WITTMAN, ROBERT J. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8785 [24JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6810 [15JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3370 [12MR]

Appointments

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

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H3067 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 649), H1607 [13FE]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H10458 [1OC]

America's Spiritual Heritage Week: designate (see H. Res. 397), H5309 [6MY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H3835 [24MR]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 613), H8101 [14JY]

Armed Forces: commend efforts, military leadership, and strategic success of troop surge in Iraq, recognize importance of victory in Iraqi theater, and commit to continued progress (see H. Res. 208), H2980 [4MR]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas, for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq (see H. Res. 977), H15502 [16DE]

———commend Navy SEALS, Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe, and Julio Huertas for capturing alleged terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, in Iraq and support members serving in harm's way (see H. Res. 988), H15502 [16DE]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———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), H15504 [16DE]

———ensure every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience (see H.R. 268), H8707 [23JY]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H8873 [27JY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11869 [27OC]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H6744 [12JN]

———pay monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant (see H.R. 3324), H8808 [24JY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H1248 [11FE]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H3145 [10MR]

———provide pay increase for members of uniformed services (see H.R. 1864), H4396 [1AP]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H923 [3FE]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H13467 [2DE]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H5713 [18MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H9807 [22SE]

———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), H14446 [9DE]

Arms control: prevent entrance or extension of any agreement with Russia that would jeopardize U.S. deterrence capability relative to other countries' deployment of a nuclear arsenal (see H. Con. Res. 217), H13520 [3DE]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H4916 [28AP]

Brazil: suspend Generalized System of Preferences until Brazil complies with Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (see H.R. 2702), H11111 [7OC]

Budget: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see H.J. Res. 23), H11791 [26OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H36 [6JA]

———require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14982 [15DE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 3131), H8495 [21JY]

Business and industry: ensure that an employer may require employees to speak English while engaged in work (see H.R. 1588), H5712 [18MY]

———permit employers to provide contributions and assistance to certain employees who purchase individual health insurance (see H.R. 3822), H12457 [5NO]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: reinstate Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use pending issuance of a final rule by the National Park Service (see H.R. 718), H3078 [6MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: engrave the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6744 [12JN]

Chesapeake Bay: reduce pollution resulting from impervious surfaces within the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 3265), H9999 [25SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1422), H7085 [19JN]

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), H6076 [2JN]

China: condemn actions that could unnecessarily escalate tensions with the U.S., including actions relative to the U.S.S. Impeccable and subsequent rejection of U.S. protests to the incident (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3707 [19MR]

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), H11582 [21OC]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13521 [3DE]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize as official site of the National EMS Memorial Service and the National EMS Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 161), H7948 [9JY]

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

Committee on Rules (House): install cameras in the hearing room and provide for live broadcasting of proceedings on the Internet (see H. Res. 869), H11740 [23OC]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 450), H6076 [2JN]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: clarify applicability of certain provisions (see H.R. 1815), H4398 [1AP]

———exempt ordinary books from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1692), H5792 [19MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4915 [28AP]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 614), H1045 [4FE]

Contracts: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 983), H8100 [14JY]

Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13521 [3DE]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 473), H6013 [21MY]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H6415 [9JN]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 227), H68 [7JA]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H7023 [18JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 634), H484 [22JA]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H382 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow sale of intact spent military small arms ammunition casings to domestic manufacturers of small arms ammunition that are approved under trade security controls (see H.R. 2193), H5892 [20MY]

———anniversary of military aviation (see H. Res. 445), H6904 [16JN]

———establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H1080 [9FE]

———furnish the House of Representatives all information on the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the U.S. for trial (see H. Res. 924), H13521 [3DE]

———make grants to recognized science and technology secondary schools to support research and development projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 3331), H14827 [11DE]

———prevent disclosure of certain photographic records relative to individuals captured or detained by U.S. forces in operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2875), H6805 [15JN]

———prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facilities as Armed Forces members or Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1042), H2981 [4MR]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Virginia (see H.R. 1638), H3704 [19MR]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Virginia, or to house such individuals in Virginia (see H.R. 1186), H3105 [9MR]

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H5063 [30AP]

———require alien unprivileged enemy belligerents be tried under military commissions (see H.R. 4127), H13352 [19NO]

———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), H5486 [12MY]

———transmit long-term aviation plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 478), H6013 [21MY]

