MEEK, KENDRICK B. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H4897 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H5064 [30AP]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H14446 [9DE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6807 [15JN]

America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 180), H2836 [25FE]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5401 [7MY]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9343 [8SE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H9397 [9SE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H11383 [14OC]

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), H2924 [3MR]

———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, other transitional services, and a psychological evaluation (see H.R. 1963), H6076 [2JN]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H6619 [11JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H14827 [11DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

———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]

Australia: recognize apology offered to the aboriginal people and its significance as a gesture of healing (see H. Res. 242), H3401 [12MR]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H527 [26JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 185), H5064 [30AP]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6077 [2JN]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9343 [8SE]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6012 [21MY]

———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-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5666 [14MY]

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H6539 [10JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H5485 [12MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H11581 [21OC]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H11384 [14OC]

Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building, White Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 3667), H11582 [21OC]

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), H4688 [22AP]

———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), H7146 [23JN]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H778 [28JA]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4584 [21AP]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H3105 [9MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H9056 [29JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H11791 [26OC]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H7741 [7JY]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H4915 [28AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9900 [23SE]

———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]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H4735 [23AP]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H11791 [26OC]

Credit cards: establish a moratorium on credit card interest rate increases (see H.R. 3959), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida (see H.R. 3175), H8960 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H15504 [16DE]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H7837 [8JY]

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

———designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H9899 [23SE]

———establish grants for newly accredited allopathic medical schools to increase the supply of physicians (see H.R. 3778), H11384 [14OC]

Dept. of HUD: 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]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (see H.R. 1048), H1519 [12FE]

———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), H11791 [26OC]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H3078 [6MR]

Dept. of Justice: convey a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons in Miami-Dade County, FL, to facilitate construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area (see H.R. 838), H921 [3FE]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H11790 [26OC]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H8025 [13JY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H13354 [19NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H14827 [11DE]

———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]

———improve authority of Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1341), H3835 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 3885), H11869 [27OC]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H12972 [7NO]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H6266 [4JN]

———increase vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance (see H.R. 1821), H6619 [11JN]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H5582 [13MY]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———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]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H7250 [24JN]

———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), H14744 [10DE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9207 [30JY]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H15503 [16DE]

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

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H486 [22JA]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7742 [7JY]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9283 [31JY]

———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]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9397 [9SE]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H7023 [18JN]

Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building, Pompano Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 1271), H2924 [3MR]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H5000 [29AP]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H6077 [2JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11384 [14OC]

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

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (see H. Con. Res. 197), H13387 [1DE]

———enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5000 [29AP]

Fish and fishing: prohibit additional requirements for the control of Vibrio vulnificus applicable to post-harvest processing of oysters (see H.R. 4022), H13069 [17NO]

Florida Keys Scenic Highway: Dept. of Transportation All-American Road designee (see H. Res. 917), H13266 [18NO]

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

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8410 [20JY]

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9670 [16SE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H7146 [23JN]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H33 [6JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H161 [9JA]

———support temporary protected status for nationals currently residing in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8355 [17JY]

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]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3835 [24MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 676), H11582 [21OC]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H3706 [19MR]

———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H8101 [14JY]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H8356 [17JY]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H6415 [9JN]

Health care facilities: expand pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers (see H.R. 2223), H7446 [25JN]

———recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7706 [26JN]

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

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11384 [14OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 67), H11582 [21OC]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H7706 [26JN]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H3706 [19MR]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H7947 [9JY]

Insurance: 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]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H11712 [22OC]

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), H4915 [28AP]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5170 [5MY]

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

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]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H10458 [1OC]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1080 [9FE]

Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building, Port Charlotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 2470), H5712 [18MY]

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

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H6014 [21MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5712 [18MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4688 [22AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H5168 [5MY]

———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), H11713 [22OC]

———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), H3338 [11MR]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H7741 [7JY]

———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1137), H8185 [15JY]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H6010 [21MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H9999 [25SE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H7837 [8JY]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H9282 [31JY]

———reform coverage and reimbursement for home oxygen therapy services (see H.R. 3220), H8184 [15JY]

———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 4373), H15500 [16DE]

Miami, FL: recognize historical significance of Historic Virginia Key Beach Park (see H. Res. 361), H4733 [23AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1227), H2873 [26FE]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6904 [16JN]

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), H8100 [14JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11383 [14OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11383 [14OC]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5582 [13MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H5064 [30AP]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H5097 [4MY]

National Goods Movement Improvement Fund: establish (see H.R. 2355), H5483 [12MY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H89 [8JA]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5486 [12MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4064 [26MR]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H11714 [22OC]

National Senior Citizens Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 157), H6972 [17JN]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3106 [9MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H3401 [12MR]

NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H1158 [10FE]

New York, NY: tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H10458 [1OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14446 [9DE]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3338 [11MR]

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]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 166), H1520 [12FE]

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), H4524 [2AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11869 [27OC]

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), H7740 [7JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H8960 [28JY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H3706 [19MR]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H11582 [21OC]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5713 [18MY]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H10458 [1OC]

Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office, Dade City, FL: designate (see H.R. 1516), H3437 [16MR]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H6620 [11JN]

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (see H.R. 2913), H6971 [17JN]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

———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), H5061 [30AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H5400 [7MY]

South America: acknowledge growing threat of anti-Semitism in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Argentina (see H. Res. 174), H3105 [9MR]

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

St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 480), H195 [13JA]

Taxation: allow baby formula to be reimbursed under a health flexible spending arrangement if the mother has had a mastectomy and is medically unable to breastfeed (see H.R. 3445), H9275 [31JY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H8303 [16JY]

———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 2519), H8873 [27JY]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1080 [9FE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H2872 [26FE]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H11516 [20OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9281 [31JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8025 [13JY]

