ISSA, DARRELL E. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8782 [24JY]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6234 [4JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9699 [17SE]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H5768 [19MY]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers (see H.R. 2914), H7251 [24JN]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6156 [3JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see H.R. 2182), H4999 [29AP]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H7147 [23JN]

———rescind unobligated appropriations and repeal certain provisions (see H.R. 3140), H8356 [17JY]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H6016 [21MY]

Amtrak: permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage (see H.R. 3789), H11516 [20OC]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 613), H11111 [7OC]

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

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H2872 [26FE]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H9281 [31JY]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

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

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1923), H4521 [2AP]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H4841 [27AP]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations (see H.R. 4408), H15508 [23DE]

Barry M. Goldwater (U.S.S.): designate a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (see H. Con. Res. 83), H4063 [26MR]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H493 [23JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt (see H.R. 856), H4583 [21AP]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 3131), H8708 [23JY]

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]

———tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H602 [27JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (see H. Con. Res. 101), H4581 [21AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for a celebration of Citizenship Day (see H. Con. Res. 136), H6012 [21MY]

———engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6807 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7722 [7JY]

Census: allow mail carriers to serve in temporary enumerator positions in connection with the 2010 decennial census (see H.R. 3167), H8303 [16JY]

Children and youth: promote the safe use of the Internet by students (see H.R. 780), H6619 [11JN]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8496 [21JY]

———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), H12289 [3NO]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9492 [14SE]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 42), H3641 [18MR]

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

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H4688 [22AP]

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H6618 [11JN]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H8586 [22JY]

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

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

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H1606 [13FE]

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

Crime: provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H382 [15JA]

Cuba: provide for certain requirements relative to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (see H.R. 1069), H1604 [13FE]

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

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls (see H.R. 2193), H5892 [20MY]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Miramar, CA, or Camp Pendleton, CA, or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants at such locations (see H.R. 633), H484 [22JA]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5582 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 1717), H4026 [25MR]

———permit the District of Columbia to use Federal funds for the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 4312), H14980 [15DE]

———support District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H. Con. Res. 70), H3145 [10MR]

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 HUD: prohibit provision of assistance to any organization that has been indicted for a violation of a law relative to an election for Federal or State office (see H.R. 2715), H6263 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13629 (see H. Res. 911), H14373 [8DE]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 920), H13353 [19NO]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H11384 [14OC]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3697), H13521 [3DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3527 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and establish a trust to manage assets of certain assistance recipients (see H.R. 3594), H10408 [30SE]

———prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H.R. 3696), H10455 [1OC]

———rescind unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 3140), H8356 [17JY]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (see H. Res. 251), H3642 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8960 [28JY]

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

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]

———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 2586), H6010 [21MY]

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), H4061 [26MR]

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

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H10070 [29SE]

District of Columbia: provide low-income parents with expanded opportunities for enrolling their children in high quality schools (see H.R. 2556), H6009 [21MY]

Drugs: increase penalties for drug trafficking offenses relative to distribution of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children (see H.R. 2469), H8185 [15JY]

———increase penalties for drug trafficking offenses relative to distribution of heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2469), H8810 [24JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H382 [15JA]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H8707 [23JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H9491 [14SE]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H780 [28JA]

Executive Office of the President: require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10409 [30SE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H1246 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H5401 [7MY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H325 [14JA]

Federal employees: repeal certain provisions of law relative to official time and labor organization activities (see H.R. 3251), H8355 [17JY]

Filipino American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 155), H1248 [11FE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H11869 [27OC]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H5169 [5MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H8495 [21JY]

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), H10521 [6OC]

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), H6904 [16JN]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5713 [18MY]

GAO: authorize reviews of any credit facility established by the FRS Board of Governors or any Federal reserve bank during the current financial crisis (see H.R. 2424), H5665 [14MY]

Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 414), H7948 [9JY]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9548 [15SE]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H10521 [6OC]

Hazardous substances: certify that the Yucca Mountain site remains the designated site for development of a repository for disposal of high-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 2372), H6539 [10JN]

Health: ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage (see H. Res. 796), H11112 [7OC]

———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (see H.R. 3218), H8356 [17JY]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H11167 [8OC]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

Highway Trust Fund: permit a State to elect to receive the State's contribution in lieu of its Federal-aid highway program apportionment (see H.R. 2144), H5063 [30AP]

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]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11515 [20OC]

House Rules: provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11457 [15OC]

———require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 874), H12044 [28OC]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H5713 [18MY]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9900 [23SE]

———require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year (see H. Res. 323), H5793 [19MY]

