PINGREE, CHELLIE (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3589 [18MR]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9634, H9635 [16SE]

Articles and editorials

Bill Whose Time Has Come, New York (NY) Times, H3846 [25MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

Armed Forces: encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———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]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H13003 [16NO]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13001 [16NO]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3835 [24MR]

———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]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H2926 [3MR]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees (see H.R. 2990), H7251 [24JN]

———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]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H1246 [11FE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8185 [15JY]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1855), H9962 [24SE]

Carl B. Smith Post Office, Island Falls, ME: designate (see H.R. 2173), H4999 [29AP]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13521 [3DE]

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), H7250 [24JN]

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

Clyde Hichborn Post Office, Howland, ME: designate (see H.R. 2174), H4999 [29AP]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 368), H526 [26JA]

———develop a Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 365), H526 [26JA]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems (see H.R. 367), H526 [26JA]

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9900 [23SE]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H4734 [23AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1249 [11FE]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H9281 [31JY]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3145 [10MR]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H11111 [7OC]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H13521 [3DE]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4735 [23AP]

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

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H10409 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: assist local communities with closed and active military bases (see H.R. 2295), H5397 [7MY]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), 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: 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), H15504 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H7250 [24JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H11581 [21OC]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H10070 [29SE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H8960 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H13069 [17NO]

Dept. of Labor: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H13466 [2DE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H2980 [4MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———limit excessive and luxury expenses by Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 979), H1246 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H11740 [23OC]

———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), H8185 [15JY]

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

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3402 [12MR]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H13267 [18NO]

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: 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]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 157), H875 [2FE]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H3702 [19MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H6266 [4JN]

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), H7838 [8JY]

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

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H1249 [11FE]

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

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent (see H.R. 3827), H13387 [1DE]

———support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H9550 [15SE]

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

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7838 [8JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11582 [21OC]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H6266 [4JN]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H8960 [28JY]

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), H11581 [21OC]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13386 [1DE]

Fish and fishing: strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (see H.R. 1080), H6972 [17JN]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

———establish, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 875), H4689 [22AP]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H15509 [23DE]

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), H10520 [6OC]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H3056 [5MR]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H8185 [15JY]

———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), H3401 [12MR]

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

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8009 [10JY]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

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), H8009 [10JY]

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), H10521 [6OC]

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

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE]

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

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6075 [2JN]

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

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H3526 [17MR]

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

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

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]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]

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]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H14742 [10DE]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H9962 [24SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6155 [3JN]

———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), H4026 [25MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H1080 [9FE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H525 [26JA]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H13354 [19NO]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H7146 [23JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14744 [10DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H15509 [23DE]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H5400 [7MY]

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: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7024 [18JN]

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

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6416 [9JN]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9731 [17SE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H11167 [8OC]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H10458 [1OC]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H5063 [30AP]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

NOAA: establish a national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see H.R. 366), H486 [22JA]

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

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

Oceans: provide for ocean acidification research and monitoring (see H.R. 14), H486 [22JA]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H1159 [10FE]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H5063 [30AP]

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

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), H2632 [24FE]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2836 [25FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H9899 [23SE]

Power resources: prohibit issuance of oil or natural gas leases in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in Georges Bank fishing area (see H.R. 790), H875 [2FE]

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), H6266 [4JN]

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), H15503 [16DE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H6014 [21MY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H7146 [23JN]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H11740 [23OC]

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

SBA: increase maximum loan amount under the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 3529), H9279 [31JY]

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]

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

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1159 [10FE]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4841 [27AP]

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), H6016 [21MY]

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

Taxation: 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), H9342 [8SE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H11714 [22OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H8302 [16JY]

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H13386 [1DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H9282 [31JY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9899 [23SE]

———provide a tax credit for qualified distributed thermal energy storage property (see H.R. 3918), H11712 [22OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H8185 [15JY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H9962 [24SE]

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), H9441 [10SE]

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: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H14982 [15DE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H7741 [7JY]

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]

U.S.-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding: consider as international agreement for Fishery Conservation and Management Act purposes (see H.R. 4369), H15500 [16DE]

Unemployment: provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see H.R. 3845), H14827 [11DE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———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), H1520 [12FE]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5486 [12MY]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H1081 [9FE]

Voting: promote use of the Internet by State and local election officials in carrying out voter registration activities (see H.R. 1719), H13521 [3DE]

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

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3957), H15504 [16DE]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H13266 [18NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H11299 [13OC]

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

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

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H9282 [31JY]

World War II: tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H9738 [21SE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), consideration (see H. Res. 280), H3833 [24MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

Chemicals: provide for a phased ban on decabrominated diphenylether and mixtures or products containing that chemical (see H.R. 4394), H15501 [16DE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 214), H13266 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 223), H15502 [16DE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 456), H5790 [19MY]

