SUTTON, BETTY (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12314, H12316 [4NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9443 [10SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H15504 [16DE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13386 [1DE]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 1478), H11384 [14OC]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———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), H11383 [14OC]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H493 [23JA]

———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), H3056 [5MR]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H11714 [22OC]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H3438 [16MR]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 704), H780 [28JA]

———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]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9807 [22SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H163 [9JA]

———protect medical debt homeowners and caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (see H.R. 901), H12456 [5NO]

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

Bridges: require States to develop and implement highway bridge management systems (see H.R. 1682), H3833 [24MR]

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), H8185 [15JY]

Business and industry: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (see H. Res. 444), H5793 [19MY]

———establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H603 [27JA]

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

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H196 [13JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H1046 [4FE]

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), H12588 [6NO]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H14827 [11DE]

———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), H9397 [9SE]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H3706 [19MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H9443 [10SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3438 [16MR]

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), H3438 [16MR]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H7705 [26JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H163 [9JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Veterans Engaged for Tomorrow (VET) Corps to promote and improve service opportunities for veterans and retired military (see H.R. 1401), H3104 [9MR]

Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building, Stow, OH: designate (see H.R. 3788), H11297 [13OC]

Courts: create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 4089), H13068 [17NO]

———provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see H.R. 2349), H5483 [12MY]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H9491 [14SE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H10457 [1OC]

———permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 527), H922 [3FE]

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

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H4735 [23AP]

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

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate increases (see H.R. 3959), H12142 [29OC]

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

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: add sites (see H.R. 286), H163 [9JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Commerce: award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology (see H.R. 3083), H7703 [26JN]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

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), H13355 [19NO]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H11516 [20OC]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H15503 [16DE]

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 2081), H4732 [23AP]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H10457 [1OC]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H11581 [21OC]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

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

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3246), H9443 [10SE]

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), H5308 [6MY]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 756), H2886 [2MR]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H2875 [26FE]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H3438 [16MR]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H10070 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H1080 [9FE]

———authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H3438 [16MR]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11714 [22OC]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

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

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H4521 [2AP]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14982 [15DE]

———prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses (see H.R. 2113), H4839 [27AP]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H6744 [12JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3401 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the U.S. manufacturing industry (see H.R. 2936), H10520 [6OC]

———direct unused Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to Making Home Affordable Program (see H.R. 1764), H4063 [26MR]

———extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3810), H11582 [21OC]

———impose transfer tax on certain securities exchanges in order to recoup the net cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1068), H1604 [13FE]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1159 [10FE]

———provide Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for a voluntary employees' beneficiary association for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 3455), H9276 [31JY]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

———require certain stock option warrants to be sold at public auction upon repayment of the associated assistance provided under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3232), H8301 [16JY]

———require institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to restrict compensation increases for officers, directors, and employees to the Federal civil service pay increase (see H.R. 1603), H3707 [19MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 3435), H9275 [31JY]

———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), H11111 [7OC]

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), H4251 [31MR]

———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), H10457 [1OC]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H5097 [4MY]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 307), H2926 [3MR]

———enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1246), H2886 [2MR]

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: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H5063 [30AP]

———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]

———coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H3642 [18MR]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H11581 [21OC]

———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), H13002 [16NO]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2926 [3MR]

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

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1249 [11FE]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

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]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 1875), H11458 [15OC]

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), H9550 [15SE]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H9279 [31JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

———nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

FDA: improve safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market (see H.R. 759), H1080 [9FE]

———improve safety of food in the global market (see H.R. 2749), H6305 [8JN]

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

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), H5485 [12MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

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), H11868 [27OC]

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

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H14877 [14DE]

———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), H1520 [12FE]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 767), H923 [3FE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H14877 [14DE]

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

———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 industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 815), H2875 [26FE]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 814), H2875 [26FE]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

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

———provide for limitation on entry of steel, drywall, and cement products that fail to meet industry standards (see H.R. 2155), H9442 [10SE]

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), H10520 [6OC]

