RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

———H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H10419 [1OC]

———H.R. 2918, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H9871 [23SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4897 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 2053), H4686 [22AP]

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

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H4584 [21AP]

———authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 3839), H12198 [2NO]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H14743 [10DE]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H2834 [25FE]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H12044 [28OC]

———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), H6972 [17JN]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H1248 [11FE]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H7146 [23JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H6266 [4JN]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 1600), H3641 [18MR]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

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

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H5307 [6MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H6539 [10JN]

———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (see H. Res. 925), H13353 [19NO]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 82), H4524 [2AP]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (see H. Res. 398), H5486 [12MY]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 183), H9731 [17SE]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

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]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11582 [21OC]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H5582 [13MY]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H4064 [26MR]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9550 [15SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H3145 [10MR]

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

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H6539 [10JN]

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H7146 [23JN]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and preempt certain State laws (see H.R. 1846), H11516 [20OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H9731 [17SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 3413), H9900 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2931), H11111 [7OC]

———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), H4525 [2AP]

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6267 [4JN]

———develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H4688 [22AP]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H6414 [9JN]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H493 [23JA]

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), H12142 [29OC]

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

———establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H9282 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H7706 [26JN]

———establish grants for newly accredited allopathic medical schools to increase the supply of physicians (see H.R. 3778), H11791 [26OC]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

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), H10519 [6OC]

Dept. of State: establish certain standards for adjudication of U.S. passport applications (see H.R. 2812), H6538 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11298 [13OC]

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

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4171), H13521 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H2926 [3MR]

———assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2642), H12142 [29OC]

———carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H7023 [18JN]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 3885), H11791 [26OC]

———carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas (see H.R. 4048), H12587 [6NO]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2547), H6008 [21MY]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5582 [13MY]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 1302), H2979 [4MR]

———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), H4582 [21AP]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 1075), H1605 [13FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H6155 [3JN]

———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H13352 [19NO]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H196 [13JA]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9808 [22SE]

———increase amount of educational assistance to certain individuals pursuing internships or on-job training (see H.R. 1098), H3642 [18MR]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (see H.R. 3949), H12043 [28OC]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H9343 [8SE]

———prohibit recovery or collection of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided to a veteran for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 1591), H4584 [21AP]

———provide grants and assistance to States to conduct outreach to veterans on hardship and priority under the outpatient enrollment system (see H.R. 3522), H9397 [9SE]

———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 3155), H7946 [9JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3835 [24MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H4251 [31MR]

———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), H779 [28JA]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H11516 [20OC]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

———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), H5893 [20MY]

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

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H6155 [3JN]

———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), H6077 [2JN]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H9999 [25SE]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H11299 [13OC]

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

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H3528 [17MR]

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]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H11714 [22OC]

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

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5582 [13MY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H11740 [23OC]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H5096 [4MY]

Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 420), H5793 [19MY]

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), H13386 [1DE]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H7086 [19JN]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H7086 [19JN]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 4266), H14742 [10DE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8185 [15JY]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (see H. Res. 791), H10456 [1OC]

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]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H8025 [13JY]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6973 [17JN]

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), H6619 [11JN]

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

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

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 2876), H6806 [15JN]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11110 [7OC]

Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H6156 [3JN]

———provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1660), H4584 [21AP] (see H.R. 3744), H11168 [8OC]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H8356 [17JY]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H11713 [22OC]

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

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H7085 [19JN]

———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]

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), H8586 [22JY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

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), H12457 [5NO]

Kyle G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5793 [19MY]

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]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5398 [7MY]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico (see H.R. 1437), H3402 [12MR]

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]

Medicare: extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 1639), H3704 [19MR]

———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 1386), H3642 [18MR]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H9282 [31JY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13002 [16NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H15509 [23DE]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H7146 [23JN]

NAFTA: agree to amendment expanding authority of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank relative to infrastructure in the border region (see H.R. 3252), H8355 [17JY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6904 [16JN]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8409 [20JY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10457 [1OC]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

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

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 Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: establish (see H. Res. 737), H9490 [14SE]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7706 [26JN]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8586 [22JY]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5097 [4MY]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12142 [29OC]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8707 [23JY]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

———establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H4841 [27AP]

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

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5486 [12MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

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

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

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

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H7023 [18JN]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

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), H3401 [12MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]

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]

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

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

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H7023 [18JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7947 [9JY]

