LANGEVIN, JAMES R. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H1024 [4FE]

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

———S. 454, Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act, H5549 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 707), H9343 [8SE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 146), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 1694), H3834 [24MR]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1045 [4FE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3053 [5MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8184 [15JY]

Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12142 [29OC]

———commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12142 [29OC]

———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]

———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]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H13003 [16NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H9807 [22SE]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H13386 [1DE]

———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), H601 [27JA]

Aung San Suu Kyi: call for release by Burmese Government, hold tripartite political dialogue toward national reconciliation, restore democracy and freedoms, and recognize human rights for Burmese citizens (see H. Res. 898), H13387 [1DE]

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]

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

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]

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

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [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), H5485 [12MY]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H4064 [26MR]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8961 [28JY]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13467 [2DE]

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), H13069 [17NO]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H7947 [9JY]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2926 [3MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H6972 [17JN]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H3145 [10MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3402 [12MR]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H11582 [21OC]

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

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4735 [23AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5667 [14MY]

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), H15504 [16DE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H13386 [1DE]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3800), H11297 [13OC]

———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), H7145 [23JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H6415 [9JN]

———conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 3069), H7703 [26JN]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H3527 [17MR]

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

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9281 [31JY]

———provide assistance for graduate medical education funding for women's hospitals (see H.R. 4235), H14446 [9DE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H7023 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H12588 [6NO]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H9207 [30JY]

———secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H13354 [19NO]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H12045 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H7086 [19JN]

Dept. of State: require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure and determine the best means to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 490), H603 [27JA]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3401 [12MR]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for certain streetcar projects (see H.R. 2163), H5063 [30AP]

———modify authority to make grants for new fixed guideway capital projects (see H.R. 2164), H5063 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H10520 [6OC]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5169 [5MY]

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

———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]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 307), H88 [8JA]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H13629 (see H.R. 1079), H14372 [8DE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9491 [14SE]

Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H6743 [12JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11517 [20OC]

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

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1080 [9FE]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9671 [16SE]

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

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H6076 [2JN]

———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), H13354 [19NO]

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

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H9279 [31JY]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5582 [13MY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3527 [17MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3402 [12MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13386 [1DE]

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

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

Foreign trade: include a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade in the trade advisory committee system and require public health organizations to be included in relevant sectoral or functional advisory committees (see H.R. 2293), H8185 [15JY]

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

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), H9342 [8SE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8960 [28JY]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance (see H. Res. 273), H3749 [23MR]

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

Health: 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), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H3056 [5MR]

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

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

———tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H10458 [1OC]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6077 [2JN]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1877), H4688 [22AP]

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

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H3338 [11MR]

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

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), H6076 [2JN]

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 1085), H1605 [13FE]

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

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H3526 [17MR]

———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 Criminal Court: support U.N. Security Council referrals of certain situations to the Court, cooperate with investigations and prosecutions, and participate in Assembly of States Parties (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4523 [2AP]

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), H5400 [7MY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

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]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]

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

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H5063 [30AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H9281 [31JY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H9962 [24SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]

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

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

———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), H5892 [20MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H9491 [14SE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H13521 [3DE]

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H10070 [29SE]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H10520 [6OC]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14744 [10DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11167 [8OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H3144 [10MR]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H9397 [9SE]

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6415 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6904 [16JN]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7086 [19JN]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

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

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

National Kids' Philanthropy Day: designate (see H. Res. 452), H8586 [22JY]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H13069 [17NO]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H11167 [8OC]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H443 [21JA]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3438 [16MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H196 [13JA]

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H9397 [9SE]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H9999 [25SE]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H12198 [2NO]

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

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

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

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H15502 [16DE]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3055 [5MR]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

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]

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 safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H13520 [3DE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6156 [3JN]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7948 [9JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H4064 [26MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H2602 [23FE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 632), H1159 [10FE]

