PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5029 [30AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7186 [24JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H10419 [1OC]

———H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H11826 [27OC]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13573 [8DE]

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H6545 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Must Act Now in Gaza, by, Charlotte (NC) Observer, H110 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13387 [1DE]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]

Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act: add Paraguay as a beneficiary country (see H.R. 1837), H12288 [3NO]

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), H9277 [31JY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6306 [8JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9280 [31JY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H10408 [30SE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H3078 [6MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

———lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the museum (see H.R. 4034), H14877 [14DE]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H2632 [24FE]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]

Blowing Rock, NC: authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway (see H.R. 1121), H2886 [2MR]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3528 [17MR]

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]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9492 [14SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H1159 [10FE]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H3056 [5MR]

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), H6414 [9JN]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8708 [23JY]

———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), H12289 [3NO]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H13467 [2DE]

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), H7947 [9JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9443 [10SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3438 [16MR]

Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1444), H3835 [24MR]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1608 [13FE]

Courts: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H3706 [19MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H7146 [23JN]

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

Dalton, Kristen: Miss USA winner (see H. Res. 482), H7086 [19JN]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H5064 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to coastal States for surveys of coastal and Federal waters to identify areas suitable for exploration, development, and production of renewable energy (see H.R. 1690), H11516 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H9670 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H12971 [7NO]

———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), H13467 [2DE]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H10457 [1OC]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H7947 [9JY]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9343 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 2946), H11167 [8OC]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H11868 [27OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H8009 [10JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H9397 [9SE]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9999 [25SE]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H7023 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]

———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 State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9342 [8SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4129 [30MR]

Dept. of Transportation: expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H13387 [1DE]

———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: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H13386 [1DE]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H4025 [25MR]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H10070 [29SE]

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

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H5892 [20MY]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H1521 [12FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H5582 [13MY]

E.V. Wilkins Post Office, Roper, NC: establish (see H.R. 3892), H11581 [21OC]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H9808 [22SE]

Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3105 [9MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H8708 [23JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5308 [6MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H5401 [7MY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H9282 [31JY]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H13385 [1DE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H5400 [7MY]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H5096 [4MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H11581 [21OC]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 697), H2632 [24FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H4915 [28AP]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 2617), H6973 [17JN]

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H15503 [16DE]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see H.R. 2565), H11111 [7OC]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

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

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

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8586 [22JY]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H3105 [9MR]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (see H. Res. 540), H6743 [12JN]

Georgia (country): initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Res. 414), H5399 [7MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H7085 [19JN]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4735 [23AP]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H11516 [20OC]

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

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2065), H4731 [23AP] (see H.R. 2190), H5060 [30AP]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

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

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H6619 [11JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H7947 [9JY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H4525 [2AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H5667 [14MY]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H6807 [15JN]

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), H8960 [28JY]

———recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8009 [10JY]

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), H6744 [12JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11112 [7OC]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President, Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8410 [20JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H8356 [17JY]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H9442 [10SE]

Indonesia: express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (see H. Res. 810), H11110 [7OC]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H7947 [9JY]

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

International Civil Rights Center & Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 3912), H11712 [22OC]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H3078 [6MR]

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), H9398 [9SE]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 813), H920 [3FE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H9443 [10SE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5793 [19MY]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (see H. Res. 43), H162 [9JA]

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), H5485 [12MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7023 [18JN]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H1520 [12FE]

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

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H8708 [23JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6904 [16JN]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H5892 [20MY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H5712 [18MY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H6619 [11JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6744 [12JN]

Members of Congress: deny automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H325 [14JA]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H6619 [11JN]

Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (see H. Res. 282), H4064 [26MR]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 2062), H11167 [8OC]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H7706 [26JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H7706 [26JN]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H8960 [28JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H1608 [13FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

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

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 902), H13467 [2DE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H5064 [30AP]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H4063 [26MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H1518 [12FE]

National Learn and Serve Challenge: support goals (see H. Res. 769), H9899 [23SE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 41), H196 [13JA]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H15509 [23DE]

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

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 475), H6077 [2JN]

National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H4581 [21AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

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

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H7023 [18JN]

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

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 563), H8010 [10JY]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 561), H8010 [10JY]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

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), H5667 [14MY]

Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 1002), H1248 [11FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9730 [17SE]

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), H3401 [12MR]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H1608 [13FE]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6539 [10JN]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H12588 [6NO]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H7023 [18JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11868 [27OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H5170 [5MY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6077 [2JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H3078 [6MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H8100 [14JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6015 [21MY]

———repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H9671 [16SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H8410 [20JY]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 632), H484 [22JA]

———establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see H.R. 2852), H8009 [10JY]

Smart Irrigation Month: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 118), H6620 [11JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H196 [13JA]

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H11112 [7OC]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11581 [21OC]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 562), H8010 [10JY]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H9738 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H7023 [18JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H2601 [23FE]

