SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8233 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H10419 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

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

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

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

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4064 [26MR]

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H11383 [14OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8707 [23JY]

Arizona: 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), H12197 [2NO]

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), H11868 [27OC]

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

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

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 History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6077 [2JN]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H1045 [4FE]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

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

Business and industry: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 1274), H4027 [25MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6077 [2JN]

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 Dominican extraction or descent (see H.R. 1504), H4584 [21AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H527 [26JA]

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), H1604 [13FE]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H2980 [4MR]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H4733 [23AP]

———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]

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

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H4064 [26MR]

Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 3604), H9729 [17SE]

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

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash (see H. Res. 183), H2602 [23FE]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H6156 [3JN]

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), H4584 [21AP]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3642 [18MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3642 [18MR]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H6155 [3JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H9281 [31JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1160 [10FE]

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3426), H9206 [30JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a Semester of Service grant program (see H.R. 1152), H2631 [24FE]

———establish Encore Service programs, Encore Fellowship programs, and Silver Scholarship programs (see H.R. 1151), H2631 [24FE]

———establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H2631 [24FE]

———improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H2631 [24FE]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H780 [28JA]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H8100 [14JY]

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

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H12198 [2NO]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4397 [1AP]

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

Crime: establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 2684), H6154 [3JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

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

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

———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 332), H7250 [24JN]

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

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]

———make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8356 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———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), H11791 [26OC]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 2946), H9962 [24SE]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H10520 [6OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6076 [2JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4129 [30MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3749 [23MR]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H9342 [8SE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

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]

———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), H10519 [6OC]

———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), H9491 [14SE]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H6014 [21MY]

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), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of State: establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

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]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11298 [13OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

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

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: restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

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

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]

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: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H5792 [19MY]

———address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 137), H6075 [2JN]

———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), H382 [15JA]

———develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H3438 [16MR]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H9281 [31JY]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 2987), H7085 [19JN]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13467 [2DE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9999 [25SE]

———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]

Dolan, Timothy M.: tribute (see H. Res. 327), H5582 [13MY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H8960 [28JY]

———reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H6743 [12JN]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H5096 [4MY]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H9731 [17SE]

Eckert, Beverly: tribute (see H. Res. 201), H2886 [2MR]

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

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 3249), H8960 [28JY]

Egan, Edward Cardinal: tribute (see H. Res. 327), H5582 [13MY]

El Salvador: express solidarity with people affected by Hurricane Ida, commend recovery efforts, and make funding available to help mitigate effects of recent natural disasters (see H. Con. Res. 213), H13387 [1DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

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), H7249 [24JN]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4525 [2AP]

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

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H13467 [2DE]

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]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H7445 [25JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H3438 [16MR]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H3146 [10MR]

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

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), H4026 [25MR]

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

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H6807 [15JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H3749 [23MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11298 [13OC]

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

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2093), H4733 [23AP]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: anniversary of candidacy to be Vice President (see H. Res. 634), H8025 [13JY]

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), H5169 [5MY]

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H10520 [6OC]

———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H14826 [11DE]

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

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]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 815), H3056 [5MR]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H10070 [29SE]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H9550 [15SE]

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H4732 [23AP]

Garcia, Hector: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 222), H15504 [16DE]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 774), H779 [28JA]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9442 [10SE]

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

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H10520 [6OC]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H2886 [2MR]

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]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H2836 [25FE]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H6414 [9JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H5667 [14MY]

———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), H6015 [21MY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H4251 [31MR]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7742 [7JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H4916 [28AP]

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

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), H7741 [7JY]

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), H8008 [10JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]

Housing: protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (see H.R. 1231), H4027 [25MR]

———protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H4064 [26MR]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 753), H9730 [17SE] (see H. Res. 762), H9807 [22SE]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H13387 [1DE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

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

———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), H9342 [8SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]

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

———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]

Jackson, Michael: tribute (see H. Res. 600), H8026 [13JY]

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

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]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1160 [10FE]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H9670 [16SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H443 [21JA]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4027 [25MR]

———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 payment parity for certain territories (see H.R. 2680), H6154 [3JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4027 [25MR]

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

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), H5401 [7MY]

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

———increase inpatient hospital payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1501), H3401 [12MR]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H6807 [15JN]

———provide equity in the calculation of disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1502), H3401 [12MR]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7146 [23JN]

Motion pictures: authorize grants for organizations that use documentary films to promote understanding of the U.S. abroad and understanding of global perspectives and other countries in the U.S. (see H.R. 1976), H4523 [2AP]

Motor vehicles: authorize States or political subdivisions thereof to regulate fuel economy and emissions standards for taxicabs (see H.R. 3711), H13267 [18NO]

Motown Records (business): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1520 [12FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1046 [4FE]

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), H8025 [13JY]