———transmit long-term shipbuilding plan to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 477), H6013 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H12288 [3NO]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H11868 [27OC]

———establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H6415 [9JN]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H11167 [8OC]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize States to use John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program funds for private school tuition vouchers and public school transportation costs for foster children (see H.R. 2072), H8495 [21JY]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H5170 [5MY]

———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), H11581 [21OC]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H3749 [23MR]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4915 [28AP]

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

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H6266 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H4915 [28AP]

———construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border (see H.R. 3289), H8960 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations relative to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) (see H. Res. 911), H14744 [10DE]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 2406), H6744 [12JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H6015 [21MY]

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), H3835 [24MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3078 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit receipt of common stock or certain other voting stock under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1180), H5063 [30AP]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H7706 [26JN]

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H9491 [14SE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6904 [16JN]

———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]

Diseases: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H4251 [31MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4525 [2AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3527 [17MR]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (see H.R. 2788), H12588 [6NO]

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

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H8707 [23JY]

Economy: reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (see H.R. 3310), H9207 [30JY]

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), H3438 [16MR]

Elections: require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 764), H4524 [2AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H5400 [7MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H7706 [26JN]

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), H4064 [26MR]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H12045 [28OC]

English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 1229), H2873 [26FE]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1247 [11FE]

Ethics in Government Act: modify financial disclosure filing requirements for certain employees of the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 3613), H10458 [1OC]

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), H9671 [16SE]

———provide a sunset date for unconfirmed officials and advisers, require their Senate confirmation, and prohibit funding for any associated salaries and expenses (see H.R. 3569), H10457 [1OC]

———require a report and congressional hearings on responsibilities, authorities, and powers of certain unconfirmed officials or advisers (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9900 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment on parental rights (see H.J. Res. 42), H4250 [31MR]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 37), H2980 [4MR]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H493 [23JA]

———prohibit from further regulating the Internet (see H.R. 3924), H12365 [4NO]

Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H8025 [13JY]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H4840 [27AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

———provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H9207 [30JY]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11166 [8OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H4524 [2AP]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H5792 [19MY]

Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 1584), H6155 [3JN]

———improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H1248 [11FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H7741 [7JY]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H6014 [21MY]

Foreign aid: restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H9281 [31JY]

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), H4397 [1AP]

Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5713 [18MY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9281 [31JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H9282 [31JY]

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), H9900 [23SE]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H11111 [7OC]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H11168 [8OC]

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), H2926 [3MR]

———authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H4064 [26MR]

———ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage (see H. Res. 796), H11517 [20OC]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 1086), H2836 [25FE]

———improve health insurance coverage of dependents (see H.R. 3887), H11580 [21OC]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H9491 [14SE]

———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 877), H3749 [23MR]

———prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see H.R. 2937), H8873 [27JY]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 169), H12365 [4NO]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 721), H11168 [8OC]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H8026 [13JY]

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), H7086 [19JN]

House of Representatives: require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11515 [20OC]

House Rules: continue application of certain procedures applicable to Medicare funding (see H.R. 2321), H5793 [19MY]

———reduce suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general appropriation bills (see H. Res. 343), H4582 [21AP]

———require a two-thirds vote on a stand-alone bill that increases the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 949), H13520 [3DE]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9207 [30JY]

Housing: mitigate mortgage foreclosures, facilitate and include fairness in housing recovery, and combat mortgage fraud (see H.R. 1295), H3056 [5MR]

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), H4064 [26MR]

———recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11582 [21OC]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1868), H6266 [4JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local assistance in enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2406), H6744 [12JN]

———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), H4521 [2AP]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8960 [28JY]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H2981 [4MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3217), H12588 [6NO]

———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 group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage to provide coverage for second opinions (see H.R. 2457), H5711 [18MY]

———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), H5485 [12MY]

Interstate compacts: allow establishment for the purpose of expanding health insurance options (see H.R. 3824), H12457 [5NO]

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), H9342 [8SE]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H15504 [16DE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7086 [19JN]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see H.R. 2857), H7838 [8JY]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H5793 [19MY]

———secure smuggling routes on the U.S.-Mexico border and better prevent the smuggling of narcotics and weapons across the border (see H.R. 2083), H5793 [19MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2219), H5793 [19MY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3105 [9MR]

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

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]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 509), H4397 [1AP]

Medicaid: require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H5484 [12MY]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H5892 [20MY]

