PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H9442 [10SE]

American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (see H. Res. 447), H9282 [31JY]

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

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H5401 [7MY]

Amtrak: provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 651), H485 [22JA]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H5792 [19MY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H10408 [30SE]

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8303 [16JY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4051), H13002 [16NO]

———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]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H4584 [21AP]

———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]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———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]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H12365 [4NO]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

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

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H13387 [1DE]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Grand Concourse as preeminent thoroughfare in the borough and an important nexus of commerce and culture for New York, NY (see H. Res. 907), H13387 [1DE]

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), H6971 [17JN]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3621), H9900 [23SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H380 [15JA]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3052), H7445 [25JN]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H6619 [11JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7023 [18JN]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5000 [29AP]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 489), H6075 [2JN]

———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), H12141 [29OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H527 [26JA]

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), H6156 [3JN]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6077 [2JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H9206 [30JY]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

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

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

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

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H1045 [4FE]

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

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

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (see H. Con. Res. 212), H12971 [7NO]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H4840 [27AP]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3037), H8810 [24JY]

———establish a Teacher Incentive Fund (see H.R. 3683), H13002 [16NO]

———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), H7837 [8JY]

Dept. of Energy: provide credit support to enhance the availability of private financing for clean energy technology deployment (see H.R. 3836), H13387 [1DE]

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), H5169 [5MY]

———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H13069 [17NO]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4840 [27AP]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H6076 [2JN]

———establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science (see H.R. 4053), H12587 [6NO]

———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see H.R. 1483), H4840 [27AP]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H6264 [4JN]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3056 [5MR]

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3315), H8707 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11457 [15OC]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 2868), H6805 [15JN]

———extend authority to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 2954), H11384 [14OC]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: 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), H11582 [21OC]

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), H15503 [16DE]

———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (see H.R. 4283), H14826 [11DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3055 [5MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H8356 [17JY]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1341), H3835 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8873 [27JY]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

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

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H6904 [16JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H4840 [27AP]

———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), H3105 [9MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4130 [30MR]

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

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11740 [23OC]

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H6416 [9JN]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

Eckert, Beverly: tribute (see H. Res. 201), H2886 [2MR]

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

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4840 [27AP]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H923 [3FE]

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), H7447 [25JN]

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

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9054 [29JY]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H3056 [5MR]

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), H3749 [23MR]

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

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: anniversary of candidacy to be Vice President (see H. Res. 634), H9282 [31JY]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H9491 [14SE]

———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), H32 [6JA]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H3053 [5MR]

Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 818), H11166 [8OC]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13069 [17NO]

———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H15504 [16DE]

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), H6415 [9JN]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H11516 [20OC]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H9281 [31JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9442 [10SE]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H5168 [5MY]

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

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

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), H2978 [4MR]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

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

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 2911), H6971 [17JN]

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

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H4841 [27AP]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H5063 [30AP]

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

———tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12972 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8873 [27JY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5668 [14MY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H10457 [1OC]

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), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

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

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), H7085 [19JN]

———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H9962 [24SE]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H4840 [27AP]

———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]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H5400 [7MY]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H3056 [5MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9207 [30JY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

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

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9671 [16SE]

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

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5064 [30AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

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]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 1623), H13629 (see H.R. 1623), H14372 [8DE]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H387 [16JA]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4841 [27AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4841 [27AP]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H922 [3FE]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H6807 [15JN]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H4841 [27AP]

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

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 2124), H7023 [18JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H5000 [29AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4841 [27AP]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 2574), H6009 [21MY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H5000 [29AP]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H6904 [16JN]

———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

———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]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H4526 [2AP]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 118), H4397 [1AP]

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), H11869 [27OC]

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

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

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H9671 [16SE]

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

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

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H11112 [7OC]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4689 [22AP]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H13267 [18NO]

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6013 [21MY]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H442 [21JA]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10521 [6OC]

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

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 893), H12456 [5NO]

Pakistan: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H9443 [10SE]

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]

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), H5000 [29AP]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

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

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H9900 [23SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H12364 [4NO]

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), H2925 [3MR]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11384 [14OC]

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), H7837 [8JY]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11111 [7OC]

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

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3718), H10456 [1OC]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7948 [9JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6266 [4JN]

———inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5667 [14MY]

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

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]

Ships and vessels: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 2172), H4998 [29AP]

Social Security: 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), H382 [15JA]

———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), H2980 [4MR]

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), H5893 [20MY]

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

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H5671 [15MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]

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

———eligibility of energy efficiency property for energy credit (see H.R. 2016), H6015 [21MY]

———encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings (see H.R. 3382), H9055 [29JY]

———enhance administration of, and reduce fraud related to, the first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3901), H11711 [22OC]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H12288 [3NO]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H14446 [9DE]

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H7251 [24JN]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H12456 [5NO] (see H.R. 832), H3835 [24MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures and options and deposit the revenues from the tax into the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3379), H9055 [29JY]

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see H.R. 3439), H9275 [31JY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8708 [23JY]

———modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 3049), H7445 [25JN]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1944), H11384 [14OC]

———prevent overstatement of benefits payable to non-highly compensated employees under qualified plans (see H.R. 4126), H13352 [19NO]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H159 [9JA]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1792), H4128 [30MR]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H921 [3FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8302 [16JY]

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

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1718), H4026 [25MR]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H4525 [2AP]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H7086 [19JN]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9491 [14SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7147 [23JN]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6267 [4JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4519 [2AP]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H8495 [21JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 344), H4689 [22AP]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 517), H8101 [14JY]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H2923 [3MR]

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H10070 [29SE]

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]

