STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11721 [23OC]

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), H14716, H14718 [10DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12921 [7NO]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7401 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

Pentagon To Offer Swine Flu Vaccine to Terror Suspects, Carol Rosenberg, Miami (FL) Herald, H12122 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H7024 [18JN]

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

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H4735 [23AP]

Armed Forces: encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H1159 [10FE]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H7024 [18JN]

———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), H5582 [13MY]

———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), H780 [28JA]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H8873 [27JY]

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]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H196 [13JA]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9279 [31JY]

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), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H5000 [29AP]

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]

Coast Guard: improve benefits (see H.R. 2901), H11298 [13OC]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3836 [24MR]

Communications Act: prevent granting of regulatory forbearance by default (see H.R. 400), H160 [9JA]

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]

Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H8960 [28JY]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H5582 [13MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H1607 [13FE]

Credit cards: establish limits on certain fees for accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 3977), H12141 [29OC]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9279 [31JY]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H6014 [21MY]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (see H. Con. Res. 212), H12971 [7NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 2419), H9281 [31JY]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H3105 [9MR]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H2834 [25FE]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2891), H9057 [29JY]

———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), H162 [9JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a reinforced fence along a certain length of the U.S.-Mexico border and gain operational control over such border (see H.R. 3289), H8584 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

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

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9807 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 2523), H10070 [29SE]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H11168 [8OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5062 [30AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H4062 [26MR]

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), H3706 [19MR] (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H9441 [10SE]

———increase vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance (see H.R. 1821), H14446 [9DE]

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]

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: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13521 [3DE]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9492 [14SE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4583 [21AP]

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]

FDA: improve safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market (see H.R. 759), H778 [28JA]

———improve safety of food in the global market (see H.R. 2749), H6305 [8JN]

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H3056 [5MR]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H13002 [16NO]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H7146 [23JN]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H7023 [18JN]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H7085 [19JN]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H9550 [15SE]

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

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

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H13629 (see H.R. 3077), H14372 [8DE]

———restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions (see H.R. 708), H601 [27JA]

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H1249 [11FE]

Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2926 [3MR]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H4731 [23AP]

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]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6973 [17JN]

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3046), H9999 [25SE]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1934), H4521 [2AP]

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

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

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

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

———require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to plan sponsors and clearly communicated to plan participants and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1253), H2923 [3MR]

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), H8025 [13JY]

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

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]

Japan: commend policy against currency manipulation and encourage continuance of such policy (see H. Res. 933), H13521 [3DE]

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 2215), H8495 [21JY]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H6307 [8JN]

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), H13521 [3DE]

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), H9442 [10SE]

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7250 [24JN]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9898 [23SE]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H1520 [12FE]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H8873 [27JY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H9670 [16SE]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H1607 [13FE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H1045 [4FE]

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]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3402 [12MR]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H11713 [22OC]

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 Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 255), H8873 [27JY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H5712 [18MY]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H7023 [18JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 84), H5063 [30AP]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 297), H4129 [30MR]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H6016 [21MY]

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

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13629 (see H. Res. 55), H14373 [8DE]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H9999 [25SE]

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act: improve process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal Government uses to commercial uses (see H.R. 3019), H13629 (see H.R. 3019), H14372 [8DE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H9442 [10SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14446 [9DE]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market (see H.R. 1706), H4025 [25MR]

Pittsburgh Penguins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 594), H7705 [26JN]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 110), H1046 [4FE]

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), H2925 [3MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H485 [22JA]

Pouillon, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 759), H11791 [26OC]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11168 [8OC]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H2834 [25FE]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H11111 [7OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3641 [18MR]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4251 [31MR]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7147 [23JN]

Roads and highways: assist States with a high unemployment rate under the equity bonus program (see H.R. 3314), H8810 [24JY]

———waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 3313), H8810 [24JY]

Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 131), H1045 [4FE]

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

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H7706 [26JN]

Smart Irrigation Month: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 118), H5169 [5MY]

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), H3527 [17MR]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]

———increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3536), H9397 [9SE]

