POLIS, JARED (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5023 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8985 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9579 [16SE]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6484 [10JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H4033 [26MR]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6484 [10JN]

Appointments

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H8160 [15JY]

Articles and editorials

Lung Cancer Educator Dies After Long Battle, Cindy Sutter, Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, H4314 [1AP]

Raising the Awareness and Prevention of Lung Cancer, H4314 [1AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4735 [23AP]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H15504 [16DE]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H12364 [4NO]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H13266 [18NO]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H9899 [23SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8025 [13JY]

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), H9281 [31JY]

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]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H15503 [16DE]

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), H11111 [7OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (see H.R. 2288), H5307 [6MY]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H14446 [9DE]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H14446 [9DE]

Children and youth: support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5000 [29AP]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H923 [3FE]

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), H91 [8JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H12365 [4NO]

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), H4062 [26MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (see H.R. 419), H161 [9JA]

———provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see H.R. 1000), H1247 [11FE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3104 [9MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

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

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H5582 [13MY]

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

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H4251 [31MR]

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

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

Dartmouth College: anniversary of Dartmouth Outing Club (see H. Res. 776), H14827 [11DE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 2476), H15503 [16DE]

———recognize importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on low-income children and families (see H. Res. 442), H5666 [14MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (see H.R. 2685), H6539 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H3338 [11MR]

———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), H13002 [16NO]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H11868 [27OC]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 4037), H12586 [6NO]

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 2081), H4732 [23AP]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5060 [30AP]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 1578), H11458 [15OC]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H11384 [14OC]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H12588 [6NO]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see H.R. 520), H6807 [15JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1079 [9FE]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H13355 [19NO]

Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H8008 [10JY]

———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), H4397 [1AP]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H13386 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center (see H.R. 3417), H9205 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (see H.R. 174), H2925 [3MR]

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

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H5063 [30AP]

———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), H4251 [31MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H91 [8JA]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4130 [30MR]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H7147 [23JN]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 2943), H7147 [23JN]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

Education: 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), H1080 [9FE]

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

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H11384 [14OC]

———provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (see H.R. 1645), H3749 [23MR]

———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]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 3249), H9443 [10SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4915 [28AP]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

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

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), H2632 [24FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H4913 [28AP]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H3055 [5MR]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H8009 [10JY]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H13386 [1DE]

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

Financial institutions: authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts at depository institutions (see H.R. 4067), H13387 [1DE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H13467 [2DE]

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]

Forest Service: reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4398), H15501 [16DE]

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), H6619 [11JN]

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), H6415 [9JN]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H10457 [1OC]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H6744 [12JN]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]

Health: encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention (see H.R. 3688), H10455 [1OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H780 [28JA]

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

———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (see H.R. 3472), H9491 [14SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H7023 [18JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H10457 [1OC]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H9671 [16SE]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5097 [4MY]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H10457 [1OC]

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]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H3078 [6MR]

House Rules: prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities (see H. Res. 614), H8410 [20JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H13550 [7DE]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H3706 [19MR]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2836 [25FE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H12588 [6NO]

———protect children affected by certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3531), H9279 [31JY]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H6415 [9JN]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see H.R. 3290), H13386 [1DE]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H4734 [23AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H5308 [6MY]

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]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10409 [30SE]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H12045 [28OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7741 [7JY]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Jackson, Michael: tribute (see H. Res. 600), H7948 [9JY]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H6016 [21MY]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (see H. Res. 401), H5309 [6MY]

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]

``Laramie Project—10 Years Later'': tribute to participants in epilogue to play in remembrance of Matthew Shepard (see H. Res. 777), H9962 [24SE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H14827 [11DE]

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

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H3054 [5MR]

Mexico: support efforts to combat drug trafficking (see H. Res. 258), H4027 [25MR]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H2886 [2MR]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 382), H5062 [30AP]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H7022 [18JN]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9398 [9SE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4161), H13467 [2DE]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4160), H13467 [2DE]

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

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 700), H10409 [30SE]