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), H922 [3FE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H3338 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Brodeur, Martin: tribute (see H. Res. 293), H4063 [26MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H1520 [12FE]

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H3054 [5MR]

Courts: regulate certain deferred prosecution and nonprosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 1947), H4522 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a national knee and hip replacement registry (see H.R. 2813), H6538 [10JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the sewer overflow control grants program (see H.R. 895), H1043 [4FE]

FTC: prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see H.R. 2669), H6075 [2JN]

Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages (see H.R. 1946), H4522 [2AP]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (see H. Res. 430), H5485 [12MY]

Medicare: increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2094), H4733 [23AP]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 1430), H3337 [11MR]

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

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 280), H70 [7JA]

Puerto Rico: make residents eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2839), H6618 [11JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste (see H.R. 3592), H9729 [17SE]

———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), H34 [6JA]

———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 1948), H4522 [2AP]

———allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see H.R. 4109), H13265 [18NO]

———exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-provided supplemental instructional services assistance (see H.R. 4391), H15501 [16DE]

———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]

———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]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H161 [9JA]

———reduce the earned income tax threshold applicable to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and increase the age limit for such credit (see H.R. 538), H325 [14JA]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 536), H325 [14JA]

Motions

Obama, President: Joint Congressional Address, H2629 [24FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8030 [14JY]

Poems

``For My Daughter!'' Albert C. Caswell, E2077 [29JY]

Remarks

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3975, H3981 [25MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H564 [27JA], H641, H739 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H9499 [15SE]

Armed Forces: express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (H. Res. 471), H6039 [2JN]

Baddoura, Walid J.: St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation Kendrick P. Lance, MD Distinguished Physician Award recipient, E2585 [20OC]

Brain Injury Association of America: guidelines for the assessment and health care needs of individuals with brain injuries, H12896 [7NO]

Burke, William J., Sr.: Fordham University Ram of the Year Award recipient, E1470 [17JN]

Burns, Jacqueline: St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation William F. Johnson Award recipient, E2580 [20OC]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 167), H10469 [6OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (H.R. 577), H4093 [30MR]

Chemicals: allow Federal chemical facility regulations to preempt State and local regulations that may hinder the Federal program, H12518, H12519 [6NO]

Clifton, NJ: anniversary of Clifton Jewish Center, E2330 [22SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H9385 [9SE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H4962 [29AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5182 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), E1600 [26JN]

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), H5503 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish point of contact within Office of Chemical Facility Security for interagency coordination and update State and local governments on emergency planning and training procedures, H12520 [6NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12411, H12412 [5NO], H12518, H12519, H12520, H12523, H12524, H12525, H12526, H12527 [6NO]

———prohibit civil suits by uninjured third parties relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12526, H12527 [6NO]

———prohibit implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12523, H12524 [6NO]

———prohibit use of Worker Training Grants Program funds for earmarks, H12525 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4659, H4660 [22AP]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H285 [14JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3975, H3981 [25MR]

Diseases: revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11529 [21OC]

Eckert, Beverly: tribute (H. Res. 201), H2934, H2935 [4MR]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers, H285 [14JA]

———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), H14379 [9DE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13097, H13098 [18NO]

Ged, Eugene C.: St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation William F. Johnson Award recipient, E2575 [20OC]

Health: allow competition in the biosimilar and interchangeable biological products industry, H12896 [7NO]

———impact of prescription drug discounts on the biopharmaceutical industry, H12896 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8030 [14JY], H8880 [28JY], H9174 [30JY], H9346 [9SE], H9499 [15SE], H9810 [23SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12367 [5NO], H12550 [6NO], H12859, H12896 [7NO]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3400), H9810 [23SE]

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 (H. Res. 34), E56 [9JA]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (H. Res. 430), H6751 [15JN]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (H. Res. 939), H13419 [2DE]

Madzarov, Slavco: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ, Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E1124 [12MY]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13301 [19NO]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 178), H3714 [23MR]

Passaic County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Inc.: anniversary, E1211 [20MY]

Paterson, NJ: anniversary of First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, E2251 [14SE]

———anniversary of New A.M.E. Zion Church, E2511 [13OC]

———anniversary of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, E2390 [29SE]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: establish, H3975, H3981 [25MR]

———establish (H.R. 280), E29 [7JA]

Pelaia, Thomas: John I. Crecco Foundation Public Safety Award recipient, E2259 [14SE]

Polish Peoples Home (organization): anniversary, E2507 [13OC]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11598 [22OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require campaign committee include with the statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate and other documentation to establish eligibility to become President (H.R. 1503), H8497 [22JY]

Schumacher-Tilton, Judith: John I. Crecco Foundation Woman of the Year award recipient, E2256 [14SE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H248 [14JA]

Taxation: extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12386 [5NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10552 [7OC]

———rates, H739 [28JA]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13484 [3DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9385 [9SE]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6173, H6174 [4JN]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12242 [3NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12386 [5NO]

Votes: position on missed, H3413 [16MR], H4044 [26MR], H4199 [31MR], H10433 [1OC], E755 [24MR], E822 [31MR], E877, E881 [2AP], E1063 [5MY], E1070 [6MY], E2624 [23OC], E2649 [28OC], E2698 [3NO], E2707 [4NO], E3005 [15DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3349 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9203 [30JY], H12582 [6NO]

Tributes

Boland, Eugene M., E1655 [7JY]

Ibarra, Brando, E2398 [29SE]

Intile, Joseph, E1218 [20MY]

Kelliher, John F., Jr., H544 [27JA]

Roldan, Juan, E2077 [29JY]

Trifari, Antoinette, E1642 [7JY]