YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)

Articles and editorials

Critics Still Haven't Read the ``Torture'' Memos, Victoria Toensing, Wall Street Journal, E1214 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6013 [21MY]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H4526 [2AP]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H5793 [19MY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H3399 [12MR]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12365 [4NO]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H7023 [18JN]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H10457 [1OC]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H2979 [4MR]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H8809 [24JY]

———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), H13629 (see H.R. 1177), H14372 [8DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3402 [12MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2875 [26FE]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H7446 [25JN]

Armed Forces Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5064 [30AP]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H10409 [30SE]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1923), H4521 [2AP]

BLM: exempt any solar energy project on managed lands from an environmental impact statement requirement (see H.R. 964), H1158 [10FE]

Borel, Calvin: tribute (see H. Res. 418), H5793 [19MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H1608 [13FE]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1855), H5097 [4MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6539 [10JN]

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), H9342 [8SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see H.R. 3256), H8355 [17JY]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H3106 [9MR]

———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: commend Charter 08 movement and related efforts for upholding the universality of human rights and advancing democratic reforms (see H. Res. 156), H6077 [2JN]

———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), H12457 [5NO]

Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 2153), H15503 [16DE]

Coast Guard: assist in the defense of U.S. mariners and vessels against piracy and ensure traditional right of self-defense of those vessels against piracy (see H.R. 2984), H7085 [19JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3836 [24MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H7146 [23JN]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (see H. Con. Res. 212), H12971 [7NO]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Dept. of Commerce: 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), H4734 [23AP]

———require State approval and Presidential notification and certification before transfer or release of individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the U.S. (see H.R. 2294), H5582 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H5306 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H5667 [14MY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3749 [23MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7446 [25JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3402 [12MR]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: transmit copy of intelligence assessment titled, ``Rightwing Extremism—Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment'' (see H. Res. 404), H5793 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States for health care tribunals (see H.R. 2787), H8708 [23JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H7837 [8JY]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 20), H4027 [25MR]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1520), H3706 [19MR]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4524 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (see H.J. Res. 3), H196 [13JA]

Dept. of Transportation: implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H13467 [2DE]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4251 [31MR]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H4840 [27AP]

———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 32), H9962 [24SE]

———prohibit recovery or collection of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided to a veteran for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 1591), H3640 [18MR]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2875 [26FE]

———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]

———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]

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

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 (see H. Res. 816), H11299 [13OC]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H6266 [4JN]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H9807 [22SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H382 [15JA]

Education: expand grant programs for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 2036), H4841 [27AP]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]

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

Energy Independence Month: observance (see H. Res. 318), H5064 [30AP]

EPA: exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 391), H922 [3FE]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 581), H7446 [25JN]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for salaries or expenses of any task force or council established by the President and headed by an unconfirmed official or adviser (see H.R. 3226), H8960 [28JY]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10409 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H9900 [23SE]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H780 [28JA]

———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H8410 [20JY]

Federal employees: provide retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1266), H2924 [3MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H4734 [23AP]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1620), H3703 [19MR]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H3833 [24MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H4915 [28AP]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (see H.R. 3910), H11712 [22OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H9492 [14SE]

———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 415), H4524 [2AP]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H7024 [18JN]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H6744 [12JN]

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), H3078 [6MR]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H7146 [23JN]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H7146 [23JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8495 [21JY]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations (see H.R. 3571), H9671 [16SE]

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

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

———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 862), H1042 [4FE] (see H.R. 1711), H4025 [25MR] (see H.R. 2314), H7706 [26JN]

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), H4064 [26MR]

———facilitate State innovation in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3834 [24MR] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4581 [21AP]

———guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (see H.R. 2516), H8410 [20JY]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H6015 [21MY]

———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (see H.R. 3218), H8810 [24JY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H11458 [15OC]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H9900 [23SE]

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

———recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6973 [17JN]

Health care professionals: reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 2785), H7706 [26JN]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H6075 [2JN]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H12198 [2NO]

House Rules: provide for transparency in the committee amendment process (see H. Res. 835), H12045 [28OC]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H10409 [30SE]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H3705 [19MR]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H7837 [8JY]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H6263 [4JN]

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), H8410 [20JY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H6620 [11JN]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H3146 [10MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6619 [11JN]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H12142 [29OC]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations (see H. Res. 557), H7447 [25JN]

Lake Texoma: exempt guides for hire and other operators of uninspected vessels from Coast Guard and other regulations (see H.R. 2717), H6264 [4JN]

Law enforcement: improve maritime law enforcement (see H.R. 1440), H3337 [11MR]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6015 [21MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 124), H10519 [6OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3707 [19MR]

Louisiana HonorAir Day: designate (see H. Res. 828), H11462 [16OC]

