MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER S. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5972 [21MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9679 [17SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6808 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H9807 [22SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H7740 [7JY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11111 [7OC]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H9899 [23SE]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 82), H7740 [7JY]

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), H7147 [23JN]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H9342 [8SE]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H4026 [25MR]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H3527 [17MR]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12289 [3NO]

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), H11384 [14OC]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3707 [19MR]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H778 [28JA]

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

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H10408 [30SE]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6539 [10JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: index for inflation the rate for payments under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 3166), H8495 [21JY]

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), H15504 [16DE]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 4330), H15498 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H6014 [21MY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4130 [30MR]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 3242), H8302 [16JY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9397 [9SE]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H11516 [20OC]

Dept. of HUD: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6265 [4JN]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H5406 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6904 [16JN]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

———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), H12288 [3NO]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H779 [28JA]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5170 [5MY]

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

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: 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]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H7146 [23JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H9730 [17SE]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H5664 [14MY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H8584 [22JY]

———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), H5485 [12MY]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13355 [19NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H6267 [4JN]

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

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9443 [10SE]

———establish competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3973), H12141 [29OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3835 [24MR]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H3702 [19MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

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

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]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H13629 (see H.R. 4116), H14372 [8DE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

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), H3527 [17MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7706 [26JN]

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

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

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H5667 [14MY]

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

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H12365 [4NO]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8810 [24JY]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H195 [13JA]

———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]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H7741 [7JY]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H9730 [17SE]

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

Government regulations: make certain regulations have no force or effect (see H.R. 570), H380 [15JA]

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

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H3835 [24MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H4064 [26MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H8185 [15JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6416 [9JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11516 [20OC]

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), H6307 [8JN]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6016 [21MY]

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), H7837 [8JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

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), H4734 [23AP]

———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), H10520 [6OC]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 2571), H6077 [2JN]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9442 [10SE]

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]

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), H10071 [29SE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7837 [8JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5792 [19MY]

———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see H.R. 1415), H5485 [12MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6619 [11JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H9442 [10SE]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4251 [31MR]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H13354 [19NO]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H4999 [29AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H9397 [9SE]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see H.R. 2525), H5891 [20MY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H163 [9JA]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6744 [12JN]

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

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H4583 [21AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6156 [3JN]

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

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6539 [10JN]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H1518 [12FE]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9731 [17SE]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H6267 [4JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10521 [6OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H15509 [23DE]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13629 (see H. Res. 55), H14373 [8DE]

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

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10071 [29SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H3146 [10MR]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H603 [27JA]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H9443 [10SE]

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

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

Poland: anniversary of relations with U.S. (see H. Res. 266), H3705 [19MR]

———recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H9808 [22SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H5169 [5MY]

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), H2836 [25FE]

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

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H7837 [8JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

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

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H603 [27JA]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H4027 [25MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4916 [28AP]

Sewage disposal: ensure that publicly owned treatment plants monitor for and report sewer overflows (see H.R. 753), H2926 [3MR]

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

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

———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), H6266 [4JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H7023 [18JN]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8185 [15JY]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6016 [21MY]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H13629 (see H.R. 1956), H14372 [8DE]

———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), H12288 [3NO]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H8302 [16JY]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12141 [29OC]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see H.R. 2748), H12142 [29OC]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H11111 [7OC]

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

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 1724), H4915 [28AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6155 [3JN]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9671 [16SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H7947 [9JY]

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), H6416 [9JN]

Transportation: support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8708 [23JY]

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]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1195), H3056 [5MR]

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

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7947 [9JY]

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

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H10071 [29SE]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H3748 [23MR]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 328), H89 [8JA]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5486 [12MY]

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), H1607 [13FE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H8303 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: require institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program or FRS assistance to have employee bonus plans approved in advance of payments (see H.R. 1652), H3705 [19MR]

Canton, CT: transfer and reinstate hydroelectric licenses and extend deadline for commencement of construction of certain FERC projects (see H.R. 3228), H8184 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 3695), H10455 [1OC]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H11457 [15OC]

