GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H546 [27JA]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4897 [28AP]

Articles and editorials

FCC's Heavy Hand, Washington (DC) Post, E2520 [14OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H11582 [21OC]

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H11516 [20OC]

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

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5000 [29AP]

Animals: enhance and increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public health (see H.R. 2999), H11167 [8OC]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6414 [9JN]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H780 [28JA]

ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 1448), H3337 [11MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H1607 [13FE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6307 [8JN]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9808 [22SE]

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]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11582 [21OC]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H442 [21JA]

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 assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 2691), H11111 [7OC]

———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), H4064 [26MR]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9808 [22SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H4064 [26MR]

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), H8960 [28JY]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H12365 [4NO]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H2603 [23FE]

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3426), H11384 [14OC]

Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see H.R. 560), H4583 [21AP]

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

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H1159 [10FE]

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

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H2875 [26FE]

Dept. of Education: establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H11791 [26OC]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H8410 [20JY]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H13355 [19NO]

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), H15503 [16DE]

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

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H11167 [8OC]

———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), H5485 [12MY]

———develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (see H.R. 2400), H7947 [9JY]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 914), H1079 [9FE]

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4130 [30MR]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H2926 [3MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5400 [7MY]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 756), H2926 [3MR]

———increase research, coordination and expansion of health promotion programs (see H.R. 2354), H5483 [12MY]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H10520 [6OC]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 521), H486 [22JA]

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

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1745), H4062 [26MR]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H12588 [6NO]

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

———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), H780 [28JA]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H5484 [12MY]

Dept. of HUD: 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: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H382 [15JA]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3706 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3597), H11167 [8OC] (see H.R. 3810), H11582 [21OC]

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

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H5667 [14MY]

———use amounts repaid to the Troubled Asset Relief Program for relief to displaced and low-wage workers (see H.R. 4357), H15499 [16DE]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H5485 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H13267 [18NO]

———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), H4582 [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), 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), H3438 [16MR]

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), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H781 [28JA]

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

———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H5000 [29AP]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H9730 [17SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H8584 [22JY]

———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), H1156 [10FE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H11516 [20OC]

———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]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3105 [9MR]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H5667 [14MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H5792 [19MY]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11458 [15OC]

Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H2886 [2MR]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

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

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H1607 [13FE]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5000 [29AP]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H779 [28JA]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

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), H11869 [27OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H6076 [2JN]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

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

Federal aid programs: create a universal, paperless school meal program that is nationally available (see H.R. 2690), H12142 [29OC]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6014 [21MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H4583 [21AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 1450), H3338 [11MR]

———preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

Financial institutions: return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H10520 [6OC]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H5400 [7MY]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]

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), H5580 [13MY]

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

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), H7146 [23JN]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]

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

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H2603 [23FE]

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

———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]

———facilitate State innovation in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3834 [24MR] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4581 [21AP]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———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), H1607 [13FE]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2836 [25FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research and direct NIH to issue guidelines for such research (see H.R. 872), H3056 [5MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H1080 [9FE]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6307 [8JN]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H4525 [2AP]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6416 [9JN]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H10069 [29SE]

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 Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H9492 [14SE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9738 [21SE]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H8100 [14JY]

———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]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

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), H10519 [6OC]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H12045 [28OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3105 [9MR]

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

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), H3706 [19MR]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5308 [6MY]

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), H9808 [22SE]

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: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5097 [4MY]

———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]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see H. Res. 833), H12198 [2NO]

Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H4916 [28AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

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]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see H.R. 2418), H7741 [7JY]

———reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H5406 [11MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish a program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment (see H. Res. 938), H13354 [19NO]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4841 [27AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H5169 [5MY]

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

———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 2249), H5168 [5MY]

———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), H4398 [1AP]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H10520 [6OC]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H780 [28JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]

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

———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), H10520 [6OC]

———establish collaborative care networks to reduce use of expensive hospital and provider resources and to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals (see H.R. 3430), H15509 [23DE]

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

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

———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H780 [28JA]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H10520 [6OC]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H10520 [6OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H2836 [25FE]

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

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H9961 [24SE]

