ELLISON, KEITH (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2901 [3MR]

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H6545 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H9342 [8SE]

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H11714 [22OC]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6620 [11JN]

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

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H9807 [22SE]

———provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 233), H4251 [31MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9442 [10SE]

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]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9550 [15SE]

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6414 [9JN]

———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), H601 [27JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6077 [2JN]

Aung San Suu Kyi: call for release by Burmese Government, hold tripartite political dialogue toward national reconciliation, restore democracy and freedoms, and recognize human rights for Burmese citizens (see H. Res. 898), H14877 [14DE]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H10519 [6OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

———protect medical debt homeowners and caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (see H.R. 901), H11868 [27OC]

Black European Summit: support (see H. Res. 596), H8410 [20JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

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

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

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9731 [17SE]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 3772), H11165 [8OC]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (see H.R. 3269), H8494 [21JY]

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]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11869 [27OC]

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

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H923 [3FE]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H5712 [18MY]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H14877 [14DE]

———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]

———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: condemn violent repression of Uyghur protests, express sadness at loss of life, and call on Chinese Government to respect right of freedom of speech and association (see H. Res. 624), H8357 [17JY]

———recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (see H. Res. 226), H3104 [9MR]

———urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9808 [22SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H527 [26JA]

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

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

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H6076 [2JN]

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

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

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]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H7836 [8JY]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H3105 [9MR]

———establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1214), H5097 [4MY]

Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H11298 [13OC]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H4734 [23AP]

———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), H37 [6JA]

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

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H8809 [24JY]

———exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9205 [30JY]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

———protect and enhance consumer and business access to credit and urge credit issuers not to cut credit lines or raise interest rates (see H. Res. 553), H6972 [17JN]

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H3704 [19MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H11111 [7OC]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H13355 [19NO]

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

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7087 [19JN]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H11112 [7OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 329), H89 [8JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H7250 [24JN]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 1222), H2886 [2MR]

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

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

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

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H12457 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H9281 [31JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H14982 [15DE]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2891), H9342 [8SE]

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

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H9491 [14SE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3402 [12MR]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H13267 [18NO]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H6156 [3JN]

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), H8009 [10JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]

———promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H6077 [2JN]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H12142 [29OC]

———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9807 [22SE]

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), H2836 [25FE]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3671), H10069 [29SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H14877 [14DE]

———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), H7945 [9JY]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1341), H3438 [16MR]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 1664), H3748 [23MR]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H2886 [2MR]

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

———require purchase of certain bonds to return State and local entities to where they would have been had emergency assistance not been provided to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (see H.R. 467), H5485 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9670 [16SE]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H6619 [11JN]

———increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning (see H.R. 950), H9899 [23SE]

———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), H2980 [4MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H4025 [25MR]

———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), H3338 [11MR]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H8708 [23JY]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6077 [2JN]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H15503 [16DE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H10520 [6OC]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13355 [19NO]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H9442 [10SE]

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

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H4582 [21AP]

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. 1459), H3399 [12MR] (see H.R. 3245), H10520 [6OC]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H8185 [15JY]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3399 [12MR]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H2980 [4MR]

Economy: establish a select committee to make a thorough and complete investigation of the causes of the current financial crisis and other matters (see H. Res. 345), H4916 [28AP]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H7947 [9JY]

———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), H9443 [10SE]

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

———establish competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3973), H12141 [29OC]

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

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), H4525 [2AP]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H31 [6JA]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4027 [25MR]

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

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 for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4688 [22AP]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H13385 [1DE]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (see H. Res. 595), H8410 [20JY]

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), H3146 [10MR]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H1246 [11FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

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), H9808 [22SE]

———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]

———support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H6973 [17JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 824), H921 [3FE]

———clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H442 [21JA]

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

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H2926 [3MR]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1607 [13FE]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13386 [1DE]

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

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H11740 [23OC]

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), H3528 [17MR]

———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H13002 [16NO]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H3053 [5MR]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4251 [31MR]

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

Floods: commend efforts of people fighting floods in North Dakota and Minnesota (see H. Res. 415), H5486 [12MY]

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

———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), H5713 [18MY]

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), H9282 [31JY]

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

———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2835 [25FE]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H6156 [3JN]

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

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H4397 [1AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H603 [27JA]

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

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H10407 [30SE]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2065), H4841 [27AP] (see H.R. 2190), H5060 [30AP]

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

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H11869 [27OC]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H325 [14JA]

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

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H3105 [9MR]

———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (see H.R. 3124), H7836 [8JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H6076 [2JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H5306 [6MY]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

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

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H11111 [7OC]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6016 [21MY]

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]

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), H11458 [15OC]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H7742 [7JY]

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

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H4734 [23AP]

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), H13354 [19NO]

———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H11297 [13OC]

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

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

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

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H2603 [23FE]

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

Israel: call on both sides to implement immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and allow unrestricted humanitarian access (see H. Res. 66), H382 [15JA]

