LANCE, LEONARD (a Representative from New Jersey)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H9398 [9SE]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H2925 [3MR]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H8809 [24JY]

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

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H527 [26JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H4840 [27AP]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H602 [27JA]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H5667 [14MY]

Armed Forces: award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see H.R. 2553), H10457 [1OC]

———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]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13629 (see H.R. 1177), H14372 [8DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4688 [22AP]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 657), H485 [22JA]

Brodeur, Martin: tribute (see H. Res. 293), H4526 [2AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H781 [28JA]

Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1254), H2981 [4MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6416 [9JN]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1422), H5063 [30AP]

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H7250 [24JN]

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

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

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), H13467 [2DE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H9207 [30JY]

———improve accuracy of fur products labeling, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2480), H9551 [15SE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2981 [4MR]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H4688 [22AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3338 [11MR]

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H11740 [23OC]

Congressional Research Service: provide Internet access to certain publications (see H.R. 3762), H11165 [8OC]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8026 [13JY]

Contracts: use Federal supply schedules for purchase of goods or services from small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to meet certain contracting goals (see H.R. 2415), H5664 [14MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5793 [19MY]

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), H13069 [17NO]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H7741 [7JY]

———support District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H. Con. Res. 70), H4130 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H2632 [24FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11869 [27OC]

Dept. of HUD: make improvements to FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 3146), H7945 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H7706 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2439), H5665 [14MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5062 [30AP]

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

———provide more detailed repayment procedures for assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2118), H4839 [27AP]

———pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (see H.R. 1577), H3640 [18MR]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4110), H13265 [18NO]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 2119), H4839 [27AP]

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), H9899 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9491 [14SE]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for pension benefits (see H.R. 3485), H13267 [18NO]

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

———use Federal supply schedules for purchase of goods or services from small businesses owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans to meet certain contracting goals (see H.R. 2416), H5664 [14MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H5892 [20MY]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H11111 [7OC]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H4838 [27AP]

———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), H2981 [4MR]

———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]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H11713 [22OC]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H10070 [29SE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H12588 [6NO]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see H. Res. 841), H12142 [29OC]

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

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

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2981), H7084 [19JN] (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (see H.R. 1910), H5000 [29AP]

———prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H9808 [22SE]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H9808 [22SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9999 [25SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H5582 [13MY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H1159 [10FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

Financial institutions: encourage Federal financial regulators to establish clear and consistent guidelines for financial institutions seeking to grow or expand (see H. Con. Res. 224), H15502 [16DE]

———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), H3145 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3173), H8008 [10JY]

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

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 420), H6016 [21MY]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H11581 [21OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H9731 [17SE]

Foreign aid: verify that persons who receive U.S. foreign assistance are not affiliated with or do not support terrorist organizations or do not otherwise commit or support acts of terrorism (see H.R. 1062), H5485 [12MY]

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), 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), H5406 [11MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8025 [13JY]

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H2926 [3MR]

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

Harvey, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 223), H3146 [10MR]

Health: establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H7146 [23JN]

———guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (see H.R. 2516), H5890 [20MY]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3970), H12140 [29OC]

———promote the use of prevention and wellness programs (see H.R. 3468), H9671 [16SE]

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

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H12972 [7NO]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H9731 [17SE]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11167 [8OC]

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), H9442 [10SE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H7023 [18JN]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6307 [8JN]

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

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

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

Housing: mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud (see H.R. 1295), H2978 [4MR]

Immigration: require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 1663), H3748 [23MR]

Insurance: extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H6617 [11JN]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H4915 [28AP]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10521 [6OC]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H5486 [12MY] (see H.R. 2194), H5582 [13MY]

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), H14827 [11DE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations (see H. Res. 557), H7447 [25JN]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H4839 [27AP]

Jim Saxton Post Office Building, Mount Holly, NJ: designate (see H.R. 986), H1247 [11FE]

Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3528 [17MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6077 [2JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H11581 [21OC]

Medicare: ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H7446 [25JN]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H11713 [22OC]

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

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H9961 [24SE]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 118), H3078 [6MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6015 [21MY]

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

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 Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6077 [2JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4841 [27AP]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1249 [11FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: establish (see H.R. 3332), H8808 [24JY]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H5401 [7MY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9962 [24SE]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 297), H5401 [7MY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H13550 [7DE]

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

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

National security: recognize the threat that the spread of radical Islamist terrorism and Iranian adventurism in Africa poses to the U.S., our allies, and interests (see H. Con. Res. 16), H6016 [21MY]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H2836 [25FE]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H5667 [14MY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building, Harrison, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3539), H9341 [8SE]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 424), H4524 [2AP]

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), H3145 [10MR]

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

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11516 [20OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H13520 [3DE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H4734 [23AP]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2886 [2MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H7741 [7JY]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H9442 [10SE]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H7145 [23JN]

Senior citizens: support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7024 [18JN]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H6075 [2JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2925 [3MR]

———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), H13629 (see H.R. 678), H14372 [8DE]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H5667 [14MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H5000 [29AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9670 [16SE]

———allow dealers in real estate to use the installment sales method (see H.R. 3440), H9275 [31JY]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H3145 [10MR]

———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), H3749 [23MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H13002 [16NO]

———exclude capital gains on sales and exchanges of residences purchased in a foreclosure sale (see H.R. 3520), H9279 [31JY]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3761), H11165 [8OC]

