GONZALEZ, CHARLES A. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2901 [3MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 2053), H4686 [22AP]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4734 [23AP]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H15503 [16DE]

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), H1045 [4FE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H3078 [6MR]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11869 [27OC]

———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), H8185 [15JY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6076 [2JN]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 388), H4582 [21AP]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6267 [4JN]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H1045 [4FE]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Brinker, Nancy Goodman: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 708), H11384 [14OC]

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 the Census: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1254), H2923 [3MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6012 [21MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6077 [2JN]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3052), H7445 [25JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H4525 [2AP]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———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), H6307 [8JN]

China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H781 [28JA]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H3836 [24MR]

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), H4251 [31MR]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4027 [25MR]

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]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8101 [14JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H4915 [28AP]

Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H15501 [16DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H2836 [25FE]

Crime: enhance investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud (see H.R. 1748), H4688 [22AP]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H8495 [21JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]

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

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see H.R. 151), H780 [28JA]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6156 [3JN]

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), H4583 [21AP]

Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 2593), H9282 [31JY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 2280), H5306 [6MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: 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), H9962 [24SE]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H5792 [19MY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5892 [20MY]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9899 [23SE]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 756), H2980 [4MR]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 521), H324 [14JA]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H5486 [12MY]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 625), H442 [21JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11582 [21OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H4583 [21AP]

Dept. of State: establish certain standards for adjudication of U.S. passport applications (see H.R. 2812), H6538 [10JN]

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), H1521 [12FE]

———require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3527 [17MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H14827 [11DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1827), H4915 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9900 [23SE]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H6155 [3JN]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H5582 [13MY]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6266 [4JN]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]

Developing countries: provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H4582 [21AP]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1246), H2981 [4MR]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H4064 [26MR]

Disasters: 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: 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), H382 [15JA]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H6014 [21MY]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H7947 [9JY]

———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), H2926 [3MR]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H13467 [2DE]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 512), H2836 [25FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: 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), H6076 [2JN]

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

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4584 [21AP]

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H12045 [28OC]

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), H3146 [10MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H14446 [9DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H3641 [18MR]

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), H2632 [24FE]

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

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7250 [24JN]

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

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H31 [6JA]

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), H3527 [17MR]

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

Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans (see H. Res. 916), H13266 [18NO]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 302), H4398 [1AP] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 4266), H14742 [10DE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H5169 [5MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8961 [28JY]

Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H7085 [19JN]

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

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]

———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), H12142 [29OC]

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

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H6014 [21MY]

———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]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5308 [6MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6076 [2JN]

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

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), H5063 [30AP]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H5308 [6MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H603 [27JA]

Immigration: eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H4518 [2AP]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H1159 [10FE]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H8356 [17JY]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H11713 [22OC]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H15503 [16DE]

———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), H6973 [17JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H6015 [21MY]

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), H9342 [8SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H9442 [10SE]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H12045 [28OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (see H. Res. 520), H6414 [9JN]

Kyle G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5893 [20MY]

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]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5398 [7MY]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H5485 [12MY]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H6015 [21MY]

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

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

———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]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H10520 [6OC]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5582 [13MY]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H7838 [8JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H4688 [22AP]

———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 2204), H6155 [3JN]

———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), H6076 [2JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H12365 [4NO]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8100 [14JY]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H5485 [12MY]

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

Motor vehicles: further national deployment of electric drive vehicles and strengthen and enhance national power grid through the integration of such vehicles (see H.R. 4399), H15501 [16DE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2836 [25FE]

NAFTA: agree to amendment expanding authority of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank relative to infrastructure in the border region (see H.R. 3252), H8355 [17JY]

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

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6016 [21MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10521 [6OC]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4581 [21AP]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H11517 [20OC]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5893 [20MY]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H6156 [3JN]

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 Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9341 [8SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: establish (see H. Res. 737), H9490 [14SE]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5097 [4MY]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7706 [26JN]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5401 [7MY]

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

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5486 [12MY]

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), H3438 [16MR]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 46), H6307 [8JN]

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H8960 [28JY]

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

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

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

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

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site: designate as the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park and expand boundaries of the park (see H.R. 279), H70 [7JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]

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), H2980 [4MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4581 [21AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H10519 [6OC]

Privacy: protect commercial and government data from data breaches (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10456 [1OC]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H6014 [21MY]

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), H4521 [2AP]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H7706 [26JN]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 3471), H9277 [31JY]

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

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7707 [26JN]

Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]

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

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5712 [18MY]

———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H13354 [19NO]

Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity and improve policy direction and oversight (see H.R. 2721), H6264 [4JN]

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), H3338 [11MR]

———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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H196 [13JA]

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]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11458 [15OC]

———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), H2926 [3MR]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

———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), H12142 [29OC]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H10457 [1OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H6266 [4JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H91 [8JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8495 [21JY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8495 [21JY]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2024), H4685 [22AP]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H9207 [30JY]

———provide that the taxable income limit on the allowance for depletion shall not apply in 2008 to domestic marginal oil or gas wells (see H.R. 871), H1042 [4FE]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H7446 [25JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H15503 [16DE]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H3437 [16MR]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur and improve the digital-to-analog converter box program (see H.R. 681), H525 [26JA]

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]

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), H9999 [25SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7086 [19JN]

———expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6307 [8JN]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H526 [26JA]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6539 [10JN]

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), H9443 [10SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H6306 [8JN] (see H.R. 333), H603 [27JA]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H923 [3FE]

Voting: allow disaster evacuees to use absentee balloting and registration procedures and make grants to States to respond to election administration needs resulting from major disasters (see H.R. 3416), H9282 [31JY]

———prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 3489), H9277 [31JY]

———prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 1739), H4061 [26MR]

———promote use of the Internet by State and local election officials in carrying out voter registration activities (see H.R. 1719), H8100 [14JY]

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

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), H4583 [21AP]

Women: 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), H4580 [21AP]

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), H603 [27JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Beltran Luna, Vincente: relief (see H.R. 1372), H3055 [5MR]

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

Railroads: require carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions (see H.R. 4370), H15500 [16DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H5665 [14MY]

Taxation: clarify that a North American Development Bank guarantee is not considered a Federal guarantee for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of bonds (see H.R. 1060), H1604 [13FE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 3056), H7445 [25JN]

Veliz-Castillo, Benita: relief (see H.R. 3064), H7446 [25JN]

Remarks

Black, Claude W., Jr.: Realizing the Dream, Inc., Testament of Hope Award recipient, E162 [28JA]

Fischer, Trey M. and Elizabeth Provencio: tribute to birth of child, E160 [28JA]

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

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H12956 [7NO]

Tibotec Therapeutics (business): tribute to Gender Race and Clinical Experience (GRACE) study, E2598 [21OC]

Votes: position on missed, E2926 [10DE]

Tributes

Black, Claude W., Jr., E719 [19MR]

Casseb, Solomon, Jr., E2817 [19NO]

Chavez-Thompson, Linda, E77 [13JA]

Hernandez, Balbina (Barbie), E3057 [17DE]

Lopez, Alma L., E1006 [29AP]

Marrou, Chris, E2827 [19NO]

Munoz, Henry R., III, E2936 [10DE]

Pfeifer, Francis T., E1476 [17JN]

Sinkin, Fay, E716 [19MR]

Walker, E. Thurman, E2819 [19NO]

Ybarra, Edward C., Jr., E2397 [29SE]