National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H5097 [4MY]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 475), H6013 [21MY]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H5581 [13MY]

NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (see H.R. 3644), H13267 [18NO]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3338 [11MR]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

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

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), H4129 [30MR]

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H13521 [3DE]

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]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H13467 [2DE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H3402 [12MR]

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

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H2875 [26FE]

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

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9900 [23SE]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H6744 [12JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H6413 [9JN]

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

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H3146 [10MR]

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), H4064 [26MR]

———improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H13353 [19NO]

Small business: authorize certain debt refinancing (see H.R. 2527), H10520 [6OC]

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), H9443 [10SE]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2417), H5664 [14MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4251 [31MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H3078 [6MR]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H13467 [2DE]

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), H6016 [21MY]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H8007 [10JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H5000 [29AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11516 [20OC]

———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), H4525 [2AP]

———encourage businesses to purchase commercial and residential property in distressed communities by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 3812), H13629 (see H.R. 3812), H14372 [8DE]

———exempt motor vehicle donations to certain charities from limitations on such donations (see H.R. 3248), H13267 [18NO]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H12045 [28OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H13520 [3DE]

———extend credit for nonbusiness energy property and include biomass heating appliances in energy-efficient building property (see H.R. 2080), H9442 [10SE]

———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]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5308 [6MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H10519 [6OC]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H12588 [6NO]

———provide incentives for affordable housing (see H.R. 906), H3527 [17MR]

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

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9808 [22SE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H4525 [2AP]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H12365 [4NO]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H13466 [2DE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]

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]

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), H12457 [5NO]

W.D. Farr Post Office Building, Greeley, CO: designate (see H.R. 4238), H13628 (see H.R. 4238), H14371 [8DE]

Water: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 3727), H10519 [6OC]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6155 [3JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 707), H9280 [31JY]

Arthur, Beatrice: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H5581 [13MY]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (see H.R. 3923), H11739 [23OC]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 4330), H15498 [16DE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), consideration (see H. Res. 427), H5663 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), consideration (see H. Res. 578), H7248 [24JN]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (see H.R. 1828), H4250 [31MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration (see H. Res. 307), H4249 [31MR]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 532), H6616 [11JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), consideration (see H. Res. 281), H3833 [24MR]

Forero, Yedssi A.M.: relief (see H.R. 2264), H5169 [5MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), consideration (see H. Res. 746), H9548 [15SE]

Immigration: permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 4259), H14742 [10DE]

Orellana-Hernandez, Jose V.: relief (see H.R. 2264), H5169 [5MY]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (see H. Res. 846), H11514 [20OC]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H7740 [7JY]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), consideration (see H. Res. 457), H5790 [19MY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 107), H919 [3FE]

Taxation: encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 1783), H4128 [30MR]

———encourage purchase of residential property by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 1784), H4128 [30MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (see H. Res. 941), H13465 [2DE]

Tribaldo, Bernardo: relief (see H.R. 2264), H5169 [5MY]

Tribaldo, Maria C.: relief (see H.R. 2264), H5169 [5MY]

Tribaldo, Yulieth: relief (see H.R. 2264), H5169 [5MY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8985 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), consideration (H. Res. 427), H5498 [13MY]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11594 [22OC]

Remarks

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (H. Res. 707), H10465, H10466 [6OC]

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H11118 [8OC]

Agriculture: effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change and impact on insect infestations, H4009 [25MR]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H3499, H3501 [17MR], H4009, H4010, H4011 [25MR], H6529 [10JN], H7151 [24JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), consideration (H. Res. 280), H3844 [25MR]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3660 [19MR]

Appropriations: legislative process, H8978, H8982 [29JY]

———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), consideration (H. Res. 184), H2648 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H570 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H612 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1529 [13FE]

Armed Forces: assessment of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality, H7372 [25JN]

———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), H10507, H10511 [6OC]

Aurora, CO: Fitzsimons Veterans Affairs Hospital funding, H7957 [10JY]

Boulder, CO: anniversary, E1598 [26JN]

