LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H4970 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (see H.R. 2004), H6415 [9JN]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5401 [7MY]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (see H.R. 4284), H14826 [11DE]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H527 [26JA]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H1520 [12FE]

Armed Forces: 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), H7837 [8JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE]

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), H7086 [19JN]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6306 [8JN]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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), H8009 [10JY]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H2980 [4MR]

China: recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (see H. Res. 226), H3338 [11MR]

———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]

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

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), H9443 [10SE]

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

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H8495 [21JY]

———protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2836 [25FE]

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

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H9961 [24SE]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5892 [20MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H11869 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H9281 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H12457 [5NO]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3246), H8873 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4397 [1AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H9899 [23SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H11516 [20OC]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 140), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 154), H1248 [11FE]

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: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4130 [30MR]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H9397 [9SE]

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

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H779 [28JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

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), H2632 [24FE]

Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H9808 [22SE]

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

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11384 [14OC]

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

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H9442 [10SE]

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

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H6016 [21MY]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7741 [7JY]

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

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (see H.R. 4284), H14826 [11DE]

George Kell Post Office, Swifton, AR: designate (see H.R. 3634), H11869 [27OC]

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 227), H12365 [4NO]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Health: 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 palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 2911), H6971 [17JN]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5169 [5MY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

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]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8708 [23JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

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

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6267 [4JN]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 970), H14981 [15DE]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5712 [18MY]

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

Iran: 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), H6076 [2JN]

———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. 2194), H5892 [20MY]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 2215), H8410 [20JY]

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]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 486), H12457 [5NO]

Medicaid: require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H5668 [14MY]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9898 [23SE]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H7446 [25JN]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H11868 [27OC]

———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), H9342 [8SE]

———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H5400 [7MY]

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

Michigan: congratulate the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the Region II U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) tournament (see H. Res. 963), H14446 [9DE]

Motown Records (business): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1520 [12FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H923 [3FE]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H2632 [24FE]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9808 [22SE]

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

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 866), H11869 [27OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1159 [10FE]

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H1249 [11FE]

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

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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), H2836 [25FE]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H9807 [22SE]

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), H6972 [17JN]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H12365 [4NO]

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), H8495 [21JY]

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

———provide additional authority and definitions to public utility contracts (see H.R. 175), H4063 [26MR]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]

Roads and highways: assist States with a high unemployment rate under the equity bonus program (see H.R. 3314), H8707 [23JY]

———waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 3313), H8707 [23JY]

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

Sewage disposal: ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H7146 [23JN]

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

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H13003 [16NO]

South America: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina (see H. Res. 174), H3146 [10MR]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H10070 [29SE]

State News (Michigan State University publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 487), H8960 [28JY]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8410 [20JY]

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), H10000 [25SE]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H2980 [4MR]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7250 [24JN]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 528), H7740 [7JY] (see H.R. 3486), H9277 [31JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H4397 [1AP]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H5062 [30AP]

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

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4090), H14446 [9DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad (see H.R. 3933), H11867 [27OC]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H4685 [22AP]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H14744 [10DE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9342 [8SE]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H9397 [9SE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3105 [9MR]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H8586 [22JY]

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]

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

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]

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

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

———provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 290), H442 [21JA]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9205 [30JY]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H11299 [13OC]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H11167 [8OC]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H6617 [11JN]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8410 [20JY]

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), H4524 [2AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H13521 [3DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 489), H6075 [2JN]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 4380), H15500 [16DE]

Health: implement best practices in the delivery of health care (see H.R. 2948), H7022 [18JN]

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

Taxation: clarify treatment of indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities relative to organizations which are partners with limited liability (see H.R. 3497), H9278 [31JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H5791 [19MY]

———extend and modify the tax credit for new qualified hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 3367), H8959 [28JY]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H8184 [15JY]

———provide a temporary exclusion of the gain on the sale or exchange of certain small business stock (see H.R. 4236), H13628 (see H.R. 4236), H14371 [8DE]

———treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services (see H.R. 1935), H4521 [2AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), E1693 [9JY]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3657 [19MR]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 4284), H14831, H14835 [14DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H562, H582 [27JA], H737 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1555 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5629 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6852 [16JN]

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 (H.R. 2920), H8525 [22JY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 56), H8460 [21JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H8615 [23JY]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 489), H6040, H6041 [2JN]

———recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (H. Res. 226), E682 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to Commodity Supplemental Food Program, E1693 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9574 [16SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6354 [9JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9235 [31JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8615 [23JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1167 [11FE]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 4284), H14831, H14835 [14DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9167 [30JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12856 [7NO]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9914 [24SE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7638 [26JN]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11601 [22OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H262 [14JA]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14399, H14401 [9DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3657 [19MR]

———prohibit tax increase on real estate partnerships, H14401 [9DE]

———provide a temporary exclusion of the gain on the sale or exchange of certain small business stock (H.R. 4236), H14399 [9DE]

———rates, H737 [28JA]

———treatment of publicly traded partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services, H14399, H14401 [9DE]

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 (H. Res. 529), H6591 [11JN]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933, E2735 [6NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9771 [22SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12386 [5NO]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, E2947 [10DE]

Votes: position on missed, H4415 [2AP], H8117 [15JY]

Water Research and Development Initiative: assess long-term ice cover and water level outlook for major U.S. water bodies, including the Great Lakes, potential impact on infrastructure, and resource management options, H4697 [23AP]

———implement (H.R. 1145), H4697 [23AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4393 [1AP]

Tributes

Chambers, Charles M., E1471 [17JN]

Chupa, Michael, E2744 [6NO]

Duzyj, Jaroslaw, E643 [11MR]

Haggerty, Leonard, E2743 [6NO]

Jacobs, Jim, E809 [30MR]

Stella, Frank D., E2490 [8OC]

Wilson, Janice, E2740 [6NO]