Mexico: support efforts to combat drug trafficking (see H. Res. 258), H3641 [18MR]

Motor vehicles: provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles (see H.R. 1622), H3703 [19MR]

———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), H11168 [8OC]

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

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

Music and dance: declare country music as a uniquely American art form and honor its contributions to American life and culture (see H. Res. 650), H10521 [6OC]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6619 [11JN]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8586 [22JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5486 [12MY]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H4249 [31MR]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6307 [8JN]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H486 [22JA]

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 Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9443 [10SE]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]

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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H6619 [11JN]

National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H6267 [4JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1257), H2923 [3MR]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8101 [14JY]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11112 [7OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H2835 [25FE]

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

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H13387 [1DE]

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

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

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H3641 [18MR]

NCAA: demand antitrust investigation of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and support establishment of a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system (see H. Res. 68), H12198 [2NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1159 [10FE]

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

———expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H1159 [10FE]

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

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H2834 [25FE]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H4130 [30MR]

———recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4688 [22AP]

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), H3338 [11MR]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H9442 [10SE]

———establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11111 [7OC]

———promote biogas production (see H.R. 1158), H2631 [24FE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H486 [22JA]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H8009 [10JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5713 [18MY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H6009 [21MY]

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

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5582 [13MY]

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

———expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see H.R. 468), H1520 [12FE]

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), H2603 [23FE]

———authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 1289), H5169 [5MY]

———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]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2840), H8960 [28JY]

———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]

Space policy: anniversary of Moon landing, celebrate success of the U.S human space flight program, and recognize accomplishments of NASA's human space flight centers (see H. Con. Res. 117), H6904 [16JN]

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

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), H5893 [20MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2602 [23FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]

———allow additional expenses for purposes of determining the Hope Scholarship credit (see H.R. 945), H1157 [10FE]

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

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H6015 [21MY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9962 [24SE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6620 [11JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H71 [7JA]

———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 721), H1248 [11FE]

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

———provide a simplified research tax credit for small businesses (see H.R. 4244), H15504 [16DE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H4130 [30MR]

———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]

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

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

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

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H4688 [22AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H10071 [29SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3055 [5MR]

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), H6416 [9JN]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9730 [17SE]

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]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H9207 [30JY]

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), H12142 [29OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H8356 [17JY]

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

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H6014 [21MY]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]

Weather: authorize NASA and NOAA to procure, launch, and operate the next generation of weather forecasting satellites (see H.R. 3654), H13467 [2DE]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H5486 [12MY]

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), H5892 [20MY]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), H6267 [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]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: require that an individual incarcerated on the date on which a decennial census is taken shall be attributed to the last place of residence prior to incarceration (see H.R. 2075), H4732 [23AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H380 [15JA]

———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H1079 [9FE]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 631), H8008 [10JY]

Crime: extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 247), H69 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: reform TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 241), H69 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a program for the training of medical residents in community-based settings (see H.R. 4409), H15508 [23DE]

———carry out a demonstration program to test the feasibility of using elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers (see H.R. 2596), H6010 [21MY]

———make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (see H.R. 1614), H3703 [19MR]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 242), H69 [7JA]

Diseases: increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H90 [8JA]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 248), H69 [7JA]

Foreign trade: restrict certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2595), H6010 [21MY]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 251), H69 [7JA]

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

Immigration: exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program (see H.R. 246), H69 [7JA]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 323), H89 [8JA]

LIHEAP: limit funding for home heating purposes (see H.R. 252), H69 [7JA]

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

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

———require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 2805), H6538 [10JN]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4025 [25MR]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management and coordination services (see H.R. 2307), H5397 [7MY]

———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), H2873 [26FE]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 1011), H1517 [12FE]

———promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations (see H.R. 2066), H4731 [23AP]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 25), H71 [7JA]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 243), H69 [7JA]

National security: provide for the security of critical energy infrastructure (see H.R. 244), H69 [7JA]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 9), H71 [7JA]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 245), H69 [7JA]

Safety: direct any Federal department or agency constructing a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain child safety measures are included in the project (see H.R. 249), H69 [7JA]

