JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7359 [25JN]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6506, H6507 [10JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6506, H6507 [10JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6809 [15JN], H6932 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H8960 [28JY]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3528 [17MR]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H12198 [2NO]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 2053), H4686 [22AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6973 [17JN]

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

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9443 [10SE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H8100 [14JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13002 [16NO] (see H.R. 1326), H14982 [15DE]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H602 [27JA]

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]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H5667 [14MY]

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

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H1607 [13FE]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H2872 [26FE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4734 [23AP]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H2875 [26FE]

———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), H780 [28JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H8009 [10JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H387 [16JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA] (see H. Res. 185), H3528 [17MR]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6156 [3JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H2926 [3MR]

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: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H161 [9JA]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H13354 [19NO]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H11514 [20OC]

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H5399 [7MY]

———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]

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

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), 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: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

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), H9207 [30JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H4251 [31MR]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964 (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8355 [17JY]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H11582 [21OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13002 [16NO]

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), H5063 [30AP]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 4061), H12971 [7NO]

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

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H6618 [11JN]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8496 [21JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H13521 [3DE]

———use Federal supply schedules for purchase of goods or services from small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to meet certain contracting goals (see H.R. 2415), H5893 [20MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H325 [14JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H2631 [24FE]

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

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H6807 [15JN]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 527), H603 [27JA]

———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]

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

Crime: provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H196 [13JA]

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), H6307 [8JN]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H6307 [8JN] (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H6307 [8JN]

Davis, Glenn (Jeep): tribute (see H. Res. 248), H5170 [5MY]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 215), H3528 [17MR]

———establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H5000 [29AP]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H493 [23JA]

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

Dept. of Energy: designate National Environmental Research Parks (see H.R. 2729), H8026 [13JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 1704), H4841 [27AP]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]

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

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H9206 [30JY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H8185 [15JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H5308 [6MY]

———establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute (see H.R. 330), H7023 [18JN]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

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

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H11714 [22OC]

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), H12588 [6NO]

———establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H4130 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize surface transportation research, development, and technology transfer activities (see H.R. 2569), H6009 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction of a full service veterans hospital in far South Texas (see H.R. 1232), H2874 [26FE]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H14446 [9DE]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4582 [21AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H2873 [26FE]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H4525 [2AP]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4840 [27AP]

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

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

———use Federal supply schedules for purchase of goods or services from small businesses owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans to meet certain contracting goals (see H.R. 2416), H5893 [20MY]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

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: increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases (see H.R. 2084), H6415 [9JN]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4130 [30MR]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

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

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H3402 [12MR]

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———establish competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3973), H12141 [29OC]

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1046 [4FE]

———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]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5064 [30AP]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H5169 [5MY]

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

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H11714 [22OC]

EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H3640 [18MR]

———increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices (see H.R. 631), H1159 [10FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H9808 [22SE]

———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 Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11384 [14OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H3706 [19MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13002 [16NO]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H1080 [9FE]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H11581 [21OC]

———authorize depository institutions and holding companies to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2529), H8810 [24JY]

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

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H31 [6JA]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1520 [12FE]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7086 [19JN]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

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]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H9550 [15SE]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H1045 [4FE]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 4266), H14742 [10DE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]

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

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]

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), H9342 [8SE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H163 [9JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H13001 [16NO]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (see H. Res. 791), H10456 [1OC]

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

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H3056 [5MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5581 [13MY]

———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (see H.R. 3124), H7836 [8JY]

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

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11516 [20OC]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H4027 [25MR]

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H5306 [6MY]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 2020), H4915 [28AP]

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]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6807 [15JN]

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

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H7742 [7JY]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H6973 [17JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2836 [25FE]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 331), H89 [8JA]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H2874 [26FE]

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), H9056 [29JY]

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), H1607 [13FE]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (see H. Res. 430), H5582 [13MY]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H8586 [22JY]

Kyle G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5893 [20MY]

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]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5398 [7MY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

———support, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4841 [27AP]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4581 [21AP]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H8586 [22JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H8586 [22JY]

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

———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]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H8185 [15JY]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1521 [12FE]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 1135), H2602 [23FE]

———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), H11869 [27OC]

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), H8025 [13JY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10457 [1OC]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H6973 [17JN]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H8026 [13JY]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H11168 [8OC]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

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

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5097 [4MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 717), H9671 [16SE]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 313), H4397 [1AP]

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

National Science and Technology Council: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (see H.R. 1709), H4915 [28AP]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H4916 [28AP]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3078 [6MR]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H780 [28JA]

NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities (see H.R. 1848), H4396 [1AP]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10521 [6OC]

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), H11714 [22OC]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H3749 [23MR]

