COHEN, STEVE (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7345 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9583 [16SE]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14747 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H9670 [16SE]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H6267 [4JN]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H13387 [1DE]

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H9490 [14SE]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H8185 [15JY]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9731 [17SE]

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 2683), H6267 [4JN]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H12288 [3NO]

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3835 [24MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9550 [15SE]

Arizona: 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), H4734 [23AP]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 1478), H5712 [18MY]

———anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H13355 [19NO]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H10408 [30SE]

———improve and enhance substance use disorder programs for members (see H.R. 3420), H10457 [1OC]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H12197 [2NO]

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

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H12288 [3NO]

———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), H601 [27JA]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H5892 [20MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6744 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H91 [8JA] (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

———provide assistance to retailers to avoid foreclosure and liquidation (see H.R. 1942), H4522 [2AP]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H387 [16JA]

Bermuda: express gratitude for receipt of Chinese Uyghurs released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Bermudan society (see H. Res. 774), H10071 [29SE]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H6267 [4JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3146 [10MR]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H14827 [11DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8185 [15JY]

Burns, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H5793 [19MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5666 [14MY]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H4524 [2AP]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11516 [20OC]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1235), H12197 [2NO]

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

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

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

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

———urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9731 [17SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H326 [14JA]

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

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), H6415 [9JN] (see H.R. 3712), H10456 [1OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H5790 [19MY]

Colleges and universities: increase affordability of medical education (see H.R. 2332), H6539 [10JN]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H12288 [3NO]

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H12197 [2NO]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H12142 [29OC]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 648), H11167 [8OC]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H325 [14JA]

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

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H9730 [17SE]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H6155 [3JN]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H9342 [8SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (see H.R. 801), H920 [3FE]

———provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H5060 [30AP]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 61), H12141 [29OC]

———provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3438 [16MR]

Courts: clarify availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (see H.R. 3986), H13355 [19NO]

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

———provide an exception to the requirement of motion to the court of appeals before filing certain second or subsequent petitions for habeas corpus (see H.R. 3320), H11714 [22OC]

———regulate certain deferred prosecution and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 1947), H4522 [2AP]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H603 [27JA]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9671 [16SE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H3704 [19MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H2980 [4MR]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H13355 [19NO]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H9342 [8SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4584 [21AP]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11516 [20OC]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H3706 [19MR]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H3706 [19MR] (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H3706 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H10457 [1OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 2983), H7085 [19JN]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

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), H12588 [6NO]

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

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H5485 [12MY]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H13267 [18NO]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H11111 [7OC]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2089), H12288 [3NO]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 579), H10457 [1OC]

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

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H8873 [27JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4524 [2AP]

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

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 3003), H7947 [9JY]

———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see H.R. 1483), H9550 [15SE]

———improve mental health and substance abuse health care (see H.R. 2369), H10457 [1OC]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2003), H4688 [22AP]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H9342 [8SE]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H6973 [17JN]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 521), H527 [26JA]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———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), H196 [13JA]

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), H7741 [7JY]

———establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H6415 [9JN]

———establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 645), H9670 [16SE]

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), H9962 [24SE]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H10519 [6OC]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H4733 [23AP]

———award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 2616), H9962 [24SE]

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

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3526 [17MR]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H4688 [22AP]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1741), H4584 [21AP]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1159 [10FE]

———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H3835 [24MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H8410 [20JY]

———establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H11298 [13OC]

———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9807 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H5892 [20MY]

———determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 4004), H12588 [6NO]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6806 [15JN]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 453), H10519 [6OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4129 [30MR]

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

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

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), H11516 [20OC]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H6415 [9JN]

———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), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acknowledge receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by veterans (see H.R. 1982), H4579 [21AP]

———authorize appropriations for program to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 3906), H12365 [4NO]

———carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H12197 [2NO]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 3885), H12198 [2NO]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9807 [22SE]

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

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H12197 [2NO]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

