DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

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), H5360 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4306 [1AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3369 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed (see H. Con. Res. 108), H5401 [7MY]

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

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1520 [12FE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H7947 [9JY]

———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), H14743 [10DE]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11383 [14OC]

———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), H14982 [15DE]

———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), H9807 [22SE]

———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), H923 [3FE]

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

Brinker, Nancy Goodman: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 708), H11168 [8OC]

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 (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H11515 [20OC]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7446 [25JN]

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

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5309 [6MY]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H91 [8JA]

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5893 [20MY]

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

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), H6307 [8JN]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H7085 [19JN]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H11458 [15OC]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4688 [22AP]

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

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H11516 [20OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8356 [17JY]

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 Energy: ensure consideration of water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 3598), H13386 [1DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H9206 [30JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H9900 [23SE]

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H12972 [7NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4129 [30MR]

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), H10457 [1OC]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

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), H4734 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H7085 [19JN]

———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), H2980 [4MR]

———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), H9962 [24SE]

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

Diseases: 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), H11790 [26OC]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H14446 [9DE]

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

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13521 [3DE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H13069 [17NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5400 [7MY]

EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H4584 [21AP]

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

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), H13267 [18NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3749 [23MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2093), H6076 [2JN]

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

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), H7741 [7JY]

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), H8586 [22JY]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5169 [5MY]

Health: encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention (see H.R. 3688), H14827 [11DE]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4525 [2AP]

———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), H6973 [17JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H14446 [9DE]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H7086 [19JN]

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), H7947 [9JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H8185 [15JY]

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

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11110 [7OC]

Insurance: prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2635), H6012 [21MY]

———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]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H14982 [15DE]

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]

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

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

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

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]

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

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H5308 [6MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H8809 [24JY]

Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4735 [23AP]

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see H.R. 668), H5400 [7MY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11869 [27OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H15509 [23DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H5712 [18MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9900 [23SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 1135), H14446 [9DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H8586 [22JY]

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

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

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), H11166 [8OC]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

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

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H5063 [30AP]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8356 [17JY]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10521 [6OC]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H3836 [24MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10071 [29SE]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: recognize (see H. Res. 503), H6416 [9JN]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H4063 [26MR]

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

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H7085 [19JN]

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

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H5485 [12MY]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 946), H7146 [23JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H9730 [17SE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H10520 [6OC]

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H5486 [12MY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7147 [23JN]

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

SBA: improve services for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 4125), H13352 [19NO]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H6307 [8JN]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2352), H5483 [12MY]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 1541), H3525 [17MR]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1541), H3525 [17MR]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]

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), H5401 [7MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 3674), H10069 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H6266 [4JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H9281 [31JY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11581 [21OC]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H9491 [14SE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 528), H780 [28JA] (see H.R. 3486), H9277 [31JY]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H6306 [8JN]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H13355 [19NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9730 [17SE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8185 [15JY]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]

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

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 4154), H13467 [2DE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H9442 [10SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8356 [17JY]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H9342 [8SE]

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]

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]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H14744 [10DE]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3942), H14446 [9DE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H11714 [22OC]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H9282 [31JY]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1145), H4583 [21AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4841 [27AP]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H4686 [22AP]

———increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training (see H.R. 1144), H2631 [24FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5712 [18MY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

World War II: tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H5893 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: authorize a community-based overweight and obesity prevention program (see H.R. 3894), H11581 [21OC]

———study use of financial and in-kind subsidies and rewards to encourage individuals and communities to promote wellness, adopt healthy behaviors, and use evidence-based preventive health services (see H.R. 3895), H11581 [21OC]

Health: promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H7945 [9JY]

———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (see H.R. 3472), H9277 [31JY]

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), H6617 [11JN]

Medicaid: require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H7704 [26JN]

Small business: provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 3014), H7249 [24JN]

Taxation: accelerate locomotive fuel savings and provide incentives for owners to replace high-polluting models with newly-built or newly-remanufactured fuel-efficient and less-polluting models (see H.R. 3947), H12043 [28OC]

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

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9901 [24SE], H11583 [22OC], H11871 [28OC]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H6524 [10JN]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3978 [25MR]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3532 [18MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H6160 [4JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001, H5106 [5MY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11095 [7OC]

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), consideration (H. Res. 665), H8506 [22JY]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (H. Res. 210), H3083 [9MR]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), consideration (H. Res. 853), H11626 [22OC]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3549 [18MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5002 [30AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5360 [7MY]

Dept. of HUD: include explanation of benefits of mortgage balance pre-payment in consumer education guides, H5360 [7MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify that compensation is money paid, property transferred, or services rendered whether payable before, during, or after employment relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, H4306, H4307 [1AP]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4257, H4306, H4307 [1AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3978 [25MR]

———maintain access to hunting, fishing, and trapping on newly designated wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, H3978 [25MR]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (H.R. 1740), H11095 [7OC]

Earth Day: observance, H4589 [22AP]

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), H14377 [9DE]

Erie, PA: tribute to Villa Maria Academy girls' basketball team, H4046 [26MR]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H13391 [2DE]

Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute: conduct studies on maritime shipping system of the Great Lakes, H11626 [22OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7841 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8589 [23JY], H11276, H11278 [13OC], H11388 [15OC], H11809 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12880, H12922 [7NO], H13270 [19NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12922 [7NO]

———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (H.R. 3144), H7841 [9JY], H8106 [15JY]

———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (H.R. 3472), H9210 [31JY], H9555 [16SE], H9902 [24SE]

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 (H.R. 2831), H6908 [17JN], H11114 [8OC]

Medicaid: require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (H.R. 3092), H8106 [15JY]

Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H13270 [19NO]

National Small Business Week: observance, H5721 [19MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (H. Res. 754), H11308 [14OC]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7772 [8JY]

———establish research program to improve efficiency of water delivery systems and usage patterns, H7772 [8JY]

Small business: health insurance premium rates, H11809 [27OC]

———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, H12077 [29OC]

———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (H.R. 3014), H13086 [18NO]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5844 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12077 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12077 [29OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H968 [4FE]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H213 [14JA]

Taxation: accelerate locomotive fuel savings and provide incentives for owners to replace high-polluting models with newly-built or newly-remanufactured fuel-efficient and less-polluting models (H.R. 3947), H11983 [28OC]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12215 [3NO]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (H.R. 554), H1185 [11FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6587 [11JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14914 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H12215 [3NO]

Veterans: support Veterans bill of rights, H5588 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H7225 [24JN]

Water: require water treatment works be certified by a system operator that both water and energy conservation are components of the fiscal sustainability plan, H3369 [12MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4589 [22AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H14741 [10DE]

Tributes

Eckerson, Matthew W., H3839 [25MR]

Wallace, David W., III, H11583 [22OC]

Ward, Clara, H14883 [15DE], E3012 [15DE]