EDWARDS, DONNA F. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H5993 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets (see H. Res. 458), H8101 [14JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6904 [16JN]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H12141 [29OC]

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]

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

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

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

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9900 [23SE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H5668 [14MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H91 [8JA] (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H1046 [4FE]

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]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1044 [4FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1044 [4FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1044 [4FE]

———design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H11514 [20OC]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H5486 [12MY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H5485 [12MY]

China: recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (see H. Res. 226), H3338 [11MR]

———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), H90 [8JA]

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

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H6619 [11JN]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H11384 [14OC]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5893 [20MY]

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

Contracts: 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), H325 [14JA]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13466 [2DE]

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

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

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

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

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

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H12044 [28OC]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H4061 [26MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H1042 [4FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8184 [15JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H11167 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H5308 [6MY]

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

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H8009 [10JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H6266 [4JN]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 3242), H8810 [24JY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H13267 [18NO]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]

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

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

———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H13386 [1DE]

———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H13386 [1DE]

———establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H6266 [4JN]

Dept. of State: establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

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), H5400 [7MY]

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

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), H8495 [21JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H8410 [20JY]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5582 [13MY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H5169 [5MY]

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: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H5401 [7MY]

———conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H13355 [19NO]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H5712 [18MY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

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

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13387 [1DE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H4582 [21AP]

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

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H8708 [23JY]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3749 [23MR]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7250 [24JN]

Education: express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H325 [14JA]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H5582 [13MY]

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

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9550 [15SE]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

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

———establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3277), H8494 [21JY]

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]

EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H4584 [21AP]

———establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H7147 [23JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 824), H5892 [20MY]

———allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 2515), H10520 [6OC]

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

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H13467 [2DE]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7085 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: use poverty line determined for Alaska for all States and the District of Columbia for school lunch program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 501), H11458 [15OC]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1157 [10FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7250 [24JN]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13386 [1DE]

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

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), H6744 [12JN]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H11458 [15OC]

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

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

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), H6619 [11JN]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H442 [21JA]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H7086 [19JN]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H33 [6JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H161 [9JA]

———support temporary protected status for nationals currently residing in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8355 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H1159 [10FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H6076 [2JN]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H6015 [21MY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H3641 [18MR]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H13355 [19NO]

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), H5668 [14MY]

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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5793 [19MY]

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), H4733 [23AP]

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

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), H8410 [20JY]

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

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H6014 [21MY]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H13002 [16NO]

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

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H4731 [23AP]

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

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H4130 [30MR]

———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange (see H.R. 2833), H6973 [17JN]

———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 Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H14827 [11DE]

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

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

Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H6745 [12JN]

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), H10458 [1OC]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H14827 [11DE]

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

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

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

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1725), H4130 [30MR]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H6015 [21MY]

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

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H13002 [16NO]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 2574), H6620 [11JN]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 1038), H1518 [12FE]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H13354 [19NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1932), H9491 [14SE]

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

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

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), H1045 [4FE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9962 [24SE]

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), H12198 [2NO]

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

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H923 [3FE]

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

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

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

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H4249 [31MR]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10521 [6OC]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H4734 [23AP]

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

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1081 [9FE]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5064 [30AP]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8303 [16JY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 41), H162 [9JA]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10408 [30SE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5000 [29AP]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4130 [30MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9550 [15SE]

National Park Service: authorize a grant program to acquire land in the National Capital region for conservation, environmental, and recreational purposes (see H.R. 2986), H7085 [19JN]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H13521 [3DE]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H9550 [15SE]

———increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H11714 [22OC]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4687 [22AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 46), H163 [9JA] (see H. Res. 82), H485 [22JA]

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 475), H6077 [2JN]

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

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3438 [16MR]

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

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13267 [18NO]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H91 [8JA]

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]

NTSB: include affordable alternative recommendations and corrective actions in reports (see H.R. 3975), H12141 [29OC]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H8707 [23JY]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H1080 [9FE]

Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 224), H3338 [11MR]

Poe, Edgar Allen: anniversary of birth, H780 [28JA]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4250 [31MR]

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), H4063 [26MR]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6539 [10JN]

———prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H13521 [3DE]

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

———provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see H.R. 152), H382 [15JA]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H7023 [18JN]

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), H13521 [3DE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4129 [30MR]

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H9342 [8SE]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5892 [20MY]

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

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

Smithsonian Institution: carry out certain construction projects (see H.R. 608), H443 [21JA]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6617 [11JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H163 [9JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H9999 [25SE]

Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]

