KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

House of Representatives Page Board, H7828 [8JY]

Articles and editorials

One of a Kind, S10478 [15OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H10518 [6OC]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H7086 [19JN]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H2925 [3MR]

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), H13267 [18NO]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H14446 [9DE]

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

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

———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), H14827 [11DE]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———increase the number of appointees to military service academies from the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa (see H.R. 935), H4840 [27AP]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H6014 [21MY]

———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 vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H8586 [22JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H11384 [14OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H442 [21JA]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6267 [4JN]

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), H8009 [10JY]

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H603 [27JA]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6973 [17JN]

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

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: improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see H.R. 3474), H13467 [2DE]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H3338 [11MR]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H2980 [4MR]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H4733 [23AP]

———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: 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), H12289 [3NO]

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), H13069 [17NO]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3836 [24MR]

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), H922 [3FE]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1237), H11581 [21OC]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H9342 [8SE]

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

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4915 [28AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce the interval for issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3587), H9670 [16SE]

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

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H11791 [26OC]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H11868 [27OC]

———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]

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

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3246), H8586 [22JY]

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

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H13002 [16NO]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see H.R. 2558), H8100 [14JY]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H8873 [27JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H13001 [16NO]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H11515 [20OC]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H10069 [29SE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H8100 [14JY]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H10520 [6OC]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H3438 [16MR]

———promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H9999 [25SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

———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), H13355 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 2523), H6077 [2JN]

———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), H3641 [18MR]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11298 [13OC]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3697), H13521 [3DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5062 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the U.S. manufacturing industry (see H.R. 2936), H8586 [22JY]

———establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H12365 [4NO]

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. 1550), H3835 [24MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 3435), H9275 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 3885), H12457 [5NO]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5582 [13MY]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H8873 [27JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H6266 [4JN]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H8356 [17JY]

———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]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 1721), H5671 [15MY]

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: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4404), H15501 [16DE]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H13069 [17NO]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H8810 [24JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H12142 [29OC]

———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), H12364 [4NO]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases (see H.R. 2084), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H13267 [18NO]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H6267 [4JN]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H11167 [8OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H10457 [1OC]

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H8809 [24JY]

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H4915 [28AP]

———provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 597), H10519 [6OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

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]

———provide paid sick leave to employees who are recommended by their employer or public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put others at risk (see H.R. 3991), H12287 [3NO]

EPA: 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), H4583 [21AP]

———provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans (see H.R. 1984), H4579 [21AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H7446 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H10457 [1OC]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H160 [9JA]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H7706 [26JN]

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

Federal Accounting Oversight Board: establish (see H.R. 1349), H6076 [2JN]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H5892 [20MY]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H6538 [10JN]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11516 [20OC]

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

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H14446 [9DE]

———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), H196 [13JA]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (see H.R. 1080), H6155 [3JN]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9282 [31JY]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H5668 [14MY]

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), H11713 [22OC]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H11458 [15OC]

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), H4841 [27AP]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

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), H9738 [21SE]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

George Kell Post Office, Swifton, AR: designate (see H.R. 3634), H11869 [27OC]

Geronimo (Apache Indian): anniversary of death (see H. Res. 132), H1045 [4FE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H7023 [18JN]

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), H8960 [28JY]

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

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 862), H1042 [4FE] (see H.R. 1711), H4025 [25MR] (see H.R. 2314), H6620 [11JN]

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

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H7706 [26JN]

———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda (see H. Res. 271), H5486 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2603 [23FE] (see H.R. 3200), H8303 [16JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H3707 [19MR]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H9550 [15SE]

Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12972 [7NO]

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H12045 [28OC]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H7947 [9JY]

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

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H10457 [1OC]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 1408), H3749 [23MR]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H6973 [17JN]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H3705 [19MR]

———prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H11869 [27OC]

Immigration: require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6156 [3JN]

Indian Development Finance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1607), H5712 [18MY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H6263 [4JN]