Jackson, Michael: tribute (see H. Res. 600), H7948 [9JY]

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]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see H. Res. 833), H12198 [2NO]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

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

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 2258), H5168 [5MY]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H14744 [10DE]

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

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4581 [21AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H443 [21JA]

Max J. Beilke Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Alexandria, MN: designate (see H.R. 3157), H9207 [30JY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6076 [2JN]

———provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period (see H.R. 4260), H14827 [11DE]

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

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1693), H8495 [21JY]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H7251 [24JN]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6414 [9JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H9342 [8SE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H7446 [25JN]

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

Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (see H. Res. 282), H3835 [24MR]

———commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H6265 [4JN]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H2836 [25FE]

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

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

More Books for Africa Program: establish (see H.R. 3701), H12045 [28OC]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H12198 [2NO]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6807 [15JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1159 [10FE]

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), H8025 [13JY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 1675), H3748 [23MR]

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

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H382 [15JA]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

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 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), H10070 [29SE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H5891 [20MY]

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

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 Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H9808 [22SE]

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

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5486 [12MY]

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

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H7838 [8JY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

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]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11581 [21OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6016 [21MY]

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

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

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see H.R. 481), H4583 [21AP]

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

NSF: establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1926), H4584 [21AP]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H5000 [29AP]

———reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 278), H6016 [21MY]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1521 [12FE]

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

Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (see H. Res. 823), H11298 [13OC]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2632 [24FE]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H4688 [22AP]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H8100 [14JY]

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), H1080 [9FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H9442 [10SE]

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), H4581 [21AP]

———prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H14744 [10DE]

———provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 2909), H9397 [9SE]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 2336), H5399 [7MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H5892 [20MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H9999 [25SE]

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]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11516 [20OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3053), H7445 [25JN]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H12142 [29OC]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2836 [25FE]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4526 [2AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

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

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

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H5063 [30AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H5667 [14MY]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H8100 [14JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H12142 [29OC]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H7147 [23JN]

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

———establish a grant program to assist schools in establishing a universal free classroom breakfast program (see H.R. 4325), H15504 [16DE]

SEC: provide for rules and standards relative to the election of boards of directors and certain requirements for compensation of executives (see H.R. 2861), H8185 [15JY]

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

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), H5169 [5MY]

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

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 193), H2875 [26FE]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 3329), H9962 [24SE]

———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), H8185 [15JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H7705 [26JN]

Somalia: support lasting peace, democracy, and economic recovery (see H. Res. 859), H14982 [15DE]

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H12198 [2NO]

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H8410 [20JY]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H6076 [2JN]

———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]

———eligibility of energy efficiency property for energy credit (see H.R. 2016), H11111 [7OC]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H9342 [8SE]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H4732 [23AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H9442 [10SE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H9342 [8SE]

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

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H526 [26JA]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4734 [23AP]

———provide special rules for charitable contributions of alternative energy property for educational purposes (see H.R. 1249), H6973 [17JN]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H13629 (see H.R. 1443), H14372 [8DE]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H7147 [23JN]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H7147 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H7706 [26JN]

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]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H11711 [22OC]

———extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 1456), H3399 [12MR]

———prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

U.N.: support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H8008 [10JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7024 [18JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H11740 [23OC]

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

———provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 290), H442 [21JA]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H5169 [5MY]

University of St. Thomas: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 499), H6539 [10JN]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

———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. 333), H2980 [4MR]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H3748 [23MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H7948 [9JY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 103), H31 [6JA]

———promote use of the Internet by State and local election officials in carrying out voter registration activities (see H.R. 1719), H13521 [3DE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H11714 [22OC]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H527 [26JA]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5485 [12MY]

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

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H6538 [10JN]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11869 [27OC]

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), H4524 [2AP]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H3105 [9MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4841 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: add requirements for board of directors committees regarding risk management and compensation policies and require non-binding shareholder votes on executive compensation (see H.R. 3272), H8494 [21JY]

Consumers: protect from certain practices in connection with the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by the consumer's principal dwelling (see H.R. 1782), H4128 [30MR]

Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 1637), H3704 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

FDIC: require appropriate Federal banking agencies to prescribe capital standards for certain special purpose entities (see H.R. 2660), H6074 [2JN]

Federal Transit Administration: alter requirements relative to recommendations for fixed guideway projects funding (see H.R. 4367), H15500 [16DE]

FRS: authorize Federal Reserve Banks' examination of methodologies used by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations in analyzing and rating asset-backed securities and structured finance products (see H.R. 3128), H7836 [8JY]

———require prompt corrective action to resolve problems of bank holding companies (see H.R. 3968), H12140 [29OC]

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H2886 [2MR]

Insurance: require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3681), H10407 [30SE]

———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange (see H.R. 2833), H6617 [11JN]

Iran: enhance sanctions by imposing certain travel restrictions and prohibiting certain procurement contracts, and authorize humanitarian and people-to-people assistance (see H.R. 4303), H14877 [14DE]