Budget: deficit, H11700 [22OC]

Bureau of Reclamation: provide flexibility for operation of certain California pumping plants in times of drought emergency and support a fish hatchery program to preserve and restore the delta smelt, H7394 [25JN]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 167), H10468, H10469 [6OC]

Census: prohibit altering of data collected from same-sex married couples in States where such marriages are legal, H6893 [16JN]

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 (H.R. 1751), H7998 [10JY]

Colorado: anniversary of Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant fire, E1123 [12MY]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), consideration (H. Res. 250), H3538 [18MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: national objectives priority assignments, H5641, H5642 [14MY]

Credit: clarify that minors are allowed to have credit cards in their names under their parent or legal guardian's account, H5023 [30AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5023 [30AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), consideration (H. Res. 406), H5317 [7MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12310 [4NO]

Crime: prosecute hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans, E1179 [15MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H11118 [8OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), E1179 [15MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4931 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7372, H7382 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 808), H11118 [8OC]

———funding, H3033 [5MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration (H. Res. 685), H8976, H8978, H8980, H8982, H8984 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, H8722 [24JY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5511 [13MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), consideration (H. Res. 427), H5492, H5494, H5496 [13MY]

———prohibit grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation to schools not in compliance with certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act provisions, H5511 [13MY]

———provide charter schools equitable access to grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5511 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: energy innovation hub funding, H8123 [15JY]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9580 [16SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 745), H9566, H9567, H9568 [16SE]

———provide funding for retrofitting existing vehicle with advanced vehicle technologies, H9580 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish the Tobacco Harm Reduction Center, H4312 [1AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) Program implementation by local law enforcement officials, H11523 [21OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7180, H7181 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 829), H11391 [15OC]

———report on Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention policies, H10528 [7OC]

Dept. of Labor: Women Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Occupations grants funding, H570 [27JA]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6484, H6485 [10JN]

———authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6424 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), consideration (H. Res. 578), H7390, H7391, H7392, H7394, H7395, H7397 [25JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7957 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8754 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 673), H8722 [24JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3844 [25MR]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration (H. Res. 669), H8595 [23JY]

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 (S. 181), consideration (H. Res. 87), H533 [27JA]

Earth Day: observance, H4590 [22AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H5817, H5818, H5819 [20MY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4009, H4010, H4011 [25MR], H7397 [25JN]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H3501 [17MR]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 964), H14490 [10DE]

Education: ensure that before a private student loan is funded that financial aid advisers inform students of available Federal loan options, H14490 [10DE]

———student financial aid programs, H9558 [16SE]

———student loan programs, H9558, H9561, H9566 [16SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8123 [15JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures, H8754 [24JY]

———expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (H.R. 1828), E1123 [12MY]

EPA: establish pilot program exploring use of energy audits of water-related infrastructure to identify energy and water saving opportunities, H4697 [23AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration (H. Res. 307), H4310, H4312, H4313, H4314, H4315, H4316, H4317 [1AP]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 532), H6623, H6626, H6627, H6628, H6629 [12JN]

Federal agencies and departments: clarify requirement on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H7382 [25JN]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6231 [4JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H4034 [26MR], H7394 [25JN]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), consideration (H. Res. 281), H3986, H3988, H3989, H3990 [25MR]

———require periodic updates of the cohesive wildland fire management strategy, H4034 [26MR]

Foreign Service: increase career incentives for non-regional assignments by requiring officers to serve two years in a bureau or office not primarily focused on regional issues and changing composition of selection boards, H6484, H6485 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), H6484, H6485 [10JN]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6424 [10JN]

GAO: study feasibility of optional, premium-based additional coverage for securities investors to protect against fraud, H14490 [10DE]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 353), H5122, H5123 [5MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8501 [22JY], H8885 [28JY], H8967 [29JY], H9432-H9439 [10SE], H9557 [16SE], H11274, H11276, H11285 [13OC], H11687, H11688, H11689, H11690, H11691, H11692, H11693, H11694, H11700 [22OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12209 [3NO], H12447 [5NO], H12874 [7NO], E2775 [16NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12612 [7NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, E2775 [16NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), consideration (H. Res. 746), H9558, H9561, H9563, H9566 [16SE]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5494, H5497 [13MY]