———increase annual amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2504), H12365 [4NO]

———reauthorize Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (see H.R. 2614), H13069 [17NO]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H6539 [10JN]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H9731 [17SE]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H6539 [10JN]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H6539 [10JN]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H2923 [3MR]

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

———provide eligibility for an heir of a deceased homeowner to receive certain housing-related disaster assistance (see H.R. 1059), H1604 [13FE]

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: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H9397 [9SE]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H4688 [22AP]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H10070 [29SE]

———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), H7023 [18JN]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H10457 [1OC]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H14877 [14DE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H8101 [14JY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H6619 [11JN]

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

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H7251 [24JN]

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

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H922 [3FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H6306 [8JN]

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H9443 [10SE]

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H4526 [2AP]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H1520 [12FE]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 200), H9808 [22SE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H31 [6JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4583 [21AP]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H6266 [4JN]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H5712 [18MY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H8026 [13JY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4584 [21AP]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H3146 [10MR]

Executive privilege: establish guidelines for assertion and enhance congressional authority to enforce subpoenas and punish for contempt (see H.R. 3362), H8959 [28JY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H9999 [25SE]

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

False Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 1788), H4128 [30MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H160 [9JA]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H4840 [27AP]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H3078 [6MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 1157), H12456 [5NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7250 [24JN]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 697), H526 [26JA]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H9730 [17SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H9730 [17SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H11740 [23OC]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5400 [7MY]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 767), H778 [28JA]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H7706 [26JN]

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

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H5485 [12MY]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H11713 [22OC]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7086 [19JN]

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

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 302), H4398 [1AP] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

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), H11713 [22OC]

FTC: revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 116), H5892 [20MY]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H11167 [8OC]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5306 [6MY]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

Germany: anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Res. 496), H7024 [18JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9730 [17SE]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4735 [23AP]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6620 [11JN]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H11581 [21OC]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H7085 [19JN]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3419), H9205 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

———enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 648), H13267 [18NO]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H7146 [23JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H442 [21JA]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H4064 [26MR]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H2836 [25FE]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———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]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2926 [3MR]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H9397 [9SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H4251 [31MR]

———prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 2744), H6305 [8JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H4734 [23AP]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H7085 [19JN]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H8303 [16JY]

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]

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]

———provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 2536), H5891 [20MY]

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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5668 [14MY]

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), H7947 [9JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H12588 [6NO]

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), H326 [14JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8873 [27JY]

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H5400 [7MY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H7742 [7JY]

Immigration: eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H5308 [6MY]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H9342 [8SE]

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

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

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H8495 [21JY]

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

———prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2635), H6744 [12JN]

———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), H4584 [21AP]

———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), H4688 [22AP]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency and accountability within the intelligence community for activities performed under Federal contracts (see H.R. 963), H3402 [12MR]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H8708 [23JY]

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), H5000 [29AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5892 [20MY]

———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8185 [15JY]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H11167 [8OC]

John S. Wilder Post Office Building, Somerville, TN: designate (see H.R. 1817), H4249 [31MR]

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

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

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H9207 [30JY]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (see H. Res. 520), H6414 [9JN]

Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H6267 [4JN]

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), H3528 [17MR]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H13387 [1DE]

Lithuania: anniversary (see H. Res. 285), H4584 [21AP]

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

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]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H5097 [4MY]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H8873 [27JY]

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

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H10000 [25SE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6539 [10JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]

———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H8303 [16JY]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H922 [3FE]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9962 [24SE]

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

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H2875 [26FE]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H9730 [17SE]

———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), H3706 [19MR]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H13386 [1DE]

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

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H9807 [22SE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H5401 [7MY]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6414 [9JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5792 [19MY]

———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), H6076 [2JN]

———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), H8009 [10JY]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 1038), H9491 [14SE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H4688 [22AP]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H1606 [13FE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13002 [16NO]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H7741 [7JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 3253), H8355 [17JY]