Medicare: create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3074), H7703 [26JN]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H10456 [1OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H5791 [19MY]

Taxation: qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 475), H195 [13JA]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3957), H12044 [28OC]

Letters

U.N. Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip: several Israeli human rights organizations, H12240 [3NO]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H4724, H4725 [23AP], H6600 [11JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H13504 [3DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H719, H758, H759, H760, H761, H762, H763, H764 [28JA], H1144, H1145, H1146, H1147, H1148 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H4984 [29AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5628 [14MY]

———require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, H3033 [5MR]

Armed Forces: effect of stop-loss policy on military members' morale, H3698 [19MR]

———express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12442 [5NO]

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 (H.R. 2920), H8695 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4443 [2AP]

Community Reinvestment Act: impact, H5289, H5290, H5291 [6MY]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4443 [2AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H433, H434, H435, H436, H437, H438, H439 [21JA], H5640, H5641, H5642, H5643 [14MY]

Council on American-Islamic Relations: proposed congressional investigation of staff and interns, H11767 [26OC]

Credit: prohibit steering of mortgage loans, H5349 [7MY]

———protect homebuyers from predatory mortgage lending practices, H5289, H5290, H5291 [6MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H4964, H4967 [29AP], H5048-H5052 [30AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5105 [5MY], H5349, H5353, H5354 [7MY], H5565, H5566, H5567 [13MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12306 [4NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H760, H761 [28JA], H4722 [23AP]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H3033, H3035, H3036, H3037, H3038, H3039 [5MR]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs, H4984 [29AP]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7896, H7897 [9JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H354 [15JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H354 [15JA]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 157), H3387, H3388, H3389, H3390 [12MR]

Earth Day: observance, H4723 [23AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H13501 [3DE], H14854, H14855 [14DE], H14887 [15DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5721 [19MY]

———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), H14429 [9DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H1025, H1028, H1029 [4FE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H13012 [17NO]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H4985, H4987 [29AP]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members, H5378, H5379, H5380, H5381 [7MY]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws, H437 [21JA]

Head Start Program: funding, H1145 [10FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1026 [4FE], H6248, H6249, H6250, H6251, H6252, H6253, H6254 [4JN], H6831 [16JN], H7932 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8031 [14JY], H8275, H8277, H8278, H8280, H8281 [16JY], H8591, H8693, H8697, H8698 [23JY], H8883 [28JY], H9180, H9181, H9182, H9183 [30JY], H9422, H9423, H9425, H9426 [10SE], H9556 [16SE], H9708, H9710, H9711 [17SE], H9920, H9921, H9922, H9923 [24SE], H11151, H11152, H11153, H11154, H11155, H11156 [8OC], H11371 [14OC], H11437, H11438, H11439, H11441, H11442 [15OC], H11686, H11687, H11688, H11690, H11691, H11692, H11693 [22OC], H11798 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12442, H12444, H12445, H12446, H12447 [5NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5993, H5994, H5995, H5996, H5997, H5998, H5999 [21MY], H8696, H8697 [23JY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H12446 [5NO]

Housing: reduce eviction grace period for renters of certain properties in foreclosure and clarify circumstances of acceleration of debt repayment, H5353, H5354 [7MY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H4985, H4987 [29AP]

Infrastructure: funding, H13503 [3DE]

Iran: support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 560), H7037 [19JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3697, H3698, H3699, H3700, H3701 [19MR]

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), H104 [9JA]

Joint Community Police Partnership (JCPP): International Association of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights Award recipient, E2386 [29SE]

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 (H.R. 1409), H4055, H4056, H4057, H4058, H4059 [26MR]

Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recognition by Airports Council International (organization) as Best Airport in North America and Third Best Airport in the World in its size category, E1173 [14MY]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 104), H435, H436, H437, H439 [21JA]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, H11435 [15OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6319 [9JN], H6600 [11JN]

———encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (H.R. 2336), H6602 [11JN]

———establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program, H761 [28JA]

———national energy policy, H4723, H4724, H4725 [23AP], H4847 [28AP]

Renewable energy: create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, H4724 [23AP]

Robbinsville, MN: anniversary of Robbinsville Fire Dept., E2149 [31JY]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit assistance, H7896, H7897 [9JY]

Transportation: transit capital funding, H719 [28JA]

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), H12234, H12240, H12241 [3NO], E2751 [9NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6590 [11JN]

Unemployment: rates, H1025, H1026 [4FE], H13501-H13505 [3DE], H14854, H14855 [14DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H3698, H3700 [19MR]

Votes: correction, H9122 [30JY]

———position on missed, H281 [14JA], H6429 [10JN], H8316 [17JY], H8793 [24JY], E1471 [17JN], E1512 [19JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2922 [3MR], H3746 [23MR], H5710 [18MY]

Special order: granted, H11788 [26OC]

Summaries

U.N. Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, E2751 [9NO]

Tributes

Bauer, Henry E., E1696 [9JY]

Jones, B. Todd, E2325 [22SE]

Yang, Sai, E1831 [17JY]