———provide transparency between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or supplies paid for under Medicare, Medicaid, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3138), H8873 [27JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H382 [15JA]

State News (Michigan State University publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 487), H8303 [16JY]

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), H6016 [21MY]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1716), H4026 [25MR]

———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 tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H4064 [26MR]

———encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings (see H.R. 3382), H9207 [30JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H8302 [16JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H1607 [13FE]

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

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8873 [27JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4524 [2AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H8495 [21JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H3402 [12MR]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see H.R. 3125), H7836 [8JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H4688 [22AP]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H5097 [4MY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H7947 [9JY]

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.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. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7086 [19JN]

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]

Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]

Veterans: carry out a pilot program on training, certification, and support of family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2342), H14877 [14DE]

———clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H6414 [9JN]

———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), H13354 [19NO]

———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), H13386 [1DE] (see H.R. 333), H13354 [19NO]

War of 1812: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9279 [31JY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H3706 [19MR]

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), H922 [3FE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7837 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H6306 [8JN]

Civil liberties: increase extent to which State law is used in determining whether a criminal conviction is sufficient to deny a person the right to ship, transport, possess, or receive a firearm (see H.R. 2153), H4914 [28AP]

Coast Guard: convey certain real property to Marquette, MI (see H.R. 1282), H2924 [3MR]

———convey certain real property to the Cornerstone Christian Academy in Cheboygan, MI (see H.R. 1291), H2925 [3MR]

Computers: enhance Internet safety and security and prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology (see H.R. 4059), H12587 [6NO]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims (see H.J. Res. 59), H7946 [9JY]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H1044 [4FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize a price analysis adjustment for propane (see H.R. 3716), H10456 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior: modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (see H.R. 1280), H2924 [3MR] (see H.R. 3540), H9341 [8SE]

Elections: provide for an additional, limited exception to the provision prohibiting a State or local officer or employee from being a candidate for elective office (see H.R. 2154), H4914 [28AP]

FCC: authorize multiple Commissioners to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions (see H.R. 4167), H13385 [1DE]

Foreign trade: provide for limitation on entry of steel, drywall, and cement products that fail to meet industry standards (see H.R. 2155), H4914 [28AP]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: prohibition on sale, diversion, or export of water from States in the Great Lakes Basin (see H. Res. 551), H6903 [16JN]

Hazardous substances: prohibit sale of household dishwashing detergent containing high levels of phosphorus (see H.R. 3946), H11868 [27OC]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3162), H7946 [9JY]

Investments: regulate futures transactions involving energy commodities and credit default swaps and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H5666 [14MY]

Keweenaw National Historical Park: decrease matching funds requirement and authorize further appropriations (see H.R. 488), H195 [13JA]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1972), H4523 [2AP]

Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 904), H1044 [4FE]

Medicare: enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1452), H3338 [11MR]

———improve payment methodology for radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ensure equitable payment and access to certain radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 3917), H11712 [22OC]

Michigan: provide for an additional judgeship for the western district (see H.R. 3161), H7946 [9JY]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 623), H7946 [9JY]

Native Americans: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 1358), H3054 [5MR]

Navy: convey the former Navy Extremely Low Frequency communications project site in Republic, MI, to Humboldt Township, MI (see H.R. 1357), H3054 [5MR]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 1424), H3145 [10MR]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances (see H.R. 1359), H3054 [5MR]

Postal Service: establish certain requirements relating to area mail processing studies (see H.R. 3163), H7946 [9JY]

———require post offices to have running water and sanitation facilities (see H.R. 1973), H4523 [2AP]

Presque Isle Township, MI: provide for the return of the Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse (see H.R. 1281), H2924 [3MR]

Product safety: prohibit the sale of kitchen ranges or ovens which do not include designs or devices which comply with an applicable consensus product safety standard intended to prevent the product from tipping (see H.R. 1049), H1519 [12FE]

Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (see H.R. 1006), H1248 [11FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1050), H1519 [12FE]

Taxation: add certain Armed Forces organizations that are exempt from taxation to list of organizations eligible for donations of personal property through State agencies (see H.R. 1539), H3437 [16MR]