———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H9670 [16SE]

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

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H13266 [18NO]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H9961 [24SE]

Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H6265 [4JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H9276 [31JY]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H6973 [17JN]

———require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 1476), H8025 [13JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H527 [26JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H6266 [4JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5582 [13MY]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H7948 [9JY]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H31 [6JA]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6539 [10JN]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5307 [6MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H7838 [8JY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

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

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4130 [30MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H11516 [20OC]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 717), H9671 [16SE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 700), H10458 [1OC]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H9442 [10SE]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H8708 [23JY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

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), H3438 [16MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]

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

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10521 [6OC]

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H5000 [29AP]

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]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H9491 [14SE]

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

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H8586 [22JY]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H4916 [28AP]

NSF: establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1926), H9550 [15SE]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4731 [23AP]

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

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

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 3059), H7445 [25JN]

———limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H14743 [10DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6155 [3JN]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 424), H3402 [12MR]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11112 [7OC]

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

Poland: anniversary of parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 504), H6265 [4JN]

———provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H3640 [18MR]

———recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H9808 [22SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4250 [31MR]

Portugal: express gratitude for receipt of detainees released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Portuguese society (see H. Res. 775), H10071 [29SE]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7446 [25JN]

Power resources: promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H10520 [6OC]

———provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see H.R. 152), H33 [6JA]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4841 [27AP]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H8586 [22JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H6415 [9JN]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11740 [23OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3402 [12MR]

Public utilities: enhance security of U.S. public water systems (see H.R. 3258), H10520 [6OC]

———establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H5169 [5MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3053), H13386 [1DE]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H1041 [4FE]

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

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H9443 [10SE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1885), H4519 [2AP]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 1775), H7741 [7JY]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799, 1799), H4525 [2AP]

———reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 3535), H9671 [16SE]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H3640 [18MR]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H13629 (see H.R. 2262), H14372 [8DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H8101 [14JY]

Saudi Arabia: prohibit assistance (see H.R. 792), H875 [2FE]

SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 4265), H14827 [11DE]

———establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (see H.R. 3771), H12365 [4NO]

———reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 1491), H3438 [16MR]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H4064 [26MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5712 [18MY]

Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity and improve policy direction and oversight (see H.R. 2721), H9342 [8SE]

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

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

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), H9491 [14SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 954), H9550 [15SE]

———protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (see H.R. 236), H11298 [13OC]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2632 [24FE]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H11298 [13OC]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4689 [22AP]

Summitt, Pat: tribute (see H. Res. 196), H2874 [26FE]

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), H5401 [7MY]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H9730 [17SE]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for pet care expenses (see H.R. 3501), H10457 [1OC]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H5485 [12MY]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 3409), H9205 [30JY]

———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), H2601 [23FE]

———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), H12364 [4NO]

———eligibility of energy efficiency property for energy credit (see H.R. 2016), H8809 [24JY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3527 [17MR]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H3748 [23MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H10520 [6OC]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H4688 [22AP]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H11516 [20OC]

———impose a 100 percent tax on bonuses paid by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance and are majority owned by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1542), H3642 [18MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1543), H3642 (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H875 [2FE]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 1594), H3641 [18MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H9730 [17SE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H11111 [7OC]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H5582 [13MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8025 [13JY]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H8303 [16JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3706 [19MR]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities (see H.R. 3516), H9279 [31JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H13001 [16NO]

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1718), H6015 [21MY]

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

Taylor, Koko: tribute (see H. Res. 668), H8585 [22JY]

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), H7947 [9JY]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H3437 [16MR]

Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H3055 [5MR]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H10457 [1OC]

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

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see H.R. 1676), H4584 [21AP]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H4584 [21AP]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9282 [31JY]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H4583 [21AP]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H9550 [15SE]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H88 [8JA]

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

———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), H7838 [8JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H9442 [10SE]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H7086 [19JN]

