SHERMAN, BRAD (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H5993 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H9280 [31JY]

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

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

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H14982 [15DE]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13267 [18NO]

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]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]

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

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H14982 [15DE]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H6972 [17JN]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 1478), H9281 [31JY]

———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]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Atomic Energy Act: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 547), H379 [15JA]

Aviation: recognize contributions of general aviation industry (see H. Res. 508), H8496 [21JY]

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

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]

Bratton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 882), H12141 [29OC]

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

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (see H.R. 3269), H8494 [21JY]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3621), H9900 [23SE]

California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H527 [26JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H10520 [6OC]

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: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H4129 [30MR]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H5400 [7MY]

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), H10071 [29SE]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9396 [9SE]

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

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

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H7836 [8JY]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H5169 [5MY]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1237), H3706 [19MR]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (see H.R. 2765), H6620 [11JN]

Credit: increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (see H.R. 3527), H9550 [15SE]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H923 [3FE]

Crime: enhance investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud (see H.R. 1748), H5063 [30AP]

———establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist and bomber registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist and bomber registries and notification program (see H.R. 1727), H5169 [5MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4735 [23AP]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]

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), 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), H11868 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: provide assistance for ultra efficient vehicles under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program (see H.R. 1382), H3103 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H9281 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H12198 [2NO]

———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H5484 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3835 [24MR]

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

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

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H5397 [7MY]

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), H1246 [11FE]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H8707 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1341), H3105 [9MR]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4170), H15504 [16DE]

———require certain stock option warrants to be sold at public auction upon repayment of the associated assistance provided under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3232), H8301 [16JY]

———require Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to include the effect of the program on small businesses in oversight, audits, and reports (see H.R. 3179), H9550 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9900 [23SE]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

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: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H5063 [30AP]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H9206 [30JY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4584 [21AP]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13521 [3DE]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H11111 [7OC]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H9550 [15SE]

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

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

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

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), H7249 [24JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: require that employers provide a minimum amount of paid annual leave to employees (see H.R. 2564), H8356 [17JY]

False Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 1788), H5169 [5MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H6155 [3JN]

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

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H3525 [17MR]

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

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

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H10457 [1OC]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H8810 [24JY]

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

Flag—U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made U.S. flags (see H.R. 1082), H3078 [6MR]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

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), H6539 [10JN]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H8810 [24JY]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H11869 [27OC]

———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]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H1520 [12FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H4027 [25MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3749 [23MR]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H5306 [6MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8873 [27JY]

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6075 [2JN]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H8586 [22JY]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H8026 [13JY]

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), H7085 [19JN]

———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]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 2571), H6009 [21MY]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H12198 [2NO]

Internet: prevent transformation into a tool of censorship and surveillance, promote freedom of expression, and restore confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses (see H.R. 2271), H5306 [6MY]

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), H3053 [5MR]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H1606 [13FE]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H4579 [21AP] (see H.R. 2194), H5060 [30AP]

———provide for justice and compensation for U.S. citizens taken hostage by Iran (see H.R. 4025), H12364 [4NO]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H13267 [18NO]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H5064 [30AP]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

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]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11869 [27OC]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4841 [27AP]

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

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5712 [18MY]

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

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

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

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1227), H10520 [6OC]

Motion pictures: authorize grants for organizations that use documentary films to promote understanding of the U.S. abroad and understanding of global perspectives and other countries in the U.S. (see H.R. 1976), H4523 [2AP]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7086 [19JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6016 [21MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4689 [22AP]

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

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 41), H162 [9JA]

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

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

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6267 [4JN]

———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), H442 [21JA]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H196 [13JA]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (see H.R. 1886), H4519 [2AP]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (see H.R. 3114), H7740 [7JY]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H6010 [21MY]

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

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

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

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), H4026 [25MR]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H485 [22JA]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 2336), H5399 [7MY]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H5170 [5MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 35), H29 [6JA]

———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 36), H29 [6JA]

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), H4521 [2AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

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

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9962 [24SE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7948 [9JY]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H5792 [19MY]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H9207 [30JY]

Securities: regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (see H.R. 3795), H12198 [2NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H12198 [2NO]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9808 [22SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2836 [25FE]

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

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H8810 [24JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9442 [10SE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9491 [14SE]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H11790 [26OC]

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

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

———treat Indian tribal governments as States for purposes of determining sources of support of charitable organizations (see H.R. 3085), H9282 [31JY]