———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H5712 [18MY]

———allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (see H.R. 55), H9491 [14SE]

———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), H3749 [23MR]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 705), H1159 [10FE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H9281 [31JY]

———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9730 [17SE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6973 [17JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H9207 [30JY]

———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), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H6972 [17JN]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H1080 [9FE]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H8810 [24JY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5063 [30AP]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H9730 [17SE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9730 [17SE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H11383 [14OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3105 [9MR]

Television: permit satellite carriers to retransmit signals of certain noncommercial, educational television stations outside their local markets (see H.R. 3498), H9278 [31JY]

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: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H5712 [18MY]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H7251 [24JN]

———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H5667 [14MY]

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), H6620 [11JN]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1607 [13FE] (see H.R. 333), H4688 [22AP]

Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H11581 [21OC]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

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), H922 [3FE]

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

Yow, Kay: tribute (see H. Res. 310), H4251 [31MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8009 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H7705 [26JN]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (see H.R. 2892), H6902 [16JN]

EPA: establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system (see H.R. 3106), H7704 [26JN]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4129 [30MR]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency and accountability within the intelligence community for activities performed under Federal contracts (see H.R. 963), H1158 [10FE]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H71 [7JA]

Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H381 [15JA]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H9278 [31JY]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4582 [21AP]

Conference reports

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 2892), H11195-H11257 [13OC]

Remarks

American Kennel Club: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 160), H14842 [14DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E474 [26FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14474 [10DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H582 [27JA], H724, H729 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5618 [14MY]

Bond, Julian: North Carolina NAACP Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E167 [28JA]

Border Patrol: additional agents funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security administrative offices funding, H7189 [24JN]

———removal of U.S.-Mexico border drug and people smugglers lookout posts funding, H7193 [24JN]

Colleges and universities: student loan delinquency prevention, default aversion, and counseling services funding, H9677 [17SE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5030 [30AP]

———require enhanced disclosure of the consequences of making only minimum required payments in repayment of credit card debt and establish consumer credit counseling and debt management services, H5030 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the U.S., H10414, H10416, H10417 [1OC], H11407 [15OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7179, H7180, H7181, H7182, H7184, H7185, H7187, H7189, H7190, H7191, H7192, H7193, H7199, H7208, H7209, H7211, H7212, H7213, H7214 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), conference report, H11395, H11407 [15OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), motion to instruct conferees, H10413, H10414, H10416, H10417 [1OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), motion to recommit, H7232 [24JN]

———prohibit the procurement of uniforms and other textile apparel unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced, H724 [28JA]

———reduce certain programs funding by amount appropriated in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H7208 [24JN]

———require appropriations legislation conference report to be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H10414 [1OC]

———Securing the Cities Initiative funding, H7190, H7191 [24JN]

———Visa Security Program funding, H7192 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, H14474 [10DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, H14474 [10DE]

Earth Day: observance, E941 [22AP]

Emeryville, CA: prohibit funding from FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund, H7209 [24JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), Senate amendment, E1426 [15JN]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H729 [28JA]

FEMA: levee district assistance funding for flood cleanups, debris removal, and dewatering, H7182 [24JN]

———National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in management and administration funding, H7199 [24JN]

———risk map production solicitation, H7182 [24JN]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (H. Res. 320), H4541 [21AP]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (H. Res. 540), H6778 [15JN]

Global Solar Energy, Inc.: prohibit funding for certain solar energy projects, H7213, H7214 [24JN]

Harris County, TX: prohibit funding from FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund for the flood control district, H7211 [24JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12887 [7NO]

———purchase, replenish, and expand Federal and State stockpiles of influenza vaccines, antiviral drugs, masks, ventilators and vaccine delivery devices, H5618 [14MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9677 [17SE]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to W.G. (Bill) Hefner, H9409 [10SE]

Immigration: extend the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, H7232 [24JN]

———reform detention procedures, H7181 [24JN]

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), H110 [9JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), E90 [14JA]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (H. Res. 31), H498 [26JA]

National Institute for Communications Interoperability: funding, H7214 [24JN]

National Institute for Hometown Security: funding, H7212 [24JN]

NIH: Clinical and Translational Science Award Program funding, E474 [26FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, E941 [22AP]

Transportation Security Administration: increase number of canine detection teams used for air cargo screening, H7182 [24JN]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12240 [3NO]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 348), H5119, H5121 [5MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2892) (H. Rept. 111-298), H11297 [13OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2892) (H. Rept. 111-157), H6902 [16JN]

Tables

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 2892): conference report, H11398-H11402 [15OC]

Tributes

Hefner, W.G. (Bill), H9314 [8SE], H9409 [10SE]

Kramer, Benjamin, E104 [15JA]

Walker, Russell G., Sr., E2239 [10SE]