———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), consideration (see H. Res. 400), H5167 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emissions reductions on private agricultural and forestland (see H.R. 2880), H6806 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration (see H. Res. 572), H7144 [23JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 463), H5890 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (see H. Res. 685), H8958 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

———utilize no-cost economic development conveyances as the preferred method of disposal of excess property generated through the base closure process (see H.R. 1959), H4522 [2AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (see H. Res. 622), H7945 [9JY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), consideration (see H. Res. 87), H525 [26JA]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), consideration (see H. Res. 909), H13068 [17NO]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 257), H3640 [18MR]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 973), H14980 [15DE]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), consideration (see H. Res. 875), H12043 [28OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), consideration (see H. Res. 875), H12043 [28OC]

Letters

Maintain access to hunting, fishing, and trapping on newly designated wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas: Chris W. Cox, NRA, H3846 [25MR]

Remarks

Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13392 [2DE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), consideration (H. Res. 280), H3840, H3841, H3846, H3847 [25MR]

Appropriations: legislative process, H7952, H7958 [10JY]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 64), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14994, H14996 [16DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H729 [28JA]

———require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, H14996 [16DE]

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 (H.R. 1283), H10509 [6OC]

———provide special pays and allowances to certain members and expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, H7221 [24JN]

Augusta, ME: prohibit funding for Maine Dept. of Marine Resources Maine Lobster Research and Inshore Trawl Survey, H6957 [17JN]

Chemicals: provide for a phased ban on decabrominated diphenylether and mixtures or products containing that chemical (H.R. 4394), E3067 [23DE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 2548), H6420 [10JN], E1367 [10JN]

Colleges and universities: remove prohibition on modernization and construction funding for community colleges that received funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H9635 [16SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3589 [18MR]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 214), H13090 [18NO]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: national objectives priority assignments, H5641, H5642, H5643 [14MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: allow the Clean Energy Corps to design clean energy programs that meet the needs of rural communities, H3589 [18MR]

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

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 456), H5808, H5814 [20MY]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 400), H5174, H5179 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 572), H7215, H7216, H7221 [24JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H5898, H5900 [21MY]

———Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding, H15000 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14994, H14996, H15000 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H14990 [16DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7951, H7952, H7953, H7958 [10JY]

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, H3841, H3846, H3847 [25MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), consideration (H. Res. 87), H532, H535 [27JA]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14994, H14996, H15003, H15004 [16DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H14989 [16DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (H. Res. 964), H14491 [10DE]

Education: reserve educational funds for areas affected by natural disasters, severe economic distress, or military base closures, H9634 [16SE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H729 [28JA]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), consideration (H. Res. 909), H13086, H13087, H13088, H13090 [18NO]

FRS: submit reports on implementation of regulations requiring enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan, H5022 [30AP]

Gorham, ME: tribute to Kiwanis Club of Gorham, E986 [27AP]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), consideration (H. Res. 976), H14994, H14996 [16DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7127, H7128, H7129, H7130, H7131, H7132 [23JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8500, H8565, H8567 [22JY], H9781, H9783 [22SE], H11272, H11274, H11276, H11277, H11278, H11279 [13OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12612 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9634, H9635 [16SE]

Hodgdon Yachts Inc.: tribute, H6543 [11JN]

Homosexuality: Maine Legislature vote on same-sex marriages, H5639 [14MY]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 223), H14991 [16DE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 257), H3645, H3647, H3650, H3652 [19MR]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 973), H14986, H14987, H14988, H14989, H14990 [16DE]

Maine: renewable energy projects progress, H11584 [22OC]

———tribute to clean energy industry, H7951 [10JY]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 684), H7130 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6957 [17JN]

Small business: allow companies to choose asset depreciation schedule that best suits their individual business, H12071 [29OC]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), consideration (H. Res. 875), H12069, H12070 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), consideration (H. Res. 875), H12069, H12070, H12071, H12072, H12073 [29OC]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3645, H3647, H3650, H3652 [19MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5396 [7MY], H5472 [12MY], H5662 [14MY], H6261 [4JN]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 111-40), H3640 [18MR]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 454, Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 111-125), H5890 [20MY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 64, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 400) (H. Rept. 111-96), H5167 [5MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 111-182), H7144 [23JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 622) (H. Rept. 111-195), H7945 [9JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 685) (H. Rept. 111-233), H8958 [28JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3791, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Grant Programs Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 909) (H. Rept. 111-340), H13068 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3854, Small Business Financing and Investment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 875) (H. Rept. 111-317), H12043 [28OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4314, Permit Continued Financing of Government Operations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Consideration of S. 181, Fair Pay Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 111-5), H525 [26JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 456) (H. Rept. 111-120), H5790 [19MY]

Consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 146, Omnibus Public Land Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 111-51), H3833 [24MR]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 973) (H. Rept. 111-379), H14980 [15DE]