WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H721 [28JA]

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

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H13521 [3DE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H7086 [19JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9442 [10SE]

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), H8009 [10JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4840 [27AP]

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———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), H1045 [4FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6267 [4JN]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H35 [6JA] (see H.R. 225), H91 [8JA]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]

Black European Summit: support (see H. Res. 596), H8410 [20JY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6267 [4JN]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (see H.R. 3269), H8708 [23JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 17), H196 [13JA]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6267 [4JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H10520 [6OC]

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

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), H1604 [13FE]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H4733 [23AP]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H7705 [26JN]

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

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H4396 [1AP]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H11384 [14OC]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H7146 [23JN]

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H7250 [24JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H8184 [15JY]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H7836 [8JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H12588 [6NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H5060 [30AP]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Correctional institutions: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H3400 [12MR]

Courts: clarify availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (see H.R. 3986), H13387 [1DE]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H5485 [12MY]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H7741 [7JY]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H7741 [7JY] (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H7741 [7JY]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7251 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit refinancing of certain guaranteed loans under the Rural Housing Service (see H.R. 2034), H4686 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H14743 [10DE]

———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), H13386 [1DE]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H9207 [30JY]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H12457 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6076 [2JN]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H15503 [16DE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize appropriations for Rural Housing and Economic Development Program (see H.R. 3210), H8099 [14JY]

———authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]

———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]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 709), H601 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H11516 [20OC]

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]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

———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), H3641 [18MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allocate Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for relief of homeowners and neighborhoods (see H.R. 3068), H7703 [26JN]

———establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H7945 [9JY]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1248 [11FE]

———require certain stock option warrants to be sold at public auction upon repayment of the associated assistance provided under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3232), H8708 [23JY]

———use amounts made available under the Troubled Asset Relief Program for relief for homeowners and affordable rental housing (see H.R. 3766), H11165 [8OC]

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), H3835 [24MR]

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]

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: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H7023 [18JN]

———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), H382 [15JA]

———develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H442 [21JA]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H9397 [9SE]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 2987), H7085 [19JN]

———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 an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3706 [19MR]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H11111 [7OC]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11458 [15OC]

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

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1459), H3399 [12MR] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

Education: establish a grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs for teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 3591), H9729 [17SE]

———provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (see H.R. 1645), H10408 [30SE]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 200), H9962 [24SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H8026 [13JY]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (see H. Res. 595), H8410 [20JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H7445 [25JN]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H13386 [1DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11516 [20OC]

Federal Reserve Act: provide for lending authority for certain securities purchases (see H.R. 2551), H6008 [21MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H3835 [24MR]

FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H386 [16JA]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H11384 [14OC]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H11298 [13OC]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H11298 [13OC]

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), H3836 [24MR]

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 44), H6744 [12JN]

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), H8008 [10JY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H325 [14JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H196 [13JA]

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), H3056 [5MR]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H11869 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3706 [19MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H7947 [9JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H4916 [28AP]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H3748 [23MR]

Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]

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]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H9280 [31JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

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

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H7024 [18JN]

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

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8303 [16JY]

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H2886 [2MR]

———train public housing residents as home health aides and in home-based health services to provide such services to certain elderly or disabled public or federally-assisted housing residents (see H.R. 4224), H13627 (see H.R. 4224), H14371 [8DE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H7086 [19JN]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 331), H196 [13JA]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3707 [19MR]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H380 [15JA]

———deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H13467 [2DE]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9808 [22SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

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]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H10520 [6OC]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4525 [2AP]

———provide incentives for increased use of HIV screening tests (see H.R. 3091), H7704 [26JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6973 [17JN]

Medicare: 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), H6077 [2JN]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H6076 [2JN]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6744 [12JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6904 [16JN]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H10520 [6OC]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H6076 [2JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

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), H14446 [9DE]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8185 [15JY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 1675), H3748 [23MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

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

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H4734 [23AP]

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

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 585), H7446 [25JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 502), H6416 [9JN]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H163 [9JA]

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA]

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

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H11167 [8OC]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]

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), H5712 [18MY]

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

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 575), H7145 [23JN]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6076 [2JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H8708 [23JY]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H8708 [23JY]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H3836 [24MR]

SEC: provide for rules and standards relative to the election of boards of directors and certain requirements for compensation of executives (see H.R. 2861), H6743 [12JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 632), H1159 [10FE]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Social Security: remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H6077 [2JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4524 [2AP]

Taxation: 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), H9442 [10SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H6904 [16JN]

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

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H11711 [22OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7086 [19JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H6904 [16JN]

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), H8026 [13JY]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H8303 [16JY]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

Water Replenishment District of Southern California: anniversary (see H. Res. 758), H11582 [21OC]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H3706 [19MR]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Camacho, Rafael: relief (see H.R. 3541), H9341 [8SE]

