SCHIFF, ADAM B. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7376 [25JN]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1024 [4FE]

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

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

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H6545 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Journalism, Lasantha Wickramatunga, Sunday Leader (Sri Lankan publication), H473-H475 [22JA]

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]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H9342 [8SE]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3749 [23MR]

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

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5893 [20MY]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H13387 [1DE]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5485 [12MY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3146 [10MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8184 [15JY]

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), H4064 [26MR]

———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]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———grant family of members temporary annual leave during deployment of such members (see H.R. 3257), H9207 [30JY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H4583 [21AP]

———honor sacrifice of mothers who are members, and support provided by mothers of members and mothers who are spouses of members (see H. Res. 399), H5486 [12MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H7706 [26JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2603 [23FE]

———provide an equitable process for recovery of overpayments erroneously paid due to no fault of the members and expand discretion for remission or cancellation of indebtedness (see H.R. 2771), H7024 [18JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H1607 [13FE]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H1607 [13FE]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 1600), H6807 [15JN]

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

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H8025 [13JY]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H3749 [23MR]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H5000 [29AP]

———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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7024 [18JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Children and youth: update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3438 [16MR]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H9397 [9SE]

———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]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H527 [26JA]

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), H14982 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: 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), H6415 [9JN]

———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), H5893 [20MY]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

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), H9278 [31JY]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1237), H8100 [14JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H325 [14JA]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H6904 [16JN]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H325 [14JA]

Courts: appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 3662), H14877 [14DE]

———establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (see H.R. 628), H484 [22JA]

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]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3749 [23MR]

Crime: 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), H4061 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H4525 [2AP]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3056 [5MR]

———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]

———establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see H.R. 2389), H6156 [3JN]

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]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H11167 [8OC]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H12044 [28OC]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see H.R. 520), H5582 [13MY]

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

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 provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H11516 [20OC]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H10520 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H6807 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1044 [4FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H13466 [2DE]

Dept. of State: establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

———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), H1521 [12FE]

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

———prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration projects to restore the San Gabriel River watershed in California (see H.R. 4200), H13519 [3DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H7085 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H8101 [14JY]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———require purchase of certain bonds to return State and local entities to where they would have been had emergency assistance not been provided to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (see H.R. 467), H5169 [5MY]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H4734 [23AP]

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), H3641 [18MR]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 1075), H8586 [22JY]

———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), H10520 [6OC]

———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), H5892 [20MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H4064 [26MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H12365 [4NO]

———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H10520 [6OC]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H12142 [29OC]

———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), H5792 [19MY]

———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), H3527 [17MR]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H7146 [23JN]

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

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H6267 [4JN]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9397 [9SE]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5308 [6MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H7023 [18JN]

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), H7706 [26JN]

———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), H1249 [11FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H4734 [23AP]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H3706 [19MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H13386 [1DE]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H8586 [22JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12588 [6NO]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H6266 [4JN]

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

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

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 1332), H3338 [11MR]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7706 [26JN]

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]

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), H8100 [14JY]

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H9730 [17SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H4583 [21AP]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H6265 [4JN]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H325 [14JA]

Health: 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 access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H6620 [11JN]

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

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11384 [14OC]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H9807 [22SE]

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), H8100 [14JY]

———expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (see H.R. 1785), H4128 [30MR]

———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (see H.R. 1992), H5582 [13MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H13355 [19NO]

Insurance: 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), H3526 [17MR]

———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), H7837 [8JY]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H6307 [8JN]

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), H4583 [21AP]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H4916 [28AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]

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]

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

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

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (see H. Res. 661), H8409 [20JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (see H. Res. 134), H1045 [4FE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H13351 [19NO]

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]

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), H4581 [21AP]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H5169 [5MY]

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

Medicaid: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H160 [9JA]

Medicare: 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), H8809 [24JY]

———establish demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 3675), H10407 [30SE]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H4524 [2AP]

———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), H4130 [30MR]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H8586 [22JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H5792 [19MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11713 [22OC]

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

Mexico: express condolences to families of victims of ABC Daycare Center fire, commend those who risked their lives to rescue children from the fire, and acknowledge importance of fire codes and sprinkler systems (see H. Res. 598), H9550 [15SE]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H601 [27JA]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9900 [23SE]

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]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

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

———recognize success and scientific contributions on anniversary of the landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity (see H. Res. 67), H382 [15JA]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H4734 [23AP]

National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H5671 [15MY]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9443 [10SE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H8810 [24JY]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H7447 [25JN]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H780 [28JA]

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

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H9491 [14SE]

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

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

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

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 426), H5485 [12MY]

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), H4063 [26MR]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4581 [21AP]

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]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H12044 [28OC]

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

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H7741 [7JY]

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

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

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

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

Roy Wilson Post Office, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 4214), H14827 [11DE]

San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 102), H31 [6JA]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H13267 [18NO]

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), H4397 [1AP]

———ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———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), H69 [7JA]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

Space policy: anniversary of Moon landing, celebrate success of the U.S human space flight program, and recognize accomplishments of NASA's human space flight centers (see H. Con. Res. 117), H5486 [12MY]

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), H9808 [22SE]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H15509 [23DE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2886 [2MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H780 [28JA]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H5892 [20MY]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H5712 [18MY]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 705), H5667 [14MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H13467 [2DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6015 [21MY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]

