DEATH AND DYING

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S10227, S10245, S10251 [7OC]

Taxation: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (H. Res. 941), H13479 [3DE]

Articles and editorials

July Suicides Push Corps to Record Pace, H9170 [30JY]

Night of the Living Death Tax, H5821 [20MY], H13475 [3DE]

Tax That Won't Die, S13282 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H3704 [19MR]

———delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 2585), H6010 [21MY]

———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H441 [21JA]

Bugles Across America (organization): recognize commitment and sacrifice to honor deceased veterans (see H. Con. Res. 219), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 219), H14371 [8DE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 650), S3550 [19MR]

———constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 51), H5399 [7MY]

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

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families (see H. Con. Res. 171), H9055 [29JY]

Concerns of Police Survivors (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 138), S5282 [7MY]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (see S. 1107), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 3292), H8585 [22JY]

Crime: make killing of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder an aggravating factor for imposition of death penalty (see H.R. 3209), H8099 [14JY]

———prohibit use of interstate commerce for suicide promotion (see H.R. 853), H1041 [4FE]

Dept. of Defense: grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 269), H70 [7JA]

———improve and expand suicide prevention and community healing and response training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (see H.R. 2836), H6618 [11JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (see S. 1635), S8993 [6AU]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see S. 1445), S7480 [14JY] (see H.R. 3212), H8099 [14JY]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 521), H324 [14JA]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 738), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses (see H.R. 2113), H4839 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2642), H6012 [21MY]

———enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (see S. 728), S3897 [26MR]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———reduce period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before survivors are eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 2980), H7084 [19JN]

———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3954) (see H.R. 3886), H11580 [21OC]

———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 2586), H6010 [21MY]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of methadone (see S. 754), S4063 [31MR]

———reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H6743 [12JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 1960), H4522 [2AP]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see S. Res. 321), S10735 [26OC] (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: pay survivors compensation otherwise payable to a Dept. of Energy contractor employee who dies after application for compensation (see S. 1306), S6845 [19JN] (see H.R. 3063), H7445 [25JN]

Federal employees: provide for transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while or as a result of performing official duties (see S. 2884), S13251 [15DE] (see H.R. 2711), H6263 [4JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 599), S3113 [16MR] (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 415), H161 [9JA]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 248), H69 [7JA]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die while on duty (see H.R. 370), H159 [9JA]

FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 3655), H9998 [25SE]

Health: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 3470), H9277 [31JY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (see S. 1150), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2911), H6971 [17JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H3641 [18MR]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6743 [12JN]

Immigration: eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see S. 815), S4311 [2AP] (see H.R. 1870), H4518 [2AP]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H13520 [3DE]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 421), S2229 [12FE]

———eliminate phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 3831), H11457 [15OC]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 1773), S10361 [13OC] (see H.R. 1844), H4396 [1AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 1708), H4025 [25MR]

———provide for advanced illness care management services for beneficiaries (see S. 1251), S6542 [11JN] (see S. 1263), S6580 [15JN] (see H.R. 3172), H8008 [10JY]

———reform payments and coverage for hospice care (see H.R. 3454), H9276 [31JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 3253), H8355 [17JY]

———provide the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits (see S. 1680), S9554 [17SE]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 299), S10061 [1OC]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 211), S7555 [15JY] (see H. Res. 16), H37 [6JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 1580), S8864 [5AU] (see H.R. 2067), H4731 [23AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2441), H5665 [14MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 140), S5328 [11MY] (see H. Res. 426), H5485 [12MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H163 [9JA]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]

Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (see H.R. 749), H778 [28JA]

Public safety officers: provide adequate benefits to officers injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S5501 [14MY] (see S. 2885), S13319 [16DE] (see H.R. 4338), H15499 [16DE]

———provide enhanced benefits to survivors of Federal officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3833), H11457 [15OC]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see S. 998), S5281 [7MY] (see H.R. 1289), H2925 [3MR]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 954), H1157 [10FE]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 4), S43 [6JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for unreimbursed funeral expenses relative to a deceased indigent individual (see H.R. 3809), H11383 [14OC]

