GERLACH, JIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6013 [21MY]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

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

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

———support and provide financial resources for projects of persons with expertise and conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 411), H1159 [10FE]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 613), H11384 [14OC]

Armed Forces: 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), H13355 [19NO]

Bednarik, Chuck: tribute (see H. Res. 918), H13266 [18NO]

Bridges: require States to develop and implement highway bridge management systems (see H.R. 1682), H8009 [10JY]

Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1254), H2923 [3MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9397 [9SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9808 [22SE]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H4915 [28AP]

Children and youth: promote the safe use of the Internet by students (see H.R. 780), H6744 [12JN]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 2123), H6015 [21MY] (see H.R. 3712), H10456 [1OC]

Climate: express importance of scientific protocols, data collection methods, and peer review standards for climate change research which are necessary to preclude future infringements on public trust (see H. Res. 954), H15504 [16DE]

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

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7251 [24JN]

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H11740 [23OC]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H3338 [11MR]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt ordinary books from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1692), H4735 [23AP]

Courts: provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H1045 [4FE]

Crime: increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 2815), H11167 [8OC]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9808 [22SE]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H9442 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5486 [12MY]

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), H13069 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H3105 [9MR]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4130 [30MR]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4130 [30MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7446 [25JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H13069 [17NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 645), H2836 [25FE]

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

———require Inspector General to audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and its affiliates and suspend certification of its housing counseling agencies (see H.R. 3828), H11457 [15OC]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13467 [2DE]

———establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1939), H13521 [3DE]

———provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces (see H.R. 2541), H6008 [21MY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H12197 [2NO]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H.R. 3696), H10455 [1OC]

———provide more detailed repayment procedures for assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2118), H5097 [4MY]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 2119), H5097 [4MY]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (see H. Res. 251), H3526 [17MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H10457 [1OC]

———carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 2125), H4839 [27AP]

———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), H12456 [5NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3706 [19MR]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3641 [18MR]

———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), H1046 [4FE]

Diseases: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H4525 [2AP]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H1605 [13FE]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H1156 [10FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2981 [4MR]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H5668 [14MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H163 [9JA]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H8707 [23JY]

Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H4130 [30MR]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5309 [6MY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H9730 [17SE]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H11516 [20OC]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9999 [25SE]

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9054 [29JY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H7446 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5582 [13MY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H6076 [2JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H4734 [23AP]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1346), H6016 [21MY]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H4251 [31MR]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3139), H7945 [9JY]

———waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H8185 [15JY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

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]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H7707 [26JN]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7706 [26JN]

———verify that persons who receive U.S. foreign assistance are not affiliated with or do not support terrorist organizations or do not otherwise commit or support acts of terrorism (see H.R. 1062), H4397 [1AP]

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8586 [22JY]

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), H5406 [11MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H2834 [25FE]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9548 [15SE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H442 [21JA]

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

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5484 [12MY]

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

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H1605 [13FE]

———promote the use of prevention and wellness programs (see H.R. 3468), H9276 [31JY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

Heisman, John W.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5484 [12MY]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6307 [8JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11582 [21OC]

House Rules: provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11457 [15OC]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H10409 [30SE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H12197 [2NO]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2836 [25FE] (see H.R. 1934), H5792 [19MY]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H9342 [8SE]

Independence Day: support a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of the U.S., focused on the Greater Philadelphia, PA, Region (see H. Res. 986), H15502 [16DE]

Insurance: extend maximum continuation coverage period for individuals involuntarily terminated and eligibility period and maximum assistance period for premium assistance under COBRA (see H.R. 3930), H14827 [11DE]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H12288 [3NO]

———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), H5097 [4MY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H14743 [10DE]

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), H4583 [21AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5308 [6MY]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 595), H381 [15JA]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations (see H. Res. 557), H8026 [13JY]

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (see H.R. 987), H1247 [11FE]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9056 [29JY]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5064 [30AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

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

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H6155 [3JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4251 [31MR]

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

———continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H5401 [7MY]

———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———delay implementation of new hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria until the Dept. of HHS revises the hospital wage index classification system to address certain considerations (see H.R. 2753), H8960 [28JY]

———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), H4688 [22AP]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H6306 [8JN]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H6015 [21MY]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 1430), H5000 [29AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H7446 [25JN]

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

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H3706 [19MR]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H12288 [3NO]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H5063 [30AP]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN] (see H.R. 2750), H6415 [9JN] (see H.R. 2796), H6537 [10JN]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 613), H11384 [14OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6008 [21MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4582 [21AP]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6267 [4JN]

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

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4689 [22AP]

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Month: designate (see H. Res. 536), H6904 [16JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 502), H6155 [3JN]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H2835 [25FE]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11112 [7OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10521 [6OC]

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6013 [21MY]

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

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H4916 [28AP]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2213), H5061 [30AP]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H4064 [26MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6014 [21MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9730 [17SE]

Philadelphia, PA: establish Centennial Historic District (see H.R. 1917), H6015 [21MY]

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

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), H3706 [19MR]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H5667 [14MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H14446 [9DE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H6014 [21MY]

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

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H1520 [12FE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2886 [2MR]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8009 [10JY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H8009 [10JY]

Senior citizens: support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7024 [18JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H12365 [4NO]

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), H2836 [25FE]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H36 [6JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1607 [13FE]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H1045 [4FE]

South America: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina (see H. Res. 174), H2981 [4MR]

Taxation: allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes (see H.R. 4258), H15504 [16DE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 879), H6155 [3JN]

———allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value (see H.R. 1328), H6744 [12JN]

