SCOTT, ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H546 [27JA]

Articles and editorials

Coach Makes a Difference for Many on Peninsula—Those Who Know Him Say Mike Tomlin Relishes His Status as a Role Model, Dave Fairbank, Newport News (VA) Daily Press, H1265 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H4841 [27AP]

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

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 569), H380 [15JA]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 1034), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H3527 [17MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H14744 [10DE]

———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), H780 [28JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H4916 [28AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H35 [6JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA] (see H. Res. 185), H4841 [27AP]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6904 [16JN]

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

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

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]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6012 [21MY]

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

———reduce pollution resulting from impervious surfaces within the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 3265), H9443 [10SE]

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

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H6807 [15JN]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H6619 [11JN]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see H.R. 3474), H9277 [31JY]

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

———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]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

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

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H4396 [1AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H11384 [14OC]

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

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H29 [6JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

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]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

Controlled Substances Act: address use of intrathecal pumps (see H.R. 3018), H7249 [24JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1521 [12FE]

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

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3337 [11MR]

Courts: clarify availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (see H.R. 3986), H12287 [3NO]

———provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts (see H.R. 4115), H13351 [19NO]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H10520 [6OC]

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

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H7445 [25JN]

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), H9548 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H9342 [8SE]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H13387 [1DE]

———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), H10520 [6OC]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9491 [14SE]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H13002 [16NO]

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

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

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 1578), H9207 [30JY]

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

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

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H9807 [22SE]

———designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H8009 [10JY]

———provide for a health survey regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see H.R. 2581), H7251 [24JN]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H9442 [10SE]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1607 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H6807 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute (see H.R. 330), H13266 [18NO]

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

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11111 [7OC]

———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]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H4521 [2AP]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1044 [4FE]

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

———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H8008 [10JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating the Honouliuli Internment Camp in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2079), H4732 [23AP]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H12288 [3NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program (see H.R. 3100), H7704 [26JN]

———extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3597), H11298 [13OC] (see H.R. 3810), H11383 [14OC]

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. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 2991), H13629 (see H.R. 2991), H14372 [8DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H12972 [7NO]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4582 [21AP]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6266 [4JN]

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

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), H6539 [10JN]

———conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H13355 [19NO]

———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]

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

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

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9492 [14SE]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H13386 [1DE]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]

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]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H6076 [2JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H7146 [23JN]

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

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H6619 [11JN]

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), H13267 [18NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7447 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

———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: nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]

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), H3706 [19MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7706 [26JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H5097 [4MY]

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]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H3402 [12MR]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H3749 [23MR]

Filipino American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H1248 [11FE]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (see H. Con. Res. 197), H12588 [6NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional civil liberties protections (see H.R. 3846), H11514 [20OC]

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]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H5668 [14MY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5668 [14MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9342 [8SE]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H7086 [19JN]

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

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), H3056 [5MR]

———authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H6538 [10JN]

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

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H3527 [17MR]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H3145 [10MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H11790 [26OC]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H8410 [20JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H3641 [18MR]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6744 [12JN]

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

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

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

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), H8009 [10JY]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H3706 [19MR]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H3438 [16MR]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H9342 [8SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]

———extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H6617 [11JN]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (see H. Res. 134), H1045 [4FE]

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]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H11111 [7OC]

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

Medicaid: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H780 [28JA]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H12141 [29OC]

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

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5712 [18MY]

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

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

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), H13355 [19NO]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6415 [9JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2981 [4MR]

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 Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8586 [22JY]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 439), H5713 [18MY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6539 [10JN]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H71 [7JA]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

National Goods Movement Improvement Fund: establish (see H.R. 2355), H5483 [12MY]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4841 [27AP]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H13355 [19NO]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H4129 [30MR]

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

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1385), H3104 [9MR]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1248 [11FE]

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

NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities (see H.R. 1848), H4396 [1AP]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13355 [19NO]

New York, NY: tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H11582 [21OC]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H2603 [23FE]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H6619 [11JN]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3055 [5MR]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H13355 [19NO]

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

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H10519 [6OC]

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

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

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H11384 [14OC]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H4582 [21AP]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6539 [10JN]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H5096 [4MY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6904 [16JN]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H10458 [1OC]

