DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)

Appointments

House of Representatives Page Board, H7828 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed (see H. Con. Res. 108), H5713 [18MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H14743 [10DE]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H14743 [10DE]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H5308 [6MY]

———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), H3078 [6MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H11383 [14OC]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H5308 [6MY]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (see H. Res. 408), H9900 [23SE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H2603 [23FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H7251 [24JN]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H5668 [14MY]

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), H4841 [27AP]

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]

Bureau of Reclamation: maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs (see H.R. 2288), H5307 [6MY]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H14446 [9DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H3055 [5MR]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H4734 [23AP]

CERCLA: authorize appropriations for brownfields site assessment and cleanup (see H.R. 4188), H14744 [10DE]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13629 (see H. Res. 860), H14373 [8DE]

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), H1604 [13FE]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H11298 [13OC]

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

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H9491 [14SE]

Colorado: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see H.R. 1000), H1247 [11FE]

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H13355 [19NO]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4525 [2AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1521 [12FE]

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]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H7147 [23JN]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4524 [2AP]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H1080 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H6904 [16JN]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 4330), H15498 [16DE]

Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9999 [25SE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H13550 [7DE]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H9442 [10SE]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5097 [4MY]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H14744 [10DE]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H9999 [25SE]

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

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H5485 [12MY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H3528 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H12141 [29OC]

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

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H11868 [27OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (see H.R. 174), H163 [9JA]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H10520 [6OC]

———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), H9962 [24SE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5401 [7MY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 1721), H8025 [13JY]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6415 [9JN]

———express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (see H. Res. 816), H11166 [8OC]

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

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H3104 [9MR]

———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), H6416 [9JN]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H2873 [26FE]

———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H11516 [20OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H9999 [25SE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H8873 [27JY]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4525 [2AP]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H14744 [10DE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9207 [30JY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H9999 [25SE]

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

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H7147 [23JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H5169 [5MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H3078 [6MR]

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

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: expand individuals eligible for compensation, enhance provision of information to claimants, and improve compensation procedures (see H.R. 1828), H4250 [31MR]

EPA: establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H13386 [1DE]

———implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H13385 [1DE]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6620 [11JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H6538 [10JN]

———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), H1046 [4FE]

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

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H5485 [12MY]

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

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]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H9730 [17SE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H13386 [1DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H11791 [26OC]

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

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

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

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7446 [25JN]

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), H4735 [23AP]

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

———reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4398), H15501 [16DE]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H6973 [17JN]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (see H. Res. 791), H10456 [1OC]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H6077 [2JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H1159 [10FE]

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), H2978 [4MR]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H2875 [26FE]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H9729 [17SE]

———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see H.R. 2231), H5095 [4MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2603 [23FE]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2603 [23FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H4734 [23AP]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H9492 [14SE]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H8025 [13JY]

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

Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages (see H.R. 1946), H5063 [30AP]

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

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

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H11582 [21OC]

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

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H4734 [23AP]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H13386 [1DE]

———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]

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

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H2836 [25FE]

———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), H11713 [22OC]

———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 health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H7837 [8JY]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H13520 [3DE]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3056 [5MR]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9207 [30JY]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

King, Lawrence: condemn murder and encourage efforts to address bullying, harassment, and discrimination on school campuses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1520 [12FE]

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]

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

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H14742 [10DE]

———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (see H.R. 2688), H6154 [3JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]

———provide adjusted Federal medical assistance percentage rates during a transitional assistance period (see H.R. 4260), H14742 [10DE]

———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see H.R. 1415), H8495 [21JY]

———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), H9281 [31JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4027 [25MR]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H6620 [11JN]

———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H11384 [14OC]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H2632 [24FE]

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

———cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2976), H9999 [25SE]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H3104 [9MR]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H5400 [7MY]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H6619 [11JN]

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

———extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 2501), H7446 [25JN]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6539 [10JN]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H7249 [24JN]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

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

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H6538 [10JN]