———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), H4525 [2AP]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H11167 [8OC]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H4027 [25MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H9442 [10SE]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H6015 [21MY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5063 [30AP]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 1447), H3337 [11MR]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H11516 [20OC]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 2106), H5308 [6MY]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4075), H13387 [1DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3706 [19MR]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9999 [25SE]

———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit for property placed in service in 2008 (see H.R. 1134), H2602 [23FE]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5169 [5MY]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H9550 [15SE]

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

———make the credit for research activities permanent and provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 1545), H5400 [7MY]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 3916), H14827 [11DE]

———permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 1613), H3703 [19MR]

———permit hardship loans from individual retirement plans (see H.R. 1628), H3704 [19MR]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 1833), H4395 [1AP]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H5170 [5MY]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 1897), H6076 [2JN]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H3338 [11MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings or residential rental property (see H.R. 2198), H5308 [6MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4584 [21AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H13466 [2DE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H3748 [23MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1607 [13FE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H196 [13JA]

———repeal inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1058), H8302 [16JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H34 [6JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5485 [12MY]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H33 [6JA]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H1045 [4FE]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2105), H5308 [6MY]

———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), H3706 [19MR]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12457 [5NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H6266 [4JN]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6076 [2JN]

Tisdale, Wayman L.: tribute (see H. Res. 469), H6156 [3JN]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1895), H9342 [8SE]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12045 [28OC]

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H4525 [2AP]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H4524 [2AP]

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), H7446 [25JN]

Ukraine: support continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 981), H15502 [16DE]

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), H12364 [4NO] (see H.R. 333), H4688 [22AP]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4915 [28AP]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: make killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating factor for imposition of death penalty (see H.R. 3209), H8099 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Office of Public Advocate (see H.R. 1921), H4521 [2AP]

Dept. of Transportation: update a research report and issue guidelines to States on reducing lighting on Federal-aid highways during periods of low traffic density (see H.R. 1997), H4580 [21AP]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see H. Res. 841), H11458 [15OC]

FERC: conduct local hearings before issuing permits or other authorization for any action that may affect land use in any locality (see H.R. 1922), H4521 [2AP]

House Rules: require consideration of any bipartisan amendment to legislation that does not violate any rule and is timely submitted (see H. Res. 19), H37 [6JA]

SBA: increase level of participation in certain guaranteed loans (see H.R. 575), H380 [15JA]

Social Security: allow an individual otherwise ineligible to travel outside the U.S. to do so for employment purposes to pay child support arrearages (see H.R. 2723), H6264 [4JN]

Taxation: provide income tax credit for Eagle employers (see H.R. 989), H1247 [11FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1698 [9JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E477 [26FE], E648 [12MR], E864 [2AP]

Chester County, PA: anniversary of Chester County Council of the Boy Scouts, E1125 [12MY]

Collegeville, PA: anniversary of Valley Forge Baptist Temple, E1843 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2100 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1605 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1975 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1982 [24JY]

Downingtown, PA: anniversary, E1125 [12MY]

Downingtown Area Senior Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1159 [14MY]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (H. Res. 841), H13019 [17NO]

Duckinfield, Elmer: Safe Harbor (organization) Andrew Dinniman Humanitarian Award recipient, E856 [2AP]

East Norriton Township, PA: anniversary, E283 [13FE]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 962), H14484 [10DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E2166 [31JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E2142 [31JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8910 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12370 [5NO]

Historic Yellow Springs (organization): anniversary, E2270 [15SE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H17 [6JA]

———require consideration of any bipartisan amendment to legislation that does not violate any rule and is timely submitted, H17 [6JA]

Johnson Matthey, Inc.: anniversary, E1591 [26JN]

Malvern, PA: tribute to Great Valley Middle School, E1039 [30AP]

Pennsylvania: anniversary of Volunteer Medical Services Corps of Lower Merion, Narberth and the Conshohockens, E894 [21AP]

———tribute to National Guard (H. Res. 754), E2573 [20OC]

Plymouth Meeting, PA: anniversary of Silver Springs-Martin Luther School, E637 [11MR]

Ramsey, Thomas R.: Phoenixville, PA, Area School District Wall of Fame inductee, E1038 [30AP]

Reading, PA: anniversary of Daniel Torres Hispanic Center, E1084 [7MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1462 [17JN]

Scoda, Leo J.: Phoenixville, PA, Area School District Wall of Fame inductee, E1038 [30AP]

Sinking Spring, PA: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 8726, E1234 [21MY]

Taxation: rates, H8910 [28JY]

Ukrainian American Youth Association: anniversary of Philadelphia, PA, chapter, E2597 [21OC]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, E2886 [3DE]

Votes: position on missed, H13480 [3DE], E2234 [10SE], E2269 [15SE], E2345 [23SE], E2489 [8OC], E2595 [21OC], E2655 [29OC], E2734, E2735 [6NO], E2784 [17NO], E2809 [19NO], E2865 [2DE], E3020 [17DE]

West Chester, PA: anniversary of Chester County Council of Boy Scouts of America, E2147 [31JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11866 [27OC]

Tributes

Baerwald, Helmuth J.H., E1233 [21MY]

Carroll, Michael J., E2591 [21OC]

Drayer, Calvin S., Jr., E3030 [17DE]

Fox, Alicia, E893 [21AP]

Frisbie, Claude, E1716 [10JY]

Geskus, Elsa, E893 [21AP]

Gordon, Matthew J., E1096 [7MY]

Jones, Rita S., E1504 [19JN]

Melikian, K. Cyrus, E121 [22JA]

Nangle, Christopher J., E2237 [10SE]

Neihls, Mark E., E1367 [10JN]

Neri, Lester J., E682 [17MR]

Schireson, Henry J. (Chip), E2543 [15OC]

Valenteen, Emma, E2359 [24SE]

Williams, E. Morgan, E1179 [15MY]