WELCH, PETER (a Representative from Vermont)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 3509), H9278 [31JY]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping under State or tribal programs (see H.R. 1399), H3749 [23MR]

Air pollution: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 609), H386 [16JA]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 146), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 1694), H3834 [24MR]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9207 [30JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see H.R. 2182), H4999 [29AP]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H13355 [19NO]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H9207 [30JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H8025 [13JY]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 613), H9550 [15SE]

Armed Forces: commend soldiers and civilian personnel stationed at Fort Gordon, GA (see H. Con. Res. 206), H12044 [28OC]

———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), H2924 [3MR]

———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), H4735 [23AP]

———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), H4999 [29AP]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H5667 [14MY]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H10408 [30SE]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3336), H9808 [22SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3706 [19MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6744 [12JN]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H2603 [23FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8496 [21JY]

CFTC: take certain actions to prevent the manipulation of energy markets (see H.R. 2869), H6805 [15JN]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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), H6414 [9JN]

———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), H7250 [24JN]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12289 [3NO]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H11384 [14OC]

Climate: distribute emission allowances to facilities in certain industrial sectors to prevent an increase in greenhouse gas emissions by facilities in countries without commensurate greenhouse gas regulation (see H.R. 1759), H4688 [22AP]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H7947 [9JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H9282 [31JY]

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

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H10070 [29SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3402 [12MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H6904 [16JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H11740 [23OC]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Dartmouth College: anniversary of Dartmouth Outing Club (see H. Res. 776), H11168 [8OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 2476), H8960 [28JY]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

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), H13355 [19NO]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H11868 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish National Home Energy Savings Revolving Fund (see H.R. 1573), H3526 [17MR]

———implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———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), H13069 [17NO]

———establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program (see H.R. 3664), H11384 [14OC]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H9281 [31JY]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2891), H8303 [16JY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3438 [16MR]

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

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

———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), H1045 [4FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H12588 [6NO]

Dept. of HUD: make grants and loans to owners of federally assisted housing projects for costs of making green retrofit improvements to such projects (see H.R. 4106), H13265 [18NO]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H3706 [19MR]

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

———impose transfer tax on certain securities exchanges in order to recoup the net cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1068), H1604 [13FE]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 1664), H3748 [23MR]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H6014 [21MY]

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

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), H6415 [9JN]

———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H12364 [4NO]

———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), H1520 [12FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9207 [30JY]

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

———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), H1046 [4FE]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H4130 [30MR]

———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), H5892 [20MY]

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

———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), H4397 [1AP]

Economy: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 826), H3749 [23MR]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9057 [29JY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3056 [5MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H12457 [5NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H8809 [24JY]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H3056 [5MR]

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

EPA: mitigate the effects of black carbon emissions domestically and globally (see H.R. 1760), H4062 [26MR]

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

FAA: increase safety for crew and passengers on an aircraft providing emergency medical services (see H.R. 1201), H5892 [20MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

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

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

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

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

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), H13550 [7DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H4064 [26MR]

FEMA: waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H8185 [15JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H196 [13JA]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4251 [31MR]

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

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

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), H6014 [21MY]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H11458 [15OC]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H11458 [15OC]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6014 [21MY]

Global Warming Economic Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 2147), H5063 [30AP]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6620 [11JN]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H12045 [28OC]

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

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]

———apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4525 [2AP]

———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), H11516 [20OC]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see H.R. 2360), H5713 [18MY]

———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]

———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda (see H. Res. 271), H3705 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2603 [23FE]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see H.R. 1321), H3052 [5MR]

———provide for the offering of an American Trust Health Plan to provide choice in health insurance options so as to ensure quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans (see H.R. 2668), H6074 [2JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H5400 [7MY]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6973 [17JN]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5668 [14MY]

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

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H11168 [8OC]

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

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President, Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8496 [21JY]

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 2876), H7741 [7JY]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H13355 [19NO]

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), H2602 [23FE]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H6415 [9JN]

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

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

Independence Day: support a national and international celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of the U.S., focused on the Greater Philadelphia, PA, Region (see H. Res. 986), H15502 [16DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H11298 [13OC]

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), H7146 [23JN]

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

———extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H6744 [12JN]

———further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H11384 [14OC]

———prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2635), H7251 [24JN]

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

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

———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), H5485 [12MY]

Investments: regulation of futures transactions involving energy commodities, regulate credit default swaps, and strengthen FERC enforcement authorities (see H.R. 2448), H6077 [2JN]

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), H4583 [21AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H7741 [7JY]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H922 [3FE]

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), H9731 [17SE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H8009 [10JY]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H1080 [9FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H11167 [8OC]

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

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H7086 [19JN]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H15503 [16DE]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H3706 [19MR]

———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 1970), H6015 [21MY]

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

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1051), H13629 (see H.R. 1051), H14372 [8DE]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H7947 [9JY]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6414 [9JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5097 [4MY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H9550 [15SE]

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H6973 [17JN]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H11581 [21OC]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H5096 [4MY]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H7947 [9JY]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H4583 [21AP]

———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]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H5485 [12MY]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3056 [5MR]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H5063 [30AP]

———recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H14446 [9DE]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6415 [9JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7706 [26JN]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 613), H9550 [15SE]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]

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

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 729), H11112 [7OC]

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

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

National Guard: provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time service (see H.R. 1879), H12044 [28OC]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H5891 [20MY]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H9343 [8SE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5170 [5MY]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4130 [30MR]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H13467 [2DE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5401 [7MY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2213), H5582 [13MY]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H6539 [10JN]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

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

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), H5582 [13MY]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H5791 [19MY]

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

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4584 [21AP]

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), H4063 [26MR]

Power resources: prohibit issuance of oil or natural gas leases in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in Georges Bank fishing area (see H.R. 790), H875 [2FE]

