SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5519 [13MY]

Appointments

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H6545 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Fixing Health Care, E1587 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H7024 [18JN]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H7838 [8JY]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2603 [23FE]

Armed Forces: commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———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), H486 [22JA]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]

———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), H1248 [11FE]

———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), H601 [27JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H6539 [10JN]

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), H4524 [2AP]

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]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H11581 [21OC]

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), H5582 [13MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

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. 2123), H5308 [6MY] (see H.R. 3712), H10456 [1OC]

Colleges and universities: increase affordability of medical education (see H.R. 2332), H6539 [10JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6267 [4JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H5892 [20MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H2603 [23FE]

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

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H9808 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H7250 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see H.R. 2558), H6904 [16JN]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H5406 [11MY]

———establish a Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning Network (see H.R. 3340), H8809 [24JY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4130 [30MR]

———establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Program (see H.R. 2754), H7147 [23JN]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H6904 [16JN]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H12288 [3NO]

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]

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), H8009 [10JY]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11582 [21OC]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

———require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H11740 [23OC]

———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H12364 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H13386 [1DE]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for pension benefits (see H.R. 3485), H13267 [18NO]

———make certain improvements in administration of medical facilities (see H.R. 4062), H12971 [7NO]

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

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

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), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H14743 [10DE]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H2873 [26FE]

———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), H3527 [17MR]

Eastern European countries: recognize anniversary of events leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries (see H. Res. 892), H12589 [6NO]

Education: assist States in making voluntary high quality universal prekindergarten programs available to 3- to 5-year olds for at least 1 year preceding kindergarten (see H.R. 2184), H5060 [30AP]

———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), H601 [27JA]

———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H2875 [26FE]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H779 [28JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

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

EPA: establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H7084 [19JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

———nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H5892 [20MY]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H2631 [24FE]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H2980 [4MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H6973 [17JN]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H1520 [12FE]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 697), H526 [26JA]

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), H3706 [19MR]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H8009 [10JY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H4584 [21AP]

Foreign trade: eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 496), H323 [14JA]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]

Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 414), H5399 [7MY]

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

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

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]

———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), H5484 [12MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H11298 [13OC]

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

———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (see H.R. 3472), H9671 [16SE]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H4734 [23AP]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H5791 [19MY]

Health care professionals: provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H6538 [10JN]

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

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6075 [2JN]

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

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H6538 [10JN]

Independence Day: support a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of the U.S., focused on the Greater Philadelphia, PA, Region (see H. Res. 986), H15502 [16DE]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]

———express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (see H. Res. 810), H11299 [13OC]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H6266 [4JN]

Insurance: establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [14MY]

———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), H6744 [12JN]

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

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H3526 [17MR]

———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: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H5306 [6MY]

———increase transparency and regulatory requirements for trading certain derivative financial instruments (see H.R. 3300), H8585 [22JY]

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]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

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]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H6077 [2JN]

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

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9056 [29JY]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H4841 [27AP]

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]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6077 [2JN]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]

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

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

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4735 [23AP]

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H5308 [6MY]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11791 [26OC]

———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2773), H9671 [16SE]

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

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H6744 [12JN]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H4580 [21AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5000 [29AP]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H13521 [3DE]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H6015 [21MY]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H5712 [18MY]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H1520 [12FE]

———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H5400 [7MY]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H1606 [13FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

———treatment of didactic and scholarly activities and training in outpatient settings for purposes of payment for graduate medical education (see H.R. 2301), H5397 [7MY]

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

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), H15504 [16DE]

———require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 1476), H3438 [16MR]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H8009 [10JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H923 [3FE]

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 Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H9441 [10SE]

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

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 866), H12198 [2NO]

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

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10458 [1OC]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H7947 [9JY]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H1046 [4FE]

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

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 461), H194 [13JA]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11168 [8OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H9899 [23SE]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

Philadelphia, PA: establish Centennial Historic District (see H.R. 1917), H6015 [21MY]

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), H5308 [6MY]

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

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11168 [8OC]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4841 [27AP]

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

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

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

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H8303 [16JY]

Schools: improve paperless enrollment and efficiency for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 2803), H6538 [10JN]

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), H7146 [23JN]

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

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]

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]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H6307 [8JN]

———allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H922 [3FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 2519), H6156 [3JN]

———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), H9807 [22SE]

———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H4733 [23AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H4027 [25MR]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H5485 [12MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H11167 [8OC]

———expand availability of saver's credit, make credit refundable, and make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1961), H4522 [2AP]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H10518 [6OC]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H6619 [11JN]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7146 [23JN]