———improve treatment of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3508), H9278 [31JY]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4584 [21AP]

———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 2600), H6011 [21MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9056 [29JY]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 3760), H11165 [8OC]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H11383 [14OC]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H5667 [14MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7248 [24JN]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12457 [5NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6076 [2JN]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H3055 [5MR]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12045 [28OC]

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2981 [4MR]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H5667 [14MY]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H4251 [31MR]

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), H7250 [24JN]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H5792 [19MY]

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

World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 789), H11112 [7OC]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H11111 [7OC]

Taxation: extend and expand the homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3779), H11166 [8OC]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H5891 [20MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9553 [16SE], H11796 [27OC], H14746 [11DE]

Remarks

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3660 [19MR]

Aron, Martin and Beth: Springfield, NJ, Congregation Israel Annual Tribute Dinner honorees, E735 [23MR]

Ash, Nicolette: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Volunteerism Award recipient, E611 [10MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3798 [24MR]

———deficit, H3798 [24MR], H11800 [27OC], H14956, H14957, H14958, H14959, H14960 [15DE], E2500 [8OC]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9218 [31JY]

Conley, Ann Minzner: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Business Award recipient, E632 [11MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Council: establish, H14774 [11DE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4949 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1588 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H14959 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2100 [31JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1547 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1601 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (H.R. 2119), H6910 [17JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1982 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1927 [24JY]

Dua, Baldeep: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Entrepreneurial Award recipient, E748 [24MR]

Economy: 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), H14774 [11DE]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 964), H14492 [10DE]

Ely, Pamela: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Public Service Award recipient, E631 [11MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1795 [15JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), earmark declaration, E1814 [16JY]

Golub, Ina: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Fine Arts Award recipient, E747 [24MR]

Haines, Helen: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Education Award recipient, E613 [10MR]

Hampton, NJ: anniversary of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, H9062 [30JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8427 [21JY], H8886 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12223 [3NO], H12888 [7NO], H14959 [15DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12608 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), H12888 [7NO]

Hillsborough, NJ: tribute to Hillsborough High School students for participation in the Shelter From The Storm event, E737 [23MR]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Floyd, H9554 [16SE]

Kamdar, Nandita: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Management Award recipient, E631 [11MR]

Kent, Lisa: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Entrepreneur Award recipient, E619 [10MR]

Lewis, Mildred: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Civic Leadership Award recipient, E749 [24MR]

Liptak, Jo-Ann: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Distinguished Honoree Award recipient, E618 [10MR]

Lit, Edith: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Hometown Hero Award recipient, E612 [10MR]

Malinowski, Karyn: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Education Award recipient, E612 [10MR]

Malko, Janet: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Lifetime Achievement Award for Education recipient, E753 [24MR]

Miles, Denise: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Volunteerism Award recipient, E756 [24MR]

Mountainside, NJ: anniversary of Mountainside Public Library, H10076 [30SE]

Murphy, Patricia: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E750 [24MR]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 373), H8843 [27JY]

National Women's History Month: observance, E612, E613, E614, E615, E618 [10MR]

Nesbitt-Good, Kimberly: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Business Award recipient, E757 [24MR]

New Jersey: anniversary of Delaware and Raritan Canal, E526 [3MR]

Payne, Carole: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Education Award recipient, E614 [10MR]

Rear, Tina: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Volunteerism Award recipient, E610 [10MR]

Resnick, Carl: Central New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E2711 [4NO]

Resnick, Martin: Central New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E2711 [4NO]

Resnick, Ted: Central New Jersey Council of Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E2711 [4NO]

Russia: anniversary of Kitchen Debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev, H8795 [24JY]

SBA: conduct study to assess feasibility of a program to help fund startup medical technology firms, H12107 [29OC]

Schlichting, Barbara: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Social Services Award recipient, E636 [11MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1438 [17JN]

Silvestry, Kristina: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Women's Advocacy Award recipient, E759 [24MR]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12107 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12107 [29OC]

Steinbacher, Alice: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Journalism Award recipient, E632 [11MR]

Stitley, Elizabeth: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Education Award recipient, E615 [10MR], E629 [11MR]

Suarez, Heather: Union County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Law Award recipient, E758 [24MR]

Summit, NJ: tribute to Summit High School football team, H14746 [11DE]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3660 [19MR]

———rates, H3798 [24MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H9413 [10SE]

Tofani, Barbara: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Health Services Award recipient, E634 [11MR]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14914 [15DE]

Votes: position on missed, H8986 [29JY]

Warren Township, NJ: inclusion in Money (publication) list of best places to live, H8031 [14JY]

Woodbridge Township, NJ: tribute to ``Salute to Old Glory'' celebration, E2730 [5NO]

Zampella, Doris: Somerset County, NJ, Commission on the Status of Women Shirley Noble Volunteerism Award recipient, E611 [10MR]

Tributes

Apgar, Virginia, E1443 [17JN]

Blumberg, Leonard and Adele, E582 [6MR]

Brooks, Randolph E., E1509 [19JN]

Herr, Marilyn R., H9349 [9SE]

Maier, Marie A., E771 [25MR]

McGill, Paul, E967 [23AP]

Wang, Yixiao, E2384 [29SE]

Warms, John V., E1446 [17JN]