Health: provide for the offering of an American Trust Health Plan to provide choice in health insurance options so as to ensure quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans (see H.R. 2668), H6074 [2JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H4518 [2AP]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9491 [14SE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 2860), H6743 [12JN]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 1675), H3748 [23MR]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5307 [6MY]

Power resources: use tradable greenhouse gas emission allowances to assist home heating consumers in reducing costs through programs to deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and other assistance (see H.R. 2371), H5484 [12MY]

Schools: express that all public elementary schools and secondary schools should display a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 275), H3748 [23MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H1212 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1294 [12FE], H2824 [25FE]

Bantam, CT: anniversary of American Legion Post 90 ``Veteran of the Month'' program, E2650 [28OC]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H2819, H2821 [25FE]

Consumers Union: opinion poll results relative to national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5171 [6MY]

Dept. of Education: allow States to use Early Learning Challenge Fund grant money to partner with higher education institutions that support early learning providers' education and training, H9679, H9680 [17SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), E119 [21JA]

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), H3285 [11MR]

Economy: impact of economic downturn on the lives of constituents in Connecticut, H11483 [20OC]

———importance of job creation, H1212 [11FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2819, H2821, H2822, H2824, H2825 [25FE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5972 [21MY]

———ensure that appraisals of property values do not change due to the property's inclusion in an Airport Improvement Program relocation project, H5972 [21MY]

FBI: provide public access to information contained in missing persons database, H6893 [16JN]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H14848 [14DE]

Health: health information technology funding, H1294 [12FE]

———improve quality in health care by providing incentives for adoption of modern information technology, H6390, H6391 [9JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1294 [12FE], H3758 [24MR], H4256 [1AP], H4847, H4898, H4900, H4901, H4903, H4904, H4905 [28AP], H5452 [12MY], H6138, H6140, H6141, H6142, H6143, H6144, H6145, H6146 [3JN], H6387, H6389, H6390, H6391, H6392, H6393 [9JN], H7451 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8076, H8077 [14JY], H8105, H8170, H8172, H8174, H8175, H8176 [15JY], H8562, H8563, H8564, H8565, H8566, H8567, H8568, H8569 [22JY], H8881 [28JY], H8966 [29JY], H9325, H9326, H9328 [8SE], H9882, H9884, H9885, H9886, H9887, H9888 [23SE], H10141, H10142, H10143 [30SE], H10494, H10497, H10498, H10499 [6OC], H11522 [21OC], H11801, H11844, H11845, H11846, H11847 [27OC], H11986, H12018, H12020, H12021, H12022, H12023, H12024, H12025 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12212 [3NO], H12566 [6NO], H12845 [7NO], H13013, H13046, H13047, H13048, H13049 [17NO]

———require immigrants applying for Federal health care benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity, H9883 [23SE]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9679, H9680 [17SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Xhacob LaTorre, H14848 [14DE]

Insurance: establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation health coverage by reason of termination of employment, H1294 [12FE]

Journal: question of approval, H7449 [26JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (H.R. 1873), H5135 [5MY]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 743), H13368 [1DE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H12021 [28OC]

Metacomet Monadnock Mattabesett Trail: funding, H3285 [11MR]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (H.R. 1675), H8384, H8385 [20JY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H11489, H11491 [20OC]

———national energy policy, H11489, H11491 [20OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H12018 [28OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6893 [16JN]

Small business: provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals, H10494 [6OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H202 [14JA]

———impact of lack of cost-of-living adjustment, H11483 [20OC]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, E155 [27JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1726 [10JY], E1995 [24JY]

Young Marines (organization): anniversary, E978 [27AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3638 [18MR], H4515 [2AP], H4729 [23AP], H4995 [29AP], H5166 [5MY], H5472 [12MY], H11512 [20OC], H14741 [10DE], H14825 [11DE], H14875 [14DE]

Tributes

Dichele, Catherine (Lena), E30 [7JA]

LaTorre, Xhacob, H14848 [14DE]

Minicucci, Arnold, E3007 [15DE]