MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6500 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4300 [1AP]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6500 [10JN]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7401 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5712 [18MY]

African Americans: recognize achievement of parity in computer science (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1520 [12FE]

———tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H5064 [30AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H14982 [15DE]

Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: add Paraguay as a beneficiary country (see H.R. 1837), H11713 [22OC]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3055 [5MR]

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]

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

———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]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H7706 [26JN]

Australia: recognize apology offered to the aboriginal people and its significance as a gesture of healing (see H. Res. 242), H3401 [12MR]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

Black European Summit: support (see H. Res. 596), H7705 [26JN]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA] (see H. Res. 185), H5064 [30AP]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1595), H3641 [18MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6012 [21MY]

———design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5713 [18MY]

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 1397), H3104 [9MR]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

———provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11714 [22OC]

———require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent (see H.R. 2071), H5892 [20MY]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

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

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H4129 [30MR]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 2012), H13002 [16NO]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

———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), H5000 [29AP]

China: 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), H12289 [3NO]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H11581 [21OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 15), H4584 [21AP]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H4584 [21AP]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H10519 [6OC]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: increase affordability of medical education (see H.R. 2332), H6415 [9JN]

———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), H5892 [20MY]

———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]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H4251 [31MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H4251 [31MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8185 [15JY]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H6618 [11JN]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H2873 [26FE]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

Contracts: require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3438 [16MR]

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 2450), H5671 [15MY]

———restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H12456 [5NO]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H4129 [30MR]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H11111 [7OC]

Credit: prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H4841 [27AP]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H4525 [2AP]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

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

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7087 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: permit refinancing of certain guaranteed loans under the Rural Housing Service (see H.R. 2034), H4686 [22AP]

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), H14744 [10DE]

———anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H8586 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 579), H381 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H6539 [10JN]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3315), H8707 [23JY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1607 [13FE]

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

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]

———award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 2616), H6011 [21MY]

———establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 1303), H10520 [6OC]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H14446 [9DE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1080 [9FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

———require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5667 [14MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H14827 [11DE]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H2886 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H11516 [20OC]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———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), H13266 [18NO]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7021 [18JN]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (see H. Res. 816), H11166 [8OC]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H4584 [21AP]

———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]

———develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H442 [21JA]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H4838 [27AP]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H11167 [8OC]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H5097 [4MY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9281 [31JY]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H8873 [27JY]

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

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relative to crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2178), H8009 [10JY]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H2925 [3MR]

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H486 [22JA]

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H14744 [10DE]

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9283 [31JY]

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H325 [14JA]

———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]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H3526 [17MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H1159 [10FE]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5064 [30AP]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4027 [25MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H3749 [23MR]

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), H9807 [22SE]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (see H. Res. 595), H7705 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H9808 [22SE]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

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), H3641 [18MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11298 [13OC]

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), H6076 [2JN]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

Financial literacy: provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 767), H11713 [22OC]

———require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H3053 [5MR]

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H12456 [5NO]

1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office, Chester, NY: designate (see H.R. 2877), H6806 [15JN]

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]

Foreign aid: provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance service providers (see H.R. 1987), H4580 [21AP]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4526 [2AP] (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H5063 [30AP]

FTC: prescribe rules to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with primary and secondary ticket sales (see H.R. 2669), H6620 [11JN]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 774), H1159 [10FE]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H8810 [24JY]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H4524 [2AP]

———support temporary protected status for nationals currently residing in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8355 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H11299 [13OC]

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), H3056 [5MR]

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

———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda (see H. Res. 271), H3705 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H3748 [23MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H4397 [1AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3749 [23MR]

———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), H4914 [28AP]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11111 [7OC]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H6015 [21MY]

———tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]

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

———provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H5308 [6MY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H1159 [10FE]

———expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 209), H3706 [19MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H10069 [29SE]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6743 [12JN]

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]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 67), H11582 [21OC]

Housing: protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (see H.R. 1231), H5308 [6MY]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9397 [9SE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H6266 [4JN]

———combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (see H.R. 1029), H3706 [19MR]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H8873 [27JY]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6307 [8JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H8185 [15JY]

Insurance: 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]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H11712 [22OC]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

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), H3053 [5MR]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———enhance sanctions by imposing certain travel restrictions and prohibiting certain procurement contracts, and authorize humanitarian and people-to-people assistance (see H.R. 4303), H15504 [16DE]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

James, LeBron: National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award recipient (see H. Res. 422), H5668 [14MY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8101 [14JY]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see H. Res. 833), H12198 [2NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H9057 [29JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn hostile rhetoric and activities towards the Republic of Korea and engage in mutual dialogue to enhance inter-Korean relations (see H. Res. 309), H4251 [31MR]

