ARCURI, MICHAEL A. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4705 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (see H. Res. 447), H9282 [31JY]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H12289 [3NO]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H9281 [31JY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3402 [12MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H9281 [31JY]

Anthony, Susan B.: honor legacy on third Monday in February (see H.R. 1273), H2924 [3MR]

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

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H3527 [17MR]

———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), H9730 [17SE]

———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 Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H6307 [8JN]

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

———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]

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

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]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3642 [18MR]

Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1595), H3641 [18MR]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Grand Concourse as preeminent thoroughfare in the borough and an important nexus of commerce and culture for New York, NY (see H. Res. 907), H13387 [1DE]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

———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]

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 1397), H3104 [9MR]

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H6619 [11JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H7023 [18JN]

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), H12289 [3NO]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 2123), H5582 [13MY] (see H.R. 3712), H10456 [1OC]

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash (see H. Res. 183), H2602 [23FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce mercury, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide emissions (see H.R. 1841), H4841 [27AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13521 [3DE]

Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3338 [11MR]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H3056 [5MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Veterans Engaged for Tomorrow (VET) Corps to promote and improve service opportunities for veterans and retired military (see H.R. 1401), H3104 [9MR]

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

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

Crime: combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those goods through physical and online retail marketplaces (see H.R. 1173), H8185 [15JY]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H11298 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase rate for payments under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program and facilitate milk producer association efforts to remove dairy cows from production (see H.R. 3322), H9900 [23SE]

———index for inflation the rate for payments under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program (see H.R. 3166), H7946 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2931), H9738 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H7837 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H9899 [23SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6266 [4JN]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H14744 [10DE]

———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 Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H12198 [2NO]

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), H12288 [3NO]

———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), H11582 [21OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H11713 [22OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: halt purchase of luxury jet by Citigroup Inc., and require Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients to assist homeowners and small business and limit executive compensation and perks (see H. Res. 94), H602 [27JA]

———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1607 [13FE]

———limit excessive and luxury expenses by Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 979), H1246 [11FE]

———require institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to restrict compensation increases for officers, directors, and employees to the Federal civil service pay increase (see H.R. 1603), H3707 [19MR]

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), H5169 [5MY] (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: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6904 [16JN]

———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]

———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), H11384 [14OC]

———make certain improvements in the service disabled veterans' insurance program (see H.R. 2713), H6263 [4JN]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 2592), H6010 [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: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H2873 [26FE]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H9281 [31JY]

———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]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3105 [9MR]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9283 [31JY]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5309 [6MY]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H5667 [14MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H7086 [19JN]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H9807 [22SE]

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

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 226), H3338 [11MR]

———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H7741 [7JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require an annual report on contract oversight (see H.R. 1360), H3528 [17MR]

———require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H15503 [16DE]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6807 [15JN]

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), H3402 [12MR]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H11458 [15OC]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: anniversary of candidacy to be Vice President (see H. Res. 634), H8025 [13JY]

Financial institutions: 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), H3401 [12MR]

1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office, Chester, NY: designate (see H.R. 2877), H6806 [15JN]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H5400 [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), H5580 [13MY]

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

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H4732 [23AP]

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), H9899 [23SE]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H12972 [7NO]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 774), H1046 [4FE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5892 [20MY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H4064 [26MR]

———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), H6415 [9JN]

———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]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H6807 [15JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11713 [22OC]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6016 [21MY]

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), H7023 [18JN]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H2875 [26FE]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9492 [14SE]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H12288 [3NO]

Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H6156 [3JN]

———provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 1660), H3747 [23MR]

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

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6075 [2JN]

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]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5063 [30AP]

———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]

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), H4840 [27AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H5309 [6MY]

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (see H. Res. 401), H5169 [5MY]

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), H11458 [15OC]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1519 [12FE]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9808 [22SE]

Medicaid: provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4383), H15500 [16DE]

———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), H12364 [4NO]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H9738 [21SE]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]

Medicare: continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H8303 [16JY]

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

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H6539 [10JN]

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

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H6155 [3JN]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H9491 [14SE]