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

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H10408 [30SE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H6155 [3JN]

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

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), H1607 [13FE]

Thomas, Helen: tribute (see H. Res. 533), H8026 [13JY]

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: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8356 [17JY]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H7146 [23JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4735 [23AP]

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), H8810 [24JY]

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: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H5893 [20MY]

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), H11869 [27OC]

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]

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), H13267 [18NO]

University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]

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

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4841 [27AP]

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]

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

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H89 [8JA]

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

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

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5582 [13MY]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H7837 [8JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3528 [17MR]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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]

Crime: increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1022), H1517 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, provide for de novo combatant status reviews by military judges, and repeal the Military Commissions Act (see H.R. 1315), H2979 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (see H.R. 730), H602 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a national program to reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration (see H.R. 4055), H12587 [6NO]

———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (see H.R. 3133), H7836 [8JY]

———establish a criminal justice reinvestment grant program to improve cost-effectiveness of State and local spending on prisons, jails, and corrections, and to increase public safety (see H.R. 4080), H13001 [16NO]

———reauthorize Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1568), H3526 [17MR]

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]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (see H.R. 1861), H4396 [1AP] (see H.R. 3714), H10456 [1OC]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see H. Res. 833), H11383 [14OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize, rename as Key Investments in Developmental Services (KIDS) Act, and provide funding parity with Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1568), H3526 [17MR]

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), H6972 [17JN]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1469), H3399 [12MR]

National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 225), H15502 [16DE]

Nuclear weapons: establish the transfer of any nuclear weapon, device, material, or technology to terrorists as a crime against humanity (see H.R. 3244), H8302 [16JY]

Public utilities: provide additional authority and definitions to public utility contracts (see H.R. 175), H34 [6JA]

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), H90 [8JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H616 [28JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E1117 [12MY]

California: anniversary of Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, E3034 [17DE]

———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 (H. Res. 724), H9377 [9SE]

Chinese New Year: observance, E153 [27JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): hold inquiry on potential impeachment of Samuel B. Kent (H. Res. 424), E1861 [21JY]

Courts: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), H3457 [17MR]

Crime: 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 (H.R. 1727), H10094, H10097, H10098 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7382 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), H3767, H3768 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize a national program to reduce drug use, crime, and the costs of incarceration (H.R. 4055), E2741 [6NO]

———clarify and improve procedures for executing and fulfilling foreign requests for evidence (S. 1289), H10092, H10093, H10094 [30SE]

———exempt transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe from certain prohibitions relating to explosives (H.R. 1333), H10101 [30SE]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6435 [10JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7872 [9JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8618 [23JY]

Earth Day: observance, E931, E943 [22AP]

FAA: clarify airport nighttime curfew application process, H8618 [23JY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6435 [10JN]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide, H6435 [10JN]

———highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 1861), H5085 [4MY], E837 [1AP]

———highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 3714), H14918, H14920 [15DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8897 [28JY]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E909 [21AP]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14920 [15DE]

———U.S. policy, E909 [21AP]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, E9 [6JA]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (H. Res. 833), H12546 [6NO]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7056 [19JN]

NASA: clarify authority of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to continue work with the Dept. of Defense research and development programs, H7382 [25JN]

———recognize success and scientific contributions on anniversary of the landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity (H. Res. 67), H3293 [11MR]

National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 757), H10099, H10100 [30SE]

National Women's History Month: observance, E723, E725, E726 [19MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: Los Angeles, CA, Rotary Club Person of the Century award recipient, E1048 [4MY]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, E722 [19MR]

———anniversary of Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church, E1682 [8JY]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), H14812 [11DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), consideration (H. Res. 587), H7458 [26JN]

Public utilities: provide additional authority and definitions to public utility contracts, H7458 [26JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6859 [16JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E94 [15JA]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (S. 614), E1471 [17JN]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, H5085 [4MY], E1053 [4MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (H.R. 347), H5535 [13MY], E44 [8JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H378 [15JA], H483 [22JA], H776 [28JA], H1038 [4FE], H1600 [13FE], H2868 [26FE], H3076 [6MR], H3701 [19MR], H4060 [26MR], H4515 [2AP], H4729 [23AP], H5058 [30AP], H5094 [4MY], H5396 [7MY], H5662 [14MY], H6005 [21MY], H6741 [12JN], H7082 [19JN], H7701 [26JN], H8353 [17JY], H9439 [10SE], H9726 [17SE], H9996 [25SE], H10452 [1OC], H11163 [8OC], H14825 [11DE]

Tributes

Baldwin, Harry L., E740 [23MR]

Costanzo, Juli, E723 [19MR]

Galloway, Brenda, E726 [19MR]

Groves, Helen Klegberg, E2269 [15SE]

Hale, Monte, E1304 [3JN]

Hsia, Melinda, E717 [19MR]

Huang, Yin Yin, E721 [19MR]

Lowe, Fred, E1403 [15JN]

Mkryan, Sonya, E716 [19MR]

Nardo, Libby, E720 [19MR]

Perini, Kathryn, E725 [19MR]

Snoble, Roger, E839 [1AP]

Wagner, Joylene, E714 [19MR]

Wickramatunga, Lasantha, H473 [22JA]

Wills, Catherine, E719 [19MR]