WALZ, TIMOTHY J. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7371 [25JN]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H4970 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 800), H920 [3FE]

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

American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (see H. Res. 447), H9282 [31JY]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13003 [16NO]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9283 [31JY]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 233), H69 [7JA]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———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), H14982 [15DE]

———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), H8356 [17JY]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11581 [21OC]

———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), H14446 [9DE]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———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), H7446 [25JN]

———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), H4583 [21AP]

———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 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), H780 [28JA]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H9442 [10SE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1052), H1519 [12FE] (see H.R. 3449), H9275 [31JY]

———treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see H.R. 744), H2926 [3MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9807 [22SE]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H11791 [26OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

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), H2980 [4MR]

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2662), H8960 [28JY]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5399 [7MY]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9490 [14SE]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13069 [17NO]

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), H6619 [11JN]

China: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 489), H6075 [2JN]

———support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12365 [4NO]

———urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9738 [21SE]

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

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

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H5664 [14MY]

Colleges and universities: provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H7250 [24JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3338 [11MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H5063 [30AP]

Congress: prohibit consideration of measures that appropriate funds for earmarks to private, for-profit entities (see H.R. 2512), H5890 [20MY]

———prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 682), H525 [26JA]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H9999 [25SE]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H4251 [31MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H13629 (see H.R. 1020), H14372 [8DE]

Courts: provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see H.R. 2349), H10408 [30SE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4688 [22AP]

Crime: enhance investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud (see H.R. 1748), H4735 [23AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H9279 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H4518 [2AP]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 1222), H2873 [26FE]

———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), H12142 [29OC]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H12197 [2NO]

———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), H12197 [2NO]

———establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2624), H12142 [29OC]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

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

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H12142 [29OC]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H8100 [14JY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H11714 [22OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of the Interior: promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3671), H10069 [29SE]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 4347), H15499 [16DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: establish an Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Community Financial Institutions and an Office of Ombudsman for Community Financial Institutions (see H.R. 2676), H7706 [26JN]

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), H13355 [19NO]

———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: allow certain Armed Forces, Public Health Service, and NOAA Corps members to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3657), H13069 [17NO]

———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]

———carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H6077 [2JN]

———carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas (see H.R. 4048), H13002 [16NO]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2547), H7250 [24JN]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9670 [16SE]

———establish a compensation fund to make payments to qualified World War II veterans on the basis of certain qualifying service (see H.R. 2270), H5306 [6MY]

———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), H2602 [23FE]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H6307 [8JN]

———guarantee housing loans for the construction of energy efficient dwellings (see H.R. 4359), H15499 [16DE]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H4027 [25MR]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 292), H88 [8JA]

———increase amount payable to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 1293), H7741 [7JY]

———increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning (see H.R. 950), H2603 [23FE]

———increase rates of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance (see H.R. 3507), H9278 [31JY]

———make certain improvements in administration of medical facilities (see H.R. 4062), H12971 [7NO]

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

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

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H9443 [10SE]

———modify and update provisions of law relative to nonprofit research and education corporations (see H.R. 2770), H7147 [23JN]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H3053 [5MR]

———provide grants and assistance to States to conduct outreach to veterans on hardship and priority under the outpatient enrollment system (see H.R. 3522), H9808 [22SE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H1517 [12FE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H3749 [23MR]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 2586), H6010 [21MY]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H2980 [4MR]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H6155 [3JN]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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

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

———conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H11790 [26OC]

———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), H5712 [18MY]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9057 [29JY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2874 [26FE]

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (see H.R. 2755), H12044 [28OC]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3010), H12142 [29OC]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see H.R. 2446), H12141 [29OC]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H11868 [27OC]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H12141 [29OC]

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), H9282 [31JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]

Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 1157), H4583 [21AP]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H3641 [18MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H12197 [2NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H7837 [8JY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H7837 [8JY]

Floods: commend efforts of people fighting floods in North Dakota and Minnesota (see H. Res. 415), H5486 [12MY]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8810 [24JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

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), H5400 [7MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H4688 [22AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6972 [17JN]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H11167 [8OC]

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), H13521 [3DE]

———authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H8302 [16JY]

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

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H12365 [4NO]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H12141 [29OC]

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), H6904 [16JN]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H9808 [22SE]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9999 [25SE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11168 [8OC]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H9999 [25SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9442 [10SE]

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), H12045 [28OC]

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]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6077 [2JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1972), H15503 [16DE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5401 [7MY]

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]

Max J. Beilke Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Alexandria, MN: designate (see H.R. 3157), H9207 [30JY]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9808 [22SE]

Medicaid: 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), H11383 [14OC]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]

Medicare: create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H6742 [12JN]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3074), H7741 [7JY]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1045 [4FE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H5667 [14MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H12288 [3NO]

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

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H12044 [28OC]

Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (see H. Res. 282), H4064 [26MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H5406 [11MY]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1160 [10FE]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5062 [30AP]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8185 [15JY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4916 [28AP]

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

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6307 [8JN]

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

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

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 112), H6156 [3JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 960), H15504 [16DE]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 46), H5061 [30AP]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H163 [9JA]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H14446 [9DE]

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

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

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see H.R. 481), H8008 [10JY]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H5791 [19MY]

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H4130 [30MR]

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

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Pipelines: provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 864), H5667 [14MY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H11167 [8OC]

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]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H11298 [13OC]

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), H5401 [7MY]

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), H5095 [4MY]

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), H10408 [30SE]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11111 [7OC]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H5667 [14MY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3641 [18MR]

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

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

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]

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

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

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), H2836 [25FE]

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

———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), H1607 [13FE]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H9491 [14SE]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H12365 [4NO]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H10458 [1OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9281 [31JY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H5582 [13MY]

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

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 4070), H13355 [19NO]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H10520 [6OC]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H5582 [13MY]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 273), H1248 [11FE]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 475), H195 [13JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4524 [2AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H12197 [2NO]

Terrorism: restrict diplomatic travel of officials and representatives of state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 3611), H9999 [25SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H12364 [4NO]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6015 [21MY]

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. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H13069 [17NO]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11384 [14OC]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H13266 [18NO]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H3400 [12MR]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2135), H12141 [29OC]

University of St. Thomas: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 499), H6539 [10JN]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H9441 [10SE]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H9962 [24SE]

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

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H4524 [2AP]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2879), H10520 [6OC]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4028), H12456 [5NO]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5168 [5MY]

———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), H9807 [22SE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H526 [26JA]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6078 [2JN]

Voting: 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), H12044 [28OC]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

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

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H13466 [2DE]

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H5308 [6MY]

Women: 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), H5792 [19MY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4524 [2AP]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H5309 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for unremarried surviving spouses and dependents of retired members or veterans who died of service-connected or compensible disability (see H.R. 4403), H15501 [16DE]

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

Government: relinquish temporary ownership interests in General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, as soon as possible and do not micromanage or unduly intercede in management decisions of such companies (see H. Res. 571), H7085 [19JN]

Medicare: establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see H.R. 3030), H7250 [24JN]

Taxation: extend alternative fuels credit for liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 4246), H13628 (see H.R. 4246), H14371 [8DE]

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

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

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 2782), H6414 [9JN]

Letters

Berlin Airlift anniversary: Representative Filner, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H12161 [2NO]

———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H12161 [2NO]

GAO study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5429 [12MY]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5429 [12MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12145 [2NO]

Remarks

American Legion: tribute, H2892 [3MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H1211, H1214 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1253 [12FE], H2634 [25FE]

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), H10505 [6OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E949 [23AP]

Berlin Airlift: anniversary (H. Res. 398), H12160, H12161, H12162 [2NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4254 [1AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7374 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H409 [21JA]

———require any Troubled Asset Relief Program assisted institution to make periodic reports on use of the assistance and make the reports available on the Internet, H409 [21JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize a major medical facility project at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA (S. 509), H12165, H12166 [2NO]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (H.R. 174), H12168, H12169 [2NO]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (H.R. 3949), H12152, H12156, H12157 [2NO]

———provide certain veterans with employment training assistance (H.R. 1168), H12149, H12150, H12151 [2NO]

———provide guidelines for establishment of new national cemeteries (H.R. 3544), H12168 [2NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: report progress toward establishment of a joint virtual lifetime electronic medical record database for Armed Forces members, H7374 [25JN]

Economy: 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), H14887 [15DE]

Education: funding, H1253 [12FE]

Floods: commend efforts of people fighting floods in North Dakota and Minnesota (H. Res. 415), H5431, H5432 [12MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (H.R. 1178), H5428, H5429 [12MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3110 [10MR], H7745 [8JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12207 [3NO], H12901 [7NO], H13009 [17NO]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (H. Res. 828), H12151, H12152 [2NO]

Max J. Beilke Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Alexandria, MN: designate (H.R. 3157), H12167 [2NO]

Mayo Clinic: tribute, H10525 [7OC]

Medicare: create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule, H6976 [18JN], H7151 [24JN], H7745 [8JY], H12207 [3NO]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (H. Res. 866), H12163, H12164 [2NO]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (H. Res. 773), H12148, H12149 [2NO]

Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation: tribute (H. Res. 461), H12164, H12165 [2NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H202 [14JA]

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 (H. Res. 291), H12162, H12163 [2NO]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (H. Res. 89), H12170, H12171 [2NO]

Votes: position on missed, H7463 [26JN], H11352 [14OC]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (H. Res. 234), H3776 [24MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5472 [12MY]

Tributes

Holm, Bill, H5451 [12MY]