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]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12457 [5NO]

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

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H8025 [13JY]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6539 [10JN]

———anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H380 [15JA]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 557), H781 [28JA]

———support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H8185 [15JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7024 [18JN]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 3045), H7445 [25JN]

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), H8873 [27JY]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H9807 [22SE]

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

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

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 1818), H12456 [5NO]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H13467 [2DE]

———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H4397 [1AP]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H6307 [8JN]

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 105), H31 [6JA]

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

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H9056 [29JY]

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H3146 [10MR]

William C. Tallent Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 402), H160 [9JA]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5486 [12MY]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H9808 [22SE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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

———tribute to Armed Forces members who gave their lives in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 495), H6075 [2JN]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H9057 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308), H5398 [7MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H3704 [19MR]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]

Congressional Review Act: improve (see H.R. 2247), H5168 [5MY]

Courts: deter and establish limited immunity against ``strategic lawsuits against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect free speech and petition activity (see H.R. 4364), H15500 [16DE]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (see H.R. 2765), H6413 [9JN]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 4286), H14826 [11DE]

Dept. of HHS: collect statistics from enhanced birth certificates through the Center for Health Statistics (see H.R. 3334), H8808 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H3145 [10MR]

———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (see H.R. 4283), H14826 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish an Office of Livability (see H.R. 4287), H14826 [11DE]

FEMA: continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 706), H601 [27JA]

Health: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 3470), H9277 [31JY]

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

Immigration: allow, and establish conditions for, temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1033), H1518 [12FE]

Medicare: provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H1042 [4FE]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H37 [6JA]

Phillips, Sam: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 12), H90 [8JA]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 3471), H9277 [31JY]

SEC: suspend application of mark-to-market accounting principles (see H.R. 1909), H4520 [2AP]

Taxation: provide that certain net capital gain of individuals 65 or over shall not be subject to tax (see H.R. 396), H160 [9JA]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H4914 [28AP]

Remarks

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3616 [18MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, H10436 [1OC]

———impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H11305 [14OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H532 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H2839 [26FE], H2966 [4MR], H3111 [10MR]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty, H7349 [25JN]

———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (H.R. 1633), H3690 [19MR]

Azerbaijan: anniversary of Soviet attack on citizens of Baku, E102 [15JA]

Black Music Month: anniversary (H. Res. 476), H7689 [26JN], H8044 [14JY]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (H. Res. 905), H14897, H14899 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2891 [3MR], H2966 [4MR], H4030 [26MR]

Business and industry: clarify requirement relative to publicly traded companies establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness, H14724 [10DE]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 177), H12005, H12006 [28OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Health Statistics funding, H8778 [24JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H132 [9JA]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (H.R. 1843), E960 [23AP]

Collins, Melissa: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E2011 [27JY]

Congress: goals of the 111th Congress, H167 [13JA]

Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 2247), H6773, H6774 [15JN]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), H5201, H5257 [6MY]

Courts: improve operation of Federal courts (H.R. 3632), H12007, H12008 [28OC]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), H6770, H6771, H6772 [15JN]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2853 [26FE], H2970 [4MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration (H. Res. 379), H5011 [30AP]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4946 [29AP], H6543 [11JN]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 177), H12005, H12006 [28OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H750 [28JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7349 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: include nonchemical batteries and electromechanical storage technologies in a program of research in vehicle technologies, H9583, H9584 [16SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9583, H9584 [16SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H6543 [11JN]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4663 [22AP]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5106 [5MY]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H3616 [18MR], H4276 [1AP]

———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (H.R. 4283), E2969 [11DE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 908), H1120 [10FE]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration railroad research and development funding, H8639 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Education and Debt Reduction Program funding, H7983 [10JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7983 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8778 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8639 [23JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1168 [11FE]

Eastern European countries: recognize anniversary of events leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries (H. Res. 892), H12543 [6NO]

