SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)

Addresses

American College of Greece: John Brademas, E2474 [8OC]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7360 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

Teaching Residents To Know Their Patients as Individuals—the Aliki Initiative at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, several physicians, Pharos (publication), E2522-E2524 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H2980 [4MR]

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

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6076 [2JN]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13002 [16NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8495 [21JY]

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]

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

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

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

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

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

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6620 [11JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a Wellness Trust (see H.R. 1940), H4522 [2AP]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H9962 [24SE]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H11514 [20OC]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

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

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13002 [16NO]

Colleges and universities: increase affordability of medical education (see H.R. 2332), H5398 [7MY]

———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), H8185 [15JY]

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H9962 [24SE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3707 [19MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4027 [25MR]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H15503 [16DE]

———incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 1774), H5400 [7MY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H6972 [17JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish the Clean Energy Corps (see H.R. 1394), H3104 [9MR]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5485 [12MY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9731 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H7741 [7JY]

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

———establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H6415 [9JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide credit support to enhance the availability of private financing for clean energy technology deployment (see H.R. 3836), H15504 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a program for the training of medical residents in community-based settings (see H.R. 4409), H15508 [23DE]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

———establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3664), H11384 [14OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5667 [14MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4688 [22AP]

———establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Program (see H.R. 2754), H8810 [24JY]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 3003), H8303 [16JY]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H8185 [15JY]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H4129 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: promulgate regulations concerning the storage and disposal of matter referred to as ``other wastes'' in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (see H.R. 493), H922 [3FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H15502 [16DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H4251 [31MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———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), H6266 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H7947 [9JY]

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

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 1721), H5400 [7MY]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H6904 [16JN]

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: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H6973 [17JN]

———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H4064 [26MR]

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

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

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

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

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11458 [15OC]

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

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

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 597), H381 [15JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4027 [25MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4688 [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), H9342 [8SE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4583 [21AP]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

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

———nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H6077 [2JN]

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

FDA: improve safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market (see H.R. 759), H1080 [9FE]

———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), H484 [22JA]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2978), H7084 [19JN]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1157 [10FE]

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

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

Federal 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), H3054 [5MR]

———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]

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

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

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

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

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), H6807 [15JN]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3104 [9MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 227), H3105 [9MR]

———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H5168 [5MY]

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]

———authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H4688 [22AP]

———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]

———incorporate sustainable wellness programs in national health care system to address underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5668 [14MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H4397 [1AP]

———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), H3641 [18MR]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5713 [18MY]

———provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H4525 [2AP]

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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H7086 [19JN]

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

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE] (see H.R. 1934), H5308 [6MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H9442 [10SE]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5063 [30AP]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8356 [17JY]

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 (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

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]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1160 [10FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6016 [21MY]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 486), H6013 [21MY]

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

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H7023 [18JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4525 [2AP]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1725), H4130 [30MR]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H5400 [7MY]

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

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11458 [15OC]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H5097 [4MY]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H5400 [7MY]

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

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H8708 [23JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H3145 [10MR]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H7947 [9JY]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7251 [24JN]

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

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6416 [9JN]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5000 [29AP]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1159 [10FE]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13267 [18NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H9670 [16SE]

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

NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (see H.R. 3644), H13069 [17NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14446 [9DE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3438 [16MR]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H3527 [17MR]

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

Poe, Edgar Allen: anniversary of birth, H780 [28JA]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H13386 [1DE]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H4129 [30MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H7446 [25JN]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H6076 [2JN]

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

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4689 [22AP]

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

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H2886 [2MR]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H3706 [19MR]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H12288 [3NO]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4064 [26MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5892 [20MY]

———establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see H.R. 2852), H6743 [12JN]

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

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H5400 [7MY]

———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 747), H777 [28JA]

———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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1159 [10FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H2886 [2MR]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H10408 [30SE]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6016 [21MY]

Taxation: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H602 [27JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H2835 [25FE]

