SPACE, ZACHARY T. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7360 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 1689), H5169 [5MY]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H3402 [12MR]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H3056 [5MR]

Armed Forces: authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1175), H11790 [26OC]

———commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———ensure commissioned officers in a Reserve component are able to retire in the highest grade in which they have successfully served (see H.R. 1688), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H13354 [19NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3749 [23MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H5400 [7MY]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H4688 [22AP]

———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), H1520 [12FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 1695), H9442 [10SE]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H1246 [11FE]

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]

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), H7741 [7JY]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H2980 [4MR]

Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9550 [15SE]

Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 1758), H4062 [26MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5097 [4MY]

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]

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

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

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

Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building, Stow, OH: designate (see H.R. 3788), H11297 [13OC]

Crime: provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 1966), H4915 [28AP]

Czisny, Alissa: tribute (see H. Res. 467), H9207 [30JY]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H3338 [11MR]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make grants for the establishment of information technology centers in rural areas (see H.R. 3413), H9205 [30JY]

———award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology (see H.R. 3083), H7703 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: modify Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty form to allow inclusion of an email address on the form (see H.R. 2488), H7146 [23JN]

———prohibit use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Ohio (see H.R. 2315), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H13002 [16NO]

———establish a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs (see H.R. 3078), H9671 [16SE]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H3056 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 2946), H8708 [23JY]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4688 [22AP]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2891), H6902 [16JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4130 [30MR]

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

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), H5308 [6MY]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2981 [4MR]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H527 [26JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: create a program to guarantee loans made to manufacturing companies in order to promote increased domestic lending to the U.S. manufacturing industry (see H.R. 2936), H9207 [30JY]

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

———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]

———restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H4688 [22AP]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H13355 [19NO]

———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), H13266 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H3835 [24MR]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2547), H6307 [8JN]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8356 [17JY]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11714 [22OC]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

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

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H5892 [20MY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3438 [16MR]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H4583 [21AP]

———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), H2886 [2MR]

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

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]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H1605 [13FE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H10520 [6OC]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3749 [23MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11458 [15OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4027 [25MR]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H4583 [21AP]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H2926 [3MR]

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), H8025 [13JY]

Federal agencies and departments: 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), H14743 [10DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H2603 [23FE]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H4583 [21AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H4064 [26MR]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H4688 [22AP]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H7837 [8JY]

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), H3527 [17MR]

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), H7706 [26JN]

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), H7146 [23JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H4129 [30MR]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3528 [17MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

———recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 227), H3105 [9MR]

———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2261), H5168 [5MY]

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), H3056 [5MR]

———improve access to health care services in rural, frontier, and urban underserved areas by addressing the supply and distribution of health professionals in areas of need (see H.R. 3109), H7704 [26JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3402 [12MR]

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H12365 [4NO]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6416 [9JN]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H3748 [23MR]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11516 [20OC]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6620 [11JN]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H3438 [16MR]

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

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3749), H11516 [20OC]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H7023 [18JN]

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

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]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5892 [20MY]

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

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

James, LeBron: National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award recipient (see H. Res. 422), H5399 [7MY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H5397 [7MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1160 [10FE]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4525 [2AP]

Macedonia: work within U.N. framework process with Greece to find a mutually-acceptable composite name, with a geographical qualifier and for all international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (see H. Res. 486), H6013 [21MY]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H12141 [29OC]

———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), H7947 [9JY]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11458 [15OC]

———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H6415 [9JN]

———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2201), H5097 [4MY]

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

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

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

Miami University: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1081 [9FE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H7146 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2926 [3MR]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H3438 [16MR]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H8100 [14JY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4064 [26MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H11791 [26OC]

National School Lunch Act: require schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see H.R. 1403), H4583 [21AP]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H325 [14JA]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H2980 [4MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H15504 [16DE]

Nurses: improve training and workforce development, promote and facilitate academic-practice collaborations, and enhance recruitment and retention of home healthcare nurses (see H.R. 1928), H11713 [22OC]

