CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE (a Representative from West Virginia)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7807 [8JY], H7845 [9JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7985 [10JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6808 [15JN]

Appointments

Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H906 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 1689), H5169 [5MY]

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

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4734 [23AP]

———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 2304), H5893 [20MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 704), H5063 [30AP]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H780 [28JA]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

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), H2926 [3MR]

Bradford, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 60), H603 [27JA]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement (see H. Res. 671), H8810 [24JY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H781 [28JA]

———require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14742 [10DE]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H11167 [8OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

China: condemn actions that could unnecessarily escalate tensions with the U.S., including actions relative to the U.S.S. Impeccable and subsequent rejection of U.S. protests to the incident (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3707 [19MR]

Chrysler LLC: request the President furnish the House of Representatives with information on communications with Chrysler LLC relative to plant closings (see H. Res. 462), H5891 [20MY]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H2925 [3MR]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 201), H14744 [10DE]

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

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H11740 [23OC]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H2603 [23FE]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4064 [26MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H10070 [29SE]

Credit: ensure that borrowers under federally related mortgage loans have an opportunity to inspect closing documents (see H.R. 4229), H13627 (see H.R. 4229), H14371 [8DE]

Davis, Glenn (Jeep): tribute (see H. Res. 248), H4526 [2AP]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit refinancing of certain guaranteed loans under the Rural Housing Service (see H.R. 2034), H7706 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5793 [19MY]

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), H13387 [1DE]

———establish a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs (see H.R. 3078), H11713 [22OC]

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), H14446 [9DE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H3402 [12MR]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 3003), H7145 [23JN]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H9962 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Counseling (see H.R. 47), H29 [6JA]

———require Inspector General to audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) and its affiliates and suspend certification of its housing counseling agencies (see H.R. 3828), H11457 [15OC]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H13355 [19NO]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H10457 [1OC]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9807 [22SE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from funding Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H.R. 3696), H10455 [1OC]

———provide more detailed repayment procedures for assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 2118), H4839 [27AP]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4110), H13265 [18NO]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 2119), H4839 [27AP]

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), H13266 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5308 [6MY]

———provide for entitlement under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses (see H.R. 3948), H12043 [28OC]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H8810 [24JY]

———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]

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

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H8707 [23JY]

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), H2886 [2MR]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H15503 [16DE]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H9731 [17SE]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9549 [15SE]

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9054 [29JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5668 [14MY]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H91 [8JA]

Federal Accounting Oversight Board: establish (see H.R. 1349), H3835 [24MR]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (see H.R. 3765), H11165 [8OC]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 393), H13629 (see H.R. 393), H14372 [8DE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 4178), H13466 [2DE]

Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H10520 [6OC]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H4063 [26MR]

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H5000 [29AP]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3139), H7945 [9JY]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H2886 [2MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 17), H4063 [26MR]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3173), H8026 [13JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H7947 [9JY]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H6416 [9JN]

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), H4397 [1AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5892 [20MY]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9548 [15SE]

Government regulations: provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions (see H.R. 3174), H10457 [1OC]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H4025 [25MR]

———improve accountability and congressional oversight of public buildings and facilities projects (see H. Res. 163), H1520 [12FE]

Health: guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (see H.R. 2516), H12141 [29OC]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H4583 [21AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H1605 [13FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3970), H12140 [29OC]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8185 [15JY]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6307 [8JN]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H6155 [3JN]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1877), H4518 [2AP]

House Rules: provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H11457 [15OC]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H13550 [7DE]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11714 [22OC]

Housing: mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud (see H.R. 1295), H2978 [4MR]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H3145 [10MR]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H10457 [1OC]

———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]

Insurance: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3911), H11712 [22OC]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 2571), H6009 [21MY]

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), H11167 [8OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8708 [23JY]

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 imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations (see H. Res. 557), H7447 [25JN]

Johnson, Jimmie: tribute (see H. Res. 957), H15504 [16DE]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5309 [6MY]

Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3642 [18MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H10460 [2OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H11713 [22OC]

Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1109), H2601 [23FE]

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

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6744 [12JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6415 [9JN]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H382 [15JA]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H2886 [2MR]

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H11112 [7OC]

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

National Miner's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 208), H12364 [4NO]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13355 [19NO]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H13521 [3DE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3528 [17MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H2603 [23FE]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H5667 [14MY]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H9730 [17SE]

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), H4063 [26MR]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H5095 [4MY]

———increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H6742 [12JN]

Public debt: require congressional roll call votes acknowledging the effect of the costs of legislation on the national debt (see H.R. 3350), H8872 [27JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H6414 [9JN]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8586 [22JY]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1248 [11FE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H7145 [23JN]