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

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

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11582 [21OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H7251 [24JN]

———improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H13353 [19NO]

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

Senior citizens: protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see H.R. 448), H162 [9JA]

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

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

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H13386 [1DE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H5063 [30AP]

Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]

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: expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H11869 [27OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6973 [17JN]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H13466 [2DE]

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

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H1605 [13FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6807 [15JN]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4735 [23AP]

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]

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H6904 [16JN]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13629 (see H. Res. 946), H14373 [8DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see H.R. 3845), H11514 [20OC]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H1160 [10FE]

University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 514), H6265 [4JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H6306 [8JN] (see H.R. 333), H6414 [9JN]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4915 [28AP]

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

———prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 3489), H9277 [31JY]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4328), H15498 [16DE]

———clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 4327), H15498 [16DE]

———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4335), H15498 [16DE]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2933), H7021 [18JN]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 2289), H5307 [6MY]

———prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments (see H.R. 2934), H7021 [18JN] (see H.R. 3327), H8808 [24JY]

Crime: provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 1166), H2833 [25FE]

———provide resources for investigation and prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 1779), H4128 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to health care and improve outcomes (see H.R. 1883), H4519 [2AP]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 738), H777 [28JA]

———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 1292), H2978 [4MR]

———improve administration of justice by State courts (see H.R. 1515), H3437 [16MR]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see H.R. 4326), H15498 [16DE]

———reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program (see H.R. 1514), H3437 [16MR]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1459), H3399 [12MR] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H3526 [17MR]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H11165 [8OC]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 748), H778 [28JA]

Social Security: 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]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 1110), H2601 [23FE]

Letters

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), H4948 [29AP]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 1064, Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (Youth PROMISE) Act, E286 [13FE]

Remarks

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Virginia State University Beta Gamma chapter, E2827 [19NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H884, H886, H889, H892 [3FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3754 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4378, H4379 [1AP], H4462 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 365), H4874, H4875 [28AP]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9217 [31JY]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (H.R. 1064), H14977 [15DE], E285 [13FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11722 [23OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3095 [9MR], H4462 [2AP]

Crime: increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (H.R. 2661), H6775 [15JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4948 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: TRIO programs funding, H14973, H14974, H14975, H14976, H14977, H14978 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) funding, H8120 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 738), H884, H885, H886 [3FE]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5260, H5264, H5270 [6MY]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), Senate amendment, H5686, H5687 [18MY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H116 [9JA]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4875 [28AP]

Education: funding, H4378, H4379 [1AP]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (H.R. 1569), E691 [17MR]

———increase access to postsecondary education, H14973, H14974, H14975, H14976, H14977, H14978 [15DE]

———Pell Grants funding, H14973 [15DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8120 [15JY]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (H. Res. 301), H4108 [30MR]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 540), H6776, H6777, H6778 [15JN]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E3050 [17DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5696 [18MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11585 [22OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12917, H12952 [7NO]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (H.R. 3764), E2495 [8OC]

Major League Baseball: tribute to Civil Rights Game (H. Res. 530), H6768, H6770 [15JN]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 35), H1114 [10FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 90), H10085 [30SE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 748), H881, H882, H884 [3FE], H10085 [30SE], E167 [28JA]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 109), H4867, H4868 [28AP]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 623), H9371, H9373 [9SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 104), H4871 [28AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (H. Res. 82), H887, H889 [3FE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 103), H890, H892 [3FE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1385), H6102 [3JN]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H3754 [24MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 426), H5738, H5739, H5740 [19MY]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 110), H1265 [12FE]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of Fourth Baptist Church, E1604 [26JN]

———anniversary of St. Paul's Baptist Church, E2788 [17NO]

———anniversary of Urban League of Greater Richmond, E710 [18MR]

Schools: support high-need middle and high schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation for citizenry (H.R. 4122), E2837 [19NO]

Ships and vessels: limit liability relative to acts of self-defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against acts of piracy, H11722 [23OC]

Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (H.R. 747), H5696 [18MY]

Votes: position on missed, H4717 [23AP]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H13360 [1DE]