ALTMIRE, JASON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9585 [16SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Ailing Freedom Youngster Urges Pirates—`Have Fun', Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, H3407 [16MR]

Challis Foundation Aims To Help Other Sick Kids, Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN.com (Internet site), H3406 [16MR]

Obituary—John Scott Challis—Teen Delivered Message of Hope With Cancer Fight, Mike White, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, H3407 [16MR]

Teen Is Running Out of Innings, but the Game Still Isn't Over, Mike White, Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette, H3405 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6267 [4JN]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9443 [10SE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H8809 [24JY]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H13266 [18NO]

Armed Forces: ensure commissioned officers in a Reserve component are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served (see H.R. 1688), H4735 [23AP]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H4251 [31MR]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H4130 [30MR]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

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

———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), H1520 [12FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H7706 [26JN]

———expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 82), H3438 [16MR]

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]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H4688 [22AP]

———evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H5063 [30AP]

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), H7146 [23JN]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

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. 3712), H14827 [11DE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3836 [24MR]

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

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3402 [12MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H9550 [15SE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H9962 [24SE]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H11384 [14OC]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

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

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

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3664), H11714 [22OC]

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

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H10520 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity to be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2631 [24FE]

———conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H3749 [23MR]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H527 [26JA]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H13355 [19NO]

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

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H15503 [16DE]

———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: approve certain education programs under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3813), H12142 [29OC]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H7086 [19JN]

———establish Committee on Care of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (see H.R. 1546), H7837 [8JY]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———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), H9671 [16SE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3749 [23MR]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

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

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H11458 [15OC]

———coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H11458 [15OC]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H7146 [23JN]

———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 arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3338 [11MR]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H10408 [30SE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9999 [25SE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

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

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H780 [28JA]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H5000 [29AP]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4027 [25MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5000 [29AP]

Employment: provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (see H.R. 3403), H9205 [30JY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2603 [23FE]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H10520 [6OC]

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

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H91 [8JA]

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

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6807 [15JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H4524 [2AP]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H4584 [21AP]

Financial institutions: authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts at depository institutions (see H.R. 4067), H14446 [9DE]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H196 [13JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H3641 [18MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H9206 [30JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

———eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 496), H323 [14JA]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H5892 [20MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8185 [15JY]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H9807 [22SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3528 [17MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

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), H5484 [12MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H5485 [12MY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H5893 [20MY]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H5791 [19MY]

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), H6620 [11JN]

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

Higher Education Act: forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2561), H6009 [21MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H4840 [27AP]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H3705 [19MR]

———recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11714 [22OC]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H4734 [23AP]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H5000 [29AP]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H1605 [13FE]

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

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5400 [7MY]

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

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

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]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9671 [16SE]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H4916 [28AP]

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]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6973 [17JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H13354 [19NO]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4841 [27AP]

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

———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), H6415 [9JN]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H9342 [8SE]

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

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4735 [23AP]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H10070 [29SE]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H4584 [21AP]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H7446 [25JN]

———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H10520 [6OC]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11297 [13OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H4524 [2AP]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 1597), H3749 [23MR] (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5713 [18MY]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H13069 [17NO]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3707 [19MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6015 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H6015 [21MY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2926 [3MR]

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

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H8873 [27JY]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6973 [17JN]

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H4688 [22AP]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9731 [17SE]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H9343 [8SE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8009 [10JY]

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

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8707 [23JY]

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

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA]

NRC: establish an expedited schedule for the issuance of a Combined Construction and Operating License for nuclear reactors that meet certain conditions (see H.R. 3448), H11111 [7OC]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11112 [7OC]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

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

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

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

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), H2886 [2MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H6414 [9JN]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H1607 [13FE]

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

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H4735 [23AP]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H6904 [16JN]

SBA: improve services for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 4125), H13352 [19NO]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H12288 [3NO]

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), H5792 [19MY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H5665 [14MY]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H10519 [6OC]

Small business: provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 3014), H7249 [24JN]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2352), H5483 [12MY]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H163 [9JA]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H4734 [23AP]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H9491 [14SE]

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), H6077 [2JN]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2981 [4MR]

Taxation: accelerate locomotive fuel savings and provide incentives for owners to replace high-polluting models with newly-built or newly-remanufactured fuel-efficient and less-polluting models (see H.R. 3947), H12043 [28OC]

———allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones and for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 1090), H3438 [16MR]

———allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2601), H6011 [21MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———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), H3835 [24MR]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H3706 [19MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H382 [15JA]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H7837 [8JY]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H8873 [27JY]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12288 [3NO]

———expand availability of saver's credit, make credit refundable, and make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1961), H4522 [2AP]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4734 [23AP]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9442 [10SE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6415 [9JN]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5406 [11MY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H5063 [30AP]

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

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 3916), H13355 [19NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5000 [29AP]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H3056 [5MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9397 [9SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H4524 [2AP]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H324 [14JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H3056 [5MR]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2875 [26FE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4734 [23AP]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

Transportation: support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H9443 [10SE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5000 [29AP]

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.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12288 [3NO]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H3400 [12MR]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H3835 [24MR]

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

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4028), H12456 [5NO]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5793 [19MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4999 [29AP]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H6077 [2JN]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6013 [21MY]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4841 [27AP]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942 (see H.R. 2598), H6011 [21MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4840 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H1246 [11FE]

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H194 [13JA]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3621), H9806 [22SE]

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), H8873 [27JY]

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

Medicare: expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H4128 [30MR]

———require that certain tests performed by an independent laboratory of a specimen collected by a hospital be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory (see H.R. 1699), H4025 [25MR]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: recognize (see H. Res. 503), H6265 [4JN]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (see H.R. 2965), H7084 [19JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6621 [12JN], H6975 [18JN], H8103 [15JY]

Remarks

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3974 [25MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H569 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H8880 [28JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2964 [4MR]

———deficit, H2823 [25FE], H5719 [19MY], H5895 [21MY]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H2820, H2823 [25FE]

Chinese New Year: observance, E141 [26JA]

Clinton, William J.: evaluation of economic policies, H2820 [25FE]

Dept. of Energy: Nuclear Power 2010 program funding, H8122, H8123 [15JY]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9585 [16SE]

———require advanced technologies program to research and develop methods for reducing waste and emissions from advanced battery technology to increase calendar and cycle life, H9585 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7187 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (H.R. 3355), H10490 [6OC]

———prohibit funding for New Castle, PA, Millenium Technology Park project, H8659 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate alleged employee manipulation of bonus reward system at the Pittsburgh, PA, Veterans Benefits Administration, H7973 [10JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7973 [10JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3974 [25MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3281 [11MR]

———maintain access to hunting, fishing, and trapping on newly designated wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, H3281 [11MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8659 [23JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H13390 [2DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2820, H2821, H2822, H2823, H2824, H2825 [25FE], H5471 [12MY], H5895 [21MY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14884 [15DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H5471 [12MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8122, H8123 [15JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5966 [21MY]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding, H7187 [24JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8253 [16JY]

GAO: conduct nationwide study of helicopter medical services, H5966 [21MY]

Health: improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology, H6390 [9JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1292 [12FE], H3147 [11MR], H3530 [18MR], H6388, H6389, H6390, H6391, H6392, H6393 [9JN], H6544, H6613, H6614, H6615 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9884, H9885, H9886, H9887, H9888 [23SE], H10139, H10141 [30SE], H11302 [14OC], H12021 [28OC]

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (H.R. 987), H3405 [16MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (H. Res. 139), H1201 [11FE]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: recognize (H. Res. 503), H6336 [9JN]

National Small Business Week: observance, E1202 [19MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2964 [4MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H93 [9JA]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute, H6783 [15JN]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute, H909 [3FE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H11488 [20OC]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11488 [20OC]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11589 [22OC]

———national energy policy, H11488 [20OC]

SBA: eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H7760 [8JY]

———enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7760 [8JY]

———establish Veterans Business Center program, H5845 [20MY]

———give priority to veterans applying for New Market Venture Capital Program grants, H12072 [29OC]

———prohibit funding for Pittsburgh, PA, Life Sciences Greenhouse, H8253 [16JY]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5845 [20MY]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), consideration (H. Res. 875), H12072 [29OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1233 [11FE], H6803 [15JN], H10516 [6OC], H14875 [14DE]

Tributes

Bowden, Bobby, H14847 [14DE]

Croft, Helen, E1188 [18MY]

Farra, Kirk, E1202 [19MY]

Kerr, William, E1189 [18MY]

Welsh, Doreen, E648 [12MR]

Werner, George L.W., H9399 [10SE]