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 26), H71 [7JA]

———tribute (see H. Res. 27), H71 [7JA]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H1517 [12FE]

Social Security: allow States to ensure coverage without delay of certain children and pregnant women under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 465), H194 [13JA]

———remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 322), H89 [8JA]

———require continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2804), H6538 [10JN]

Soriano, Areli: relief (see H.R. 287), H71 [7JA]

Soriano, Enrique: relief (see H.R. 287), H71 [7JA]

Surface Transportation Board: consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize construction of a railroad line (see H.R. 250), H69 [7JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H627, H718 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1576 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5629 [14MY]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, H12460 [6NO]

Baytown, TX: Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant rehabilitation funding, H12066 [29OC], E1609 [26JN]

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 (H.R. 2920), H8524 [22JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (H.R. 577), H4092 [30MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Res. 230), E1061 [5MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11640 [22OC]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), E713 [19MR]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 631), H8988, H8989, H8990 [29JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1022 [30AP]

Decade of Vision: designate (H. Res. 366), H6845 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9035 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12418 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), E1609 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, H12066 [29OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6355 [9JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8760 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8619 [23JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1174 [11FE]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), H554 [27JA]

Diseases: continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (H. Res. 69), H8452, H8453 [21JY]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Res. 35), H13584 [8DE]

———revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11532 [21OC]

Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H1576 [13FE]

FCC: establish broadband policy relative to Internet service providers' ability to manage and restrict network traffic, H11305 [14OC]

FDA: improve safety of food in the global market (H.R. 2749), H9015 [29JY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1256), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 532), H6627 [12JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), E2813 [19NO]

Galena Park, TX: tribute to Fidelity Manor Schools, E257 [12FE]

Green, Chris and Brandy: tribute to birth of child, H2902 [3MR]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (H. Res. 791), H11184 [13OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8424 [21JY], H8885 [28JY], H11807 [27OC], H11985 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12050 [29OC], H12206 [3NO], H12292 [4NO], H12369 [5NO], H12460 [6NO], H12841 [7NO], H13011 [17NO], H13304 [19NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2315 [17SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 783), E2669 [29OC]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (H. Con. Res. 138), E2562 [15OC]

———Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2289 [16SE]

———Kenneth J. Tice Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2280 [16SE]

———YES Prep Public Schools—North Central Campus recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2292 [16SE]

Insurance: establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation health coverage by reason of termination of employment, H1576 [13FE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), E3038 [17DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, E3038 [17DE]

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 (H. Res. 34), H112 [9JA]

Marietta, GA: tribute to National Guard 248th Medical Co., E1315 [4JN]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9914 [24SE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13304 [19NO]

Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center: Houston Exposure to Air Toxics Study (HEATS) funding, H12066 [29OC], E1609 [26JN]

National Eye Institute: anniversary (H. Res. 366), H6845 [16JN]

National Firefighters Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 729), E2657 [29OC]

Pasadena, TX: tribute to Army 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, E1314 [4JN]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7626 [26JN]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H12066 [29OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing, E1609 [26JN]

San Jacinto Day: observance, H4552 [21AP]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5847 [20MY]

Social Security: allow States to ensure coverage without delay of certain children and pregnant women under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H249 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H249 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H973 [4FE]

———preserve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H13011 [17NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14404 [9DE]

———extend credit for production of biodiesel, H14404 [9DE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), H592 [27JA]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H2902 [3MR]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, H1576 [13FE]

———transit capital funding, H718 [28JA]

Votes: position on missed, H2996, H3024 [5MR], H4144 [31MR], H4717 [23AP], H6850, H6864 [16JN], H6992 [18JN], H7067 [19JN], E85 [14JA], E154 [27JA], E597 [9MR], E1125 [12MY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 110-938), H27 [6JA]

Tributes

Alvarado, Carol, E85 [14JA]

Barbosa, George R., Jr., E859 [2AP]

Kornegay, H. Thomas, E201 [4FE]

Mitchell, Wanda Ellis, E294 [23FE]

Olive, Bernard, E1008 [29AP]

Walle, Armando, E85 [14JA]