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

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4243), H15504 [16DE]

———prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad (see H.R. 3933), H11867 [27OC]

———provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases (see H.R. 3156), H7946 [9JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4064 [26MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H13386 [1DE]

———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), H3054 [5MR]

———treat trees and vines producing fruit, nuts, or other crops as placed in service in the year in which it is planted for purposes of special allowance for depreciation (see H.R. 2739), H6265 [4JN]

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]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6416 [9JN]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H9443 [10SE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3012), H11582 [21OC]

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), H11869 [27OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 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. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9205 [30JY]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 58), H195 [13JA]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2925 [3MR] (see H.R. 333), H2886 [2MR]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H6414 [9JN]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H12142 [29OC]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 3957), H12044 [28OC]

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

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H8707 [23JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

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), H4524 [2AP]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 3927), H11790 [26OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H4063 [26MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to Haiti to end deforestation and restore the extent of tropical forest cover previously in existence (see H.R. 4206), H13519 [3DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to reduce the size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1649), H3705 [19MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force (see H.R. 529), H324 [14JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4385), H15501 [16DE]

———restrict which assets banks can write off as loss under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 421), H161 [9JA]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: amend requirements on information contained in consumer reports (see H.R. 1486), H3400 [12MR]

Financial institutions: establish a fair order of posting checks and deposits to prevent unjust enrichment from fees that accrue only by virtue of the order used by the institution for such postings (see H.R. 1488), H3400 [12MR]

———require notice to consumers before any fee may be imposed in connection with any transaction for any overdraft protection service (see H.R. 1487), H3400 [12MR]

GAO: enhance oversight authority relative to Troubled Asset Relief Program expenditures (see H.R. 1650), H3705 [19MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 1567), H3526 [17MR]

Medicare: modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H4686 [22AP]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11297 [13OC]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 2240), H5096 [4MY]

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H5891 [20MY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H161 [9JA]

———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for Federal and State qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 4239), H13628 (see H.R. 4239), H14371 [8DE]

———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 721), H602 [27JA]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 273), H70 [7JA]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H14877 [14DE]

———provide an income tax credit for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas (see H.R. 691), H526 [26JA]

———provide energy tax credit for transformers designed to use soybean-based electrical fluid (see H.R. 4305), H14877 [14DE]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H70 [7JA] (see H.R. 1806), H4249 [31MR]

———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 special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1159), H2631 [24FE]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2626), H6012 [21MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H70 [7JA]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H6538 [10JN]

Poems

``Heaven Holds a Place,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2402 [30SE]

``This Christmas,'' Albert C. Caswell, E3035 [17DE]

``This Hanukkah,'' Albert C. Caswell, E3055 [17DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H583 [27JA]

Armed Forces: tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9322 [8SE], E3034, E3055 [17DE]

———tribute to servicemen and veterans, H9715 [17SE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3009 [5MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1030 [30AP]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3009 [5MR]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12309 [4NO]

Cuba: independence anniversary, E1214 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to U.S. Southern Command humanitarian efforts in El Salvador, E2817 [19NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 4385), E3022 [17DE]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H298 [14JA]

———restrict which assets banks can write off as loss under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 421), H298 [14JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9323, H9326, H9328 [8SE], H9715 [17SE]

Miami, FL: dedication of Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1076 [6MY]

———tribute to Black Crossroads—The African Diaspora in Miami exhibit at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, E336 [24FE]

———tribute to Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1949 reunion, E903 [21AP]

———tribute to Miami Ridgeway Church of God of Prophecy, E1496 [18JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 817), E2576 [20OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 391), H5189 [6MY]

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, E684 [17MR]

Pembroke Park, FL: anniversary of Koinonia Worship Center, E1488 [18JN]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7660 [26JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H973 [4FE]

Sunshine Slopers, Inc.: anniversary, E2490 [8OC]

Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3658 [19MR]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (H.R. 3904), E2794 [18NO]

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), H6591 [11JN]

Votes: correction, H468 [22JA]

———position on missed, H1103 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1154 [10FE], H9802 [22SE]

Tributes

Abess, Leonard, Jr., E342 [24FE]

Aguero, Pedro, E187 [3FE]

Albury, Cleo O., Jr., E2391 [29SE]

Brown, Ronnie O., E2398 [29SE]

Clark, Ira C., E338 [24FE]

Clarke, Eustace S., E1496 [18JN]

Cohen, Jacob, E2245 [10SE]

Dawkins, Nancy, E763 [25MR]

Dobbs, David H., Jr., E755 [24MR]

Gary, Howard V., E312 [24FE]

Green, Addie, E956 [23AP]

Grosskruger, Paul, E2041 [28JY], E2077 [29JY]

Harden, Eva Mae, E2696 [3NO]

Holman, Ernest, E187 [3FE]

Jackson, Mona Bethel, E563 [5MR]

Jean-Juste, Gerard, E1333 [8JN]

Kemp, Maurice L., E2214 [9SE]

Kennedy, Edward M., E2402 [30SE]

Larkins, E. Pat, E564 [5MR]

McKinney DeVeaux, Ada, E16 [6JA]

McRae, George E., E911 [21AP]

Murray, Willis (Snake), E18 [6JA]

Rosenberg, Beatrice, E2238 [10SE]

Smith, Jeris Lampkin, E483 [26FE]

Stavridis, James G., E1689 [9JY]

Sweet, John J., E187 [3FE]

Thomas, Gerald A., E203 [4FE]

Williams, Herman K., E1195 [19MY]

Winger, Nathaniel H., E187 [3FE]

Woodley, Pia S., E2742 [6NO]

Wright, Betty, E2226 [9SE]