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), H5401 [7MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H6266 [4JN]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H13355 [19NO]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1080 [9FE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9550 [15SE]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H10070 [29SE]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H3438 [16MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H14982 [15DE]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation 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), H7248 [24JN]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]

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]

Unemployment: provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 291), H442 [21JA]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5792 [19MY]

———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H381 [15JA]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H8585 [22JY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H1160 [10FE]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

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

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 58), H7250 [24JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H3105 [9MR]

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

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H8303 [16JY]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1145), H4583 [21AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

———increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training (see H.R. 1144), H2631 [24FE]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 739), H5582 [13MY]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

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

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H14982 [15DE]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H603 [27JA]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8356 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 3338), H8809 [24JY]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H6743 [12JN]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H13519 [3DE]

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

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H6618 [11JN]

National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 757), H9738 [21SE]

OSHA: revise regulations to increase worker safety on construction sites and to protect child trespassers from unforeseen dangers (see H.R. 3094), H7704 [26JN]

Taxation: extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3773), H11166 [8OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the messman and steward branches of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H.R. 4063), H12971 [7NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H165 [13JA], H383 [16JA], H487 [23JA], H495 [26JA], H783 [2FE], H1083 [10FE], H2877 [2MR], H3079 [9MR], H3403 [16MR], H3709 [23MR], H5065 [4MY], H5669 [15MY], H6269 [8JN], H6309 [9JN], H6747 [15JN], H8359 [20JY], H8811 [27JY], H9739 [22SE], H10459 [2OC], H11385 [15OC], H11461 [16OC], H11793 [27OC], H12047 [29OC], H12143 [2NO], H14745 [11DE], H14829 [14DE], H15505 [19DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H383 [16JA], H487 [23JA], H783 [2FE], H2890 [3MR], H5669 [15MY], H10459 [2OC], H11461 [16OC], H15506 [19DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: U.S. policy, H5491 [13MY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H13013 [17NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H576 [27JA], H759, H760, H761, H762, H763 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1254 [12FE]

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

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H10528 [7OC]

Budget: Obama administration proposal, H2890 [3MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4138 [31MR], H4444, H4464 [2AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (H. Con. Res. 39), H3123 [10MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 37), H3121 [10MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), H3122 [10MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4464 [2AP]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4444 [2AP]

Credit: allocate payments in excess of the minimum payment to the portion of the remaining balance with the highest interest rate first, H5022 [30AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5022 [30AP]

———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), H5106 [5MY], H5349 [7MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4951 [29AP]

Dept. of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women funding, H6892 [16JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H354 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events funding, H7984 [10JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1172 [11FE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1254 [12FE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H75 [8JA]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6228 [4JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8246, H8247 [16JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3111 [10MR], H6318 [9JN], H6976 [18JN], H7256 [25JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8188, H8277, H8278, H8279 [16JY], H8421 [21JY], H8563, H8566, H8569 [22JY], H8885 [28JY], H9061, H9181, H9182, H9183 [30JY], H9210 [31JY], H9348 [9SE], H9555 [16SE], H9811 [23SE], H11304 [14OC], H11438, H11440, H11441 [15OC], H11521 [21OC], H11798 [27OC], H12015 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12222 [3NO], H12882 [7NO], E2779 [17NO], E2836 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12603 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, E2779 [17NO]

Housing: require notice to consumers when a mortgage loan has been sold, transferred, or assigned to a third party, H5349 [7MY]

Insurance: prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, E2836 [19NO]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14933 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14933 [15DE]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (H.R. 813), H3114, H3115 [10MR]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13074 [18NO]

James A. Leach U.S. Courthouse, Davenport, IA: designate (H.R. 887), H3119 [10MR]

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 (H.R. 1409), H4054, H4055, H4056, H4057, H4058, H4059 [26MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, H3725 [23MR], E814 [30MR]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 534), H8463 [21JY]

National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 757), H10100 [30SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2701 [3NO]

Point of order, H3123 [10MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7650 [26JN]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 842), H3116, H3117 [10MR]

Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the U.N. Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 837), H3115 [10MR]

SBA: prohibit funding for Montgomery County, MD, Green Businesss Incubator project, H8246, H8247 [16JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6892 [16JN]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (H.R. 869), H3118 [10MR]

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), H12239 [3NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6587 [11JN]

Unemployment: rates, H1254 [12FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H483 [22JA], H4024 [25MR], H12041 [28OC], H14978 [15DE]

Tributes

Hixson, Todd, H12460 [6NO]

Sarbanes, Christine D., H4001 [25MR]