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), H5667 [14MY]

———impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H1605 [13FE]

———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H13002 [16NO]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H4525 [2AP]

———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]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H8009 [10JY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7086 [19JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Japan: commend policy against currency manipulation and encourage continuance of such policy (see H. Res. 933), H13387 [1DE]

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 2215), H8185 [15JY]

Korea, Republic of: call for an end to unfair trade practices in the automotive industry and take into account such practices when considering the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (see H. Res. 934), H13387 [1DE]

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: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 1623), H11384 [14OC]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6077 [2JN]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 509), H5485 [12MY]

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

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7837 [8JY]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H5097 [4MY]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H7706 [26JN]

———eliminate the sunset for reimbursement for services furnished by certain Indian hospitals and clinics (see H.R. 4313), H15504 [16DE]

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

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H5892 [20MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5097 [4MY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H7947 [9JY]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H6538 [10JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H15504 [16DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H8185 [15JY]

Members of Congress: deny automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H163 [9JA]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1932), H5486 [12MY]

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

Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (see H. Res. 282), H4064 [26MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8586 [22JY]

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), H1160 [10FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H10408 [30SE]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5062 [30AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2926 [3MR]

Music and dance: declare country music as a uniquely American art form and honor its contributions to American life and culture (see H. Res. 650), H10521 [6OC]

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 Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 653), H4734 [23AP]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 635), H7947 [9JY]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8708 [23JY]

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

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

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

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

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), H3055 [5MR]

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

———clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 1358), H4583 [21AP]

———extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1385), H4027 [25MR]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H4521 [2AP]

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

———settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see H.R. 3097), H11111 [7OC]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H8495 [21JY]

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), H7023 [18JN]

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 531), H10521 [6OC] (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4916 [28AP]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H4999 [29AP]

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

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H5667 [14MY]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H3706 [19MR]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

Poland: anniversary of relations with U.S. (see H. Res. 266), H7086 [19JN]

———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), H11384 [14OC]

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), H1520 [12FE]

Pouillon, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H9807 [22SE]

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]

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

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7147 [23JN]

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

———assist States with a high unemployment rate under the equity bonus program (see H.R. 3314), H8707 [23JY]

———waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 3313), H8707 [23JY]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

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

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5000 [29AP]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H5665 [14MY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]

———establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see H.R. 2852), H8586 [22JY]

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

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

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H2603 [23FE]

———increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3536), H9341 [8SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3527 [17MR]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H13266 [18NO]

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

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H7947 [9JY]

State News (Michigan State University publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 487), H8960 [28JY]

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), H6016 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2601), H6011 [21MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H5892 [20MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]

———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), H2835 [25FE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H4064 [26MR]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H9738 [21SE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5097 [4MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H9282 [31JY]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H12288 [3NO]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H6155 [3JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9281 [31JY]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3367), H8959 [28JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government (see H.R. 1527), H3642 [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, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13550 [7DE]

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

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H8586 [22JY]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H12197 [2NO]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13467 [2DE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H3056 [5MR]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3835 [24MR]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see H.R. 905), H1044 [4FE]

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]

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]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H7024 [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), H13267 [18NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9397 [9SE]

Urban, Matt: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10071 [29SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H5485 [12MY]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9279 [31JY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H9342 [8SE]

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

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), H525 [26JA]

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

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H8708 [23JY]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H11791 [26OC]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H7741 [7JY]

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), H603 [27JA]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8495 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (see H.R. 1852), H4396 [1AP] (see H.R. 2004), H4580 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 1578), H3640 [18MR]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H11110 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H4062 [26MR]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 140), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 154), H1248 [11FE]

Education: support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4223), H13627 (see H.R. 4223), H14371 [8DE]

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 969), H14877 [14DE] (see H. Res. 970), H14981 [15DE]

Michigan: congratulate the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the Region II U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) tournament (see H. Res. 963), H14446 [9DE]