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

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

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H4735 [23AP]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1736), H4061 [26MR]

Oil Pollution Act: amend the Oil Pollution Research and Development Program (see H.R. 2693), H6973 [17JN]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8586 [22JY]

Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (see H. Res. 823), H11298 [13OC]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H89 [8JA]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2981 [4MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H196 [13JA]

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

Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 224), H3338 [11MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9670 [16SE]

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), H2925 [3MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H8809 [24JY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11384 [14OC]

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), H4915 [28AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H3146 [10MR]

———provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 848), H5668 [14MY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H1045 [4FE]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H8496 [21JY]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6744 [12JN]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H6016 [21MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5793 [19MY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H8586 [22JY]

———establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (see H.R. 3771), H11165 [8OC]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11714 [22OC]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H4064 [26MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H13466 [2DE]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 1485), H6014 [21MY]

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

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H9730 [17SE]

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

Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5401 [7MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2981 [4MR]

Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (see H.R. 2490), H6156 [3JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H196 [13JA]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H3641 [18MR]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H3748 [23MR]

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

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 2396), H8708 [23JY]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit for taxpayers who have entered into a binding contract before termination of such credit (see H.R. 3921), H11869 [27OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H6014 [21MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H28 [6JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H14982 [15DE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H11740 [23OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4688 [22AP]

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

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H3402 [12MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H11868 [27OC]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 554), H380 [15JA]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H5892 [20MY]

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), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9282 [31JY]

———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), H7447 [25JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H8410 [20JY]

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), H12457 [5NO]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H8025 [13JY]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]

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

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]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H11740 [23OC]

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), H6415 [9JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 466), H194 [13JA]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H6539 [10JN]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H2923 [3MR]

———encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources (see H.R. 469), H1159 [10FE]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H6015 [21MY]

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

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H5096 [4MY]

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), H4999 [29AP]

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

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H5000 [29AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4580 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Americans: recognize achievement of parity in computer science (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1520 [12FE]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 648), H485 [22JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see H.R. 919), H1079 [9FE]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 2257), H5168 [5MY]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H3400 [12MR]

Financial literacy: provide for financial literacy education (see H.R. 3730), H10519 [6OC]

———provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees (see H.R. 767), H778 [28JA]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H195 [13JA]

Gamez, Cristina: relief (see H.R. 357), H90 [8JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3419), H9205 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: require that mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units be subject to maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for hazardous air pollutants (see H.R. 821), H921 [3FE]

Health care professionals: establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals (see H.R. 3234), H8302 [16JY]

Ibarra, Jose de Jesus: relief (see H.R. 357), H90 [8JA]

Ibarra Rodriguez, Monica: relief (see H.R. 357), H90 [8JA]

Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H6013 [21MY]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 619), H442 [21JA]

Mental health: encourage State and local governments to use block grant funds to provide housing and financial counseling to individuals prior to release from inpatient or residential institutions (see H.R. 766), H778 [28JA]

Mickey Leland U.S. Embassy Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: designate (see H.R. 1564), H3526 [17MR]

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]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H2835 [25FE]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]

Roads and highways: increase certain infrastructure finance provisions (see H.R. 2663), H6074 [2JN]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see H.R. 2883), H6902 [16JN]

Taxation: expand availability of IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (see H.R. 267), H70 [7JA]

———extend and modify the homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 2606), H6011 [21MY]

———provide incentives to improve research competitiveness (see H.R. 717), H602 [27JA]

———provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers (see H.R. 1192), H2834 [25FE]

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

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish financial literacy education programs for newly naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2117), H4839 [27AP]

Factsheets

Historically Black Colleges and Universities and United Negro College Fund Continue To Rise To Meet These Challenges Although Their Federal Funding Is Disproportionately Low, Relative to Other Institutions of Higher Education, H641 [28JA]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities as Well as United Negro College Fund Serve a Predominantly Low-Income, Minority Student Population, H640 [28JA]

Letters

Chemical and Water Security Act: Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Catherine Smith, California Association of Sanitation Agencies, H12422 [5NO]

———Peter B. King, Public Works Association, H12422 [5NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4527 [21AP]

Poems

``Bringing Her Light,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2459 [6OC]

Remarks

American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (H. Res. 447), E2211 [9SE]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 453), H6342 [9JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H574 [27JA], H640 [28JA]

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

Arlington, VA: tribute to Drew Model School teachers, E1060, E1068 [5MY]

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 (H.R. 1283), H10512 [6OC]

———expand and protect access to mental health treatment and services for military members stationed outside the U.S., H7363 [25JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 435), H6282 [8JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica, E1717 [10JY]

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), H7721 [7JY]

Colleges and universities: historically Black colleges and universities funding, H640 [28JA]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3553 [18MR]

