FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5712 [18MY]

———provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4392), H15501 [16DE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H13356 [19NO]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4583 [21AP]

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), H11868 [27OC]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

———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), H2836 [25FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H2926 [3MR]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6077 [2JN]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H6415 [9JN]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H161 [9JA]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6016 [21MY]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H12365 [4NO]

Chamberlain, Wilton (Wilt): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 79), H6156 [3JN]

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]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5309 [6MY]

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), H12457 [5NO]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H923 [3FE]

Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 1758), H4062 [26MR]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H14827 [11DE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H15503 [16DE]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H4584 [21AP]

———recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H10071 [29SE]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H923 [3FE]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H4027 [25MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3642 [18MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3642 [18MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5713 [18MY]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3402 [12MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H14877 [14DE]

———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H2603 [23FE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (see H.R. 801), H8960 [28JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a Semester of Service grant program (see H.R. 1152), H2631 [24FE]

———establish Encore Service programs, Encore Fellowship programs, and Silver Scholarship programs (see H.R. 1151), H2631 [24FE]

———establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H2631 [24FE]

———improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H2631 [24FE]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 61), H12141 [29OC]

———restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H3400 [12MR]

Credit: 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), H2875 [26FE]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H8586 [22JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7147 [23JN]

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

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H3749 [23MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H5667 [14MY]

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: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 4037), H13387 [1DE]

———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]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 1578), H9207 [30JY]

———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), H7145 [23JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity to be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2875 [26FE]

———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H8185 [15JY]

Dept. of HUD: 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), H9342 [8SE]

———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), H10519 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1741), H4584 [21AP]

Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H8008 [10JY]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1159 [10FE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H12588 [6NO]

———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H11713 [22OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: allocate Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for relief of homeowners and neighborhoods (see H.R. 3068), H7741 [7JY]

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

———use amounts made available under the Troubled Asset Relief Program for relief for homeowners and affordable rental housing (see H.R. 3766), H11165 [8OC]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H2980 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H12972 [7NO]

———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), H4397 [1AP]

———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), H10070 [29SE]

———make certain improvements in administration of medical facilities (see H.R. 4062), H12971 [7NO]

———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), H2886 [2MR]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H5308 [6MY]

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: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H4583 [21AP]

———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]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3399 [12MR]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H5096 [4MY]

Education: assist States in making voluntary high quality universal prekindergarten programs available to 3- to 5-year olds for at least 1 year preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 2184), H5060 [30AP]

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

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H3526 [17MR]

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

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9397 [9SE]

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H4524 [2AP]

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]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent (see H.R. 3827), H11714 [22OC]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H7837 [8JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]

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), H484 [22JA]

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (see H.R. 1334), H3105 [9MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H4688 [22AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H5582 [13MY]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H3706 [19MR]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H11111 [7OC]

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), H6539 [10JN]

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

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]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H11714 [22OC]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9342 [8SE]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H11384 [14OC]

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3528 [17MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H71 [7JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H12456 [5NO]

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H3056 [5MR]

———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), H4915 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1248 [11FE]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]

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

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3642 [18MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3525 [17MR]

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]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 209), H3706 [19MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7146 [23JN]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8708 [23JY]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H6904 [16JN]

———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H11384 [14OC]

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

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H4688 [22AP]

———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H8809 [24JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]

Independence Day: support a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of the U.S., focused on the Greater Philadelphia, PA, Region (see H. Res. 986), H15502 [16DE]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 331), H89 [8JA]

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]

———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]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

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

Iran: demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10409 [30SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7706 [26JN]

———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H7741 [7JY]

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), H11112 [7OC]

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (see H.R. 987), H1247 [11FE]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9056 [29JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5309 [6MY]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H9207 [30JY]

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]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H11384 [14OC]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4525 [2AP]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H443 [21JA]

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H5000 [29AP]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1608 [13FE]

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), H14877 [14DE]

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

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 Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H7251 [24JN]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4581 [21AP]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]

National Day on Writing: recognize and support (see H. Res. 524), H6414 [9JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11517 [20OC]

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

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

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

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H7147 [23JN]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H7948 [9JY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H382 [15JA]

———sever U.S. Government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until tribal citizenship of Cherokee Freedmen is restored and tribal obligations with the U.S. Government are fulfilled (see H.R. 2761), H6306 [8JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6016 [21MY]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H8960 [28JY]

———tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H11582 [21OC]

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

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H4916 [28AP]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H4524 [2AP]

———reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 278), H11869 [27OC]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1521 [12FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H9281 [31JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1607 [13FE]

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

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9730 [17SE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H5667 [14MY]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H8185 [15JY]

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), H4026 [25MR]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H1607 [13FE]

———make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H11516 [20OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H9342 [8SE]

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), H11516 [20OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6014 [21MY]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11582 [21OC]

Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H13467 [2DE]

———support high-need middle and high schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation for citizenry (see H.R. 4122), H13352 [19NO]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H13069 [17NO]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]

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

Small business: encourage development of cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit (see H.R. 850), H1041 (see H.R. 859), H1042 [4FE]

Social Security: provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorneys representing prevailing parties in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 1735), H5169 [5MY]

———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H5061 [30AP]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H91 [8JA]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H4732 [23AP]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H3748 [23MR]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H12588 [6NO]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H13266 [18NO]

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

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H9282 [31JY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7741 [7JY]

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H6973 [17JN]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H4914 [28AP]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H11740 [23OC]

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), H8810 [24JY]

United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade (see H. Con. Res. 73), H12045 [28OC]

Universal Children's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 928), H13354 [19NO]

Veterans: revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2573), H11111 [7OC]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H11714 [22OC]

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

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H386 [16JA]

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), H8101 [14JY]

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), H4999 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Common Core State Standards Initiative: support (see H. Res. 979), H15502 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see H.R. 2558), H6009 [21MY]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2451), H5671 [15MY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments (see H.R. 3142), H7945 [9JY]

Philadelphia, PA: establish Centennial Historic District (see H.R. 1917), H4520 [2AP]

Schools: improve paperless enrollment and efficiency for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 2803), H6538 [10JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (see H.R. 1579), H3640 [18MR]

———allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H31 [6JA]

———require a study on eliminating Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system (see H.R. 1703), H4025 [25MR]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1534 [13FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4466 [2AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4466 [2AP]

Cosby, William H., Jr.: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Mark Twain Prize for Humor recipient, E2619 [23OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4950 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: ensure all new construction and renovation of public educational facilities meets appropriate acoustical standards, E1160 [14MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), E1160 [14MY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7874 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for Philadelphia, PA, Museum of Art Transportation Improvement Program, H8663 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8663 [23JY]

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 (S. 181), H552 [27JA]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15461 [16DE]

———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), E2943 [10DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10431 [1OC]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1700), H11350 [14OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8906 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12895 [7NO]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments (H.R. 3142), E2943 [10DE]

Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building, Orchard Park, NY: designate (S. 1211), H12399 [5NO]

National GEAR UP Day: observance, E2332 [22SE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Philadelphia Zoo, E560 [5MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7642, H7664 [26JN]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (H.J. Res. 26), H10549 [7OC]

Votes: position on missed, H12057 [29OC], H12205 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3076 [6MR], H7082 [19JN]

Tributes

Moore, Acel, E2736 [6NO]

Patterson, Joseph D., E984 [27AP]