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

———clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H6266 [4JN]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H31 [6JA]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8708 [23JY]

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]

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

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (see H. Res. 401), H5169 [5MY]

Klein, Herbert: tribute (see H. Res. 637), H8025 [13JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H9442 [10SE]

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]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (see H. Res. 828), H11462 [16OC]

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

Medicaid: permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 686), H526 [26JA]

Medicare: transition to use of metropolitan statistical areas as fee schedule areas for physician fee schedule in California (see H.R. 2820), H6617 [11JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving (see H.R. 420), H161 [9JA]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 394), H5096 [4MY]

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

Money: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from entering into any treaty or other international agreement that would adopt as legal tender in the U.S. a currency issued by a foreign entity (see H.J. Res. 41), H4026 [25MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6415 [9JN]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 613), H11111 [7OC]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 1176), H2834 [25FE]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12142 [29OC]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9396 [9SE]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13355 [19NO]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H13355 [19NO]

National Security Act: revise reporting requirements related to security clearances (see H.R. 639), H484 [22JA]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 25), H485 [22JA]

NATO: strengthen U.S. commitment to transatlantic security by implementing principles outlined in Declaration on Alliance Security (see H.R. 2797), H7251 [24JN]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H9207 [30JY]

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

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

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]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H1043 [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), H3438 [16MR]

Power resources: increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H6742 [12JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2828), H7447 [25JN]

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 welfare programs: repeal emergency fund for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1277), H3706 [19MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H9999 [25SE]

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

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3341), H8809 [24JY]

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

Renewable energy: include algae-based biofuel in the renewable fuel program and include such fuels in the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit (see H.R. 3460), H9276 [31JY]

Riverside County, CA: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 4285), H14826 [11DE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

Rosas, Robert, Jr.: express condolences to family and stand in solidarity with the Border Patrol as they continue their mission to preserve and defend our borders (see H. Res. 681), H8873 [27JY]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H3835 [24MR]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Social Security: 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), H4251 [31MR]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 951), H14446 [9DE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3105 [9MR]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H8007 [10JY]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3706 [19MR]

———allow individuals to designate certain amounts on their income tax returns toward deficit reduction and require Government spending reductions equal to 10 times the amounts so designated (see H.R. 4308), H14980 [15DE]

———allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 87), H6014 [21MY]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H10520 [6OC]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H9807 [22SE]

———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 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H8960 [28JY]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H325 [14JA]

———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2122), H9207 [30JY]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H1080 [9FE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6014 [21MY]

———remove cell phones from limitation on depreciation when used for personal purposes (see H.R. 3802), H11384 [14OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9899 [23SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H4397 [1AP]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H196 [13JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2203), H7023 [18JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H163 [9JA]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H33 [6JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H1246 [11FE]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H11790 [26OC]

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

Tisdale, Wayman L.: tribute (see H. Res. 469), H6156 [3JN]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (see H.R. 1676), H4915 [28AP]

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), H7947 [9JY]

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 Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]

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), H5790 [19MY]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6013 [21MY]

Western Wyoming Community College: anniversary (see H. Res. 696), H9443 [10SE]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Barrow, Robert H.: tribute (see H. Res. 142), H1158 [10FE]

Courts: 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]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program and reallocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the U.S. (see H.R. 3687), H10455 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, CA, projects (see H.R. 76), H30 [6JA]

———construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (see H.R. 75), H30 [6JA]

Financial Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 74), H30 [6JA]

Human rights: recognize importance of the Border Patrol in combating human smuggling and commend the Dept. of Justice for increasing the rate of human smuggler prosecutions (see H. Res. 14), H37 [6JA]

Immigration: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 2837), H6618 [11JN]

———provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien parent or legal guardian of a U.S. citizen child born abroad and the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4350), H15499 [16DE]

Information technology: improve effectiveness of Government collection, analysis, and dissemination of business information using modern interactive data technologies (see H.R. 2392), H5581 [13MY]

Krulak, Victor H.: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H485 [22JA]

Law enforcement: provide a civil penalty for certain misrepresentations made to Congress (see H.R. 2545), H6008 [21MY]

Lebanon: congratulate for free and fair elections, support U.S. economic assistance, and affirm sovereignty and role as a respected partner in the Middle East (see H. Res. 706), H9279 [31JY]

Minerals Management Service: reform by establishing as an independent agency (see H.R. 3736), H11110 [7OC]

Minimum wage: provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 77), H30 [6JA]

Motor vehicles: encourage President to recognize importance of automobile dealerships to communities and encourge remedies for franchises eliminated during recent car manufacturer bankruptcies (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9279 [31JY]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 3438), H9275 [31JY]

