PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8133 [15JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H11826 [27OC]

———H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, H9970 [25SE]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13573 [8DE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets (see H. Res. 458), H13521 [3DE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H7147 [23JN]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9492 [14SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5308 [6MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H7740 [7JY]

Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (see H.R. 1065), H4064 [26MR]

———withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H485 [22JA]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9550 [15SE]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H13355 [19NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

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

———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), H14744 [10DE]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H5096 [4MY]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H1607 [13FE]

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

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H4734 [23AP]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H11740 [23OC]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H4688 [22AP]

———standardize and clarify the dimensions of carry-on baggage and personal items on air carriers (see H.R. 2870), H8495 [21JY]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 429), H6077 [2JN]

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

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3438 [16MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H4735 [23AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H91 [8JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H11384 [14OC]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H4841 [27AP]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: develop capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs (see H.R. 1165), H6307 [8JN]

Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H2926 [3MR]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H11714 [22OC]

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

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

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H6807 [15JN]

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), H14982 [15DE]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H8586 [22JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H5097 [4MY]

———establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 521), H4734 [23AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H10457 [1OC]

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

———promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 2246), H5401 [7MY]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H7706 [26JN]

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 the Interior: plan, design, and construct a new school at Third Mesa, AZ, on the Hopi Indian Reservation (see H.R. 1122), H2601 [23FE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H2886 [2MR]

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

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5400 [7MY]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H9999 [25SE]

———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), H9441 [10SE]

———increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning (see H.R. 950), H4840 [27AP]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H4525 [2AP]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4734 [23AP]

———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: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5892 [20MY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H5582 [13MY]

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), H91 [8JA]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H11714 [22OC]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases (see H.R. 2084), H8303 [16JY]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4734 [23AP]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3399 [12MR]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H12198 [2NO]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3105 [9MR]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4398 [1AP]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H6904 [16JN]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H5401 [7MY]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H6307 [8JN]

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), H11713 [22OC]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H8009 [10JY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H9999 [25SE]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H9550 [15SE]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H4734 [23AP]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H3402 [12MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

FEMA: waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H7447 [25JN]

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), H5792 [19MY]

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

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H6973 [17JN]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H6415 [9JN]

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

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]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H5892 [20MY]

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), H5582 [13MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8873 [27JY]

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H3527 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3706 [19MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5581 [13MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H4734 [23AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H4840 [27AP]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H6014 [21MY]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H6538 [10JN]

Health care professionals: create a new nonimmigrant visa category for registered nurses (see H.R. 1001), H1248 [11FE]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H7706 [26JN]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H3078 [6MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11517 [20OC]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H9962 [24SE]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H3402 [12MR]

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H5097 [4MY]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H11167 [8OC]

———protect children affected by certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3531), H14446 [9DE]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H3338 [11MR]

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

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H5063 [30AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6539 [10JN]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H3402 [12MR]

———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), H4841 [27AP]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H9491 [14SE]

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

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]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H8302 [16JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H9999 [25SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H7706 [26JN]

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

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H8708 [23JY]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H13629 (see H.R. 3043), H14372 [8DE]

Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (see H.R. 1035), H1518 [12FE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 1135), H7741 [7JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7838 [8JY]

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

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1469), H6807 [15JN]

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

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H1045 [4FE]

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

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H486 [22JA]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8810 [24JY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H6016 [21MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9738 [21SE]

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

———establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H5063 [30AP]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

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

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H8185 [15JY]

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

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

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), H1248 [11FE]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H1249 [11FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H485 [22JA]

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

Puerto Rico: repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H6266 [4JN]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (see H.R. 1006), H2926 [3MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H8708 [23JY]

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H8009 [10JY]

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]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H6415 [9JN]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H1045 [4FE]

———allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2982), H7085 [19JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H5308 [6MY]

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

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H6807 [15JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H7446 [25JN]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8025 [13JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H9491 [14SE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H6807 [15JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H8708 [23JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H11515 [20OC]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H6307 [8JN]

———treat Indian tribal governments as States for purposes of determining sources of support of charitable organizations (see H.R. 3085), H8960 [28JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H10070 [29SE]

Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H527 [26JA]

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), H9731 [17SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9730 [17SE]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H9550 [15SE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

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), H9738 [21SE]

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), H7447 [25JN]

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), H10070 [29SE]

Veterans: 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), H486 [22JA]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H13355 [19NO]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5667 [14MY]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3942), H12142 [29OC]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2573), H12197 [2NO]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H14982 [15DE]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1608 [13FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5892 [20MY]

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), H163 [9JA]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8303 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bonilla, Martha Quintana: relief (see H.R. 3814), H11383 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty (see H.R. 724), H602 [27JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 3183), H8024 [13JY]

Gonzales, Alejandro E.: relief (see H.R. 458), H163 [9JA]

Native Americans: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (see H.R. 725), H602 [27JA]

Ramirez Vasquez, Alfredo: relief (see H.R. 459), H163 [9JA]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 3183), H10150-H10358 [30SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2983 [5MR], H3147 [11MR], H7839 [9JY], H11519 [21OC], H11583 [22OC], H12367 [5NO], H13269 [19NO], H13469 [3DE]

Motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H9969 [25SE]

Remarks

Bureau of Reclamation: hydropower facilities installation funding, H8136 [15JY]

California: prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels, H10428 [1OC]

Corps of Engineers: calculate critical yields of major river basins in Georgia, H10431 [1OC]

———Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration program funding, H8134 [15JY]

———Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) funding, H10429 [1OC]

———prohibit funding for San Francisco, CA, Pier 36 removal project, H8158 [15JY]

———Seattle, WA, district flood prevention efforts funding, H8121 [15JY]

———Tennessee River Chickamauga Lock replacement funding, H8135 [15JY]

Dept. of Energy: energy innovation hub funding, H8124 [15JY]

———joint energy cooperation program to fund eligible ventures between the U.S. and Israeli businesses and academic persons in the national interest, H8121 [15JY]

———Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program funding, H8141 [15JY]

———Los Alamos Neutron Science Center funding, H8123 [15JY]

———Nuclear Power 2010 program funding, H8122, H8123 [15JY]

———prohibit funding for Fort Mason Center Pier 2 project, H8153 [15JY]

———prohibit funding for Housatonic River Net-Zero Energy Building project, H8148 [15JY]

———prohibit funding for Whitworth University science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM) equipment, H8154 [15JY]

———Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) funding, H8120 [15JY]

———Water Power Energy Program funding, H8140 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7213 [24JN]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H8142, H8143 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8117, H8119, H8120, H8121, H8122, H8123, H8124, H8125, H8133, H8134, H8135, H8136, H8139, H8140, H8141, H8142, H8143, H8148, H8153, H8154, H8158 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10424, H10428, H10429, H10430, H10431, H10432 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), motion to instruct conferees, H9969 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), motion to recommit, H8339 [17JY]

———require appropriations legislation conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H9969 [25SE]

Global Solar Energy, Inc.: prohibit funding for certain solar energy projects, H7213 [24JN]

Hanford, WA: nuclear waste cleanup funding, H8119 [15JY]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H8339 [17JY]

Lewis, Rodney B.: Native American Bar Association of Arizona Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2483 [8OC]

Motor vehicles: provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles, H8139 [15JY]

NRC: reduce time between reports to Congress, H8142 [15JY]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine renewable energy technologies, H8119 [15JY]

Reports filed

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3183) (H. Rept. 111-278), H10407 [30SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3183) (H. Rept. 111-203), H8024 [13JY]

Tributes

Diaz, Adam, E2262 [14SE]

Post, William J., E708 [18MR]