———use tradable greenhouse gas emission allowances to assist home heating consumers in reducing costs through programs to deliver cost-effective efficiency programs and other assistance (see H.R. 2371), H5484 [12MY]

Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 946), H2926 [3MR]

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), H4915 [28AP]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H10520 [6OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H6414 [9JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H3402 [12MR]

———establish an energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors (see H.R. 889), H6014 [21MY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6267 [4JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H3706 [19MR]

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

Renewable energy: establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy (see H.R. 1492), H3400 [12MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4916 [28AP]

SBA: establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 4265), H14827 [11DE]

———improve the Microloan Program (see H.R. 3737), H12588 [6NO]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]

SEC: provide for rules and standards relative to the election of boards of directors and certain requirements for compensation of executives (see H.R. 2861), H6743 [12JN]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H9550 [15SE]

———expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see H.R. 468), H2836 [25FE]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H5097 [4MY]

———support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H7947 [9JY]

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

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]

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

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11298 [13OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with heavy grade petroleum (see H.R. 2908), H6971 [17JN]

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]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H2980 [4MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H6076 [2JN]

———allow an increased work opportunity credit for recent veterans (see H.R. 620), H2632 [24FE]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11868 [27OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H12456 [5NO]

———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), H6415 [9JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H4397 [1AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5063 [30AP]

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

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H6619 [11JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H4064 [26MR]

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

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

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H13002 [16NO]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see H.R. 4191), H13519 [3DE]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H3338 [11MR]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4525 [2AP]

———make the credit for research activities permanent and provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 1545), H13354 [19NO]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H10408 [30SE]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (see H.R. 4155), H15504 [16DE]

———prevent overstatement of benefits payable to non-highly compensated employees under qualified plans (see H.R. 4126), H13352 [19NO]

———prevent the avoidance of tax on income from assets held abroad (see H.R. 3933), H12588 [6NO]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9730 [17SE]

———provide a nonrefundable credit against income tax for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 2202), H5170 [5MY]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H4734 [23AP]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9281 [31JY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H3145 [10MR]

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

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9731 [17SE]

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]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H4583 [21AP]

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

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H3105 [9MR]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H9900 [23SE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

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

Unemployment: provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 291), H442 [21JA] (see H.R. 4183), H14827 [11DE]

———provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 290), H442 [21JA]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 344), H4582 [21AP]

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H9441 [10SE]

Veterans: increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5793 [19MY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H4686 [22AP]

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H4526 [2AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4841 [27AP]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6266 [4JN]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Connecticut River: implement cultural heritage, conservation, and recreational activities in the watershed area of New Hampshire and Vermont (see H.R. 2643), H6012 [21MY]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities for a certain period (see H.R. 491), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a training program to provide eligible veterans with skills relevant to the job market (see H.R. 929), H1080 [9FE]

Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 3033), H7250 [24JN]

Health: establish Blueprint for Health system of care incorporating medical homes and improving delivery and affordability through disease prevention, health promotion, and education (see H.R. 2535), H5891 [20MY]

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]

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

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H9670 [16SE]

SBA: establish Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse (see H.R. 3032), H7250 [24JN]

———increase maximum loan amount under the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 3529), H9279 [31JY]

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

Taxation: impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4412), H15508 [23DE]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of certain nonroad equipment (see H.R. 3530), H9279 [31JY]

———provide a tax credit for purchase of nonroad equipment with alternative power sources (see H.R. 2158), H4914 [28AP]

———treatment of publicly traded partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services (see H.R. 2762), H6306 [8JN]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

———technical correction (see H.R. 3606), H9730 [17SE]

Unemployment: extend waiver of certain interest payments on advances made to States from the Federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 4282), H14743 [10DE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3756), H11110 [7OC]

Vermont: designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 455), H162 [9JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9733 [21SE]

Letters

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., proposed building of superstore next to the Wilderness Battlefield: by, H4721 [23AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9733 [21SE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H14952 [15DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7802 [8JY]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (H.R. 2695), H10527 [7OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1562 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5621 [14MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2970 [4MR]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8415 [21JY], H8520 [22JY]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 896), H12486 [6NO]

Colleges and universities: student loan delinquency prevention, default aversion, and counseling services funding, H9677 [17SE]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings, H7634 [26JN]

———establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (H.R. 1778), H13391 [2DE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3005 [5MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H4965 [29AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5173 [6MY]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3005 [5MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: consider cost of production when setting milk prices, H5896 [21MY]

———increase rate for certain payments under the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program, H7802 [8JY]

———Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program funding, H5621 [14MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9500 [15SE], H10496, H10498 [6OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12369 [5NO], H12956 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9677 [17SE]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (H. Res. 339), H4593 [22AP]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9910 [24SE]

National Dairy Month: support goals (H. Res. 507), H8368 [20JY]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (H. Res. 31), H497, H499 [26JA]

Norwich University: tribute to Day of Service, E2924 [10DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2970 [4MR]

Orange County, VA: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., proposed building of superstore next to the Wilderness Battlefield, H3644 [19MR]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7634 [26JN]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), consideration (H. Res. 587), H7456 [26JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), H11989 [28OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14399 [9DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), E172 [2FE]

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., H12486 [6NO]

Truth in Lending Act: technical correction (H.R. 3606), H11257 [13OC]

Vermont: tribute to National Guard, H12048 [29OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3433 [16MR], H7082 [19JN]

Special order: granted, H14978 [15DE]

Resignations

Committee on Rules (House), H191 [13JA]

Tributes

Caine, Christopher G., H5588 [14MY]

May, Edgar, H4691 [23AP]

Parker, Andrew, H7254 [25JN]

Shurrab, Amer, and family, E265 [12FE]