Postal Service: clarify authority to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques (see H.R. 3137), H7945 [9JY]

San Diego County, CA: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4304), H14877 [14DE]

Biographies

Salemme, R. Gerard, H979 [4FE]

Cost Estimates

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R. 626): CBO, H6230 [4JN]

Letters

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Brian Worth, Independent Electrical Contractors (organization), H6230 [4JN]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H6230 [4JN]

Motions

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6237 [4JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9699 [17SE]

Remarks

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (H.R. 2004), H9298 [8SE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 679), H9508 [15SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (H.R. 2182), H5722 [19MY]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: delay sunset (H.R. 2675), H6330 [9JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E642 [11MR], E979 [27AP]

Armed Forces: express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (H. Res. 891), H13029 [17NO]

Barrow, M. Pope, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 635), H8021 [13JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2465 [8OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 279), H4195, H4196 [31MR]

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

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (H.R. 2344), H6331, H6332 [9JN]

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), H3458, H3459, H3460, H3461 [17MR]

Cubic Corp.: tribute, E565 [5MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements, E1764 [14JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5265, H5268 [6MY]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (H.R. 1741), H6326, H6328 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005 (S.J. Res. 3), H48 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (S. 383), H3850, H3851 [25MR]

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 (H.R. 23), E1141 [13MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), E1764 [14JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8782, H8783 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3289 [11MR]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (H.R. 1345), H9299 [8SE]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6224, H6228, H6229, H6234, H6235, H6236 [4JN]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), motion to recommit, H6238 [4JN]

———ensure those called to active duty are able count time of military service toward total time of employment for benefit purposes, H6236 [4JN]

———make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 1804), H4271, H4272, H4273, H4274 [1AP]

———require employees to use all accrued leave before receiving additional paid parental leave, H6234, H6235 [4JN]

———require OPM to consider impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income employees, H6236 [4JN]

———terminate additional paid parental leave for Federal employees if the deficit in any fiscal year exceeds a certain level, H6238 [4JN]

Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 303), H14838 [14DE]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, H9699 [17SE]

Health: allow competition in the biosimilar and interchangeable biological products industry, H12915 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8907 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12915 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), motion to recommit, H9699 [17SE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H7731 [7JY], H8907 [28JY]

———reform earmark process, E979 [27AP]

———use of the word ``crisis'' in defining national objectives and priority assignments, H9501 [15SE]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (H. Res. 40), H269 [14JA]

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

Information technology: improve effectiveness of Government collection, analysis, and dissemination of business information using modern interactive data technologies, H14838 [14DE]

Iran: support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 560), H7037 [19JN]

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Des Moines, IA: designate (H.R. 3386), H9507, H9508 [15SE]

John `Bud' Hawk Post Office, Rollingbay, WA: designate (H.R. 955), H3463 [17MR]

John S. Wilder Post Office Building, Somerville, TN: designate (H.R. 1817), H6084 [3JN]

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (H.R. 987), H3405 [16MR]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2760), H9300 [8SE]

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 1216), H3467 [17MR]

Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office, McLain, MS: designate (H.R. 1284), H3410 [16MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information (H.R. 1323), H3466 [17MR]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 438), E1223 [20MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), H3453, H3455 [17MR]

NIH: prohibit funding for certain HIV/AIDS studies, H8782, H8783 [24JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (H.R. 3114), H7724 [7JY]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (H.R. 22), H9502, H9503, H9504 [15SE]

———clarify authority to accept donations as an additional source of funding for commemorative plaques (H.R. 3137), H9506, H9507 [15SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 35), H43 [7JA]

———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 36), H45, H47 [7JA]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (H.R. 848), H6331, H6332 [9JN]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (H.R. 131), H3086 [9MR]

Social Security: 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 (H.R. 678), E1235 [21MY]

Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (H.R. 1217), H3408 [16MR]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (H. Res. 108), H979 [4FE]

Temecula, CA: anniversary, E2809 [19NO]

———anniversary of Temecula post office, E932 [22AP]

Unemployment: rates, H8440 [21JY]

Votes: correction, E1719 [10JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7738 [7JY]

Tributes

Buss, Vernon R., E2265 [15SE]

Helland, Samuel T., E2567 [16OC]

Hering, Leendert R., Sr., E2098 [31JY]

Issa, William L., H7731 [7JY]

Lehnert, Michael R., E2387 [29SE]

O'Conner, Christopher E., E725 [19MR]

Paulson, James R., E1715 [10JY]

Seaton, James B., III, E1433 [17JN]