Immigration: reform, H7841 [9JY], H7998 [10JY], H14442 [9DE]

———reform detention procedures, H7180, H7181 [24JN], H8190 [16JY]

———reform (H.R. 4321), H14945 [15DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3697, H3699, H3700, H3701 [19MR]

Jennings, Kevin B.: evaluation of suitability for current position as Assistant Deputy Sec. of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, H11285 [13OC]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (H. Res. 401), H5193 [6MY]

Music and dance: declare country music as a uniquely American art form and honor its contributions to American life and culture (H. Res. 650), H10470 [6OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 382), H5114, H5115 [5MY]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 338), H5116, H5117 [5MY]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (H. Res. 558), H11476 [20OC]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (H.R. 1709), H6274 [8JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H6533 [10JN]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6424 [10JN]

Point of order, H2897, H2898 [3MR], H5123 [5MY]

Power resources: advanced battery research and development funding, H6532 [10JN]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H6529, H6530, H6531, H6532, H6533, H6534, H6535, H6536 [10JN], H6622 [12JN], H7151 [24JN], H7654 [26JN]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11587, H11592, H11593 [22OC]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 240), H3451, H3452 [17MR]

Read Across America Day: designate (H. Res. 146), H2895, H2896 [3MR]

Read for the Record Day: designate (H. Res. 741), H10471, H10472 [6OC]

SBA: eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H7750 [8JY]

———enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), consideration (H. Res. 610), H7747, H7748, H7749, H7750, H7751, H7752, H7753, H7755 [8JY]

———establish Veterans Business Center program, H5816 [20MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6893 [16JN]

Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, H11694 [22OC]

———provide support for small business concerns, H5820 [20MY]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), consideration (H. Res. 457), H5815, H5816, H5817, H5818, H5819, H5820 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), E2706 [4NO]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), E2706 [4NO]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H208 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 107), H928, H931, H932, H933, H934 [4FE]

Spoelhof, William: tribute (H. Res. 91), H2893 [3MR]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3660, H3663 [19MR]

———repeal estate tax, H13478 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (H. Res. 941), H13472, H13474, H13478 [3DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (H. Res. 108), H978, H980, H981, H983 [4FE]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of flavors, herbs, and spices in cigarettes, H6627 [12JN]

———restrict marketing aimed at children, H6628 [12JN]

———strategies to reduce the harm of products and the number of smokers, H6626 [12JN]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (H. Res. 396), H5123, H5124, H5125 [5MY]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (H. Res. 77), H2894, H2895 [3MR]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 348), H5118 [5MY]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (H. Res. 153), H2897 [3MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H3698, H3700 [19MR]

Votes: position on missed, H3375 [12MR], E1257 [21MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3370 [12MR]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), consideration (H. Res. 235), H3343, H3344 [12MR]

———improve water and wastewater infrastructure, H7394 [25JN]

———require water treatment works be certified by a system operator that both water and energy conservation are components of the fiscal sustainability plan, H3370 [12MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4697 [23AP]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 240), H3451, H3452 [17MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8006 [10JY], H14978 [15DE], H15494 [16DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 111-72), H4249 [31MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1404, Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 281) (H. Rept. 111-52), H3833 [24MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing School Facilities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 111-106), H5663 [14MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 457) (H. Rept. 111-121), H5790 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2965, Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 111-192), H7740 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 578) (H. Rept. 111-184), H7248 [24JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 746) (H. Rept. 111-256), H9548 [15SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 846) (H. Rept. 111-304), H11514 [20OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 941) (H. Rept. 111-350), H13465 [2DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 111-10), H919 [3FE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 111-145), H6616 [11JN]

Statements

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Executive Office of the President, H6232 [4JN]

Immigrants and the Economy: Fiscal Policy Institute, H14442 [9DE]