Medicare: clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 3356), H9282 [31JY]

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

———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2773), H7838 [8JY]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H4735 [23AP]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H3055 [5MR]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1051), H13520 [3DE]

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 2124), H7947 [9JY]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 1430), H9550 [15SE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H11167 [8OC]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11582 [21OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H382 [15JA]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6015 [21MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6015 [21MY]

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), H2926 [3MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7837 [8JY]

National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H14743 [10DE]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 613), H8101 [14JY]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6267 [4JN]

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

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H2603 [23FE]

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H11516 [20OC]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H4999 [29AP]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12142 [29OC]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10409 [30SE]

National Park Service: authorize a grant program to acquire land in the National Capital region for conservation, environmental, and recreational purposes (see H.R. 2986), H7085 [19JN]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 46), H5061 [30AP]

———extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1385), H3104 [9MR]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (see H. Res. 773), H10458 [1OC]

———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), H9207 [30JY]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11712 [22OC]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (see H.R. 1771), H4063 [26MR]

Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H8873 [27JY]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H9492 [14SE]

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

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H12365 [4NO]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity on closed military installations (see H.R. 896), H1043 [4FE]

Postal Service: provide for revised schedule of price increases for the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (see H.R. 1916), H4520 [2AP]

Power resources: 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), H6904 [16JN]

———provide a comprehensive energy package to secure our economic future through increased energy innovation, conservation, and production (see H.R. 2828), H7741 [7JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6904 [16JN]

Real estate: provide incentives for residential housing market (see H.R. 1903), H9999 [25SE]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2458), H5711 [18MY]

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

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H9442 [10SE]

Senior citizens: provide relief payments to Social Security recipients and railroad retirees (see H.R. 3677), H11167 [8OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H12288 [3NO]

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), H6414 [9JN]

———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H5400 [7MY]

———establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1712), H11111 [7OC]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H9550 [15SE]

———limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see H.R. 122), H8960 [28JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2632 [24FE]

———require an employer to take action after learning that an individual's account number does not match the individual's name (see H.R. 137), H9899 [23SE]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1712), H11111 [7OC]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of protecting symbols and traditions of Christmas (see H. Res. 951), H14877 [14DE]

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

Summitt, Pat: tribute (see H. Res. 196), H5713 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a credit against income for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 1433), H3835 [24MR]

———allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H5792 [19MY]

———allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 198), H12456 [5NO]

———allow a deduction for certain travel expenses of qualified emergency volunteers (see H.R. 1434), H3835 [24MR]

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

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10520 [6OC]

———allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 3060), H7445 [25JN]

———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 nontaxable employer matching contributions to 529 college savings plans (see H.R. 2500), H5791 [19MY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H8707 [23JY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H7446 [25JN]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H11868 [27OC]

———ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 379), H603 [27JA]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H1520 [12FE]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H11869 [27OC]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H11582 [21OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H8586 [22JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H11515 [20OC]

———increase amount allowable as a deduction for meals and entertainment expenses of small businesses (see H.R. 3952), H12288 [3NO]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5000 [29AP]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H11740 [23OC]

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

———make the credit for research activities permanent and provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 1545), H5063 [30AP]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8586 [22JY]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H8185 [15JY]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11582 [21OC]

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

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (see H.R. 4100), H13467 [2DE]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 470), H382 [15JA]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H8586 [22JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H3056 [5MR]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H2926 [3MR]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H2603 [23FE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 240), H486 [22JA]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H7250 [24JN]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 205), H922 [3FE]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H8185 [15JY]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H2836 [25FE]

———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), H3056 [5MR]

———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), H3706 [19MR]

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

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H3437 [16MR]

U.N.: promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 557), H8410 [20JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H9492 [14SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands (see H.R. 2188), H5060 [30AP]

University of Georgia: tribute to women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 386), H5713 [18MY]

Veterans: allow disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary and exchange stores (see H.R. 108), H6265 [4JN]

———exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 731), H923 [3FE]

———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), H6306 [8JN] (see H.R. 333), H4688 [22AP]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H7741 [7JY]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3942), H11868 [27OC]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H9282 [31JY]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H6013 [21MY]

Voting: improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 2393), H6077 [2JN]

———provide Armed Forces members and their families equal access to voter registration assistance (see H.R. 3274), H8494 [21JY]