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

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), H5893 [20MY]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H13386 [1DE]

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), H9342 [8SE]

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), H12198 [2NO]

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2926 [3MR]

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

———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), H7147 [23JN]

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

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), H7741 [7JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9808 [22SE]

United Arab Emirates: restrict nuclear cooperation (see H.R. 364), H158 [9JA]

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H10458 [1OC]

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

Ventura County, CA: provide compensation for certain persons injured in the course of employment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (see H.R. 136), H32 [6JA]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H5893 [20MY]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H9492 [14SE]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]

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

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3703), H13355 [19NO]

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), H4580 [21AP]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 609), H386 [16JA]

Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]

Dept. of Commerce: improve electronic filing of export data and strengthen enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3515), H9278 [31JY]

Dept. of State: require report on business and investment climates in foreign countries (see H.R. 1202), H2835 [25FE]

Iran: apply sanctions against affiliates of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (see H.R. 2375), H5484 [12MY]

———prohibit executive departments from entering into or renewing procurement contracts with persons that export certain computer or telecommunications technologies to Iran (see H.R. 3284), H8495 [21JY]

Radioactive substances: apply measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology that could aid such countries in extracting or milling domestic sources of uranium (see H.R. 2290), H5307 [6MY]

Taxation: impose a tax on certain compensation received from certain companies receiving Federal bailout funds (see H.R. 1801), H4129 [30MR]

———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]

Remarks

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3475 [17MR], H3711 [23MR]

———business practices that precipitated Government bailout, H4066 [30MR]

———merits of going into receivership rather than receiving Government bailout funds, H3627-H3629 [18MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H614 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), E1390 [12JN]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9228 [31JY]

California State University, Northridge: tribute to men's basketball team, E728 [19MR]

Credit: allow lenders to recapture the principal lost in mortgage modification in a bankruptcy proceeding if the homeowner sells the property for a profit, H3015 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3015 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: proposal to place U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, H154 [9JA]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1387 [12JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H451 [22JA]

———exempt from proposed compensation standards institutions that received Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance prior to enactment of such standards, H4302 [1AP]

———exempt Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from compensation standards once a repayment agreement has been reached, H4304 [1AP]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, H1014 [4FE], H3753 [24MR]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4292, H4302, H4304 [1AP]

———proposal to form public-private partnerships to purchase certain assets in order to promote economic recovery, H3711 [23MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H155 [9JA], H168 [13JA], H451 [22JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (H. Res. 62), H331 [15JA]

———repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, H5407 [12MY]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 4170), E3057 [17DE]

Economy: Government bailout of financial institutions, H61 [7JA], H155 [9JA], H1014 [4FE]

———limit compensation for executives at companies that receive Federal bailout funds, H155 [9JA]

———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), H14424 [9DE], H14681 [10DE], E2985 [14DE]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 964), H14492 [10DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 962), H14483 [10DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H63 [7JA], H156 [9JA]

Eritrea: designate as a state sponsor of terrorism and urge U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions, E1387 [12JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1387 [12JN]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported, H14492 [10DE]

General Motors Corp.: impact of potential bankruptcy or reorganization on bondholders, retirees, and employees, H4066 [30MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 257), H3650 [19MR]

IMF: funding, E1390 [12JN]

International Credit Union Day: observance, E2542 [15OC]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14930 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14930 [15DE]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony, H153 [9JA]

———U.S. policy, H65 [7JA]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H102, H152 [9JA]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, H65 [7JA]

SEC: prohibit creation of new private right of action against credit rating agencies, H14681 [10DE]

Securities: make Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization liable for gross negligence in determining credit ratings, E2985 [14DE]

———regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 3795), E2705 [4NO]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3627, H3629 [18MR], H3650 [19MR], H3712 [23MR], H3753 [24MR]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities, H154 [9JA]

Votes: position on missed, E101 [15JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Sherman, Molly H.: tribute to birth, H365 [15JA]

Special order: granted, H25 [6JA], H86 [8JA], H321 [14JA], H378 [15JA], H483 [22JA], H522 [26JA], H1038 [4FE], H3524 [17MR], H3638 [18MR], H3746 [23MR], H3832 [24MR], H4024 [25MR], H4060 [26MR], H4126 [30MR], H4248 [31MR]

Resignations

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H11395 [15OC]

Tributes

Corwin, Amy E., E2784 [17NO]