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

Roads and highways: prohibit imposition and collection of tolls on certain highways constructed using Federal funds (see H.R. 1071), H1604 [13FE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H5061 [30AP]

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

Senior citizens: authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support program and for the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information (see H.R. 519), H324 [14JA]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]

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]

———increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H5400 [7MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H5485 [12MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme (see H.R. 1389), H6076 [2JN]

———allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2601), H6011 [21MY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11458 [15OC]

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H6306 [8JN]

———allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses (see H.R. 2826), H6617 [11JN]

———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), H6155 [3JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H6076 [2JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H5485 [12MY]

———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 518), H324 [14JA]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H163 [9JA]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H3833 [24MR]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6267 [4JN]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———extend program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 3136), H7836 [8JY]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (see H.R. 2725), H6264 [4JN]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government (see H.R. 1527), H3642 [18MR]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5792 [19MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H28 [6JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8495 [21JY]

———modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 517), H324 [14JA]

———provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases (see H.R. 3156), H11713 [22OC]

———provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 3135), H7836 [8JY]

———provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells (see H.R. 871), H1042 [4FE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1607 [13FE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H3835 [24MR]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H4063 [26MR]

Transportation: expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6415 [9JN]

———provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H3078 [6MR]

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), H7838 [8JY]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12457 [5NO]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H8810 [24JY]

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]

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 108), H12588 [6NO] (see H.R. 1818), H4249 [31MR]

———clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H9670 [16SE]

———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. 333), H4915 [28AP]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H12044 [28OC]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5582 [13MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1513), H3436 [16MR]

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

———provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities (see H.R. 2738), H7741 [7JY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H7948 [9JY]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9207 [30JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H13002 [16NO]

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

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

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942 (see H.R. 2598), H6011 [21MY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4582 [21AP]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4841 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 495), H323 [14JA] (see H.R. 1448), H3337 [11MR]

Credit: make credit scores available to consumers once each year free of charge and allow consumers to see the credit score used in connection with any particular lending or credit decision (see H.R. 2374), H5484 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement a mitigation plan to address the ecological impacts of border security measures and activities (see H.R. 3629), H9806 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: support an international park between Big Bend National Park and certain protected areas of the Coahuila and Chihuahua States across the border in Mexico (see H. Res. 695), H9056 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces, Public Health Service, and NOAA Corps members to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3657), H9998 [25SE]

———allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3577), H9549 [15SE]

———allow reimbursement of travel at a set rate for veterans receiving treatment at health care facilities (see H.R. 3283), H8495 [21JY]

———carry out demonstration projects on alternatives for expanding care for veterans in rural areas (see H.R. 3281), H8495 [21JY]

———establish a grant program to assist veterans in highly rural areas by providing transportation to medical centers (see H.R. 3280), H8494 [21JY]

———establish a program to provide readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3282), H8495 [21JY]

———establish centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities (see H.R. 3279), H8494 [21JY]

———improve laws relative to educational assistance for health professionals (see H.R. 4166), H13385 [1DE]

———make certain improvements to comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2735), H6264 [4JN]

Fort Davis National Historic Site: expand (see H.R. 166), H34 [6JA]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans (see H. Res. 916), H13266 [18NO]

Rio Grande: modify boundary of wild and scenic designation (see H.R. 167), H34 [6JA]

Transportation: require the Depts. of Transportation and Commerce to submit reports on commercial and passenger vehicle traffic at certain points of entry (see H.R. 1965), H4522 [2AP]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H8597 [23JY]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12491 [6NO]

Dept. of Transportation: passenger rail funding, H8597, H8616 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (H.R. 3155), H8825 [27JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8616 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration (H. Res. 669), H8597 [23JY]

Devine, TX: Devine High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2479 [8OC]

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans, H12492 [6NO]

Votes: position on missed, H7067 [19JN], H8848 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H522 [26JA], H3103 [9MR], H8871 [27JY], H9332 [8SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Leopoldo Alvarado, Jr.: Texas House of Representatives, E2080 [29JY]

Tributes

Alvarado, Leopoldo, Jr., E2080 [29JY]

Garza, Beatriz A., E1294 [3JN]

Morgan, Vic, E879 [2AP]

Walker, Rosa, E1123 [12MY]

Warrior, William (Dub), E2491 [8OC]