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

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

———waive certain waiting periods for disability and Medicare benefits in the case of terminally ill, disabled beneficiaries (see H.R. 2881), H6806 [15JN]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8960 [28JY]

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

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2886 [2MR]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H3835 [24MR]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H4583 [21AP]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

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

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H11515 [20OC]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H13355 [19NO]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9731 [17SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3748 [23MR]

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), H12142 [29OC]

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), H6307 [8JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6155 [3JN]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H9999 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H8009 [10JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9282 [31JY]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5792 [19MY]

———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), H9807 [22SE]

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]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5667 [14MY]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 605), H922 [3FE] (see H.R. 2035), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H8707 [23JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: require contractors and subcontractors working on military construction projects to comply with licensing requirements for employees working at the project location (see H.R. 4379), H15500 [16DE]

Health: incorporate sustainable wellness programs in national health care system to address underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease (see H. Con. Res. 58), H2632 [24FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2399), H5581 [13MY]

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

Mexico: express condolences to families of victims of ABC Daycare Center fire, commend those who risked their lives to rescue children from the fire, and acknowledge importance of fire codes and sprinkler systems (see H. Res. 598), H7705 [26JN]

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

Remarks

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3608 [18MR], H11433 [15OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), E214 [4FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1568 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5627 [14MY]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12493 [6NO]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11082 [7OC]

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 (H.R. 2920), H8532 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4373 [1AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4926 [29AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H133 [9JA]

Climate: characterization of e-mails stolen from University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit, H13612 [8DE]

———global warming, H13612 [8DE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 190), H2844 [26FE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1038 [30AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5350 [7MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12310 [4NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H11130 [8OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), E1032 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7354 [25JN], E1580 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11130 [8OC]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, H5910 [21MY]

———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (H. Res. 432), H5529 [13MY]

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

———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (H. Res. 432), H5529 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), consideration (H. Res. 885), H12377 [5NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 1242), H13407 [2DE]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), E129 [22JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events funding, H7984 [10JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7984 [10JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3289 [11MR]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, H3289 [11MR]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H122 [9JA]

Diseases: awareness of pulmonary arterial hypertension, H14810 [11DE]

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), E2609 [22OC]

Economy: importance of job creation, H13472 [3DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15466 [16DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), E2970 [11DE], E2991 [14DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H13012 [17NO]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H11433 [15OC]

Executive Office of the President: establish an office for cybersecurity, H3755 [24MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6232 [4JN]

Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15430 [16DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3441 [17MR], H4373 [1AP], H6140 [3JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2399), H6140 [3JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8173 [15JY], H8967 [29JY], H11082 [7OC], H11799 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12217 [3NO], E2830 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12618 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2329 [22SE]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers, E2898 [7DE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (H. Res. 339), H4590, H4591, H4593 [22AP]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13305 [19NO]

Memorial Day: urge all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit national cemeteries, memorials, and markers (H. Res. 360), E1341 [8JN]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, E2649 [28OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 391), H5189 [6MY]

National Geographic Society: prohibit funding for the JASON Project, H6967 [17JN]

North Kingston, RI: observance of Cereal Night, H14810 [11DE]

Obama, President: Executive order to allow Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, H3149 [11MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7648, H7670 [26JN]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11598 [22OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H15430 [16DE]

Russia: express sympathy for victims of nightclub fire in the city of Perm, E2976 [11DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6967 [17JN]

Small business: provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (H.R. 3014), H13086 [18NO]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5847 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12078 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12078 [29OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H263 [14JA]

———impact of lack of cost-of-living adjustment, E2564 [15OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14405 [9DE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (H.R. 1194), E2976 [11DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9774 [22SE]

Votes: position on missed, H5607 [14MY], H6918 [17JN], E3007 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H67 [7JA], H11108 [7OC], H11455 [15OC], H14444 [9DE], H14741 [10DE], H14825 [11DE]

Resignations

Committee on Homeland Security (House), E62 [9JA]

Tributes

Pell, Claiborne, H54, H55 [7JA]