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), H12288 [3NO]

———establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (see H.R. 3141), H8586 [22JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H5485 [12MY]

———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H7251 [24JN]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H12456 [5NO]

———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 3184), H8024 [13JY]

———establish a loan repayment program for participating qualifying physicians and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 2784), H7147 [23JN]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H10519 [6OC]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2094), H4733 [23AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6973 [17JN]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H3706 [19MR]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H6973 [17JN]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H9342 [8SE]

———remove limiting charges for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing (see H.R. 1384), H4130 [30MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6075 [2JN]

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2692), H7147 [23JN]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6076 [2JN]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7947 [9JY] (see H.R. 2750), H6305 [8JN] (see H.R. 2796), H6537 [10JN]

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 Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4689 [22AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Day on Writing: recognize and support (see H. Res. 524), H6414 [9JN]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H4915 [28AP]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H7447 [25JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H6904 [16JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11299 [13OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5309 [6MY]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13355 [19NO]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9282 [31JY]

National School Lunch Act: require schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see H.R. 1403), H4130 [30MR]

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

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

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

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H5892 [20MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H5582 [13MY]

Nuclear weapons: strengthen legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by Iran (see H.R. 1208), H5667 [14MY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H8009 [10JY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9808 [22SE]

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), H3835 [24MR]

Power resources: establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see H.R. 1431), H3337 [11MR]

———increase energy independence and job creation through safe energy production, alternative and renewable energy development, and conservation promotion for a cleaner environment (see H.R. 2846), H7741 [7JY]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2300), H5397 [7MY] (see H.R. 2828), H6617 [11JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2300), H6745 [12JN]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2031), H11384 [14OC]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3348), H10070 [29SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H5096 [4MY]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3718), H10456 [1OC]

———provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

———repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H5063 [30AP]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8586 [22JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1885), H9807 [22SE]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H922 [3FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H14446 [9DE]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5063 [30AP]

Securities: constitutional amendment to prohibit the U.S. from owning stock in private corporations (see H.J. Res. 57), H7145 [23JN]

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 164), H7146 [23JN]

Ships and vessels: ensure traditional right of self-defense of U.S. mariners against acts of piracy (see H.R. 3376), H9207 [30JY]

———promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 2172), H4998 [29AP]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1159 [10FE]

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6973 [17JN]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 1206), H3078 [6MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H4841 [27AP]

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H6973 [17JN]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H5792 [19MY]

———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]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 48), H5061 [30AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5097 [4MY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H602 [27JA]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2801), H8708 [23JY]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H7086 [19JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4734 [23AP]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7741 [7JY]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H7838 [8JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H4129 [30MR]

———improve ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt (see H.R. 2786), H7147 [23JN]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H14446 [9DE]

———increase, make permanent, and index for inflation the deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses and modify definition of eligible educator to include preschool educators (see H.R. 3164), H9282 [31JY]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H603 [27JA]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H11713 [22OC]

———make all veterans eligible for home loans under the veterans mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 2319), H5398 [7MY]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 793), H9491 [14SE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (see H.R. 498), H4129 [30MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H9491 [14SE]

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4090), H13550 [7DE]

———prevent pending tax increases and provide additional tax reductions to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 301), H325 [14JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H8809 [24JY] (see H.R. 3760), H12142 [29OC]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H8873 [27JY]

———provide a credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time (see H.R. 1317), H3338 [11MR]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H12044 [28OC]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 502), H486 [22JA]

———provide for tax-favored unemployment savings accounts (see H.R. 153), H602 [27JA]

———provide incentives to consumers and lenders for the purchase of a passenger vehicle (see H.R. 385), H442 [21JA]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (see H.R. 4100), H14744 [10DE]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 1792), H12044 [28OC]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H2875 [26FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H7947 [9JY]

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

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H28 [6JA]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H8960 [28JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H3527 [17MR]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period (see H.R. 143), H33 [6JA]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H602 [27JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 982), H1246 [11FE]

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

Taxpayer March on Washington: tribute to participants (see H. Res. 870), H12289 [3NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2925 [3MR]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4840 [27AP]

Television: provide additional coupons for digital-to-analog converter box program and expedite delivery of coupons under such program (see H.R. 661), H923 [3FE]

Transportation: permit private vanpool contractors providing public transportation to purchase rolling stock and credit certain expenditures toward the local matching share of public transportation projects costs (see H.R. 1571), H4840 [27AP]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 3457), H11111 [7OC]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12142 [29OC]

———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H1607 [13FE]

———refund U.S. taxpayer dollars expended on the Durban Review Conference (see H.R. 3231), H8301 [16JY]

