PLATTS, TODD RUSSELL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Addresses

Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln, E2692 [3NO]

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H724 [28JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6013 [21MY]

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

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: appropriate unobligated balances of funds to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2942), H7022 [18JN]

———provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see H.R. 2182), H4999 [29AP]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]

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

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H8185 [15JY]

Armed Forces: authorize extended benefits for autistic dependents of certain retirees (see H.R. 2051), H6307 [8JN]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 1034), H9281 [31JY]

———ensure commissioned officers in a Reserve component are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served (see H.R. 1688), H4735 [23AP]

———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), H4999 [29AP]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13355 [19NO]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H4525 [2AP]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H3078 [6MR]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H493 [23JA]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H7837 [8JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3706 [19MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2836 [25FE]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H4688 [22AP]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H13467 [2DE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H6015 [21MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

———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), H5485 [12MY]

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

Bureau of the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1254), H3105 [9MR]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H2632 [24FE]

———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1855), H4396 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

———place the Lincoln-Obama Bible on permanent display on the Lincoln table at the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2603 [23FE]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H11168 [8OC]

Cherry, IL: anniversary of Great Cherry Mine Disaster (see H. Res. 752), H11299 [13OC]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H5400 [7MY]

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

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H6076 [2JN]

———provide grants to States to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for families with young children and families expecting children (see H.R. 2667), H6074 [2JN]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H7948 [9JY]

———condemn manufacture and export of unsafe products, disregard for environment, and exploitation of workers and encourage U.S. suspension of importation and purchase of goods (see H. Res. 44), H196 [13JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H5790 [19MY]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13550 [7DE]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 201), H11457 [15OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5713 [18MY]

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

Consumer Product Safety Act: exempt second-hand sellers of certain products from lead content and certification requirements (see H.R. 968), H2875 [26FE]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt ordinary books from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1692), H5063 [30AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4688 [22AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H9342 [8SE]

Courts: provide for habeas corpus review for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 630), H1045 [4FE]

CPSC: ensure effective implementation of children's product safety standards (see H.R. 1046), H1519 [12FE]

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

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 1173), H6744 [12JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H484 [22JA]

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see H.R. 1076), H8708 [23JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H196 [13JA]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H13354 [19NO]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13521 [3DE]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5486 [12MY]

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), H12288 [3NO]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H15509 [23DE]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H15509 [23DE]

———establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2624), H15509 [23DE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H8026 [13JY]

———study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3625), H9806 [22SE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see H.R. 2558), H7250 [24JN]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H11868 [27OC]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H12141 [29OC]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H3402 [12MR]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H3527 [17MR]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H777 [28JA]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5097 [4MY]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H7947 [9JY]

———make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (see H.R. 1614), H5308 [6MY]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H15509 [23DE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H6307 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit provision of assistance to any organization that has been indicted for a violation of a law relative to an election for Federal or State office (see H.R. 2715), H6263 [4JN]

———require Inspector General to audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and its affiliates and suspend certification of its housing counseling agencies (see H.R. 3828), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13521 [3DE]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H11457 [15OC]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H8873 [27JY]

———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H6903 [16JN]

Dept. of Labor: carry out a grant program to provide reintegration services through programs and facilities that emphasize services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (see H.R. 293), H2980 [4MR]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H9900 [23SE]

———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H6264 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H2632 [24FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3145 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see H.R. 2143), H4914 [28AP]

———disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 3), H36 [6JA]

———repeal effective date on limiting bonuses to executives of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1582), H3836 [24MR]

———transmit copies of documents on break-up of, negotiations on additional assistance, and payment of executive bonuses to American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (see H. Res. 251), H3526 [17MR]

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), H9808 [22SE]

———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), H4734 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H13069 [17NO]

———approve certain education programs under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3813), H11714 [22OC]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5168 [5MY]

———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), H10070 [29SE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2875 [26FE]

———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]

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

Diseases: coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H3835 [24MR]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H5097 [4MY]

———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H4583 [21AP]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H6744 [12JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H8584 [22JY]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H1156 [10FE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H10457 [1OC]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H5063 [30AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3338 [11MR]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H14982 [15DE]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see H. Res. 841), H11582 [21OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H12141 [29OC]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2205), H5061 [30AP]

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H1157 [10FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions relative to Title I funding (see H.R. 2958), H7022 [18JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H7837 [8JY]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H10070 [29SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

False Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 1788), H4584 [21AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H4250 [31MR]

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

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

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

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H4583 [21AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H1159 [10FE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1507), H3401 [12MR]

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

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

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H4398 [1AP]

———submit a community outreach plan to Congress prior to updating National Flood Insurance Program rate maps (see H.R. 777), H8100 [14JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H2603 [23FE]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H4584 [21AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 17), H6075 [2JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6077 [2JN]

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H5668 [14MY]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H6619 [11JN]

———restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H780 [28JA]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

Four Immortal Chaplains Day: designate (see H. Res. 86), H4027 [25MR]

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), H3706 [19MR]