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

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), H1520 [12FE]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3402 [12MR]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H1520 [12FE]

Ralph Regula Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 1687), H3833 [24MR]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H6744 [12JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6015 [21MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4064 [26MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H6077 [2JN]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H3105 [9MR]

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

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H2926 [3MR]

———ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

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

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the cost of passports and other enhanced identification documents required to comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 1733), H5063 [30AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H4130 [30MR]

———allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1405), H4583 [21AP]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1080 [9FE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 3486), H14446 [9DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H8708 [23JY]

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

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2628), H11581 [21OC]

———impose a 100 percent tax on bonuses paid by businesses that receive Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance and are majority owned by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1542), H3525 [17MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H5401 [7MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4584 [21AP]

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H13267 [18NO]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H11740 [23OC]

———provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H5667 [14MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3749 [23MR]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H8873 [27JY]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1607 [13FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H13001 [16NO]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H13467 [2DE]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H527 [26JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]

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

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), H3105 [9MR]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4584 [21AP]

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 2782), H6414 [9JN]

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), H10408 [30SE]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H3338 [11MR]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12288 [3NO]

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

USEC Privatization Act: entitle affected pension plan participants to payment for benefit increases not received (see H.R. 4082), H14827 [11DE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5485 [12MY]

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

———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]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H2886 [2MR]

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), H4999 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: develop a secure electronic method of forwarding the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty to the appropriate State or local office of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1872), H4518 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2957), H7022 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: carry out sustainability workforce training and education program (see H.R. 1781), H4128 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants and assistance to States to conduct outreach to veterans on hardship and priority under the outpatient enrollment system (see H.R. 3522), H9279 [31JY]

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

———coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H3526 [17MR]

Foreign countries: withhold U.S. assistance equal to percentage of total costs incurred by U.S. hospitals and medical facilities for long-term care of unlawful aliens present from that country (see H.R. 4026), H12364 [4NO]

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 283), H70 [7JA]

Laundry Environmental Services Program (LaundryESP): commend textile services industry for voluntary conservation efforts and use of environmentally friendly wash formulas (see H. Res. 803), H10519 [6OC]

Medicare: delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (see H.R. 3663), H10069 [29SE]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H4523 [2AP]

SBA: provide education and resources to small businesses to protect themselves from collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means (phishing) (see H.R. 2862), H6743 [12JN]

Taxation: allow long-distance rural commuters a deduction during periods when the local price of gasoline exceeds a certain price (see H.R. 3432), H9206 [30JY]

———make permanent the enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 2841), H6618 [11JN]

———permanently extend certain expiring provisions relating to education (see H.R. 2242), H5096 [4MY]

Proclamations

Appalachian Leadership Academy, OH, Anniversary: by, E606 [10MR]

Center United Methodist Church, Cambridge, OH, Anniversary: by, E254 [12FE]

Chalfont Methodist Church, Washington Township, OH, Anniversary: by, E262 [12FE], E547 [4MR]

Clow Water Systems Co., Anniversary: by, E1287 [3JN]

Cumberland United Methodist Church, Cumberland, OH, Anniversary: by, E2603 [22OC]

Eugene F. Wood Recipient of Bronze Star: by, E1229 [21MY]

Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Licking Township, OH, Anniversary: by, E255 [12FE]

First Church of the Nazarene Anniversary: by, E263 [12FE]

First United Church of Christ, New Philadelphia, OH, Anniversary: by, E2651 [28OC]

First United Methodist Church of Dover, OH, Anniversary: by, E261 [12FE]

James N. Magro Recipient of Boy Scouts Distinguished Eagle Award: by, E200 [4FE]

Jewett United Methodist Church, Jewett, OH, Anniversary: by, E256 [12FE]

Joseph Solvey Recipient of Silver Star: by, E1228 [21MY]

Lester M. Danley Recipient of Bronze Star: by, E1227 [21MY]

North Appalachian Experimental Watershed Recipient of Ohio State University Friend of the Extension Award: by, E719 [19MR]

