GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5514 [13MY], H5589 [14MY]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4897 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H8185 [15JY]

American Motorcyclist Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H9207 [30JY]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H7741 [7JY]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 233), H5308 [6MY]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 613), H8357 [17JY]

Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (see H.R. 1065), H4064 [26MR]

———withdraw certain Federal lands and interests in Pima and Santa Cruz Counties from mining and mineral leasing laws (see H.R. 2944), H7022 [18JN]

———withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H1045 [4FE]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H4063 [26MR]

———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]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9342 [8SE]

———honor sacrifice of mothers who are members, and support provided by mothers of members and mothers who are spouses of members (see H. Res. 399), H5309 [6MY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13001 [16NO]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13354 [19NO]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H1248 [11FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H6973 [17JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H3438 [16MR]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H4129 [30MR]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (see H.R. 2990), H7251 [24JN]

———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), H2836 [25FE]

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

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H5307 [6MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H3834 [24MR]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1052), H1519 [12FE] (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5064 [30AP]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 1448), H3337 [11MR]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H5308 [6MY]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H1045 [4FE]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

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

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

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1990), H6973 [17JN]

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

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), H11384 [14OC]

Courts: increase number of Federal judgeships in certain judicial districts with heavy caseloads of criminal immigration cases (see H.R. 314), H5582 [13MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4688 [22AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see H.R. 2923), H9443 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H4251 [31MR]

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]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H5892 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: designate National Environmental Research Parks (see H.R. 2729), H7086 [19JN]

———ensure consideration of water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 3598), H13386 [1DE]

———establish National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund (see H.R. 1573), H3526 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H10457 [1OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6904 [16JN]

———publish physical activity guidelines for the general public (see H.R. 3851), H12288 [3NO]

———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), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize additional resources to enhance security activities along the international border with Mexico (see H.R. 1867), H5582 [13MY]

———authorize appropriations for Operation Stonegarden (see H.R. 2047), H4735 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H4397 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: plan, design, and construct a new school at Third Mesa, AZ, on the Hopi Indian Reservation (see H.R. 1122), H2601 [23FE]

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

———limit excessive and luxury expenses by Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 979), H1246 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: extend commercial space transportation liability regime (see H.R. 3819), H11456 [15OC]

———make grants for certain streetcar projects (see H.R. 2163), H5401 [7MY]

———modify authority to make grants for new fixed guideway capital projects (see H.R. 2164), H5401 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9441 [10SE]

———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), H3706 [19MR]

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

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6415 [9JN]

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: 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), H12365 [4NO]

———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), H6744 [12JN]

———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]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H11740 [23OC]

Economy: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 826), H3078 [6MR]

———provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits (see H.R. 746), H1045 [4FE]

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

———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]

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

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7706 [26JN]

Energy Policy Act: amend relative to contracts for Federal purchases of renewable energy (see H.R. 4257), H14445 [9DE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H14743 [10DE]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7741 [7JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H13354 [19NO]

Financial institutions: authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts at depository institutions (see H.R. 4067), H13387 [1DE]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 815), H6744 [12JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

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), H6904 [16JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5792 [19MY]

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

Green Bank: establish to assist in financing of qualified clean energy projects and qualified energy efficiency projects (see H.R. 1698), H3834 [24MR]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

Health: 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), H5668 [14MY]

———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]

———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H8708 [23JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3706 [19MR]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H4027 [25MR]

———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]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6077 [2JN]

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]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H8586 [22JY]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

Housing: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages (see H.R. 230), H163 [9JA]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H11791 [26OC]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H6307 [8JN]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3105 [9MR]

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), H4915 [28AP]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5582 [13MY]

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]

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

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico (see H.R. 1437), H3706 [19MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6619 [11JN]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H10408 [30SE]

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

Medicare: make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 1386), H4525 [2AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6015 [21MY]

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H12456 [5NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6075 [2JN]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H8185 [15JY]

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

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

Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (see H.R. 1035), H1518 [12FE]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H7740 [7JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H5308 [6MY]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 613), H8357 [17JY]

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

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1081 [9FE]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13629 (see H. Res. 940), H14373 [8DE]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H4063 [26MR]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H11791 [26OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H2835 [25FE]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4064 [26MR]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

Native Americans: repeal the Bennett Freeze ban on construction to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 1762), H4525 [2AP]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Political ethics: prohibit an authorized campaign committee of a Member of Congress from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark (see H.R. 2038), H4686 [22AP]

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), H3078 [6MR]

Power resources: provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (see H.R. 3165), H9282 [31JY]

Public utilities: provide additional authority and definitions to public utility contracts (see H.R. 175), H34 [6JA]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

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

Saguaro National Park: study land for potential inclusion or removal from boundary (see H.R. 715), H1045 [4FE]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 324), H89 [8JA]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

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), H6015 [21MY]

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), H2603 [23FE]

———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]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 2028), H4685 [22AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3401 [12MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H9397 [9SE]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11581 [21OC]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H3706 [19MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government (see H.R. 1527), H3642 [18MR]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4130 [30MR]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H11298 [13OC]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13068 [17NO]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4524 [2AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H8495 [21JY]