———allow a refundable credit for advance directives (see H.R. 2705), H6263 [4JN]

———allow estate of decedent to use capital loss carryover of decedent as a deduction against estate tax (see H.R. 4035), H12456 [5NO]

———allow parents of murdered children to continue to claim the deduction for the personal exemption with respect to such child (see H.R. 432), H161 [9JA]

———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see S. 1297), S6804 [18JN]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H34 [6JA]

———extend certain estate tax provisions and restore and increase estate tax deduction for certain family-owned businesses (see H.R. 4015), H12364 [4NO]

———increase estate and gift tax unified credit, adjust for inflation, and repeal termination of estate tax (see H.R. 2658), H6074 [2JN]

———increase limitation on reduction of fair market value of real property used for farming, or another trade or business, for purposes of estate taxes (see H.R. 4208), H13520 [3DE]

———increase maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property and restore and increase estate tax deduction for family-owned businesses (see H.R. 96), H31 [6JA]

———make permanent the sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses, and extend the capital gains and dividend rates (see H.R. 4270), H14743 [10DE]

———permanently extend estate tax relief (see S. 2784), S11430 [17NO]

———provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, estate tax relief, and permanently extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 722), S3897 [26MR]

———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3267), H8409 [20JY]

———provide that the value of certain historic property shall be determined using an income approach in determining the taxable estate of a decedent (see S. 2728), S11118 [4NO]

———reform estate and gift tax (see H.R. 2023), H4685 [22AP]

———repeal carryover basis for decedents dying in a certain year, increase estate tax exemption, and reduce maximum estate and gift tax rate (see H.R. 3841), H11457 [15OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H35 [6JA]

———restore estate tax, increase estate tax unified credit, and reduce the minimum estate tax rate (see H.R. 1986), H4579 [21AP]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 436), H161 [9JA] (see H.R. 4154), H13353 [19NO]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (see H. Res. 941), H13465 [2DE]

Transportation: 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), H3437 [16MR]

Veterans: eliminate required reduction in amount of accelerated death benefit payable to certain terminally-ill persons insured under certain military or veterans group life insurance programs (see H.R. 2968), H7084 [19JN]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

———exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 731), H602 [27JA]

———issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service (see H.R. 671), H525 [26JA]

———provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries (see S. 1866), S10734 [26OC] (see S. 2096), S10916 [29OC] (see H.R. 761), H778 [28JA]

Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H4915 [28AP]

Letters

Fallen Hero Commemoration Act: Charlotte Hall, American Society of Newspaper Editors, H1641 [23FE]

———Mickey H. Osterreicher, National Press Photographers Association, Inc., H1641 [23FE]

Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, H13486 [3DE]

———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H13486 [3DE]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H13485 [3DE]

Senior Navigation and Planning Act: Eric J. Hall, Alzheimer's Foundation of America, S6574 [15JN]

———J. Donald Schumacher, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, S6574 [15JN]

———Lonny Reisman and Randall Krakauer, Aetna Inc., S6575 [15JN]

———Reed V. Tuckson, UnitedHealth Group, S6575 [15JN]

———Richard Payne, Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life, S6574 [15JN]

Lists

Deaths of individuals attributed to not seeking treatment due to a lack of health insurance identified by congressional districts, H12351-H12353 [4NO]

Oregonians killed on the job, E1002 [28AP]

Peace officers killed in the line of duty in 2008, H2637-H2639 [25FE]

Texas peace officers killed in the line of duty in 2008 and 2009, H5740 [19MY]

Motions

Taxation: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13491, H13492 [3DE]

Proposals

U.S. Army suicide prevention, S3543-S3545 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Arlington National Cemetery: tribute to Army 3d Infantry Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, H8393 [20JY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty, H7349 [25JN]

———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (H.R. 1633), H3690 [19MR]

Bakersfield National Cemetery: tribute to first burials, E1631 [26JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), H3122, H3123 [10MR], E630 [11MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families (H. Con. Res. 171), H9244 [31JY]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (H.R. 3292), E1889 [22JY], E2110 [31JY]

———allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), H9036 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs, H9170 [30JY]

———grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (H.R. 269), H1640 [23FE]

———review of protocol on media coverage of return to the U.S. of the remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas, H1278 [12FE], H2864 [26FE], H3683 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 738), H884-H887 [3FE], E196 [4FE], E252 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses (H.R. 2113), H4753 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), H8813-H8818 [27JY], E2033 [28JY], E2178 [31JY]

———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3886), E2674 [29OC]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (H. Res. 761), H11542-H11545 [21OC]

Federal employees: provide for transportation of the dependents, remains, and effects of certain Federal employees who die while or as a result of performing official duties (H.R. 2711), H13576-H13578 [8DE], E2967 [11DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities, H7337, H7338 [25JN]

FRS: establish regulations that would allow estate administrators to resolve outstanding credit balances in a timely manner, H5024, H5025 [30AP]

Health: deaths of individuals attributed to not seeking treatment due to a lack of health insurance, H11558 [21OC], H12031-H12034 [28OC], H12350-H12355 [4NO], H13119 [18NO]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions, H9261 [31JY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (H.R. 2911), E1474 [17JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (H. Res. 260), H9455-H9457 [14SE], E2284 [16SE]

Hobart, IN: anniversary of Burns Funeral Home, E165 [28JA]

Home Safety Month: designate (H. Res. 543), H8059-H8061 [14JY], H8205 [16JY], E1610 [26JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to police officers and law enforcement professionals killed in the line of duty, E1259 [21MY]

Medicare: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations, H8811 [27JY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 16), H10013, H10014 [29SE]

Nebraska: dedication of Law Enforcement Memorial, E1149 [14MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E1149 [14MY]

———observance (H. Res. 426), H5658-H5662 [14MY], H5738-H5740 [19MY], E1176 [14MY], E1230, E1259 [21MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 47), H2636-H2639 [25FE]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), H13568-H13570 [8DE], H14812 [11DE]

Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 749), H4594, H4595 [22AP]

Social Security: waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (H.R. 2881), H7745 [8JY]

Taxation: make permanent the sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses, and extend the capital gains and dividend rates (H.R. 4270), E2961 [10DE]

———permanently extend estate tax relief, H4384 [1AP]

———repeal estate tax, H13118 [18NO], H13358 [1DE], H13473-H13479, H13491-H13494 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13482-H13494, H13512 [3DE], E2898 [7DE], E2913 [8DE], E2935 [10DE], E2965 [11DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), consideration (H. Res. 941), H13472-H13480 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), motion to recommit, H13491-H13494 [3DE]

Transportation: support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (H. Con. Res. 74), H9827-H9829 [23SE], E1220 [20MY], E2786 [17NO]

Veterans: issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service (H.R. 671), E164 [28JA]

———provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries, H12158 [2NO]

Women: reduce maternal mortality, H3306 [11MR], H5376 [7MY], H7857, H7870, H7873 [9JY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E994, E1002 [28AP]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 375), E997 [28AP]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: enhance travel and transportation benefits for survivors of deceased members for purposes of attending memorial ceremonies, S7967 [23JY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 650), S3558-S3560 [19MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), S5394 [12MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families (H. Con. Res. 171), S8889 [5AU]

Children's Defense Fund (organization): release of report on gun violence and children, S10731 [26OC]

Concerns of Police Survivors (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 138), S5298 [7MY]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (S. 1107), S5723, S5724 [20MY], S7372 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on volume and types of antidepressants or antianxiety drugs prescribed to servicemen and the potential relationship between use of such drugs and number of suicide attempts, S7766-S7768 [21JY], S7848 [22JY]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, S3542 [19MR]

———improve and expand suicide prevention and community healing and response training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, S7445 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 1635), S9038 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S3926 [26MR], S10245-S10251 [7OC]

Drugs: increase Federal oversight of methadone (S. 754), S4080 [31MR]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (S. Res. 321), S10741 [26OC], S11379 [16NO]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (S. 599), S3119 [16MR]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions (S. 1150), S5862 [21MY]

Immigration: eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated, S7242 [8JY], S7305 [9JY]