Quaker City United Methodist Church, Quaker City, OH, Anniversary: by, E257 [12FE]

Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chillicothe, OH, Anniversary: by, E543 [4MR]

Sonora United Methodist Church, Zanesville, OH, Anniversary: by, E259 [12FE]

St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jewett, OH, Anniversary: by, E2311 [17SE]

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fairpoint, OH, Anniversary: by, E206 [4FE]

Steiner Cheese, Ltd., Anniversary: by, E260 [12FE]

Tribute to Aaron Haney: by, E2384 [29SE]

Tribute to Abby Froman: by, E2375 [25SE]

Tribute to Adam Mizer: by, E2386 [29SE]

Tribute to Alex Knecht: by, E2387 [29SE]

Tribute to Andy Allensworth: by, E2389 [29SE]

Tribute to Anne Dreher: by, E2364 [24SE]

Tribute to Aubrey Burnworth: by, E2364 [24SE]

Tribute to Austin Brown: by, E996 [28AP]

Tribute to Bill Ruegsegger: by, E2390 [29SE]

Tribute to Bobby Hall: by, E2391 [29SE]

Tribute to Brennan Sokowoski: by, E2392 [29SE]

Tribute to Brooke Seal: by, E2362 [24SE]

Tribute to Bud Weisgarber: by, E2365 [24SE]

Tribute to Carlos M. Easterday: by, E1230 [21MY]

Tribute to Carly Clark: by, E2363 [24SE]

Tribute to Central Primary Elementary School, Logan, OH: by, E2302 [17SE]

Tribute to Chase Burcher: by, E2393 [29SE]

Tribute to Chillicothe High School, Chillicothe, OH, Cheerleading Squad: by, E607 [10MR]

Tribute to Chris Fairchild: by, E1006 [29AP]

Tribute to Cody Cannon: by, E1005 [29AP]

Tribute to Cynthia Rucker: by, E3036 [17DE]

Tribute to Dana R. Hurst: by, E2024 [27JY]

Tribute to Doris Powell: by, E2657 [29OC]

Tribute to Drew Cannon: by, E991 [28AP]

Tribute to Drew Gooding: by, E2604 [22OC]

Tribute to Dusty Byers: by, E2394 [29SE]

Tribute to Emmy Hensel: by, E2363 [24SE]

Tribute to Erica Rhea: by, E3038 [17DE]

Tribute to Erin Metzger: by, E2361 [24SE]

Tribute to Florence Lewis: by, E2270 [15SE]

Tribute to Garaway High School, Sugarcreek, OH, Boys' Golf Team: by, E548 [4MR]

Tribute to Indian Valley High School, Gnadenhutten, OH, Baseball Team: by, E2277 [15SE]

Tribute to J.D. Hale: by, E1008 [29AP]

Tribute to Jamie Burcher: by, E2395 [29SE]

Tribute to Jeremy Bolon: by, E2411 [1OC]

Tribute to Jesse Slone: by, E1009 [29AP]

Tribute to Jim Monigold: by, E2410 [1OC], E2452 [6OC]

Tribute to Jim Slone: by, E992 [28AP]

Tribute to Johnny Iacobucci: by, E2410 [1OC]

Tribute to Jordan Strickland: by, E1010 [29AP]

Tribute to Kasey Gerber: by, E2357 [24SE]

Tribute to Kelly Law: by, E3039 [17DE]

Tribute to Kimberly Brugger: by, E3039 [17DE]

Tribute to Kristen Smith: by, E2363 [24SE]

Tribute to Kyle Ondera: by, E1008 [29AP]

Tribute to Kylie Flickinger: by, E2352 [23SE]

Tribute to Kyra Tucker: by, E2349 [23SE]

Tribute to Lewis Baker: by, E2660 [29OC]

Tribute to Lisa Abele: by, E3034 [17DE]

Tribute to Lisa Reifenschneider: by, E2351 [23SE]

Tribute to Logan Cozart: by, E2454 [6OC]

