KAGEN, STEVE (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets (see H. Res. 458), H5792 [19MY]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4735 [23AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6415 [9JN]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 233), H6155 [3JN]

Armed Forces: authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1175), H11713 [22OC]

———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), H9730 [17SE]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

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

———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), H1248 [11FE]

———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]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H5400 [7MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

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]

Buy American Act: increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (see H.R. 4351), H15499 [16DE]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H14446 [9DE]

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), H6972 [17JN]

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

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

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

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H5664 [14MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7707 [26JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H5063 [30AP]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H15503 [16DE]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H6267 [4JN]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H6415 [9JN]

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

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H15503 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H13550 [7DE]

———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), H13069 [17NO]

———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H7023 [18JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11298 [13OC]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H5406 [11MY]

———promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 3720), H14982 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5168 [5MY]

———enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see H.R. 919), H4251 [31MR]

———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 collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H5582 [13MY]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H10408 [30SE]

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H10457 [1OC]

———provide, without expiration, hospital, medical, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide and Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2926), H7447 [25JN]

———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 3441), H9275 [31JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2836 [25FE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H5792 [19MY]

———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]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H6619 [11JN]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H4840 [27AP]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4735 [23AP]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11740 [23OC]

Economy: provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits (see H.R. 746), H1045 [4FE]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9443 [10SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7085 [19JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]

Federal Accounting Oversight Board: establish (see H.R. 1349), H3835 [24MR]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H5892 [20MY]

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

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H10408 [30SE]

Financial institutions: authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts at depository institutions (see H.R. 4067), H13387 [1DE]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H3748 [23MR]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H5063 [30AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H6077 [2JN]

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 1332), H3053 [5MR]

———require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H5063 [30AP]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H15503 [16DE]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

Fort McCoy, WI: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 69), H3055 [5MR]

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), H2872 [26FE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8025 [13JY]

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H3055 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

———enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 648), H8303 [16JY]

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), H4734 [23AP]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H6155 [3JN]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H4397 [1AP]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Health care facilities: 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), H12972 [7NO]

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6075 [2JN]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H9057 [29JY]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Insurance: 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]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H6744 [12JN]

———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 trade: enhance reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel (see H.R. 4046), H13267 [18NO]

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

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]

Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 595), H381 [15JA]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H4839 [27AP]

Korea, Republic of: call for an end to unfair trade practices in the automotive industry and take into account such practices when considering the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (see H. Res. 934), H13467 [2DE]

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2317), H5398 [7MY]

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2318), H5398 [7MY]

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]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6267 [4JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2886 [2MR]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9731 [17SE]

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

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

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H6306 [8JN]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H5063 [30AP]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H14827 [11DE]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 2479), H6807 [15JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4251 [31MR]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H9550 [15SE]

———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2201), H7023 [18JN]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6307 [8JN]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H5401 [7MY]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5713 [18MY]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H6416 [9JN]

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

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

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H9276 [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), H5667 [14MY]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

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

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4526 [2AP]

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

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5406 [11MY]

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), H5793 [19MY]

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

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

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

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), H13521 [3DE]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H8873 [27JY]

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), H1248 [11FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H12197 [2NO]

Power resources: increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 11), H7706 [26JN]

———promote biogas production (see H.R. 1158), H2631 [24FE]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H11516 [20OC]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [3DE]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4735 [23AP]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H10457 [1OC]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H13550 [7DE]

———establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 4295), H15504 [16DE]

———make the Community Express Program permanent (see H.R. 3546), H9396 [9SE]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

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

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

Social Security: 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]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H325 [14JA]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

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

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5401 [7MY]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber (see H.R. 1888), H4519 [2AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H4688 [22AP]

———allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (see H.R. 2490), H5791 [19MY]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H9671 [16SE]

———allow expensing of certain real property (see H.R. 3178), H8586 [22JY]