Camacho, Rosa: relief (see H.R. 3541), H9341 [8SE]

Camacho, Rosa B.: relief (see H.R. 3541), H9341 [8SE]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3337 [11MR]

Credit: improve process through which loan originators participate in FHA mortgage programs (see H.R. 1116), H2601 [23FE]

———protect and enhance consumer and business access to credit and urge credit issuers not to cut credit lines or raise interest rates (see H. Res. 553), H6972 [17JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1044 [4FE]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7021 [18JN]

———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H15501 [16DE]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4404), H15501 [16DE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3399 [12MR]

FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see H.R. 37), H29 [6JA]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit credit default swaps and provide the SEC with the authority to regulate swap agreements (see H.R. 3145), H7945 [9JY]

Health: require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H4914 [28AP]

Housing: express that children have a right to adequate housing (see H. Res. 582), H7446 [25JN]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H7705 [26JN]

National Memory Screening Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1885), H4519 [2AP]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities (see H.R. 3451), H9276 [31JY]

Thomas-Robertson, Earnestine: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H11515 [20OC]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 3045), H7445 [25JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H721 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5598 [14MY]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 83), H2618 [24FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4466 [2AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 135), E1495 [18JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 127), E1491 [18JN]

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), E630 [11MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4466 [2AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (H.R. 3126), H8391 [20JY]

Courts: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), H3459, H3460, H3461 [17MR]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2861 [26FE]

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

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1105 [7MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), Senate amendment, H5834 [20MY]

———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), H5185 [6MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4954 [29AP]

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), E1201 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: Nursing Workforce Development programs funding, H8759 [24JY]

———prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, H8782 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H4282 [1AP]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 908), H1119 [10FE]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7876 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1044), H8048 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: dedicate portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to provide low-interest loans to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure, H14677 [10DE]

———establishment of the Public-Private Investment Program to provide assistance to minority and women-owned businesses, H3787 [24MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H289 [14JA], H362 [15JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors on the departmental Internet site (H.R. 1172), E1623 [26JN]

———increase amount payable to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (H.R. 1293), E2178 [31JY]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), E2178 [31JY]

———modify and update provisions of law relative to nonprofit research and education corporations (H.R. 2770), E2178 [31JY]

———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (H.R. 3155), E2178 [31JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), E1617 [26JN]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 804), E2499 [8OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8759, H8782 [24JY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families, E2335 [22SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (H.R. 3286), E2335 [22SE]

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), E2607 [22OC]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (H.R. 1466), E656 [12MR]

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), H14677, H14680, H14712 [10DE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E1536 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 428), E1488 [18JN]

FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program, H289 [14JA]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary (H. Res. 556), H9358 [9SE]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (H. Con. Res. 197), H13401, H13402 [2DE]

———limit financial institutions and major swap participants to certain ownership percentage in derivatives clearing organizations, H14712 [10DE]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H5834 [20MY]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (H. Res. 301), H4113 [30MR]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2313 [17SE]

Home Safety Month: designate (H. Res. 543), E1610 [26JN]

Housing: eliminate additional funding for the HOPE for Homeowners loan program, H362 [15JA]

———require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (H.R. 320), H13399, H13400 [2DE]

Hurricanes: funding for schools damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, E1201 [19MY]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13073 [18NO]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7064 [19JN]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 566), H8466 [21JY], E1558 [24JN]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 437), H6098 [3JN]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 502), H6370, H6371 [9JN]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 192), H5420 [12MY]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: recognize (H. Res. 503), H6338 [9JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (H.R. 1709), E1356 [9JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1885), E883 [2AP]

SBA: establish Veterans Business Center program (H.R. 1803), E2178 [31JY]

Senior citizens: support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (H. Con. Res. 59), H9454 [14SE]

Social Security: modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (H.R. 3329), E2178 [31JY]

Sudan: humanitarian crisis in Darfur, H3731 [23MR]

———urge full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, H3731 [23MR]

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 (H. Con. Res. 109), H6093 [3JN]

Telecommunications: allow job training funds to be used for broadband communications deployment, H721 [28JA]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (H. Res. 108), H978 [4FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9772 [22SE]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (H.R. 403), H6839 [16JN]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (H. Res. 738), H9461 [14SE]

World Alzheimer's Day: observance, E2335 [22SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6803 [15JN]

Special order: granted, H3746 [23MR], H3832 [24MR], H8408 [20JY], H13340 [19NO]

Statements

Laying the Foundation for National Prosperity—The Imperative of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap: Center for Community Economic Development, H3787-H3789 [24MR]

Tributes

Jacquette, Tommy, H13326 [19NO], E2833 [19NO]

Wolf, Eduviges P., H13326 [19NO], E2811 [19NO]