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

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H9808 [22SE]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3773), H11166 [8OC]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3642 [18MR]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see H.R. 4191), H13519 [3DE]

———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), H603 [27JA]

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

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9491 [14SE]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H9807 [22SE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H13386 [1DE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H6266 [4JN]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2632 [24FE]

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

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H9278 [31JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6015 [21MY]

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]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H3338 [11MR]

U.S. Geological Survey: authorize AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program in partnership with State programs (see H.R. 2489), H10070 [29SE]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11384 [14OC]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

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), H8410 [20JY]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5485 [12MY]

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

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H12457 [5NO]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5792 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Veterans Engaged for Tomorrow (VET) Corps to promote and improve service opportunities for veterans and retired military (see H.R. 1401), H3104 [9MR]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13466 [2DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H4026 [25MR]

Federal firefighters: provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (see H.R. 3243), H8302 [16JY]

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

Health: enhance primary care workforce by modifying residency training programs and using qualified teaching health centers and State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2930), H6972 [17JN]

———enhance primary care workforce through the establishment of a National Health Workforce Advisory Board and the provision of workforce data and analysis (see H.R. 2929), H6972 [17JN]

———reform health care delivery by providing incentives for bringing health services to the patient through locating health centers near settings already serving a target population (see H.R. 3158), H7946 [9JY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 4322), H14981 [15DE]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 1771), H4063 [26MR]

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

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

Taxation: permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (see H.R. 4155), H13353 [19NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H1212, H1214 [11FE]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine Aliki Initiative, E2522 [14OC]

Baltimore Reads, Inc.: anniversary, E474 [26FE]

Business and industry: clarify requirement relative to publicly traded companies establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness, H14723 [10DE]

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 (H.R. 1053), H10013 [29SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: prohibit permanent authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, H9403, H9407 [10SE]

———provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), H9403, H9407 [10SE], E236 [10FE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3547 [18MR]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (H.R. 4187), E2872 [2DE]

Credit: 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), H5347 [7MY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1874 [21JY]

———support reunification agreement, E1874 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7364 [25JN]

District of Columbia: require notification of local police when juveniles escape from the New Beginnings Youth Center in Laurel, MD, H8209 [16JY]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14723 [10DE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: anniversary of enthronement, E2678 [2NO]

———U.S. visit (H. Res. 838), H11829 [27OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (H.R. 2054), H4667 [22AP]

———promote environmental education (S. 866), H10011 [29SE]

Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), E764 [25MR]

Federal firefighters: provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (H.R. 3243), E1822 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8209 [16JY]

GAO: establish Procurement Professionalism Advisory Panel, H7364 [25JN]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (H.R. 2736), E1326 [4JN]

Grayson, Katherine: Meritalk (Internet site) On the Record Inaugural Speech Contest winner, E173 [2FE]

Greece: independence anniversary (H. Res. 273), E761 [25MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7921 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8072 [14JY], H8896 [28JY], H9407 [10SE], H10495 [6OC], H11114 [8OC], H11585 [22OC], H11805 [27OC], H12022, H12023, H12024 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12848 [7NO]

Housing: require notice to consumers when a mortgage loan has been sold, transferred, or assigned to a third party, H5347 [7MY]

Jakovics, Kim: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2864 [2DE]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9909 [24SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H12022 [28OC]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13295 [19NO]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 1771), H10011 [29SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carol W. Greider for medicine, E2786 [17NO]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7632 [26JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (H. Res. 299), H5274 [6MY]

Social Security: provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (H.R. 4054), E2744 [6NO]

Taxation: permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (H.R. 4155), E2836 [19NO]

Votes: position on missed, H7389 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5304 [6MY], H7944 [9JY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, H14408 [9DE]

Tributes

Brademas, John, E2474 [8OC]

Brown, Philip L., Sr., E2602 [22OC]

Evans, Tim, H5272, H5274 [6MY]

Fleisher, Leon, E868 [2AP]

Libby, Richardson A., E1688 [9JY]

Sarbanes, Christine D., H4004 [25MR]