———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), H6807 [15JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11740 [23OC]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6904 [16JN]

———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2692), H6807 [15JN]

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

———require provider payments to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3369), H8959 [28JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H526 [26JA] (see H.R. 4255), H14744 [10DE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7147 [23JN]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2171), H4998 [29AP] (see H.R. 2256), H5168 [5MY]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6156 [3JN]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 110), H9999 [25SE]

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 Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8810 [24JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

National Senior Citizens Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 157), H6972 [17JN]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H4916 [28AP]

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 112), H1081 [9FE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]

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

Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force (see H. Res. 773), H11517 [20OC]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1041 [4FE]

———tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA] (see H. Res. 84), H526 [26JA]

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

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 893), H12456 [5NO]

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

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

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

Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H3056 [5MR]

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

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H10070 [29SE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H10519 [6OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H7023 [18JN]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H5792 [19MY]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H3528 [17MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H3527 [17MR]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H8495 [21JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Real Salt Lake (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 942), H13466 [2DE]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7838 [8JY]

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799), H7947 [9JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H6904 [16JN]

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: 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), H15503 [16DE]

———expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see H.R. 468), H7085 [19JN]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 1485), H4584 [21AP]

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), H11167 [8OC]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H11515 [20OC]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H9281 [31JY]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 918), H1079 [9FE]

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

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2602 [23FE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 3674), H10069 [29SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for installation of residential micro-combined heat and power property (see H.R. 2328), H5398 [7MY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11791 [26OC]

———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), H5712 [18MY]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1607 [13FE]

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

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H12197 [2NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3706 [19MR]

———extend credit for nonbusiness energy property and include biomass heating appliances in energy-efficient building property (see H.R. 2080), H4841 [27AP]

———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]

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

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H6016 [21MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H5400 [7MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H1159 [10FE]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H14982 [15DE]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H11713 [22OC]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H3835 [24MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4584 [21AP]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H7837 [8JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H5063 [30AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5062 [30AP]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H11515 [20OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H6306 [8JN]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

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 Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6015 [21MY]

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. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H13069 [17NO]

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 California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

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

———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), H1607 [13FE]

———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. 333), H1607 [13FE]

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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H2923 [3MR]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3528 [17MR]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H4584 [21AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H3105 [9MR]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H9282 [31JY]

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), H2836 [25FE]

Year of the Safe Child: designate (see H. Res. 376), H8496 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), consideration (see H. Res. 665), H8494 [21JY]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), consideration (see H. Res. 726), H9396 [9SE]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6012 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify definition of delivery under a Federal milk marketing order and that the producer may not be charged for transportation costs incurred by a handler after raw milk leaves the farm (see H.R. 4117), H13351 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote professional retrofit installation of fire alarm detection systems and other fire detection and prevention technologies in nursing homes, hospice facilities and other appropriate facilities (see H.R. 1680), H3833 [24MR]

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

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration (see H. Res. 669), H8584 [22JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), consideration (see H. Res. 464), H5890 [20MY]

Health: encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention (see H.R. 3688), H10455 [1OC]

Immigration: provide for a certain initial period of admission for aliens employed as dairy workers and sheepherders (see H.R. 3744), H11110 [7OC]

Native Americans: compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian (see H.R. 3208), H8099 [14JY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see H.R. 4294), H14826 [11DE]

———maximize efficiency in administering governmental functions (see H.R. 4293), H14826 [11DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (see H. Res. 544), H6805 [15JN]

Securities: increase protection coverage in the event of stolen or missing assets (see H.R. 2798), H6537 [10JN]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2417), H5664 [14MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (see H. Res. 955), H13627 (see H. Res. 955), H14370 [8DE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9056 [29JY]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), consideration (see H. Res. 235), H3337 [11MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), consideration (see H. Res. 352), H4685 [22AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: provide assistance to dairy farmers, H10531 [7OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10531 [7OC]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3449 [17MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation relative to surface transportation, H8888 [28JY]

Appropriations: legislative process, H6859 [16JN], H8594, H8597, H8598, H8599 [23JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H1210 [11FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H6319 [9JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6850, H6851 [16JN]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 1283), H10510 [6OC]