———reassess property values used to determine property taxes for primary residences on a more frequent basis and encourage local governments to provide relief to those whose home values have declined (see H. Con. Res. 88), H4129 [30MR]

Television: expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H1080 [9FE]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see H.R. 905), H1044 [4FE]

Letters

Provide additional transparency for certain financial swaps contracts: Gary Gensler, CFTC, H14717 [10DE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: several organizations, H14719, H14720 [10DE]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 4284), E3005 [15DE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H8194 [16JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H583 [27JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: moment of silence for John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, H8725 [24JY]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 39), H401 [21JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), consideration (H. Res. 853), H11627 [22OC]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H3838 [25MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1043 [30AP]

———require enhanced disclosure of the consequences of making only minimum required payments in repayment of credit card debt and establish consumer credit counseling and debt management services, E1043 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: vaccination of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, against H1N1 influenza, H12122 [29OC]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 3246), H9578 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4664 [22AP]

Dept. of the Interior: modify a land grant patent issued to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (H.R. 1280), H6022 [2JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, H12065 [29OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6354 [9JN]

———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), H9239 [31JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3287 [11MR]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1205 [11FE]

District of Columbia: restrict publicly funded abortions, H8194 [16JY]

East Tawas, MI: anniversary of East Tawas Lions Club, E2713 [4NO]

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), H14716, H14718 [10DE], E3008 [15DE]

Enstrom Helicopter Corp.: anniversary, E2982 [11DE]

EPA: application of regulations to reduce pollution from certain ships doing business on the Great Lakes, H12065 [29OC]

Escanaba (MI) Daily Press: anniversary, E723 [19MR]

FDA: improve safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market (H.R. 759), H3148 [11MR]

———improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9009 [29JY]

Financial institutions: grant CFTC and SEC authority to ban abusive swaps, disregard balance sheet risk relative to bona fide hedging end users, and ensure illegal swaps are rendered invalid, H14718 [10DE], E3008 [15DE]

———provide additional transparency for certain swaps contracts, H14716 [10DE], E3008 [15DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8194 [16JY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 4284), E3005 [15DE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program, H3348 [12MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3838 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8897 [28JY], H11568 [21OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12921 [7NO]

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

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12618, H12921 [7NO]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H8194 [16JY]

Immigration: extend certain programs (H.R. 1127), H2943 [4MR]

Insurance: require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to plan sponsors and clearly communicated to plan participants and beneficiaries (H.R. 1253), E820 [31MR]

Kansas City Animal Health Corridor: recognize region (H. Res. 317), H9510 [15SE]

Keweenaw National Historical Park: decrease matching funds requirement and authorize further appropriations, H3287 [11MR]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (H. Res. 939), H13419 [2DE]

LaMarch, William A.: Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year award recipient, E2196 [8SE]

Manisitique, MI: anniversary of Elks Lodge 632 Temple, E2197 [8SE]

Marquette, MI: anniversary of Marquette Lions Club, E2601 [22OC]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 109), H4870 [28AP]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 623), H9372 [9SE]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4202 [31MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 426), H5739 [19MY]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 110), H1265 [12FE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7658 [26JN]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act, H7658 [26JN]

Richardson, Gerald: Ogemaw County, MI, Veterans Alliance Ogemaw County Veteran of the Year award recipient, E2718 [4NO]

Sault Ste. Marie, MI: anniversary of Sault Ste. Marie Rotary Club, E2239 [10SE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H209 [14JA]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H987 [4FE]

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

Trout Unlimited (organization): anniversary, E2188 [8SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1626 [26JN], E2830 [19NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3348 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H918 [3FE], H5710 [18MY]

Special order: granted, H1233 [11FE], H11512 [20OC], H14741 [10DE]

Tributes

Davis, Robert W., H11480, H11482 [20OC]

Garland, James H., E2187 [8SE]

Hentschell, Frank, E2974 [11DE]

Johnson, Jay W., H11482 [20OC]

Patrick, John (Jed), E2246 [10SE]

Weston, Kathleen, E2388 [29SE]