National Asian American and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 439), H6156 [3JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5401 [7MY]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H2926 [3MR]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H4249 [31MR]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

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

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: establish (see H. Res. 737), H9490 [14SE]

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

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 Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4841 [27AP]

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

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H10456 [1OC]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H4841 [27AP]

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), H3402 [12MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H325 [14JA]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13267 [18NO]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6539 [10JN]

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

———tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 84), H526 [26JA]

———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), H11299 [13OC]

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

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H91 [8JA]

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

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1521 [12FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4841 [27AP]

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 563), H8961 [28JY]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 561), H8961 [28JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9207 [30JY]

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), H3748 [23MR]

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), H4916 [28AP]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H8495 [21JY]

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), H4521 [2AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11868 [27OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3053), H12044 [28OC]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3718), H10456 [1OC]

———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H11167 [8OC]

———provide residents who participate in cafeteria plans under Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes comparable to exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under U.S. laws (see H.R. 1025), H7085 [19JN]

———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), H4522 [2AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H7706 [26JN]

———inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H13467 [2DE]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H195 [13JA]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11299 [13OC]

Schools: 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]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5063 [30AP]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H603 [27JA]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2582), H6010 [21MY]

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

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5486 [12MY]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 562), H8961 [28JY]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H12141 [29OC]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H12588 [6NO]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H5486 [12MY]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3642 [18MR]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8960 [28JY]

———modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 517), H1159 [10FE]

———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2122), H4839 [27AP]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H12364 [4NO]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3438 [16MR]

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]

Transportation: expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H7706 [26JN]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H486 [22JA]

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), H12588 [6NO]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H13002 [16NO]

———extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 1456), H9999 [25SE]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6306 [8JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9808 [22SE]

———recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4841 [27AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5485 [12MY]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4915 [28AP]

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

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 328), H89 [8JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H5401 [7MY]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H4735 [23AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H527 [26JA]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5063 [30AP]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H7147 [23JN]

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

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8960 [28JY]

Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H5309 [6MY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

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), H1159 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 177), H34 [6JA]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Grand Concourse as preeminent thoroughfare in the borough and an important nexus of commerce and culture for New York, NY (see H. Res. 907), H13001 [16NO]

Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 187), H35 [6JA]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 188), H35 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H34 [6JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 183), H34 [6JA]

Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H35 [6JA]

Education: authorizing appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 178), H34 [6JA]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 3), H36 [6JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 3170), H8007 [10JY]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 185), H34 [6JA]

Health: permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]

Honduras: condemn violence and call for return of duly elected President (see H. Res. 620), H7837 [8JY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H34 [6JA]

Immigration: 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), H34 [6JA]

Medicaid: waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 180), H34 [6JA]

Motor vehicles: further national deployment of electric drive vehicles and strengthen and enhance national power grid through the integration of such vehicles (see H.R. 4399), H15501 [16DE]

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

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 5), H36 [6JA]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 189), H35 [6JA]

———provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 184), H34 [6JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H7253 [25JN], H11113 [8OC]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8267 [16JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2794 [25FE]

Black History Month: observance, E409, E445 [25FE]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Bronx Zoo, E2753 [9NO]

———anniversary of Grand Concourse as preeminent thoroughfare in the borough and an important nexus of commerce and culture for New York, NY (H. Res. 907), H13579 [8DE]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit funding, H8235 [16JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: prohibit funding for certain positions, H8239 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., H10416 [1OC]

Dept. of Education: District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program funding for vouchers to provide school choice, H2794 [25FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), motion to instruct conferees, H10416 [1OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network funding, H8234 [16JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 961), H14456 [10DE]

District of Columbia: require notification of local police when juveniles escape from the New Beginnings Youth Center in Laurel, MD, H8209 [16JY]

———restrict publicly funded abortions, H8214, H8266 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H8237, H8238 [16JY]

———making appropriations, H2794 [25FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8205, H8209, H8212, H8213, H8214, H8233, H8234, H8235, H8236, H8237, H8238, H8239, H8250, H8266 [16JY]

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: funding, H8213 [16JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12465 [6NO]

Help America Vote Act: State grants funding, H8236, H8237 [16JY]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8242 [16JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of El Museo del Barrio (museum), E2583 [20OC]

———tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1335 [8JN]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 893), H12462, H12465 [6NO], E2823 [19NO]

Point of order, H8267 [16JY]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (H.R. 1687), H6363 [9JN]

SBA: prohibit funding for Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland (nonprofit corporation) Defense Procurement Assistance Program, H8250 [16JY]

Voting: provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots and ensure the security of voting systems, H8212, H8213 [16JY]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 110-202), H8007 [10JY]

Tributes

Oak, Dale, H1588 [13FE]

Parker, Neville A., E445 [25FE]

Randall, Angela E., E409 [25FE]

Steinbrenner, George, III, E2823 [19NO]