FTC: revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 116), H2602 [23FE]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H4525 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H4915 [28AP]

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

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

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

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5713 [18MY]

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

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

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H9342 [8SE]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H6015 [21MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3970), H12288 [3NO]

———optimize delivery of critical medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see H.R. 1581), H9397 [9SE]

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

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H6807 [15JN]

———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), H9730 [17SE]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H9671 [16SE]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H9671 [16SE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H4688 [22AP]

———expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H15509 [23DE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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), H7837 [8JY]

House Rules: allow a reasonable amount of time for Members to read legislation prior to voting (see H. Res. 216), H9443 [10SE]

———require consideration of any bipartisan amendment to legislation that does not violate any rule and is timely submitted (see H. Res. 19), H493 [23JA]

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

Illinois: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 936), H13521 [3DE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H6619 [11JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H8873 [27JY]

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

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H9342 [8SE]

———remove incentives and loopholes that encourage illegal aliens to come into the U.S. and provide additional resources to local law enforcement and Federal border and immigration officers (see H.R. 994), H2632 [24FE]

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

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 3393), H14827 [11DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H9549 [15SE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H12288 [3NO]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H6009 [21MY]

———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]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1234), H3338 [11MR]

———regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, regulate credit default swaps, and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H6077 [2JN]

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), H3642 [18MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H4579 [21AP] (see H.R. 2194), H5170 [5MY]

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), H13467 [2DE]

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

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (see H.R. 987), H1247 [11FE]

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

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H6416 [9JN]

Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3642 [18MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1980), H6744 [12JN]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7741 [7JY]

———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border (see H.R. 2083), H6266 [4JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2603 [23FE]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (see H. Res. 828), H11462 [16OC]

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), H4584 [21AP]

———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H3056 [5MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6415 [9JN]

———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), H2886 [2MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4130 [30MR]

———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H7704 [26JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see H.R. 1693), H4915 [28AP]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H6014 [21MY]

———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 1094), H6014 [21MY]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H8873 [27JY]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H5400 [7MY]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H2875 [26FE]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 1915), H4520 [2AP]

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 2124), H5063 [30AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H9342 [8SE]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H7146 [23JN]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 3693), H13387 [1DE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4251 [31MR]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H9491 [14SE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H4584 [21AP]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H3706 [19MR]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H2875 [26FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H6904 [16JN]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14827 [11DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6076 [2JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3056 [5MR]

Money: constitutional amendment to prohibit the President from entering into any treaty or other international agreement that would adopt as legal tender in the U.S. a currency issued by a foreign entity (see H.J. Res. 41), H4841 [27AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7086 [19JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H6015 [21MY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7251 [24JN]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (see H. Res. 269), H4027 [25MR]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2836 [25FE]

Music and dance: declare country music as a uniquely American art form and honor its contributions to American life and culture (see H. Res. 650), H10521 [6OC]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11383 [14OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11383 [14OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

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

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

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H11168 [8OC]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 653), H4840 [27AP]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

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

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

National Early Educator Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4523 [2AP]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H2603 [23FE]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11299 [13OC]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12457 [5NO]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H5309 [6MY]

National Principals Month: designate (see H. Res. 811), H11111 [7OC]

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

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

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 768), H9899 [23SE]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H2602 [23FE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11791 [26OC]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H8586 [22JY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H2872 [26FE]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H3056 [5MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9730 [17SE]

Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 424), H8586 [22JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H4840 [27AP]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4250 [31MR] (see H.R. 2056), H4687 [22AP]

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), H2602 [23FE]

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), H5713 [18MY]

———prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H12197 [2NO]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H5667 [14MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H5892 [20MY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3402 [12MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H1043 [4FE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2836 [25FE]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3341), H9207 [30JY]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9342 [8SE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

———reduce Federal highway funds available to States that do not enact a law prohibiting an individual from writing, sending, or reading text messages while operating a motor vehicle (see H.R. 3535), H13267 [18NO]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H922 [3FE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see H.R. 4354), H15499 [16DE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H4688 [22AP]

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

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

Senior citizens: 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]

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

Small business: encourage development of cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit (see H.R. 859), H8495 [21JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6011 [21MY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H2603 [23FE]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H5307 [6MY]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 954), H1157 [10FE]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (see H.R. 2028), H6076 [2JN]

———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (see H.R. 1850), H4396 [1AP]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3105 [9MR]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H9206 [30JY]

Spoelhof, William: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H1521 [12FE]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H9281 [31JY]

———disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H9342 [8SE]

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]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 3674), H10069 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 879), H5892 [20MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H4688 [22AP]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H6904 [16JN]

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

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———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), H2835 [25FE]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H196 [13JA]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H4525 [2AP]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H6015 [21MY]

———encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings (see H.R. 3382), H9738 [21SE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3078 [6MR]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H4582 [21AP]

———exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 590), H527 [26JA]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H442 [21JA]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H11111 [7OC]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 2106), H14446 [9DE]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3666), H13355 [19NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3706 [19MR]