Tribute to Logan Gray: by, E2454 [6OC]

Tribute to Lucas Ripley: by, E2453 [6OC]

Tribute to Lydia Stockert: by, E2347 [23SE]

Tribute to Martha Miller: by, E550 [4MR]

Tribute to Matt Wheeler: by, E2409 [1OC]

Tribute to Melissa Sibley: by, E2366 [24SE]

Tribute to Michael Evans: by, E1005 [29AP]

Tribute to Michele Maniskas: by, E3033 [17DE]

Tribute to Mike Smith: by, E2405 [30SE]

Tribute to Natalie Gause: by, E2351 [23SE]

Tribute to Nicki Cregan: by, E2351 [23SE]

Tribute to Norm Persin: by, E995 [28AP]

Tribute to Oak Hill, OH, High School Boys' Basketball Team: by, E996 [28AP]

Tribute to Rachelle Whitman: by, E2346 [23SE]

Tribute to Richard E. Thompson: by, E2601 [22OC]

Tribute to Roger McCauley: by, E2274 [15SE]

Tribute to Ron VanVoorhis: by, E1221 [20MY]

Tribute to Ronda Kinnamon: by, E2267 [15SE]

Tribute to Ryan Boggs: by, E995 [28AP]

Tribute to Ryan Borden: by, E993 [28AP]

Tribute to Sandy Valley High School, Magnolia, OH, Football Team: by, E546 [4MR]

Tribute to Sarah Amistadi: by, E2352 [23SE]

Tribute to Sarah Biggs: by, E2350 [23SE]

Tribute to Shannon McComb: by, E2405 [30SE]

Tribute to Sherri Lawrence: by, E3032 [17DE]

Tribute to Strasburg High School, Strasburg, OH, Girls' Softball Team: by, E2273 [15SE]

Tribute to Tanner Eckstein: by, E2404 [30SE]

Tribute to Tiffany Herbert: by, E2349 [23SE]

Tribute to Travis Blevins: by, E993 [28AP]

Tribute to Trey Porter: by, E2403 [30SE]

Tribute to Tuscarawas County, OH, Council for Church and Community: by, E544 [4MR], E2573 [20OC]

Tribute to Tuscarawas County, OH, Pay It Forward Challenge Weekend: by, E994 [28AP]

Tribute to Victor A. Myers: by, E2302 [17SE]

Tribute to Wade Brock: by, E3001 [15DE]

Tribute to Wade Howard: by, E1007 [29AP]

Tribute to Western Hale: by, E1006 [29AP]

Tribute to Zack Baker: by, E2403 [30SE]

Tribute to Zane Shuss: by, E2412 [1OC]

``Trumpet in the Land'' Theater Production Anniversary: by, E1292 [3JN]

Tuscarawas County, OH, Anniversary: by, E549 [4MR]

Tuscarawas County, OH Chamber of Commerce, Anniversary: by, E542 [4MR]

Tusco Composite Squadron OH-277 (Civil Air Patrol) Anniversary: by, E2904 [8DE]

W.E. Quicksall and Associates, Inc. Anniversary: by, E195 [4FE]

Warsaw, OH, Anniversary: by, E1301 [3JN]

Remarks

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (H. Res. 209), H11183 [13OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H566 [27JA]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (H. Res. 210), H3083 [9MR]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3552 [18MR]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1854 [20JY]

———support reunification agreement, E1854 [20JY]

Dept. of Energy: denial of loan guarantee for American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, OH, H9050, H9051 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8761 [24JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (H. Res. 838), H11829 [27OC]

Greece: independence anniversary (H. Res. 273), H3782 [24MR]

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 (H.R. 595), E208 [4FE]

Medicare: delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (H.R. 3663), H10091 [30SE]

Rural Community Assistance Partnerships: funding, H8761 [24JY]

Telecommunications: improve broadband services to underserved and rural areas, H566 [27JA]

Unemployment: rates, H9050, H9051 [29JY]

Votes: position on missed, E584 [6MR]