CARNEY, CHRISTOPHER P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6013 [21MY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6904 [16JN]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9343 [8SE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H6904 [16JN]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12365 [4NO]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H4999 [29AP]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H7023 [18JN]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13354 [19NO]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3749 [23MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H6015 [21MY]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H2925 [3MR]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H7250 [24JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H8356 [17JY]

Army: expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat Action Badge to include members who participated in combat during which they engaged the enemy on or after December 7, 1941 (see H.R. 82), H5485 [12MY]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H5668 [14MY]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H2980 [4MR]

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

Bridges: require States to develop and implement highway bridge management systems (see H.R. 1682), H9397 [9SE]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H5000 [29AP]

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

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1990), H6807 [15JN]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H7947 [9JY]

———establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H9807 [22SE]

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

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H4525 [2AP]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H6619 [11JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7023 [18JN]

———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]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H11516 [20OC]

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9731 [17SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7147 [23JN]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 2450), H14446 [9DE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H9962 [24SE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H11581 [21OC]

Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H15501 [16DE]

Credit cards: establish limits on certain fees for accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 3977), H12198 [2NO]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (see H.R. 2923), H6972 [17JN]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H9442 [10SE]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 3476), H9277 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify definition of delivery under a Federal milk marketing order and that the producer may not be charged for transportation costs incurred by a handler after raw milk leaves the farm (see H.R. 4117), H13467 [2DE]

———establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H11740 [23OC]

———index for inflation the rate for payments under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 3166), H7946 [9JY]

Dept. of Commerce: reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: modify Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty form to allow inclusion of an email address on the form (see H.R. 2488), H6267 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H12142 [29OC]

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

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H15503 [16DE]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5400 [7MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4026 [25MR]

———establish grants for newly accredited allopathic medical schools to increase the supply of physicians (see H.R. 3778), H12198 [2NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6904 [16JN]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H4583 [21AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11516 [20OC]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H13002 [16NO]

———secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H8810 [24JY]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H9441 [10SE]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H12141 [29OC]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the U.S. manufacturing industry (see H.R. 2936), H9807 [22SE]

———restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H4130 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 2125), H9056 [29JY]

———promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 3720), H13629 (see H.R. 3720), H14372 [8DE]

———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), H2875 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces members who have served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3577), H13069 [17NO]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6267 [4JN]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3748 [23MR]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H9441 [10SE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H6266 [4JN]

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

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

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H12365 [4NO]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H6539 [10JN]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H5170 [5MY]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4688 [22AP]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H5668 [14MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H382 [15JA]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

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

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H9397 [9SE]

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]

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

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H6076 [2JN]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H4583 [21AP]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2926 [3MR]

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

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H8960 [28JY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H14743 [10DE]

Federal employees: limit number of local wage areas within a General Schedule pay locality (see H.R. 3493), H13386 [1DE]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H5169 [5MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H9207 [30JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H3145 [10MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H9550 [15SE]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see H.R. 2565), H13629 (see H.R. 2565), H14372 [8DE]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H11581 [21OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H7706 [26JN]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H9056 [29JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5893 [20MY]

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), H6415 [9JN]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H4525 [2AP]

———reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H1248 [11FE]

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]

———apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H3438 [16MR]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5582 [13MY]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H4915 [28AP]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2926 [3MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H5892 [20MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3642 [18MR]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5668 [14MY]

Higher Education Act: forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2561), H7147 [23JN]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5793 [19MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8873 [27JY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 1663), H3748 [23MR]

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

Insurance: extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H7024 [18JN]

———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]

Investments: regulate futures transactions involving energy commodities and credit default swaps and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H5666 [14MY]

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]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6015 [21MY]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H14827 [11DE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 595), H381 [15JA]

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]

John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office, Freedom, PA: designate (see H.R. 987), H1247 [11FE]

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

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5064 [30AP]

Law enforcement: coordinate efforts to protect U.S. border cities and communities from drug trafficking, gunrunning, illegal alien smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the border with Mexico (see H.R. 1437), H4027 [25MR]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H7024 [18JN]

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

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H7146 [23JN]

———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7706 [26JN]

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

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H2926 [3MR]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H3056 [5MR]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1520 [12FE]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H6539 [10JN]

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H7086 [19JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4688 [22AP]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H4688 [22AP]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H11516 [20OC]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 362), H382 [15JA]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H7250 [24JN]

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2692), H9397 [9SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 1597), H9342 [8SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H9442 [10SE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6620 [11JN]