———allow individual taxpayers to designate a portion of income taxes to fund improvement of barriers at the U.S. border (see H.R. 1904), H5892 [20MY]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H4734 [23AP]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H8708 [23JY]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H12288 [3NO]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H4395 [1AP]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H5169 [5MY]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 528), H1159 [10FE] (see H.R. 3486), H9277 [31JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H11713 [22OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9900 [23SE]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 2396), H8708 [23JY]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit for Armed Services members serving outside the U.S. (see H.R. 2562), H6009 [21MY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see H.R. 4191), H13519 [3DE]

———impose a tax on over-the-counter derivatives transactions (see H.R. 3153), H13467 [2DE]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4584 [21AP]

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

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

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H9900 [23SE]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H6973 [17JN]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———permanently extend the research credit, increase expensing for small businesses, and reduce corporate tax rates (see H.R. 1613), H13521 [3DE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9550 [15SE]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 1245), H9550 [15SE]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H5308 [6MY]

———provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power (see H.R. 4149), H14982 [15DE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 3056), H8586 [22JY]

———provide a temporary exclusion of the gain on the sale or exchange of certain small business stock (see H.R. 4236), H15504 [16DE]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H14982 [15DE]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H3402 [12MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6014 [21MY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H442 [21JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H4688 [22AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies and authorize training for State and local agencies on collection and use of such information (see H.R. 3682), H11791 [26OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2632 [24FE]

Television: establish an assistance program for the construction of digital television translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals (see H.R. 2903), H10457 [1OC]

———expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H4027 [25MR]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9730 [17SE]

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), H9738 [21SE]

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]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

———provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 3457), H13267 [18NO]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12045 [28OC]

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2981 [4MR]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H9441 [10SE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

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

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2925 [3MR] (see H.R. 333), H2886 [2MR]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4028), H12456 [5NO]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5486 [12MY]

———make certain improvements in laws relative to housing (see H.R. 4156), H14982 [15DE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H526 [26JA]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H3078 [6MR]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H10520 [6OC]

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H3105 [9MR]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cornell, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 481), H6013 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 3491), H9277 [31JY]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling on certain laminated woven bags (see H.R. 1480), H3400 [12MR]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1092), H1606 [13FE]

Nurses: improve training and workforce development, promote and facilitate academic-practice collaborations, and enhance recruitment and retention of home healthcare nurses (see H.R. 1928), H4521 [2AP]

SBA: establish a temporary program to assist small business concerns by decreasing interest payments for certain loans (see H.R. 2281), H5306 [6MY]

Social Security: ensure percentage increase applied to cost-of-living benefits is no less than the percentage increase in compensation for Members of Congress (see H.R. 3211), H8099 [14JY]

Taxation: increase credit for new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicles weighing more than a certain amount and for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties (see H.R. 650), H485 [22JA]

———make permanent the alternative fuel credit and the alternative fuel mixture credit (see H.R. 4066), H12971 [7NO]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13250, H13251, H13252, H13253, H13254, H13257 [18NO]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H4847 [28AP]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration (H. Res. 379), H5006 [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), H5104 [5MY]

Diseases: improve asthma management, education, and research, H11685 [22OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2612 [24FE], H4899, H4901, H4902, H4904 [28AP], H6139, H6144, H6145 [3JN], H6829 [16JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8073, H8075, H8076, H8077, H8078 [14JY], H8189 [16JY], H8590 [23JY], H8881 [28JY], H9497 [15SE], H9811 [23SE], H11274 [13OC], H11685 [22OC], H11716 [23OC], H11842, H11844, H11845, H11846, H11847, H11848, H11849 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12207 [3NO], H12459 [6NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12615 [7NO]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Robert Cornell, H5446 [12MY]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (H.R. 1092), H3447 [17MR]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), E83 [14JA]

Native Americans: significance of Oneida Tribe, E3030 [17DE]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H1162 [11FE]

Taxation: modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10553 [7OC]

Veterans: health care funding, H6144 [3JN]

Votes: position on missed, E83, E89 [14JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11579 [21OC], H11710 [22OC]

Tributes

Drees, Steven, H7746 [8JY]

Johnson, Jay W., H11483 [20OC]

Mueller, Nickolas, H12048 [29OC]