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

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H8873 [27JY]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H526 [26JA]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H7837 [8JY]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

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

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4337), H15499 [16DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1944), H6415 [9JN]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9281 [31JY]

———provide special rules for charitable contributions of alternative energy property for educational purposes (see H.R. 1249), H5400 [7MY]

———provide transparency relative to fees and expenses charged to participant-directed defined contribution plans (see H.R. 2779), H6414 [9JN]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H526 [26JA]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H6307 [8JN]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2910), H6971 [17JN]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (see H.R. 386), H196 [13JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9731 [17SE]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

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

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H6807 [15JN]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H3402 [12MR]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H9057 [29JY]

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), H12142 [29OC]

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

———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7024 [18JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H6807 [15JN]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H10071 [29SE]

Veterans: increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5486 [12MY]

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

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9207 [30JY]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 328), H89 [8JA]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H6807 [15JN]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H11299 [13OC]

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H6617 [11JN]

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

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), H922 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H5061 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H6742 [12JN]

———establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3134), H7836 [8JY] (see H.R. 3664), H10069 [29SE]

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]

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), H5483 [12MY]

Insurance: 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]

Iran: grant consular access by Switzerland to detained U.S. hikers, allow telephone communication, and facilitate reunification with their families (see H. Con. Res. 189), H9807 [22SE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 662), H8409 [20JY]

Social Security: encourage use of certified health information technology by providers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 592), H381 [15JA]

Tariff: liquid-filled glass bulbs (see H.R. 3673), H10069 [29SE]

Taxation: clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3255), H8355 [17JY]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———permanently extend and modify credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel (see H.R. 3916), H11712 [22OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3147 [11MR], H4845 [28AP]

Remarks

Abington Township, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop #72, E1011 [29AP]

———inclusion in America's Promise Alliance list of 100 Best Communities for Young People, E974 [27AP]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1585 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H614 [28JA]

Budget: deficit, H4896 [28AP]

———reconciliation process, H4649, H4651 [22AP]

———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), H8523 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4373 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4409 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), E973 [27AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4845, H4895, H4896 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 371), H4885 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to go to conference, H4642 [22AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, H4649, H4651 [22AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5519, H5520 [13MY]

———permit local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities to construct greenhouses or gardens, or plant trees, H5519, H5520 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (H.R. 3134), H7950 [10JY], H10074 [30SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H14448 [10DE]

Education: student financial aid programs, H9675 [17SE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13269 [19NO]

Financial literacy: provide for financial literacy education, H9683 [17SE]

Health: encourage use of electronic medical records, H6614 [11JN]

———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 (H.R. 2360), H6144 [3JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3147, H3150 [11MR], H4373 [1AP], H4845, H4895 [28AP], H6143, H6144, H6145 [3JN], H6611, H6614, H6615 [11JN], H7744 [8JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8189 [16JY], H8904 [28JY], H8966 [29JY], H9177, H9179 [30JY], H9903 [24SE], H11114 [8OC], H11807 [27OC], H11984 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12210 [3NO], H12368 [5NO], H12591, H12859 [7NO]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (H.R. 2350), H6612 [11JN], H7744 [8JY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9675, H9683 [17SE]

Insurance: establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (H.R. 2427), H6144 [3JN]

Iran: allow telephone communication by and facilitate reunification with the families of detained U.S. hikers (S. Con. Res. 45), H11831 [27OC]

National Save for Retirement Week: observance, H11520 [21OC]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 662), H9245 [31JY]

Pennsylvania: effects of economic stimulus, H5312 [7MY]

———tribute to National Guard (H. Res. 754), H11309 [14OC]

Philadelphia (PA) Northeast Times: anniversary, E2249 [14SE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7668 [26JN]

Richman, Hershel J.: Friends of the Arava Institute (organization) Peace Building and Environmental Stewardship Award recipient, E1277 [2JN]

SBA: eligibility of companies backed with venture capital under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, H7762 [8JY]

———enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7762 [8JY]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H202 [14JA]

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), H6590 [11JN]

Unemployment: rates, H14448 [10DE]

Votes: position on missed, H2646 [25FE], H7796 [8JY], H9121, H9138 [30JY], E1505 [19JN], E1574 [26JN]

Whitemarsh Foundation: tribute to efforts to preserve Erdenheim Farm, E1283 [2JN]

Women of the Water Works (organization): tribute, E1364 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H483 [22JA]

Tributes

Pawlowski, John, E321 [24FE]

Sievers, Kimberly B., E2493 [8OC]