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 Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6267 [4JN]

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

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6307 [8JN]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H8960 [28JY]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H11517 [20OC]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

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

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H5062 [30AP]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8026 [13JY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8009 [10JY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

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

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H9441 [10SE]

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

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (see H. Res. 773), H11517 [20OC]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H11713 [22OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14744 [10DE]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H8586 [22JY]

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

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H3056 [5MR]

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

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9730 [17SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H3706 [19MR]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

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), H2602 [23FE]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H780 [28JA]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H2603 [23FE]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H1159 [10FE]

Power resources: provide for a refundable heating fuel tax credit and create a State grant program to provide loans to individuals to weatherize their homes (see H.R. 152), H33 [6JA]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H1520 [12FE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7948 [9JY]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (see H.R. 3581), H9670 [16SE]

Roads and highways: support the repair of national transportation infrastructure, including bridges not located on Federal-aid highways (see H. Res. 848), H12365 [4NO]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5667 [14MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H5061 [30AP]

Schools: promote green schools (see H.R. 58), H30 [6JA]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H13002 [16NO]

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), H13521 [3DE]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H3105 [9MR]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9442 [10SE]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H6077 [2JN]

———allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses in rural and small town areas (see H.R. 3627), H13387 [1DE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3706 [19MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H196 [13JA]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H12141 [29OC]

———exclude from gross income certain amounts of military basic pay (see H.R. 1624), H3704 [19MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4064 [26MR]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6156 [3JN]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13521 [3DE]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4840 [27AP]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H3338 [11MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H12141 [29OC]

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

———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), H4063 [26MR]

———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 721), H9397 [9SE]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 3916), H13355 [19NO]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9738 [21SE]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H3402 [12MR]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H6155 [3JN] (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H13521 [3DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H8009 [10JY]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H4397 [1AP] (see H.R. 1806), H13354 [19NO]

———provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see H.R. 4388), H15501 [16DE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H603 [27JA]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H8809 [24JY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9342 [8SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2203), H6973 [17JN] (see H.R. 3011), H7248 [24JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H8873 [27JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H3145 [10MR]

———treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 2105), H5170 [5MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3055 [5MR]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4064 [26MR]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H14827 [11DE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9282 [31JY]

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

———provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 1220), H3078 [6MR]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4519 [2AP]

———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (see H.R. 3963), H12140 [29OC]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1195), H3835 [24MR]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12198 [2NO]

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]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5792 [19MY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1159 [10FE] (see H.R. 333), H196 [13JA]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H6077 [2JN]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

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

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3528 [17MR]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H10070 [29SE]

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

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

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4584 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H2872 [26FE]

———provide a monthly housing stipend for members who have served after September 11, 2001, pursuing education programs offered through distance learning (see H.R. 3467), H9276 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index (BMI) collected or submitted by health care providers (see H.R. 3955), H12044 [28OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity to be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases (see H.R. 1150), H2631 [24FE]

———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (see H.R. 1617), H3703 [19MR]

Medicare: waive 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA, as a critical access hospital (see H.R. 3637), H9899 [23SE]

Taxation: permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 1613), H3703 [19MR]

Letters

Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: Representative Bennie Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3766 [24MR]

———Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3766 [24MR]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H3766 [24MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, E1478 [17JN]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (H.R. 1209), H5534 [13MY]

Bureau of Prisons: funding, H6889, H6890 [16JN]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5031 [30AP]

———require issuers to notify cardholders 30 days before account closure with the closure reason, staying-open options, balance repayment program, and credit score impact, H5031 [30AP]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (H.R. 3476), E2598 [21OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct pilot program to deploy mobile biometric identification equipment on maritime vessels for immigration enforcement (H.R. 1148), H3763, H3764 [24MR]

———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (H.R. 553), H896, H897 [3FE]

———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (H.R. 1617), H3761, H3762 [24MR]

———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (H.R. 730), H3765, H3766, H3768 [24MR]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 195), H2936, H2937 [4MR]

Dimock, PA: tribute to Elk Lake Junior-Senior High School boys' cross-country team, H2932 [4MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6889, H6890 [16JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), E2395 [29SE]

Votes: position on missed, H12206 [3NO], E927 [22AP], E992 [28AP], E1239 [21MY], E2394, E2395 [29SE], E2601, E2611 [22OC], E2866 [2DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10406 [30SE], H11381 [14OC]

Tribute, H11466 [20OC]

Subpoena Notices

Court of Common Pleas for Wayne County, PA, H385 [16JA]