LARSEN, RICK (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6489 [10JN]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6489 [10JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H2925 [3MR]

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), H12198 [2NO]

———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]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H13001 [16NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4525 [2AP]

———pay an additional amount of assignment special pay to members who agree to serve in Afghanistan for a certain period or the duration of the U.S. mission in that country (see H.R. 2960), H7084 [19JN]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3056 [5MR]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H8960 [28JY]

———tribute to meritorious service of aviators shot down over, or otherwise forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were captured but subsequently escaped (see H. Res. 925), H13353 [19NO]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6306 [8JN]

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

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7023 [18JN]

———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), H4525 [2AP]

China: provide for increased funding and support for diplomacy (see H.R. 2311), H5398 [7MY]

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

Clean Air Act: modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see H.R. 2364), H5582 [13MY]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H14446 [9DE]

———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), H7086 [19JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7948 [9JY]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H12288 [3NO]

———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 2815), H6538 [10JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H5097 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9491 [14SE]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H6904 [16JN]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H5306 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: encourage cooperation with China on joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, energy efficiency, or renewable energy resources (see H.R. 2312), H5398 [7MY]

———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see H.R. 520), H5062 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (see H.R. 1614), H9342 [8SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H10520 [6OC]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H9670 [16SE]

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

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H12288 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 2430), H5665 [14MY]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3706 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a maritime career training loan program (see H.R. 2651), H6267 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9207 [30JY]

———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]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H10520 [6OC]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4734 [23AP]

———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]

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 risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4251 [31MR]

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

Drugs: establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction (see H.R. 2818), H9282 [31JY]

———reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H15503 [16DE]

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

———establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see H.R. 3398), H9808 [22SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7447 [25JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H6077 [2JN]

Father's Day: observance (see H. Res. 539), H6743 [12JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H6266 [4JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H6076 [2JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 1259), H2923 [3MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H7946 [9JY]

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H6076 [2JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H3835 [24MR]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3525 [17MR]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8185 [15JY]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H9281 [31JY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H7086 [19JN]

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]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9443 [10SE]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE] (see H.R. 1934), H5406 [11MY]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H7086 [19JN]

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6075 [2JN]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

———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), H7706 [26JN]

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), H4688 [22AP]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9207 [30JY]

John `Bud' Hawk Post Office, Rollingbay, WA: designate (see H.R. 955), H1157 [10FE]

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]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (see H. Res. 939), H13386 [1DE]

Languages: support programs that offer instruction in Chinese language and culture (see H.R. 2313), H5398 [7MY]

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

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]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H9491 [14SE]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H780 [28JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H9730 [17SE]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9962 [24SE]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H11458 [15OC]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3074), H9282 [31JY]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 902), H1043 [4FE]

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see H.R. 668), H9999 [25SE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H9206 [30JY]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H6620 [11JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2875 [26FE]

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), H5064 [30AP]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H9343 [8SE]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H8960 [28JY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H3438 [16MR]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6539 [10JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National Drug Facts Chat Day: recognize importance (see H. Res. 728), H9396 [9SE]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H7837 [8JY]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H11791 [26OC]

National Trails System Act: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail (see H.R. 1641), H3704 [19MR]

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

National Veterans Wheelchair Games: tribute (see H. Res. 625), H8008 [10JY]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H9670 [16SE]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H442 [21JA]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H7086 [19JN]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H11582 [21OC]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H7947 [9JY]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]

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

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H3056 [5MR]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H3402 [12MR]

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), H7023 [18JN]

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), H10408 [30SE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H11167 [8OC]

Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see H.R. 4029), H12456 [5NO]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Ships and vessels: improve safety (see H.R. 2652), H6267 [4JN]

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

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H13003 [16NO]

Small Business Act: improve small business loan activities (see H.R. 3723), H11582 [21OC]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H4840 [27AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4251 [31MR]

Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4584 [21AP]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H9730 [17SE]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9808 [22SE]

Taxation: 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), H5712 [18MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H5400 [7MY]

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H13355 [19NO]

———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), H10457 [1OC]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H14744 [10DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5097 [4MY]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H9207 [30JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H7023 [18JN]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H9281 [31JY]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H8302 [16JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2875 [26FE]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H8495 [21JY]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 517), H6306 [8JN]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H8008 [10JY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

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

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5712 [18MY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4524 [2AP]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H7147 [23JN]

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

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8303 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

APEC Business Travel Program: establish to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to business and Government leaders engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business (see H.R. 3192), H8024 [13JY]

China: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 2310), H5398 [7MY]

Corps of Engineers: extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 4165), H13385 [1DE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize a system to process acquisitions of certain real property of the Samish Indian Nation into trust (see H.R. 2040), H4686 [22AP]

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

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

Illabot Creek: designate segment as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1593), H3641 [18MR]

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6013 [21MY]

National School Lunch Act: permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H14743 [10DE]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1672), H3748 [23MR]

Ships and vessels: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 2172), H4998 [29AP]

Washington (State): anniversary of Pig War crisis on San Juan Island (see H. Res. 652), H8302 [16JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4527 [21AP], H5795 [20MY], H6017 [2JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5585 [14MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), E1707 [9JY]

Air Force: urge Dept. of Defense to factor in subsidies to Airbus S.A.S. when considering cost estimates for military air refueling tankers proposals, H13272 [19NO]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Grand Concourse as preeminent thoroughfare in the borough and an important nexus of commerce and culture for New York, NY (H. Res. 907), H13578 [8DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4456 [2AP]

California: modify environmental structure project for Big Bear Lake (H.R. 1854), H13581 [8DE]

Canada Day: observance (H. Res. 519), H8555 [22JY]

Corps of Engineers: extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (H.R. 4165), H13579, H13580, H13581 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7354, H7355 [25JN]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, H5912 [21MY]

———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7354, H7355 [25JN]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6489, H6490 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (H.R. 2430), H6025 [2JN]

Direct Service Industries, Inc.: eligibility to receive allocation of emission allowances, E1847 [20JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5927 [21MY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6489, H6490 [10JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 111), E1126 [12MY]

National Boating Day: observance (H. Res. 410), H6366, H6368 [9JN]

National Institute of Food and Agriculture: prohibit funding for potato research in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, E1707 [9JY]

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (H. Res. 484), H6368, H6369 [9JN]

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1672), E2905 [8DE]

Norwegian Constitution Day: observance, H5586 [14MY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), E1847 [20JY]

Treaties and agreements: ensure that any international climate change agreements protect intellectual property rights related to energy or environmental technologies, H6489, H6490 [10JN]

Votes: correction, E2997 [14DE], E3052 [17DE]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (H. Res. 627), E2567 [16OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H13463 [2DE]

Tributes

Anderson, Andy, E28 [7JA]

Logan, Tammy D., E1301 [3JN]

Meservey, Mark, E1905 [23JY]

Sygitowicz, Stanley, E1530 [23JN]