FTC: expedite rulemakings concerning consumer credit or debt and examine and promulgate rules relative to debt settlement and automobile sales (see H.R. 2309), H6155 [3JN]

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

Health: ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1248 [11FE]

———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 emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2926 [3MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2603 [23FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H2980 [4MR]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H5401 [7MY]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6416 [9JN]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6077 [2JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11791 [26OC]

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]

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

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 283), H70 [7JA]

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

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

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]

———establish that insurance documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 3051), H7445 [25JN]

———impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H1605 [13FE]

———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. 1092), H3706 [19MR] (see H.R. 1558), H4584 [21AP]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H2874 [26FE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

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), H11740 [23OC]

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

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]

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]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1160 [10FE]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9731 [17SE]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H15504 [16DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7146 [23JN]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]

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

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H5306 [6MY]

———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), H3104 [9MR]

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

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5712 [18MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14827 [11DE]

Members of Congress: strengthen post-employment restrictions (see H.R. 2259), H8025 [13JY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H2980 [4MR]

Miami University: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1044 [4FE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1227), H2873 [26FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H14446 [9DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6305 [8JN]

Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 229), H68 [7JA]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1608 [13FE]

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), H8025 [13JY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H3055 [5MR]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6539 [10JN]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H196 [13JA]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9398 [9SE]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]

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

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H5891 [20MY]

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

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4064 [26MR]

National Safe Place Week: observance (see H. Res. 217), H3642 [18MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H195 [13JA]

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

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

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3106 [9MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H6016 [21MY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1041 [4FE]

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

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H4583 [21AP]

———establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H11582 [21OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13629 (see H. Res. 864), H14373 [8DE]

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11112 [7OC]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H382 [15JA]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H1045 [4FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H8960 [28JY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H13069 [17NO]

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), H3078 [6MR]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H11298 [13OC]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H14877 [14DE]

———provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see H.R. 152), H33 [6JA]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (see H.R. 4291), H15504 [16DE]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H11384 [14OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3641 [18MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6077 [2JN]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H11868 [27OC]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H486 [22JA]

———promote production of molybdenum-99 for medical isotope production and condition and phase out export of highly enriched uranium for production of medical isotopes (see H.R. 3276), H12198 [2NO]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2603 [23FE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H10457 [1OC]

———reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 3535), H9397 [9SE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H3640 [18MR]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4064 [26MR]

SBA: establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (see H.R. 3771), H11165 [8OC]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H14982 [15DE]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H9808 [22SE]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 1289), H6014 [21MY]

———eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 33), H6744 [12JN]

———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]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H6618 [11JN]

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

———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]

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]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6416 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones and for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 1090), H2875 [26FE]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H12141 [29OC]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H33 [6JA]

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

———encourage use of corrosion prevention and mitigation measures in the construction and maintenance of business energy-related property (see H.R. 3462), H9276 [31JY]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H13386 [1DE]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H4525 [2AP]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3707 [19MR]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see H.R. 4191), H13519 [3DE]

———impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (see H.R. 2927), H6972 [17JN]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance (see H.R. 1572), H3642 [18MR]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H1607 [13FE]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1080 [9FE]

———make the credit for research activities permanent and provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 1545), H13386 [1DE]

———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 4144), H13353 [19NO]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H10520 [6OC]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H11384 [14OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8185 [15JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 1874), H4518 [2AP]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 1724), H4026 [25MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H325 [14JA]

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

———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), H2875 [26FE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H15503 [16DE]

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), H7706 [26JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5582 [13MY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3786), H11299 [13OC]

———review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12288 [3NO]

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]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9808 [22SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13550 [7DE]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H4584 [21AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

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

———provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1544), H9342 [8SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3439 [16MR]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

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

Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]

———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), H4580 [21AP]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H7741 [7JY]

———require notification for mass layoffs that occur at more than one site of an employer and increase penalties for violations (see H.R. 2077), H5308 [6MY]

Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H4915 [28AP]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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), H603 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit cards: establish limits on certain fees for accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 3977), H12141 [29OC]