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), H9207 [30JY]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 328), H1080 [9FE]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H5097 [4MY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5792 [19MY]

Workforce Investment Act: make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the ``Green Jobs'' program (see H.R. 2026), H8100 [14JY]

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 Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H3105 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H1519 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: extend period for conduct of the Electronic Duck Stamp Pilot Program (see H.R. 3805), H11298 [13OC]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Northern Neck National Heritage Area (see H.R. 222), H36 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: restore obligation to invest the balance of the Highway Trust Fund in interest-bearing obligations of the U.S. (see H.R. 457), H162 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 221), H36 [6JA]

Monroe, James: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4329), H15498 [16DE]

National Inflammatory Skin Disease Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 656), H8302 [16JY]

Newport News (U.S.S): anniversary (see H. Res. 488), H6013 [21MY]

Small business: make service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business development program (see H.R. 456), H162 [9JA]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H70 [7JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for teleworking expenses (see H.R. 4348), H15499 [16DE]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H442 [21JA]

Wetlands: establish requirements on payment of non-Federal share of costs of conservation projects in Canada funded under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (see H.R. 3433), H9206 [30JY]

Remarks

Air Force: tribute to crew of RB-47H shot down by Russia over international waters in 1960, E1595 [26JN], E1846 [20JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8428 [21JY]

———require conference report to be available in an electronic form for at least 48 hours prior to approval, H1099 [10FE]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), earmark declaration, E356 [25FE], E607 [10MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H1099 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H6622 [12JN]

Budget: deficit, H8498 [22JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, CO (H.R. 3123), H10007 [29SE]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H10005 [29SE]

Caroline County, VA: National Civic League All-American City Award recipient, H7151 [24JN]

Chesapeake Bay: require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan, H3371, H3372 [12MR]

———require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (H.R. 1053), H10013 [29SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), H9405 [10SE]

Corps of Engineers: Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration program funding, H8134 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7243 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11133 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), earmark declaration, E1530 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), earmark declaration, E2061, E2063 [29JY]

———national missile defense system funding, H7243 [24JN]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab), E2422 [1OC]

———Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) funding, H8120 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), earmark declaration, E1467 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 2950), H10006 [29SE]

———require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (H.R. 685), H10003 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), earmark declaration, E1549 [24JN], E2736 [6NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, E1639 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8785, H8786 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8785, H8786 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3293), earmark declaration, E1981 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E1961 [24JY]

Eggleston Services (nonprofit organization): tribute, E2465 [8OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8120, H8134 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), earmark declaration, E1782 [15JY]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (H. Con. Res. 197), H13402, H13403 [2DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7842 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8886 [28JY], H11805 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12226 [3NO], H12551 [6NO]

Housing: require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (H.R. 320), H13400, H13401 [2DE]

Immigration: extend certain programs (H.R. 1127), E562 [5MR]

Murray Grey Foundation: tribute to partnership with Wreaths Across America (organization) for the Patriots Wreaths Program, H13472 [3DE]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 861), H13396 [2DE]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1385), H6104 [3JN]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (H. Con. Res. 129), H13394, H13395 [2DE]

NOAA: reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office (H.R. 1771), H10010, H10011 [29SE]

SBA: make low-interest disaster loans to homeowners for repair or replacement of toxic drywall installed in principal residences, H12112 [29OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1435 [17JN]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12112 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12112 [29OC]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (H.R. 905), H10008 [29SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), E2420 [1OC]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (H. Res. 77), H2895 [3MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5607 [14MY], H6990 [18JN], H7786 [8JY], E1861 [21JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3371, H3372 [12MR]

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), H11179 [13OC]

World War II: tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (H. Res. 494), H13393 [2DE]

Tributes

Cooke, John W., E2958 [10DE]

Cox, Thomas, E1879 [22JY]

Eames, Ed, E2784 [17NO]

Evans, Edward P., E901 [21AP]

Fairchild, Layton R., Sr., E283 [13FE]

Foley, Charles, E3052 [17DE]

Johnson, Marguerite, E2140 [31JY]

McGhee, Ryan C., E1827 [17JY]

Mitchem, Kevin L., H13390 [2DE], E2505 [13OC]

Monroe, James, E991 [28AP]

Peace, Karl E., E1990 [24JY], E2195 [8SE]

Stratton, Mark E., II, E1831 [17JY]

Welch, Sean, H14747 [11DE]