establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H7084 [19JN]

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

Health: ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see H.R. 2231), H5095 [4MY]

King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1520 [12FE]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H1042 [4FE]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H4396 [1AP]

———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H8024 [13JY]

National DVT Screening Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 231), H3145 [10MR]

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), H9961 [24SE]

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

Santa Barbara, CA: observe anniversary of oil spill off the coast as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement (see H. Con. Res. 32), H779 [28JA]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4843 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8711 [24JY]

Remarks

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, H3983 [25MR]

AmeriCorps Week: observance, H5587 [14MY]

Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 1018), E1845 [20JY]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 80), E331 [24FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H640 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1561 [13FE]

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), H10506 [6OC]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11094 [7OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4919 [29AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H130 [9JA]

Climate: global warming, H14886 [15DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), E2623 [23OC]

———report on the most frequent human errors leading to oil spills from vessels, E2623 [23OC]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas, H3983 [25MR]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, H3983 [25MR]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H4030 [26MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2932 [4MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4932 [29AP]

Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 231), H3110 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7337 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty, H1561 [13FE]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program, H13012 [17NO]

———establish the Tobacco Harm Reduction Center, H4366 [1AP]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (H.R. 756), H4081 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: convey a water distribution system to Goleta Water District in Goleta, CA, H3983 [25MR]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, CA, H3983 [25MR]

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, H3983 [25MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3287 [11MR]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1167 [11FE]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (H.R. 1246), H4079 [30MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H119 [9JA]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (H.R. 1740), H11094 [7OC]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Res. 35), H13582, H13583, H13584 [8DE]

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11529 [21OC]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H13556 [8DE]

FCC: provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information, E219 [9FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), H4366 [1AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, H7337 [25JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H3993 [25MR]

Goleta, CA: tribute to Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy robotics team, E1218 [20MY]

Health: ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (H.R. 2231), H5173 [6MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4030 [26MR], H7839 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8104 [15JY], H8498 [22JY], H8712 [24JY], H8886 [28JY], H10076 [30SE], H10438 [1OC], H11804 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12208 [3NO], H12841, H12922 [7NO], H13012 [17NO], H13584 [8DE], H14376 [9DE], H14911, H14913, H14916 [15DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12600 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12922 [7NO], H14376 [9DE]

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), H98 [9JA]

King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (H. Con. Res. 52), H1252 [12FE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (H.R. 556), E2049 [28JY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 437), H6093, H6094 [3JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 14), H2938, H2940 [4MR]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 914), H13320 [19NO]

National DVT Screening Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 231), H3110 [10MR]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 710), H10475 [6OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 192), H5420 [12MY]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 55), H13584, H13585, H13586 [8DE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 120), H5728, H5729 [19MY]

Point of order, H13584, H13586 [8DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H5807 [20MY], H7626 [26JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), E2667 [29OC]

Santa Barbara, CA: observe anniversary of oil spill off the coast as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement (H. Con. Res. 32), H607 [28JA]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H251, H259 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H973 [4FE]

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), H6090, H6091, H6092 [3JN]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), E219 [9FE]

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), H6322 [9JN]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12240 [3NO]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: negotiation of greenhouse gas emissions agreement, H14886 [15DE]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14910, H14911, H14913, H14916 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), E2378 [25SE]

Ventura County Economic Development Association: anniversary, E115 [21JA]

Votes: position on missed, H5371 [7MY], H5768 [19MY], H8117 [15JY], H8202 [16JY], E2315 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5395 [7MY]

Special order: granted, H10452 [1OC]

Tributes

Carroll, Doug, E2930 [10DE]

Ruiz, Isabel P., E2004 [24JY]

Saatjian, Lloyd, E2718 [4NO]

Wolfe, Duane G., H6158 [4JN]