NYE, GLENN C. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11720 [23OC]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5858 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12111 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12111 [29OC]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H5309 [6MY]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H9731 [17SE]

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), H13002 [16NO]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas, for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq (see H. Res. 977), H15502 [16DE]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 1034), H6538 [10JN]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H15504 [16DE]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H5667 [14MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9056 [29JY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13355 [19NO]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H15503 [16DE]

———improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts, residential or motor vehicle leases, and tuition (see H.R. 2874), H11516 [20OC]

———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), H13354 [19NO]

———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), H6307 [8JN]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H9491 [14SE]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

———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), H1520 [12FE]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H11111 [7OC]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H9999 [25SE]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H9731 [17SE]

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 465), H6267 [4JN]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H5582 [13MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H5309 [6MY]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———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]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9492 [14SE]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H6156 [3JN]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H9491 [14SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]

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), H6014 [21MY]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H10071 [29SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H91 [8JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H9282 [31JY]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see H.R. 1796), H6155 [3JN]

———study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H4915 [28AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H1520 [12FE]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H9808 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of processing plant closures or other cost-cutting measures by bankrupt poultry processors (see H.R. 3150), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 215), H3707 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (see H.R. 2825), H6617 [11JN]

———determine and disclose costs incurred in taking a Member, officer, or employee of Congress on a trip outside the U.S. for inclusion in any report on the trip (see H.R. 3036), H8410 [20JY]

———develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H4518 [2AP]

———modify Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty form to allow inclusion of an email address on the form (see H.R. 2488), H7146 [23JN]

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), H13355 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index (BMI) collected or submitted by health care providers (see H.R. 3955), H12044 [28OC]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H13354 [19NO]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4524 [2AP]

Dept. of HUD: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H9491 [14SE]

Dept. of Labor: authorize appropriations for the Veterans Workforce Investment Program (see H.R. 295), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2689), H6154 [3JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H7085 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (see H.R. 1577), H6076 [2JN]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3577), H11384 [14OC]

———carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H6009 [21MY]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5486 [12MY]

———establish Committee on Care of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (see H.R. 1546), H7706 [26JN]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans (see H.R. 2583), H9738 [21SE]

———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), H9492 [14SE]

———increase amount of subsistence allowance payable to veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 297), H780 [28JA]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (see H.R. 3949), H12043 [28OC]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———make certain improvements to comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2735), H6264 [4JN]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H3053 [5MR]

———prohibit recovery or collection of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided to a veteran for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 1591), H3640 [18MR]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3835 [24MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6415 [9JN]

———reauthorize the small business loan program (see H.R. 294), H780 [28JA]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

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

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), H91 [8JA]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H4130 [30MR]

———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]

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

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H11168 [8OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 85), H602 [27JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 3463), H11516 [20OC]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H12141 [29OC]

Economy: provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits (see H.R. 746), H1159 [10FE]

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

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H9056 [29JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4398 [1AP]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H4583 [21AP]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H13266 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H1043 [4FE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H5792 [19MY]

Firearms: express that a Federal statute requiring firearm registration would unduly burden the right of the people to keep and bear arms (see H. Res. 351), H6267 [4JN]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H4027 [25MR]

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), H9730 [17SE]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H11298 [13OC]

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

Health: improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H6014 [21MY]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11298 [13OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H8026 [13JY]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11869 [27OC]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H4734 [23AP]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Insurance: 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: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H9491 [14SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H10520 [6OC]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H9808 [22SE]

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), H10408 [30SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H12288 [3NO]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H13521 [3DE]

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

Medicare: extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 2124), H7446 [25JN]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H12198 [2NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6266 [4JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7838 [8JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

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

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H11168 [8OC]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12142 [29OC]

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

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9962 [24SE]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H4584 [21AP]

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

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

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H9962 [24SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H13629 (see H.R. 847), H14372 [8DE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11791 [26OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13521 [3DE]

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

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), H5169 [5MY]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H920 [3FE]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

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

———modernize Small Business Development Centers (see H.R. 1845), H4841 [27AP]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H13002 [16NO]

Small business: provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 3014), H7249 [24JN]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2352), H5483 [12MY]

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

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3835 [24MR]

———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), H10519 [6OC]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H4734 [23AP]

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), H5793 [19MY]