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 (H. Res. 340), H4849 [28AP]

Budget: allow for an emergency spending exemption to any pay-as-you-go requirement, H8507 [22JY]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H5897 [21MY]

———inclusion of costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in normal budget process, H4227 [31MR]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 665), H8502, H8504, H8506, H8507, H8508 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4227, H4229 [31MR]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 965), consideration (H. Res. 726), H9401, H9402 [10SE]

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash (H. Res. 183), H2806, H2807 [25FE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 133), H5904 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify definition of delivery under a Federal milk marketing order and that the producer may not be charged for transportation costs incurred by a handler after raw milk leaves the farm (H.R. 4117), H13471 [3DE]

———hunger and nutrition programs funding, H10531 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H8505, H8506 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14999 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4231 [31MR]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), consideration (H. Res. 306), H4263 [1AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8888 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration (H. Res. 669), H8593, H8594, H8596, H8597, H8598, H8599, H8600 [23JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5897 [21MY]

———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), H14884 [15DE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H4231 [31MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), consideration (H. Res. 645), H8110 [15JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), consideration (H. Res. 464), H5901, H5902, H5903 [21MY]

Health: ensure benefits be provided to first responders directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York, NY, H13269 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6831 [16JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9501 [15SE]

Herkimer, NY: tribute to Fallen Stars Memorial Mural, E929 [22AP]

Herkimer County Community College: tribute to women's track and field team, E141 [26JA]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9904 [24SE]

Iran: human rights violations, H7255 [25JN]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators, H7255 [25JN]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E1111 [11MY]

Korean War Veterans Association: tribute to Cayuga County, NY, chapter for efforts to renovate Veterans Memorial Park, E1165 [14MY]

Mohawk Valley Community College: tribute to women's cross country team, E2257 [14SE]

New Hartford, NY: tribute to Sitrin Health Care's wheelchair curling team for participation in the Paralympic Games, E2717 [4NO]

New York: tribute to Italian Heritage Society of Auburn and Cayuga Counties, E2445 [6OC]

Northern Border Regional Commission: funding, H8110 [15JY]

Obama, President: Executive order to allow Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, H3148 [11MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections, H11386 [15OC], H12049 [29OC]

Populist Caucus: formation and agenda, H4227, H4229, H4230, H4231, H4233 [31MR]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6854, H6855, H6859, H6862 [16JN]

Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of National Women's Hall of Fame, E2453 [6OC]

State University of New York, Cortland: tribute to men's cross country team, E143 [26JA], E812 [30MR]

———tribute to men's lacrosse team, E1474 [17JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration (H. Res. 955), H14379, H14382 [9DE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 692), H10088 [30SE]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, H11585 [22OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: impact of Panama's designation as a tax haven on ratification, H4233 [31MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), consideration (H. Res. 235), H3341, H3342 [12MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4706 [23AP]

———implement (H.R. 1145), consideration (H. Res. 352), H4693, H4694, H4695 [23AP]

———include improvement of understanding of competing water supply uses and how different uses interact with and impact each other, H4706 [23AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H13625 [8DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 915, FAA Appropriations for Aviation Safety and Capacity Improvement and Stable Cost-Based Funding for the National Aviation System: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 464) (H. Rept. 111-126), H5890 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 965, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 726) (H. Rept. 111-249), H9396 [9SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 352) (H. Rept. 111-82), H4685 [22AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 111-36), H3337 [11MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2847, Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 544) (H. Rept. 111-155), H6805 [15JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2920, Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 665) (H. Rept. 111-217), H8494 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 669) (H. Rept. 111-219), H8584 [22JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 955) (H. Rept. 111-364), H13627, H14370 [8DE]

Tributes

Antzelevitch, Charles, E2606 [22OC]

Campese, Louis T., E2271 [15SE]

Cowen, Richard J. and Frances G., E2286 [16SE]

Femia, Vincent, E530 [3MR]

Gargash, Helen, E2692 [3NO]

Hamlin, Erin, E256 [12FE]