Davis, Glenn (Jeep): tribute (see H. Res. 248), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide authority to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the FDA (see H.R. 841), H921 [3FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H3525 [17MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require an annual report on contract oversight (see H.R. 1360), H3054 [5MR]

James, LeBron: National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award recipient (see H. Res. 422), H5399 [7MY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for people with disabilities for entitlement to disability and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2263), H5168 [5MY]

Letters

Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, H6348 [9JN]

———Charles E. Bunch, PPG Industries Inc., H6349 [9JN]

———Cody L. Lusk, American International Automobile Dealers Association, H6351 [9JN]

———Dave McCurdy, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, H6349 [9JN]

———David W. Regan, Automobile Dealers Association, H6350 [9JN]

———Dorothy Coleman, National Association of Manufacturers, H6350 [9JN]

———Holly R. Hart, United Steelworkers of America (organization), H6348 [9JN]

———Isabel H. Jasinowski, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., H6350 [9JN]

———Jim Donovan, UAW, H6351 [9JN]

———John Bozzella, Chrysler LLC, H6348 [9JN]

———Ken W. Cole, General Motors Corp., H6348 [9JN]

———Michael E. Wilson, Automotive Recyclers Association, H6350 [9JN]

———Michael G. Morris, Business Roundtable (organization), H6350 [9JN]

———Michael J. Stanton, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, H6350 [9JN]

———Peter Lawson, Ford Motor Co., H6347 [9JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6349 [9JN]

———Stephen B. McDonald, Specialty Equipment Market Association, H6350 [9JN]

———Stephen J. Collins, Automotive Trade Policy Council, H6349 [9JN]

———Terry Metcalf, H6348 [9JN]

———Tim Doran, Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, H6351 [9JN]

———Tim O'Sullivan, Mazda North American Operations, Inc., H6348 [9JN]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6349 [9JN]

Remarks

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H14961 [15DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H1209, H1214 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5602 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6853 [16JN]

Armed Forces: require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, H5602 [14MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2610 [24FE]

———deficit, H14963 [15DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H130 [9JA]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), consideration (H. Res. 250), H3537 [18MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 190), H2843 [26FE]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12314, H12315, H12316, H12317 [4NO]

———freeze interest rate increases on existing credit card balances until effective date for various consumer protections, H12316, H12317 [4NO]

Credit cards: prevent closure of accounts due to imposition of new fees from negatively impacting credit score, H12314, H12315 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (H.R. 2404), H6853 [16JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), consideration (H. Res. 427), H5495 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9573 [16SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), H11080 [7OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6345, H6347, H6355 [9JN], H14962 [15DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9236 [31JY]

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 (H.R. 11), H119 [9JA]

Economy: importance of job creation, H14961, H14962, H14963, H14964, H14965, H14966 [15DE]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H14962, H14963, H14964, H14965, H14966 [15DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14722 [10DE]

Edina, MN: inclusion in Family Circle (publication) list of ``10 Best Towns for Families'', H8848 [27JY]

Education: student financial aid programs, H9629 [16SE]

———student loan programs, H9629 [16SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (H.R. 1380), H3997 [25MR], H6030 [2JN]

FDA: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9010 [29JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), consideration (H. Res. 909), H13089 [18NO]

FEMA: Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant funding to rehire and retain firefighters, H5602 [14MY]

Financial institutions: require mortgage lenders participating in Making Home Affordable Program to report monthly to the Dept. of the Treasury, H14722 [10DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6830 [16JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11804 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12223 [3NO], H12846 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12599 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9629 [16SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 783), E2681 [2NO]

National Job Corps Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 163), E2359 [24SE]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 623), H9372 [9SE]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 731), H11080 [7OC]

Populist Caucus: formation and agenda, H4228 [31MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7633 [26JN]

———provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (H.R. 3165), E2234 [10SE]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (H.R. 1687), E1442 [17JN]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), E1706 [9JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6858 [16JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H207 [14JA]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), E2359 [24SE]

Votes: position on missed, H14461 [10DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), consideration (H. Res. 235), H3342 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4024 [25MR], H5058 [30AP], H11108 [7OC]

Resignations

Committee on Rules (House), H191 [13JA]