VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, H9970 [25SE]

Articles and editorials

Inquiries Focus on Subcommittee Ties, S7970 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H8303 [16JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H4129 [30MR]

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: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H9807 [22SE]

Buy American Act: increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (see H.R. 4351), H15499 [16DE]

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), H7706 [26JN]

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America (see H.R. 2577), H6156 [3JN]

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

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H11111 [7OC]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H4734 [23AP]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H2886 [2MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H13628 (see H.R. 24), H14372 [8DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H4062 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5169 [5MY]

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), H4525 [2AP]

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H527 [26JA]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12198 [2NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H4734 [23AP]

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), H3836 [24MR]

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

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

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), H8410 [20JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9281 [31JY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H4734 [23AP]

Health: recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H12142 [29OC]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7147 [23JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8586 [22JY]

Hungary: condemn awarding of national radio licenses to politically-connected companies and encourage respect for rule of law, fair treatment of foreign investors, and maintenance of a free and independent press (see H. Res. 915), H13467 [2DE]

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

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: anniversary (see H. Res. 608), H7740 [7JY]

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

Insurance: further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H11384 [14OC]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6077 [2JN]

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]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4735 [23AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4027 [25MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4688 [22AP]

Medicare: restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6077 [2JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7024 [18JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6416 [9JN]

Otis Bowen Comfort Home, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 3414), H9205 [30JY]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H1520 [12FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H9899 [23SE]

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

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H6904 [16JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H9397 [9SE]

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

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

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 3410), H9205 [30JY]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11458 [15OC]

———allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1716), H4026 [25MR]

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

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H3338 [11MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H2875 [26FE]

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]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 344), H4582 [21AP]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8495 [21JY]

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]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H12588 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 4280), H14743 [10DE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acquisition of lands for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore by payment of delinquent taxes (see H.R. 1574), H3526 [17MR]

———authorize leasing of a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see H.R. 1287), H2925 [3MR]

———clarify authority to accept donations of lands that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (see H.R. 1286), H2925 [3MR]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 595), H381 [15JA]

Pensions: provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 4281), H14743 [10DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6907 [17JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2794, H2796, H2798, H2804 [25FE]

Black History Month: observance, E210 [4FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5504 [13MY]

———require local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. for such projects, H5504 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program funding, H2804 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize leasing of a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (H.R. 1287), H9289 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), H7431 [25JN]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 170, E2420 [1OC]

Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc.: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast, E10 [6JA]

Hammond, IN: tribute to naturalization ceremony participants, E1716 [10JY]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H2794 [25FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12912 [7NO]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E2234 [10SE]

Hobart, IN: anniversary of Burns Funeral Home, E165 [28JA]

———anniversary of Elks Lodge 1152, E1827 [17JY]

Indiana: tribute to Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame honorees, E604 [10MR]

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: prohibit funding for Good Fellow Lodge restoration project, H7431 [25JN]

Indiana State Teachers Association: tribute to Crystal Bell Award recipients, E921 [22AP]

Lake County, IN: tribute to Lake County Electricians Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee graduates, E1846 [20JY]

Memorial Day: observance, E1246 [21MY]

Merrillville, IN: anniversary of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, E2700 [3NO]

———tribute to Merrillville Rotary Club Veterans Day event, E2682 [2NO]

Mitchell, Gary: Asian American Medical Association Crystal Glove Award recipient, E2692 [3NO]

Nangle, Bill: Hoosier State Press Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E195 [4FE]

National security: provide for the security of critical energy infrastructure, H2798 [25FE]

Teale, Edwin Way: Indiana Historical Bureau unveiling of honorary historical marker in Furnessville, IN, E1244 [21MY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2682 [2NO]

Whiting, IN: anniversary of Whiting American Legion Post 90, E2286 [16SE]

———anniversary of Whiting Park, E2385 [29SE]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H6017 [2JN]

Tributes

Arredondo, Lorenzo, E2234 [10SE]

Day-Comer, Irene, E376 [25FE]

Good, Ronald, E2695 [3NO]

Hernandez, Joseph M., E123 [22JA]

Malden, Karl, E2058 [29JY]

Minto, Lauren, E733 [23MR]

Morgan-Naylor, Martha, E81 [14JA]

Morgavan, Betty, E1809 [16JY]

Poole, Geneva Williamson, E923 [22AP]

Tyborowski, Terry, E1059 [5MY]