———treat certain solar energy credits as refundable, allow a new refundable credit for equipment used to manufacture solar energy property, and waive application of the subsidized financing rules to such property (see H.R. 546), H325 [14JA]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 554), H380 [15JA]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5582 [13MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H10070 [29SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7086 [19JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4841 [27AP]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 731), H2603 [23FE]

———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), H3641 [18MR]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5486 [12MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1513), H4064 [26MR]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4129 [30MR]

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

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

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9207 [30JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3836 [24MR]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H5486 [12MY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H13466 [2DE]

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), H6015 [21MY]

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

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7250 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona National Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 552), H379 [15JA]

Armed Forces: improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H6262 [4JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct a feasibility study of water augmentation alternatives in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed in Arizona (see H.R. 551), H379 [15JA]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H492 [23JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish executive compensation and corporate governance requirements for institutions receiving assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 851), H1041 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4064), H12971 [7NO]

Immigration: extend certain programs (see H.R. 2679), H6154 [3JN]

Medicare: extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 1639), H3704 [19MR]

Mexico: support efforts to combat drug trafficking (see H. Res. 258), H3641 [18MR]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (see H. Res. 269), H3705 [19MR]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 322), H4523 [2AP]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 3585), H9670 [16SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable investment credit, and 5-year depreciation, for property used to manufacture solar energy (see H.R. 576), H380 [15JA]

Veterans: improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H6262 [4JN]

Remarks

Alvarez, Javier: Silver Star recipient, E631 [11MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H575, H577 [27JA], H1161 [11FE]

Arizona Builders' Alliance: tribute to Volunteer Day, E2878 [3DE]

Armed Forces: expand and protect access to mental health treatment and services for active duty military, H6079 [3JN]

Bisbee, AZ: anniversary of Copper Queen Community Hospital, E2410 [1OC]

———anniversary of Warren Ballpark, E1820 [16JY]

Border Patrol: anniversary, E1388 [12JN]

Bundy, Winifred: Arizona Culturekeeper award recipient, E3044 [17DE]

Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum: tribute, H5448 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 572), H7219 [24JN]

Dept. of Education: encourage educational agencies receiving green schools technology project funding to educate students on project's function and environmental benefits, H5514 [13MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5514 [13MY]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6438 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (H.R. 2156), H5373 [7MY]

Disabled: tribute to AbilityOne Program, E532 [3MR]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6438 [10JN]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: tribute to 11th Signal Brigade, 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, E540 [4MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8560 [22JY], H8884 [28JY]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Jame F. McNulty, Jr., H7910 [9JY]

Independence Day: observance, E1629 [26JN]

Israel: independence anniversary, H5373 [7MY]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H5373 [7MY]

Memorial Day: urge all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit national cemeteries, memorials, and markers (H. Res. 360), H5897 [21MY]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (H. Res. 269), H5129 [5MY]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (H. Res. 607), H8361 [20JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (H.R. 2245), H8387 [20JY]

———funding, H6891, H6892 [16JN]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 338), H5118 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), H3456 [17MR]

Oro Valley, AZ: tribute to Canyon Del Oro High School academic decathlon team, E1030 [30AP]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6594 [11JN]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), consideration (H. Res. 587), H7456 [26JN]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11597, H11607 [22OC]

———extend length of Federal agency public power agreements and establish renewable electricity standard for Federal agencies, H7456 [26JN]

———freeze solar energy technologies funding, H11607 [22OC]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities, H6594 [11JN]

Renewable energy: require a solar energy carve-out as part of a renewable energy standard, H6594 [11JN]

Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 324), H9847 [23SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6891, H6892 [16JN]

Sierra Vista, AZ: tribute to Boys & Girls Club, E2596 [21OC]

———tribute to Fort Huachuca Brownie Troop 2181 for conducting the Fort Huachuca Sun Oven Cook-off, E1823 [16JY]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), consideration (H. Res. 457), H5819 [20MY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H200 [14JA]

Solar energy: tribute to use on the International Space Station, H3644 [19MR]

Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Foundation: tribute to Historical Soldiers' Relocation Project, E1241 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable investment credit, and 5-year depreciation, for property used to manufacture solar energy, H577 [27JA], H1161 [11FE]

Tucson, AZ: tribute to BASIS Charter Schools, E2416 [1OC]

Votes: position on missed, H6237 [4JN], H12981 [16NO], H13480 [3DE]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (H. Res. 259), E1328 [4JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H12999 [16NO]

Special order: granted, H6261 [4JN], H6616 [11JN], H8584 [22JY]

Tributes

Bowles, Timothy, E699 [18MR]

Dow, Fred and Suzi, E2019 [27JY]

Gallegos, Justin T., E2521 [14OC]

Littlefield, Elizabeth, E575 [5MR]

McNulty, James F., Jr., H7910 [9JY]

Olson, Robert L. (Lute), E324 [24FE]

Peterson, Cele, E635 [11MR]

Reed, Jeffrey A., E701 [18MR]

Spangenberg, Nathan, E2312 [17SE]