———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (S. 815), S4369 [2AP]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor, S1673 [5FE]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (S. 421), S2230 [12FE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (S. 1773), S10363 [13OC]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (S. 700), S3791 [25MR]

———provide for advanced illness care management services for beneficiaries (S. 1251), S6558 [11JN]

———provide for advanced illness care management services for beneficiaries (S. 1263), S6573 [15JN]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 299), S10077 [1OC]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 211), S7573 [15JY]

National Survivors of Suicide Day: observance, S11880 [20NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 1580), S8867 [5AU]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (S. Res. 140), S5339 [11MY]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (H. Con. Res. 218), S13469 [18DE]

Taxation: encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds by excluding from income a portion of such payments (S. 1297), S6814 [18JN]

———provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, estate tax relief, and permanently extend certain expiring provisions (S. 722), S3920 [26MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), S13279, S13281-S13283 [16DE], S14140 [24DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), unanimous-consent request, S13243 [15DE], S13281 [16DE]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S4567 [22AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 941) (H. Rept. 111-350), H13465 [2DE]

Fallen Heroes Flag Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 415) (H. Rept. 111-132), H6154 [3JN]

Families of Fallen Heroes Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2711), S13382 [17DE]

FBI Families of Fallen Heroes Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2711) (H. Rept. 111-274), H10069 [29SE]

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 599) (S. Rept. 111-75), S9324 [14SE]

Judicial Survivors Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1107), S7069 [25JN]

Permit Candidates To Designate Individual Authorized To Disburse Funds From Campaign Committees in the Event of the Death of the Candidate: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 749) (H. Rept. 111-77), H4579 [21AP]

Use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 111-33), H3144 [10MR]

Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 111-71), S9132 [8SE]

Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3219) (H. Rept. 111-223), H8706 [23JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths: American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, E1220 [20MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), H3123 [10MR]

Taxation: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13491 [3DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 38, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H3122 [10MR]

H. Con. Res. 74, support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths, H9827 [23SE]

H. Con. Res. 171, use of Capitol Grounds for National Weekend of Remembrance event to honor military personnel who have died in service and acknowledge the sacrifice of their families, H9244 [31JY]

H. Con. Res. 218, condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao, Philippines and express condolences to families of victims, H13568 [8DE]

H. Res. 16, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, H10013 [29SE]

H. Res. 47, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H2636 [25FE]

H. Res. 260, support efforts to reduce infant mortality, H9455 [14SE]

H. Res. 426, Peace Officers Memorial Day, H5738 [19MY]

H. Res. 543, Home Safety Month, H8059 [14JY]

H. Res. 761, shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas in El Salvador anniversary, H11542 [21OC]

H. Res. 941, consideration of H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act, H13472 [3DE]

H.R. 738, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H884 [3FE]

H.R. 749, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate, H4594 [22AP]

H.R. 2711, Families of Fallen Heroes Act, H13576 [8DE]

H.R. 3219, Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act, H8814 [27JY]

H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act, H13482 [3DE]

S. 650, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S3560-S3563 [19MR]

S. 700, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S3792 [25MR]

S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act, S3921-S3924 [26MR]

S. 728, Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act, S3927-S3930 [26MR]

S. 815, eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated, S4370 [2AP]

S. 1107, Judicial Survivors Protection Act, S5724 [20MY], S7373 [10JY], H9036 [29JY]

S. 1150, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act, S5863-S5872 [21MY]

S. 1297, Retirement Security for Life Act, S6815 [18JN]

S. 1306, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Improvement Act, S6846 [19JN]

S. 1635, 7th Generation Promise—Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act, S9039-S9041 [6AU]

S. 1773, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act, S10364-S10366 [13OC]

S. Res. 4, express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child, S148 [6JA]

S. Res. 138, Concerns of Police Survivors (organization) anniversary, S5296, S5298 [7MY]

S. Res. 140, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S5332, S5339 [11MY]

S. Res. 211, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S7559, S7573 [15JY]

S. Res. 299, support goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, S10068, S10077 [1OC]

S. Res. 321, shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas in El Salvador anniversary, S10737, S10741 [26OC]