KRATOVIL, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11719 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7358 [25JN]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5856 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12105 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3528 [17MR]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 3509), H9278 [31JY]

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H7147 [23JN]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9808 [22SE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9283 [31JY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5063 [30AP]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———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), H8809 [24JY]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H8495 [21JY]

———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), H11740 [23OC]

———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), H4129 [30MR]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9282 [31JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H3528 [17MR]

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), H7706 [26JN]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———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]

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H492 [23JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1044 [4FE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1044 [4FE]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10458 [1OC]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H6155 [3JN]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9738 [21SE]

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H5664 [14MY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H11581 [21OC]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13466 [2DE]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see H.R. 560), H5892 [20MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3145 [10MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10458 [1OC]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program (see H.R. 3650), H9998 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3037), H13355 [19NO]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H11740 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H11868 [27OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6538 [10JN]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 4072), H13001 [16NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5400 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify treatment of dividends paid on shares of preferred stock issued by financial institutions which received financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3020), H8708 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 3338), H9282 [31JY]

———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), H11111 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H8495 [21JY]

———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), H9730 [17SE]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———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]

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

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H5892 [20MY]

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), H15503 [16DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H8410 [20JY]

———provide for transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while or as a result of performing official duties (see H.R. 2711), H6263 [4JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12588 [6NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H4583 [21AP]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H12197 [2NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H9491 [14SE]

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), H6266 [4JN]

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

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Health: encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention (see H.R. 3688), H12972 [7NO]

———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), H6307 [8JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H9491 [14SE]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H5892 [20MY]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H8495 [21JY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6620 [11JN]

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), H4733 [23AP]

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), H8586 [22JY]

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]

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), H11868 [27OC]

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), H8495 [21JY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

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]

Kentucky: tribute to volunteers for efforts in responding to ice storm (see H. Res. 214), H3528 [17MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H9442 [10SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6416 [9JN]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 616), H7948 [9JY]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicaid: require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H9397 [9SE]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1725), H4026 [25MR]

Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H8586 [22JY]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H8185 [15JY]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6305 [8JN]

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

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H9057 [29JY]

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

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

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

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

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 1771), H4063 [26MR]

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

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

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9808 [22SE]

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

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), H6306 [8JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7705 [26JN]

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

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8410 [20JY]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H6307 [8JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6539 [10JN]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H9442 [10SE]

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), H11868 [27OC]

Social Security: provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H6306 [8JN]

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), H5668 [14MY]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10457 [1OC]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H7250 [24JN]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H11869 [27OC]

———extend and expand the first-time homebuyers credit and to provide a loss deduction on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 3640), H9961 [24SE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H12141 [29OC]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3707 [19MR]

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

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H10457 [1OC]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H9999 [25SE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H9962 [24SE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H10457 [1OC]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H5792 [19MY]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H7023 [18JN]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H7446 [25JN]

Television: expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H5000 [29AP]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H9731 [17SE]

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

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]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4841 [27AP]

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), H2836 [25FE]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

Congressional Research Service: provide Internet access to certain publications (see H.R. 3762), H11165 [8OC]

Crime: increase penalties for certain fraud offenses committed to facilitate terrorism (see H.R. 3375), H9054 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: eradicate and control nutria in Maryland, Louisiana, and other coastal States (see H.R. 3850), H11514 [20OC]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1934), H4521 [2AP]

Taxation: extend temporary increase in limitations on expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 3898), H11711 [22OC]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H3525 [17MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 2188), H5060 [30AP]

Letters

Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act: several Representatives, E2913 [8DE]

Remarks

Adelphi, MD: tribute to Army National Guard 290th Military Police Co., H3476 [17MR]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H8478, H8481, H8482 [21JY]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3662 [19MR]

Armed Forces: express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (H. Res. 471), H5987 [21MY], H6038 [2JN]

Budget: 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 (H.R. 2920), H8587 [23JY]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (H.R. 1053), H10011 [29SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), H9405 [10SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11719, H11720 [23OC]

———conduct study on facility infrastructure requirements needed to fulfill missions and capabilities and ensure ability to utilize latest technologies, H11719, H11720 [23OC]

Credit: 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), H5356 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow facilities to receive financial incentives for implementing energy management policies, H7362 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7362 [25JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (H. Res. 432), H5528 [13MY]

———modify the mandated Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan to include an assessment of the role of coalition partners, H7362 [25JN]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (H. Res. 432), H5528 [13MY]

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), H14713 [10DE]

Financial institutions: clarify definition of ``major swap participant'' in order to protect end users who do not pose a systemic risk, H14713 [10DE]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H393 [21JA]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (H. Res. 40), H272 [14JA]

Morality and ethics: importance of accountability in government and society, H3789 [24MR]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 1771), H10011 [29SE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H8478, H8482 [21JY]

Point of order, H6040 [2JN]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H8478, H8481, H8482 [21JY], H9194, H9196 [30JY]

SBA: establish Rural Entrepreneurship Advisory Council, H5857 [20MY]

———increase loan guarantee on qualifying loans for veteran-owned small businesses, H12105 [29OC]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5857 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12105 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12105 [29OC]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3662 [19MR], H3789 [24MR]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (H.R. 3570), E2913 [8DE]

Truth in Lending Act: require income verification by lenders utilizing IRS tax transcripts, H5356 [7MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (H.R. 2188), H8055 [14JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3365 [12MR]

———require States to use water pollution control revolving funds capital grants to provide assistance to certain smaller muncipalities, H3365 [12MR]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (H. Res. 259), H6036 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3524 [17MR], H3832 [24MR], H4024 [25MR]

Tributes

Sarbanes, Christine D., H4001 [25MR]

Yates, Michael E., H5987 [21MY]