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), H2603 [23FE]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2287), H8810 [24JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H5892 [20MY]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 951), H14744 [10DE]

Summitt, Pat: tribute (see H. Res. 196), H5309 [6MY]

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]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H2872 [26FE]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H10520 [6OC]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H8185 [15JY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H11167 [8OC]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H12588 [6NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H7023 [18JN]

———improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 30), H29 [6JA]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H5891 [20MY]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 3916), H14827 [11DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H6155 [3JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H5400 [7MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H10457 [1OC]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H163 [9JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H6076 [2JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H7837 [8JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H13002 [16NO]

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12289 [3NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2875 [26FE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H10457 [1OC]

Tisdale, Wayman L.: tribute (see H. Res. 469), H6156 [3JN]

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), H12288 [3NO]

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]

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

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H1160 [10FE]

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

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

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

World MRSA Day: designate (see H. Res. 789), H11112 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coal: require inclusion of coal-derived fuel at certain volumes in aviation fuel, motor vehicle fuel, home heating oil, and boiler fuel (see H.R. 1847), H4396 [1AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for subsidies for interest on loans for rural multifamily housing guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service (see H.R. 1989), H4580 [21AP]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 3413), H9205 [30JY]

Dept. of HUD: limit reinvestment by States and localities of profits under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (see H.R. 2587), H6010 [21MY]

———replace the Hope for Homeowners Program with a new program (see H.R. 1331), H3053 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas (see H.R. 4048), H12587 [6NO]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H7085 [19JN]

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

Tariff: diaminodecane (see H.R. 4050), H12587 [6NO]

———2-(methoxycarbonyl)benzylsulfonamide (see H.R. 4049), H12587 [6NO]

Taxation: allow individual taxpayers to designate a portion of income taxes to fund improvement of barriers at the U.S. border (see H.R. 1904), H4520 [2AP]

West Virginia: allow the operation of certain vehicles for the hauling of coal and coal by-products on Interstate Route 77 in Kanawha County (see H.R. 2073), H4732 [23AP]

Motions

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5861 [20MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H14882 [15DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7807 [8JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H5805 [20MY], H5898 [21MY], H6312 [9JN], H7637 [26JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H11728 [23OC]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E615 [10MR]

Bankruptcy: adjust debts of nonbank financial institutions, H14795 [11DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H3477 [17MR]

Charleston, WV: anniversary of Samaritan Inn, E1535 [23JN]

Credit: effect of mortgage lenders risk-retention on liquidity of the market, H5349 [7MY]

———enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, H14795 [11DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3017 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), H5762, H5763 [19MY]

———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), H5349 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit refinancing of certain guaranteed loans under the Rural Housing Service (H.R. 2034), H8971 [29JY]

———Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program funding, H7807 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2027 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (2008), earmark declaration, E1830 [17JY]

Dept. of HUD: improve the Hope for Homeowners Program, H5762 [19MY]

———Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding, H14676 [10DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H460 [22JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7985 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1909 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1886 [22JY]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14676, H14722, H14723 [10DE], H14795 [11DE]

———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. 956), H14414 [9DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1748 [14JY]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3139), H8974, H8975 [29JY]

Financial institutions: require mortgage lenders participating in Making Home Affordable Program to report monthly to the Dept. of the Treasury, H14722, H14723 [10DE]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (H. Res. 568), H11996 [28OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8428 [21JY], H8900 [28JY], H11820 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12184 [2NO], H12207 [3NO], H12862 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12604 [7NO]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H5349 [7MY]

National Consumer Cooperative Bank: treat the nonprofit corporation affiliate as a community development financial institution (H.R. 1674), H6833 [16JN]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H5805 [20MY], H5898 [21MY], H6312 [9JN], H7637 [26JN]

———national energy policy, H3477 [17MR]

SBA: provide small businesses with information and technical assistance if they face cost increases as a result of taxes on carbon emissions, H5861 [20MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1588 [26JN]

Shepherdstown, WV: anniversary of Shepherdstown Fire Dept., E2318 [17SE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), motion to recommit, H5861 [20MY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: veterans legal services funding, H7985 [10JY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 344), H4753 [27AP]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (H.R. 403), H6838 [16JN]

Women: health care for women and role of women in health care decisions, H12184 [2NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3524 [17MR], H12285 [3NO]

Tributes

Hicks, William, E1618 [26JN]

Hott, Arno, E2791 [17NO]

Hurst, Dana R., E1538 [23JN]

Jones, Jerry A., H9500 [15SE]

Khan, Mohammed A., Jr., E2197 [8SE]

Montgomery, Renee, H4753 [27AP]

Overington, John, E2728 [5NO]

Raffety, J.C., E2849 [1DE]

Ray, John L., E2782 [17NO]

Shobe, Nancy, H14882 [15DE]