SCHAUER, MARK H. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5034 [30AP]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9686 [17SE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5859 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H9398 [9SE]

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3338 [11MR]

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (see H.R. 2004), H6415 [9JN]

Armed Forces: ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, other transitional services, and a psychological evaluation (see H.R. 1963), H6266 [4JN]

———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]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H3338 [11MR]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H13387 [1DE]

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]

Children and youth: update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H4525 [2AP]

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

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9900 [23SE]

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

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4525 [2AP]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H9550 [15SE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9443 [10SE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3145 [10MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of Commerce: reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

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

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3800), H12365 [4NO]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3246), H9342 [8SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify treatment of dividends paid on shares of preferred stock issued by financial institutions which received financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3020), H13069 [17NO]

———create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the U.S. manufacturing industry (see H.R. 2936), H8495 [21JY]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 4171), H13521 [3DE]

———restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H4841 [27AP]

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. 1550), H4251 [31MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acknowledge receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by veterans (see H.R. 1982), H6266 [4JN]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2980 [4MR] (see H.R. 1016), H4251 [31MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H8009 [10JY]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 140), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 154), H1248 [11FE]

Diseases: expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H11298 [13OC]

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

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

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

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), H6539 [10JN]

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9054 [29JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12365 [4NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3528 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H14446 [9DE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H6016 [21MY]

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), H5401 [7MY]

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), H14446 [9DE]

———eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 496), H323 [14JA]

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), H5892 [20MY]

George Kell Post Office, Swifton, AR: designate (see H.R. 3634), H11869 [27OC]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5792 [19MY]

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

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), H9550 [15SE]

———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), H5893 [20MY]

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

———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (see H.R. 3472), H9550 [15SE]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H8586 [22JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H10458 [1OC]

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]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9492 [14SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), 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), H8495 [21JY]

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 970), H14981 [15DE]

Insurance: establish that insurance documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 3051), H7445 [25JN]

———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), H4130 [30MR]

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), H6973 [17JN]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6973 [17JN]

Japan: commend policy against currency manipulation and encourage continuance of such policy (see H. Res. 933), H13387 [1DE]

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 2215), H9342 [8SE]

Johnson, Jimmie: tribute (see H. Res. 957), H13628 (see H. Res. 957), H14372 [8DE]

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), H13387 [1DE]

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]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H9207 [30JY]

Medicare: provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H3145 [10MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H602 [27JA]

Michigan: congratulate the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the Region II U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) tournament (see H. Res. 963), H14446 [9DE]

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

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

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

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11112 [7OC]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H5400 [7MY]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H1046 [4FE]

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

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]

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), H3055 [5MR]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6307 [8JN]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11384 [14OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H11383 [14OC]

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H8586 [22JY]

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

Senior citizens: establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see H.R. 2852), H7947 [9JY]

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]

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), H9550 [15SE]

———increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3536), H9671 [16SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H5892 [20MY]

State News (Michigan State University publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 487), H8496 [21JY]

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 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), H6014 [21MY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H7706 [26JN]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H3338 [11MR]

———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), H11384 [14OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H6266 [4JN]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7250 [24JN]

———extend employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 4042), H12586 [6NO]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain businesses owned by the Government (see H.R. 1527), H3642 [18MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H5063 [30AP]

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

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H11384 [14OC]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H14743 [10DE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H4064 [26MR] (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13068 [17NO]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6266 [4JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H6307 [8JN]

———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H3527 [17MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9671 [16SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H1607 [13FE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H15503 [16DE]

———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H13266 [18NO]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H7446 [25JN]

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: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H13387 [1DE]

———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), H12288 [3NO]

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]

Urban, Matt: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9808 [22SE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H11384 [14OC]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H8356 [17JY]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H7741 [7JY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H10457 [1OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce the interval for issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3587), H9670 [16SE]

Food Protection Training Institute: establish (see H.R. 2513), H5890 [20MY]

Roads and highways: assist States with a high unemployment rate under the equity bonus program (see H.R. 3314), H8707 [23JY]

———waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 3313), H8707 [23JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for the use of ethanol in tetra ethyl ortho silicate (TEOS) production (see H.R. 3235), H8302 [16JY]

Remarks

Adrian, MI: anniversary of Adrian Dominican Sisters, E604 [10MR]

Adrian College: anniversary, E604 [10MR]

Armed Forces Day: observance (H. Res. 377), E1159 [14MY]

Ballagh, Bill: Chelsea, MI, Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Leadership Award recipient, E323 [24FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a bust of Sojourner Truth (H. Con. Res. 86), H4590 [22AP]

Chelsea Lumber Co.: Chelsea, MI, Area Chamber of Commerce Large Business Leadership Award recipient, E321 [24FE]

Colleges and universities: give priority to schools, States, and nonprofits when awarding grants under the College Access and Completion Innovation Fund to encourage dislocated workers to complete degrees, H9686, H9687 [17SE]

———reform and strengthen community colleges to promote college completion, H8500 [22JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5034, H5035 [30AP]

———require creditors to post their credit card written agreements on their websites, and require the Federal Reserve Board to compile and report these agreements on its website, H5034, H5035 [30AP]

Dawson, Michael W.: Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan Battlecreek Lodge #12 Mason of the Year award recipient, E926 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9238 [31JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1166 [11FE]

Economy: 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), H14749 [11DE]

FDIC: conduct risk-based assessments of financial companies as necessary to pay any shortfall in the Troubled Asset Relief Program that would add to the national debt, H14749 [11DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8892 [28JY], H11810 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12880 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9686, H9687 [17SE]

Jackson, MI: observance of National Train Day at Michigan Central Railroad Passenger Train Station, E1158 [14MY]

Marshall, MI: anniversary of Schuler's Restaurant & Pub, E930 [22AP]

Renewable energy: create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, H6058, H6061, H6063 [2JN]

SBA: increase maximum amount of stabilization loans and delay repayment of such loans in areas of high unemployment, H12110 [29OC]

———small business development centers funding to assist small manufacturers transitioning into growth sectors, H5859, H5860 [20MY]

Small business: health insurance premium rates, H11810 [27OC]

———take steps to stop the small business credit crunch, H14449 [10DE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5859, H5860 [20MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12110 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H12110 [29OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H252 [14JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9203 [30JY]

Tributes

Benzik, Mary Ellen, E249 [12FE]

Curry, Michael G., E928 [22AP]

Garrett, Patrick, E932 [22AP]

Graves, John, E1364 [10JN]

Hawley, Jay, E925 [22AP]

Hemenway, Richard H., E930 [22AP]

Maring, Philip, H9176 [30JY]

McKee, Patricia A., E552 [4MR]

Pryor, Paul and Arlene, E2450 [6OC]

Roddy, Ray, H8500 [22JY]