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H12197 [2NO]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H161 [9JA]

Biographies

Dunlap, Raymond H., Sr., E2288 [16SE]

Lists

House of Representatives' Pages, H6245 [4JN]

Remarks

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (H.R. 2004), H9298 [8SE]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3663 [19MR]

Barkey, Brian and Dorie: Boy Scouts of America Tall Pine Council Distinguished Citizens of the Year award recipients, E2869 [2DE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H6244 [4JN]

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), H5501, H5511, H5513, H5514, H5515 [13MY]

———prohibit grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation to schools not in compliance with certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act provisions, H5511 [13MY]

———require Institute of Educational Sciences to study the impact of grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation of schools on student academic achievement, H5513 [13MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, H12060 [29OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6352 [9JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9236 [31JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1165 [11FE]

Economy: Government bailout of automobile industry, H4137 [31MR]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint (organization), E2242 [10SE]

———tribute to American Red Cross Genesee-Lapeer chapter award recipients, E1234 [21MY]

———tribute to Citizens March to honor the anniversary of the birth of Cesar E. Chavez, E411 [25FE]

———tribute to Flint Central High School Class of 1959 reunion, E2215 [9SE]

———UAW tribute to contributions of women in labor, civil rights, military, women's rights, and politics, E2213 [9SE]

Frankenmuth, MI: anniversary, E2337 [23SE]

Gadola, Paul V.: Flint, MI, ACLU Thomas A. Baltus Civil Libertarian of the Year Award recipient, E1270 [2JN]

Geronimo (Apache Indian): anniversary of death (H. Res. 132), E266 [12FE]

Grand Blanc, MI: tribute to staff of Genesys Regional Medical Center, E1207 [19MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12868 [7NO]

Landaal, Thomas G.: International Corrugated Packaging Foundation Circle of Distinguished Leaders inductee, E152 [27JA]

Native Americans: programs funding, H12060 [29OC]

Saginaw, MI: Historical Society of Saginaw County Castle Museum accepted into American Association of Museums Museum Assessment Program, E2485 [8OC]

SBA: increase maximum amount of stabilization loans and delay repayment of such loans in areas of high unemployment, H12110 [29OC]

Schools: allow funds to be used to upgrade technology to ensure schools are able to respond to emergencies, H5515 [13MY]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12110 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12110 [29OC]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3663 [19MR]

21st Century Green High-Performing School Facilities Act: prohibit use of funds for earmarks, H5514 [13MY]

Tributes

Carlson, Robert J., E18 [6JA]

Coolick, Patrice, E695 [18MR]

D'Angelo, Horace, Jr., E2641 [27OC]

Dunlap, Raymond H., Sr., E2288 [16SE]

Faubert, Reparata, E2726 [5NO]

Fuller, Henry L., Jr., E899 [21AP]

Hawkins, Mark, E1134 [13MY]

Henson, Robert E., E2463 [8OC]

Hockenhull, F.O., E671 [16MR]

Hughes, Chester, Jr., E2361 [24SE]

Keith, William R., E414 [25FE]

Long, Richard, E2615 [22OC]

MacGregor, Kenneth W., E532 [3MR]

McAttee, Bruce G., E2174 [31JY]

Palmer, Reginald R., E2226 [9SE]

Perez, Gabriel, E1586 [26JN]

Person, Ruth, E895 [21AP]

Ribner, John R., E2344 [23SE]

Shelton, LeRoy, E1091 [7MY]

Shepherd, Gary, E669 [16MR]

Steffne, Eddie R., E2881 [3DE]

Stone, Jack A., E2480 [8OC]

Tittle, Jan, E2465 [8OC]

Topper, Gay, H2847 [26FE]

Wagner, Jack W., E2888 [3DE]

Walter, Daniel L., E2665 [29OC]

Waters, John, E2611 [22OC]

Wotiska, Dorita, E1473 [17JN]