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H14877 [14DE]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H9397 [9SE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13521 [3DE]

———increase, make permanent, and index for inflation the deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and modify definition of eligible educator to include preschool educators (see H.R. 3164), H9397 [9SE]

———increase age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin and extend waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts (see H.R. 2637), H8410 [20JY]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H12044 [28OC]

———increase limitation on the capital loss carryovers of individuals (see H.R. 884), H9397 [9SE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H6015 [21MY]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H10520 [6OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9670 [16SE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 3760), H12142 [29OC]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H3056 [5MR]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 218), H4999 [29AP]

———provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see H.R. 4210), H14982 [15DE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4734 [23AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 502), H6807 [15JN]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2626), H6539 [10JN]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H3835 [24MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H325 [14JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H325 [14JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H91 [8JA]

———repeal the recapture rule of the first-time homebuyer credit and to extend the application of the credit (see H.R. 525), H7705 [26JN]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H5582 [13MY]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H33 [6JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H13002 [16NO]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2105), H7023 [18JN]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12198 [2NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H1607 [13FE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4584 [21AP]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H9278 [31JY]

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), H9397 [9SE]

Transportation: provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H4251 [31MR]

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), H9342 [8SE]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12198 [2NO]

———refund U.S. taxpayer dollars expended on the Durban Review Conference (see H.R. 3231), H8301 [16JY]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H8185 [15JY]

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 108), H8100 [14JY]

———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, 333), H6076 [2JN]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H9342 [8SE]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3942), H11868 [27OC]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H4686 [22AP]

———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), H6015 [21MY]

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

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), H4999 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 613), H7740 [7JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 15), H90 [8JA]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 2123), H4839 [27AP] (see H.R. 3712), H10456 [1OC]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H9442 [10SE]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security in Springettsbury, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 340), H89 [8JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a motor vehicle safety standard that prevents distracted driving (see H.R. 4153), H13353 [19NO]

Gettysburg National Military Park: revise boundaries to include the Gettysburg Train Station (see H.R. 4395), H15501 [16DE]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 659), H486 [22JA]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2219), H5061 [30AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (see H. Res. 43), H162 [9JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 14), H90 [8JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 346), H90 [8JA]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 613), H7740 [7JY]

National Family Literacy Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 878), H12141 [29OC]

National Learn and Serve Challenge: support goals (see H. Res. 769), H9899 [23SE]

National School Lunch Act: make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (see H.R. 540), H325 [14JA]

National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H4581 [21AP]

Taxation: allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care (see H.R. 344), H90 [8JA]

———allow deduction for personal safety clothing for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 343), H90 [8JA]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H90 [8JA]

———provide for an enhanced deduction for qualified residence interest on acquisition indebtedness for heritage homes (see H.R. 342), H90 [8JA]

———provide for an inflation adjustment of base amounts used to determine amount of Social Security benefits included in gross income (see H.R. 541), H325 [14JA]

———suspend periods of limitation for credit or refund of overpayment of Federal income taxes by veterans pending service-connected compensation determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 341), H89 [8JA]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to certain unemployed individuals who have attained age 50 (see H.R. 656), H485 [22JA]

Television: extend expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons (see H.R. 339), H89 [8JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), earmark declaration, E1673 [8JY]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 453), H6339 [9JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E905 [21AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H728, H729 [28JA]

Boland, Joyce: SSA Commissioner's Citation award recipient, E2467 [8OC]

Community service: increase funding for organizations to support individuals enrolled in full-time national service positions, H3597 [18MR]

———make individuals eligible for national service program grant funding for sending care packages to soldiers in combat zones, H3597 [18MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3544, H3551, H3588, H3590, H3595, H3597, H3598, H3600 [18MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), Senate amendments, H4183 [31MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: allow the Clean Energy Corps to design clean energy programs that meet the needs of rural communities, H3590 [18MR]

———direct volunteers towards programs that combat childhood obesity through physical education and provide services to homebound senior citizens, H3595 [18MR]

———establish a veterans volunteer corps to help veterans pursue education and employment, process claims, and rural, disabled, and unemployed veterans with transportation needs, H3598 [18MR]

———establish National Service Reserve Corps, H3600 [18MR]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (H. Res. 736), E2692 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1551 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1596 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1994 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1920 [24JY]

Education: increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers, H9602 [16SE]

———student financial aid programs, H9602 [16SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), H4342 [1AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, H6653 [12JN]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H728, H729 [28JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8444 [21JY], H8907 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12219 [3NO], H12909 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9602 [16SE]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 411), H6342 [9JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), H176 [13JA]

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

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (H. Res. 454), H6359, H6360 [9JN]

National Family Literacy Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 878), H12333 [4NO]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 41), H172 [13JA]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: recognize (H. Res. 503), H6335 [9JN]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (H. Res. 50), H174 [13JA]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1413 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, H413 [21JA], E528 [3MR]

Resignations

Committee on Oversight and Government (House), H6768 [15JN]