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

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10408 [30SE]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H13629 (see H.R. 2672), H14372 [8DE]

———allow expensing of certain real property (see H.R. 3178), H8356 [17JY]

———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), H6415 [9JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H1080 [9FE]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1607 [13FE]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H9807 [22SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4064 [26MR]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H13355 [19NO]

———extend increased expensing of certain depreciable business assets and the special depreciation allowance for certain business property (see H.R. 361), H603 [27JA]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6267 [4JN]

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

———increase amount allowable as a deduction for meals and entertainment expenses of small businesses (see H.R. 3952), H15504 [16DE]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4584 [21AP]

———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 2600), H6011 [21MY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (see H.R. 498), H603 [27JA]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H12141 [29OC]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H5063 [30AP]

———make the credit for research activities permanent and provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 1545), H15503 [16DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H4735 [23AP]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H12364 [4NO]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H4525 [2AP]

———provide a simplified research tax credit for small businesses (see H.R. 4244), H13628 (see H.R. 4244), H14371 [8DE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H4064 [26MR] (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H8009 [10JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H4734 [23AP] (see H.R. 1806), H13629 (see H.R. 1806), H14372 [8DE]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H9491 [14SE]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H11869 [27OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5308 [6MY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H11868 [27OC]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 536), H603 [27JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H11383 [14OC]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H9808 [22SE]

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]

University of Georgia: tribute to women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 386), H5401 [7MY]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

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

———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H381 [15JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H10408 [30SE] (see H.R. 333), H603 [27JA]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H15503 [16DE]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H9491 [14SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 811), H10408 [30SE]

———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 3199), H9282 [31JY]

———provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1544), H6307 [8JN]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2573), H11167 [8OC]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H923 [3FE]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6307 [8JN]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

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), H4999 [29AP]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H6077 [2JN]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H9738 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless (see H.R. 3073), H7703 [26JN]

———provide, without expiration, hospital, medical, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide and Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2926), H6972 [17JN]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11166 [8OC]

Health: protect patient right to choose health care provider (see H. Con. Res. 162), H7836 [8JY]

SBA: establish Veterans Business Center program (see H.R. 1803), H4249 [31MR]

———improve services for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 4125), H13352 [19NO]

———provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries (see H.R. 3738), H11110 [7OC]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit for certain unemployed veterans (see H.R. 931), H1156 [10FE]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H9961 [24SE]

———provide relief relative to estate and gift taxes, small businesses, and government contractors (see H.R. 4174), H13466 [2DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H565 [27JA]

Armed Forces: improve equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty relative to cellular telephone contracts and residential or motor vehicle leases, H7348 [25JN]

———tribute to servicemembers and their families, H328 [15JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11720 [23OC]

———ensure that marine safety responsibilities do not impair the carrying out of homeland security missions, H11720 [23OC]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5036 [30AP]

———restrict credit card issuers from making adverse reports to credit rating agencies regarding deployed military service members and disabled veterans, H5036 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7348 [25JN]

———Fisher House Foundation funding, H9060 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9060 [30JY]

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 (H.R. 23), H5424 [12MY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 804), H10558 [7OC]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 775), H4274 [1AP]

Federal employees: make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 1804), H4274 [1AP]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (H. Con. Res. 197), H13402 [2DE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (H. Res. 339), H4593 [22AP]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7759 [8JY]

———establish a program to provide business counseling and entrepreneurial development assistance to members of the Armed Forces, H5858 [20MY]

———establish Veterans Business Center program, H5845 [20MY]

———establish Veterans Business Center program (H.R. 1803), H8914 [28JY]

———make low-interest disaster loans to homeowners for repair or replacement of toxic drywall installed in principal residences, H12111 [29OC]

———provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries, H12111 [29OC]

———provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries (H.R. 3738), H13082 [18NO]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5845, H5858 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12111 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12111 [29OC]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (H. Res. 234), H3775 [24MR]

Year of the Military Family: designate (H. Con. Res. 64), H3387 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9653 [16SE], H9996 [25SE], H10406 [30SE]

Tributes

Johnson, Michael E., H9638 [16SE]

Meredith, William L. (Lee), H10125 [30SE]

Storey, Dona, E1191 [18MY]

Trahan, Tyler, H5690 [18MY]