U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ensure any greenhouse gas emissions agreement would not harm the U.S. economy, require international inspections, or permit inequitable compliance (see H. Res. 945), H13520 [3DE]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H4525 [2AP]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H13069 [17NO]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2135), H8100 [14JY]

Veterans: expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H381 [15JA]

———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. 333), H3706 [19MR]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H10457 [1OC]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 2393), H6015 [21MY]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see H.R. 3274), H9207 [30JY]

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

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H11516 [20OC]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3439 [16MR]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H6538 [10JN]

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]

Year of the Safe Child: designate (see H. Res. 376), H9282 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 2018), H4581 [21AP]

———provide for the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 2099), H4733 [23AP]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (see H.R. 2340), H5399 [7MY]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 3229), H8184 [15JY]

Armed Forces: treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay (see H.R. 744), H777 [28JA]

Committee on Long-Term Financial Security (Joint, Select): establish (see H.J. Res. 27), H2925 [3MR]

Dept. of Commerce: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see H.R. 2507), H5792 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H29 [6JA]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see H.R. 1054, 1055), H1519 [12FE]

Forest Service: establish a coordinated avalanche protection program (see H.R. 4407), H15501 [16DE]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: modify goals relative to incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations (see H.R. 843), H921 [3FE]

Medicare: eliminate the sunset for reimbursement for services furnished by certain Indian hospitals and clinics (see H.R. 4313), H14980 [15DE]

NOAA: extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 844), H921 [3FE]

Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (see H.R. 2864), H6743 [12JN]

———ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue (see H.R. 2865), H6743 [12JN]

Taxation: allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes (see H.R. 4258), H14445 [9DE]

———encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (see H.R. 3568), H9548 [15SE]

———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (see H.R. 1381), H3077 [6MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize Wildlife Without Borders Program (see H.R. 3198), H8099 [14JY]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7710 [7JY]

Alaska: conduct feasibility study on efficacy of transporting carbon dioxide from Fairbanks plant to Alaska North Slope in order to enhance oil recovery, H15416 [16DE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (H.R. 2099), E961 [23AP]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E479 [26FE], E746 [24MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, earmark declaration, E3047, E3048, E3049, E3054 [17DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, E295 [23FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), earmark declaration, E2686 [2NO]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (H.R. 3476), H11179 [13OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7355 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2127 [31JY], E3046 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15416 [16DE]

———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7355 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain (H.R. 2806), H11746 [26OC]

———conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California to provide a water supply (H.R. 1945), H7714 [7JY]

———provide an annual grant to facilitate an ironworking training program for Native Americans (H.R. 1129), H7712 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1605 [26JN], E2737 [6NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1960 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1968 [24JY], E3047, E3048, E3049, E3054 [17DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1788 [15JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), earmark declaration, E1257 [21MY]

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary, E1232 [21MY]

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1593), H11177 [13OC]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: expand boundary and redesignate as a national historical park (H.R. 1471), H11745 [26OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: amend and reauthorize (H.R. 3537), H11178 [13OC]

Kaltenborn, K.C.: Congregation Beth Shalom, Anchorage, AK, Shining Lights Award recipient, E1050 [4MY]

Maritime Administration: port landside projects funding, E295 [23FE]

National Trails System Act: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail (H.R. 1641), H11747 [26OC]

NOAA: extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 844), H2884 [2MR]

Obama, President: release of CIA memos regarding torture, E1214 [20MY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7710 [7JY]

Reach Inc.: tribute to AbilityOne program, E2421 [1OC]

Schumacher, Cathie: Congregation Beth Shalom, Anchorage, AK, Shining Lights Award recipient, E1050 [4MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1421 [15JN]

Taxation: encourage charitable contributions of real property for conservation purposes by Native corporations (H.R. 3568), E2266 [15SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14397 [9DE]

———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts, H14397 [9DE]

———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (H.R. 1381), E621 [10MR]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6174 [4JN]

———repeal requirement for mandatory baggage screening at certain airports in Alaksa, H6174 [4JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize Wildlife Without Borders Program (H.R. 3198), E1755 [14JY]

U.S. Geological Survey: authorize AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program in partnership with State programs (H.R. 2489), H11743 [26OC]

Utah: authorize exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties (H.R. 1275), H7712 [7JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.: extend legislative authority to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center (H.R. 3689), H11176 [13OC]

Wetlands: establish requirements on payment of non-Federal share of costs of conservation projects in Canada funded under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (H.R. 3433), H11178 [13OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11512 [20OC]

Tributes

Anderson, Michael G., E1766 [14JY]

Campbell, Mark, H8587 [23JY]

Drewry, James S.W., E1468 [17JN]

Fuller, John G. (Jack), E1828 [17JY]

Roberts, Shawn M., E2770 [16NO]

Sullivan, George M., E2745 [6NO]