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

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

Cyprus: support reunification agreement, E1849 [20JY]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Political Congress of African-American Women (organization), E2418 [1OC]

———Dallas Love Field Airport intermodal connector construction funding, H5921 [21MY]

———inclusion of Children's Medical Center in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best Children's Hospitals'' list, E1577 [26JN]

———Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza accepted into American Association of Museums Museum Assessment Program, E2188 [8SE]

———tribute to green power purchases by Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, E2737 [6NO]

———tribute to James Madison High School boys' basketball team, E1085 [7MY]

———use of economic stimulus funds to promote health care, infrastructure rehabilitation, and education projects, H4528 [21AP]

———Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center Magnet School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1358 [9JN]

———Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center School of Health Professions recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2581 [20OC]

Delta Airlines, Inc.: tribute to first all-female, African American crew of flight 5202, E596 [9MR]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (H. Res. 215), E2270 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7363 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12419, H12422, H12426 [5NO]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6506, H6507 [10JN]

———provide financial assistance for exchange programs for women legislators in Afghanistan, H6506 [10JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), H7874 [9JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Dallas Area Rapid Transit project and Interstate-30 Bridge Project funding, H8618 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8618 [23JY]

DeSoto, TX: tribute to DeSoto High School boys' basketball team, E1090 [7MY]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (H. Res. 816), E2556 [15OC]

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 (H.R. 11), H123 [9JA]

Diseases: revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11531 [21OC]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5921 [21MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (H.R. 2093), H8928, H8929, H8932 [28JY]

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

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice, H6507 [10JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6506, H6507 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8396 [20JY], H8891 [28JY], H9500 [15SE], H11807 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12370 [5NO], H12883 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12599 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5700 [18MY]

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

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (H.R. 2020), H5417 [12MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E2292 [16SE]

Houston, TX: tribute to placement of historical marker commemorating St. Paul Industrial Training School, E948 [23AP]

Indonesia: express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (H. Res. 810), E2541 [15OC]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14940 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14940 [15DE]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H109 [9JA]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 659), H11186 [13OC]

Keller, Helen: provide for acceptance of a statue presented by the people of Alabama for placement in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 41), E2458 [6OC]

———provide for acceptance of a statue presented by the people of Alabama for placement in the Capitol (S. Con. Res. 42), E2459 [6OC]

Knights of Peter Claver, Inc.: anniversary, E690 [17MR]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), H178 [13JA]

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

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 35), E239 [11FE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (H. Res. 607), H8362 [20JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 831), H12004 [28OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 831), H12004 [28OC]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 793), H11474 [20OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 817), H11755 [26OC]

National Guard: anniversary (H. Res. 940), E2914 [8DE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E2277 [15SE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E2561 [15OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 192), H5419 [12MY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 313), H5126 [5MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E1064 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), E695 [18MR]

NSF: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program funding, H6933 [17JN]

Oak Lawn, TX: anniversary of Sam Houston Elementary School, E2797 [18NO]

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), H6275 [8JN], H8362 [20JY]

Paul Quinn College: anniversary, E675 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6933 [17JN]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works, H12419 [5NO]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 186), E2401 [30SE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H257 [14JA]

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]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), E2224 [9SE]

Votes: position on missed, H470 [22JA], H4549 [21AP], H12530 [6NO], H14994 [16DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3347, H3364 [12MR]

———impact of requiring State water pollution control funded projects to comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H3364 [12MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4697 [23AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H483 [22JA], H1653 [23FE], H5094 [4MY], H6803 [15JN], H7738 [7JY]

Tributes

Borders, Gerald, E191 [3FE]

Boyd, Cheryl Y. Wallace, E1958 [24JY]

Brinker, Norman, E1370 [10JN]

Briscoe, Leonard E., Sr., E1763 [14JY]

Buchmeyer, Jerry, E2403 [30SE]

Cortez, Guadalupe G., E994 [28AP]

Crow, Fred T. (Trammell), Sr., E213 [4FE]

Davis, Allie M., E994 [28AP]

Duke, Marie, E994 [28AP]

Geren, Pete, E2584 [20OC]

Justice, William W., E2585 [20OC]

Kennedy, Edward M., E2196 [8SE]

Mattox, James A., E42 [8JA]

Miller, Henry S., Jr., E3039, E3049 [17DE]

Montgomery, Cornelius, E994 [28AP]

O'Quinn, John, E2820 [19NO]

Page, Viola D., E994 [28AP]

Raggio, Louise Ballerstedt, E1352 [9JN]

Singley, Jack E., E1303 [3JN]

Smith, C.B.T., E1475 [17JN]

Smith, Norman, E48 [8JA]

Taylor, Annie L., E994 [28AP]

Weisbrod, Les, E1788 [15JY]