———provide that initial preventive physical examinations not be required for referrals for ultrasound screenings for abdominal aortic aneurysms and for such screenings for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 1213), H6538 [10JN]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H6538 [10JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13550 [7DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 1407), H6266 [4JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1932), H6539 [10JN]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H4689 [22AP]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H1045 [4FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]

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 Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 653), H5308 [6MY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H382 [15JA]

National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 757), H10000 [25SE]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5307 [6MY]

National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 380), H4999 [29AP]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6745 [12JN]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5064 [30AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H11516 [20OC]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H4916 [28AP]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5309 [6MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10000 [25SE]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11581 [21OC]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6267 [4JN]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

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

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11112 [7OC]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3438 [16MR]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 2776), H8101 [14JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H13521 [3DE]

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]

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), H5096 [4MY]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H6415 [9JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 4131), H13352 [19NO]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H5169 [5MY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H10408 [30SE]

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11516 [20OC]

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

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H8303 [16JY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H603 [27JA]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H11299 [13OC]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2836 [25FE]

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

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

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H6807 [15JN]

———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), H13467 [2DE]

Social Security: 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), H6618 [11JN]

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

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

———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), H1159 [10FE]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 3410), H9205 [30JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H13386 [1DE]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H12044 [28OC]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H13386 [1DE] (see H.R. 832), H3078 [6MR]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H11515 [20OC]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H922 [3FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H11581 [21OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4734 [23AP]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H922 [3FE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6014 [21MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3011), H7248 [24JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H11868 [27OC]

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), H13550 [7DE]

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]

Tobacco products: make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (see H.R. 1400), H5097 [4MY]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H6539 [10JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary of first graduating class (see H. Con. Res. 139), H12365 [4NO]

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]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4841 [27AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

———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), H5062 [30AP]

———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), H9999 [25SE]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H11516 [20OC]

W.D. Farr Post Office Building, Greeley, CO: designate (see H.R. 4238), H13628 (see H.R. 4238), H14371 [8DE]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H3056 [5MR]

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

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H7146 [23JN]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H5712 [18MY]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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

Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H7024 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 4289), H14826 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 2476), H5790 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: protect human subjects in research (see H.R. 1715), H4026 [25MR]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H10069 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center (see H.R. 3417), H9205 [30JY]

Diseases: prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H4580 [21AP]

Figueroa Rincon, Blanca A.: relief (see H.R. 1056), H1520 [12FE]

Figueroa Rincon, Miguel A.: relief (see H.R. 1056), H1520 [12FE]

Figueroa Rincon, Nancy A.: relief (see H.R. 1056), H1520 [12FE]

Figueroa Rincon, Rosa I.: relief (see H.R. 1056), H1520 [12FE]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 815), H920 [3FE]

———improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 814), H920 [3FE]

Government: improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (see H.R. 2252), H5168 [5MY]

Government regulations: make certain regulations have no force or effect (see H.R. 570), H380 [15JA]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H1042 [4FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H1042 [4FE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H3704 [19MR]

Medicare: recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H5665 [14MY]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2590), H6010 [21MY]

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

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H778 [28JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H6413 [9JN]

Social Security: promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (see H.R. 1850), H4396 [1AP]

Water: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 3727), H10519 [6OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H391 [21JA], H3057 [6MR]

Remarks

Denver, CO: anniversary of Trinity United Methodist Church, E2169 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (H.R. 3668), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]

Diseases: prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (H.R. 1995), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]

FDA: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9010 [29JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8888 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12922, H12926 [7NO], E2922 [10DE]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12922, H12926 [7NO], E2922 [10DE]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, H4654 [22AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (H.R. 1625), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]

Medicare: recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (H.R. 2425), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (H.R. 2590), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 914), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7628 [26JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H247 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H965 [4FE]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (H. Res. 505), H6321 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1246 [21MY]

Tributes

Carroll, Terrance, E481 [26FE]

Cousins, Charles R., E1172 [14MY]

Foster, Sarah Lee, E719 [19MR]

Foster, Steven and Joyce, E2828 [19NO]

Groff, Peter, E481 [26FE]

Hoffman, Daniel S., E2251 [14SE]

McFarlane, Rodger, E1222 [20MY]