Economy: importance of job creation, H14887 [15DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3760 [24MR]

———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), H14724 [10DE], H14747, H14748 [11DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H74 [8JA]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H3616, H3617, H3618, H3619 [18MR]

Education: student financial aid programs, H9674 [17SE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5923, H5924 [21MY]

FedEx Corp.: tribute, H752 [28JA]

FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding, H7187 [24JN]

Financial institutions: make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, H2970 [4MR]

Foreign policy: normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey, E2790 [17NO]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (H. Res. 320), E960 [23AP]

Germany: anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, H12543 [6NO]

Ghana: U.S. policy, H7950 [10JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7256 [25JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8074, H8075, H8077 [14JY], H9059 [30JY], H9348 [9SE], H9400 [10SE], H11115 [8OC], H11984 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12180 [2NO], H12223 [3NO], H12429 [5NO], H12593, H12884 [7NO]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (H. Res. 260), H9455, H9456 [14SE]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9674 [17SE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H3613 [18MR], H3719 [23MR], H3760 [24MR], H11984 [28OC]

Human rights: recognize importance of the Border Patrol in combating human smuggling and commend the Dept. of Justice for increasing the rate of human smuggler prosecutions (H. Res. 14), H5258, H5259, H5260 [6MY]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13115 [18NO]

John S. Wilder Post Office Building, Somerville, TN: designate (H.R. 1817), H6083 [3JN]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (H. Res. 401), H5195 [6MY]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7062 [19JN]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (H. Res. 939), H13417, H13419 [2DE]

Lawyers and attorneys: exempt qualifying law school students participating in legal clinics or externships from certain conflict of interest rules (H.R. 4194), H14899, H14900 [15DE]

LSC: anniversary, E1931 [24JY]

———meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (H.R. 3764), E2497 [8OC]

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

Memphis, TN: anniversary of B'nai B'rith Sam Schloss Lodge, E2037 [28JY]

———tribute to Blues Music Awards, H5313 [7MY]

Merced, CA: recognize historical significance of, and establish a memorial at, the Merced Assembly Center, as a reporting site for Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II (H. Res. 129), H1175, H1176, H1178, H1179 [11FE]

Minimum wage: level, H8712 [24JY]

Music and dance: anniversary of recording of album ``Kind of Blue'' and reaffirm jazz as a national treasure (H. Res. 894), H14892 [15DE]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 35), H1113 [10FE]

National Basketball Association: repeal age eligibility rule, H6158 [4JN]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 104), H477 [22JA]

Nesbit, Karen: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E3055 [17DE]

Newman, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 18), H2614 [24FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H8035 [14JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, H2966, H2967 [4MR], H4030 [26MR]

Point of order, H14900 [15DE]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11602 [22OC]

Railway Labor Act: shift coverage of certain express carrier employees to regulation under the National Labor Relations Act, H5923, H5924 [21MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (H. Res. 57), H9457 [14SE], H9546 [15SE]

SEC: delegate regulation of investment advisers to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, H14747, H14748 [11DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H5720 [19MY]

Taxation: rates, H2966, H2967 [4MR], H4030 [26MR]

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, H6543 [11JN]

———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 (H. Res. 529), H6590 [11JN]

University of Memphis: tribute to men's basketball team, H3644 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H7113 [23JN]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 19), H9245 [31JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), E1574 [26JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H483 [22JA], H776 [28JA], H3638 [18MR], H3701 [19MR], H4060 [26MR]

Tributes

Bingham, Charles (Tif), E2437 [1OC]

Caldwell, Charity Townsend, E1683 [8JY]

Heard, Alexander, H8849 [27JY]

King, Alvin, H2609 [24FE]

Owens, Brandon A., H10487 [6OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak, H12293 [4NO]

Shadyac, Richard, H9744 [22SE], E2334 [22SE]

Smith, Vasco, H10123 [30SE], E2434 [1OC]

Wexler, Representative, H15474 [16DE]