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: issue special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 750), H778 [28JA]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

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

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]

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4383), H15500 [16DE]

———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), H12141 [29OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H780 [28JA]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11458 [15OC]

———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]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H5097 [4MY]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6414 [9JN]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H6156 [3JN]

———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), H7837 [8JY]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H10520 [6OC]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H7705 [26JN]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H3078 [6MR]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4036), H15504 [16DE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H13355 [19NO]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H11458 [15OC]

———recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H11168 [8OC]

Motown Records (business): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 50), H6267 [4JN]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

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 Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H8708 [23JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6008 [21MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 145), H6306 [8JN]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10521 [6OC]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H7948 [9JY]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H8873 [27JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5064 [30AP]

National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8356 [17JY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11112 [7OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9671 [16SE]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H15503 [16DE]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H4733 [23AP]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3438 [16MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H4915 [28AP]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H196 [13JA]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13355 [19NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1041 [4FE]

———tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H13267 [18NO]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11712 [22OC]

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

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H2926 [3MR]

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

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H8009 [10JY]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

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), H1604 [13FE]

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]

Peru: cease hostile activity against indigenous peoples and engage in dialogue to address ongoing political conflict between state authorities and indigenous peoples (see H. Res. 574), H7145 [23JN]

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), H3527 [17MR]

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), H4735 [23AP]

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

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H11516 [20OC]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H9671 [16SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6539 [10JN]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H11111 [7OC]

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

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H3640 [18MR]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

SBA: establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (see H.R. 3771), H11165 [8OC]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H13267 [18NO]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H3056 [5MR]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H9057 [29JY]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

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

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H6155 [3JN]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 4368), H15500 [16DE]

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

———ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6617 [11JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H1159 [10FE]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 918), H1079 [9FE]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3465), H9276 [31JY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2926 [3MR]

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

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H33 [6JA]

———eliminate restriction on reducing Federal refunds for past-due State tax obligations of out-of-state residents when the State has a reciprocal agreement to reduce State refunds for Federal tax obligations (see H.R. 2303), H7706 [26JN]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H11790 [26OC]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H12588 [6NO]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H2980 [4MR]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H3145 [10MR]

———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), H2926 [3MR]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H11298 [13OC]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13068 [17NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4584 [21AP]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6619 [11JN]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H2926 [3MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7447 [25JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4525 [2AP]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

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), H9731 [17SE]

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), H5893 [20MY]

Transportation: expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6744 [12JN]

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

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H9207 [30JY]

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

———support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H8008 [10JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7024 [18JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H15503 [16DE]

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), H4838 [27AP]

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), H12365 [4NO]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 344), H4582 [21AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H4583 [21AP]

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

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

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

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H5486 [12MY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H1159 [10FE]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H6617 [11JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5170 [5MY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13521 [3DE]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), 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), H4524 [2AP]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H5712 [18MY]

Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4251 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: resolve bankruptcy proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and Lehman Brothers Europe Inc., in an equitable and expeditious process between the U.S. and United Kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 184), H9490 [14SE]

Corporations: improve efficiency of complying with internal auditing control requirements in order to maintain U.S. capital market global competitiveness (see H.R. 1797), H4129 [30MR]

Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H4582 [21AP]

Education: 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]

SEC: revise rules for the comparable treatment and expanded use of qualified money market funds for broker-dealer financing (see H.R. 1160), H2631 [24FE]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]

———eliminate exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges (see H.R. 1418), H3145 [10MR]

Taxation: eliminate limitation on the foreign earned income exclusion (see H.R. 1798), H4129 [30MR]

Remarks

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6500, H6501 [10JN]

———report on U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan To Eliminate Racial Discrimination, H6500, H6501 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: exempt from proposed compensation standards institutions that received Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance prior to enactment of such standards, H4300, H4302 [1AP]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4300, H4302 [1AP]

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), H14793 [11DE]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6500, H6501 [10JN]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (H. Res. 301), H4112 [30MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12862 [7NO]

Queens, NY: prohibit funding for Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Jamaica Export Center, H6960, H6961 [17JN]

———tribute to Exemplary Student Achievement award recipients, E501 [26FE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6960, H6961 [17JN]

Votes: correction, H5842 [20MY]

———position on missed, H268 [14JA]

Tributes

Cauley, Melvin, Jr., E495 [26FE]

Fisher, Patricia, H15473 [16DE]

Hill, Arthur B., Sr., E2809 [19NO]