BUTTERFIELD, G.K. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6210 [4JN]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H5768 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: accelerate development and early deployment of systems for the capture and storage of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel electric generation facilities (see H.R. 1689), H3833 [24MR]

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4735 [23AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H4735 [23AP]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H7705 [26JN]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6076 [2JN]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3053 [5MR]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4840 [27AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3105 [9MR]

———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]

———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H11111 [7OC]

Army: lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the museum (see H.R. 4034), H13387 [1DE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

Australia: recognize apology offered to the aboriginal people and its significance as a gesture of healing (see H. Res. 242), H3401 [12MR]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H3105 [9MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Bermuda: express gratitude for receipt of Chinese Uyghurs released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Bermudan society (see H. Res. 774), H10071 [29SE]

Bisher, Furman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 203), H13069 [17NO]

Black European Summit: support (see H. Res. 596), H7705 [26JN]

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

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6077 [2JN]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Blowing Rock, NC: authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway (see H.R. 1121), H2981 [4MR]

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]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9443 [10SE]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore: reinstate Interim Management Strategy governing off-road vehicle use pending issuance of a final rule by the National Park Service (see H.R. 718), H9281 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 3127), H8356 [17JY]

———design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6016 [21MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: improve surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions (see H.R. 805), H5063 [30AP]

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), H3338 [11MR]

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

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

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]

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

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4915 [28AP]

Contracts: require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]

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

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

Dalton, Kristen: Miss USA winner (see H. Res. 482), H6416 [9JN]

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

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H7837 [8JY]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H11298 [13OC]

———designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]

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

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H12141 [29OC]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H11515 [20OC]

———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), H4734 [23AP]

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

Dept. of State: establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: 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), H3055 [5MR]

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), H13266 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8873 [27JY]

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: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H11384 [14OC]

———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]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H10520 [6OC]

———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), H4524 [2AP]

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

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H4582 [21AP]

Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7250 [24JN]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7742 [7JY]

Economy: establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 826), H1248 [11FE]

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

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H6076 [2JN]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (see H. Res. 595), H7705 [26JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5582 [13MY]

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]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H3835 [24MR]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H8410 [20JY]

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]

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4129 [30MR] (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (see H. Res. 540), H6743 [12JN]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6306 [8JN]

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

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

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]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H3105 [9MR]

———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H7146 [23JN]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5581 [13MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H6266 [4JN]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H8708 [23JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H3641 [18MR]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11298 [13OC]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H9671 [16SE]

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

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H7024 [18JN]

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), H8009 [10JY]

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

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]

Insurance: prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

International Civil Rights Center & Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 3912), H11712 [22OC]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9671 [16SE]

Johnson, Jimmie: tribute (see H. Res. 957), H15504 [16DE]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H9492 [14SE]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H5792 [19MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7023 [18JN]

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]

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

———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), H7947 [9JY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H7146 [23JN]

———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H1159 [10FE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11740 [23OC]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H8185 [15JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H8960 [28JY]

———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), H6620 [11JN]

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), H8025 [13JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10457 [1OC]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H8873 [27JY]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H326 [14JA]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H486 [22JA]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H11582 [21OC]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

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

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 717), H9671 [16SE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H9281 [31JY]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

———sever U.S. Government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until tribal citizenship of Cherokee Freedmen is restored and tribal obligations with the U.S. Government are fulfilled (see H.R. 2761), H6306 [8JN]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H11111 [7OC]

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]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

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

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 3059), H8810 [24JY]

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), H12364 [4NO]

Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 1002), H1248 [11FE]

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

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H5308 [6MY]

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]

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

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), H324 [14JA]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H5061 [30AP]

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

Ships and vessels: promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 2172), H4998 [29AP]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H13003 [16NO]

Social Security: 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]

———increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H7837 [8JY]

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H11869 [27OC]

Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]

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]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2875 [26FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable tax credit for higher education expenses (see H.R. 106), H602 [27JA]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H4688 [22AP]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H13629 (see H.R. 2452), H14372 [8DE]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H12588 [6NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9281 [31JY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H5893 [20MY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H10457 [1OC]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2110), H4838 [27AP]

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

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H15503 [16DE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H13001 [16NO]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H10408 [30SE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H5000 [29AP]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9808 [22SE]

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]

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), H9738 [21SE]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12457 [5NO]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]

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

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

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4582 [21AP]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 517), H8101 [14JY]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H7085 [19JN]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

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]

Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]

Yow, Kay: tribute (see H. Res. 310), H4251 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H13266 [18NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure patient choice in pharmacies by regulating pharmacy benefit managers and improving access to prescription drugs for certain individuals (see H.R. 4199), H13519 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish deadline for decisions on claims for benefits (see H.R. 3087), H7704 [26JN]

E.V. Wilkins Post Office, Roper, NC: establish (see H.R. 3892), H11581 [21OC]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 813), H920 [3FE]

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), H11298 [13OC]

Small Business Act: raise the net worth amount under the small business program for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 4253), H14445 [9DE]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3465), H9276 [31JY]

Television: provide a coupon program for television antennas (see H.R. 2827), H6617 [11JN]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 754), H778 [28JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3529 [18MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H879 [3FE], H9497 [15SE]

Remarks

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7632 [26JN]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3446 [17MR]

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

AT&T Corp.: tribute to clean energy business model, E661 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: ensure patient choice in pharmacies by regulating pharmacy benefit managers and improving access to prescription drugs for certain individuals (H.R. 4199), E2890 [3DE]

Economy: impact of economic downturn on the lives of constituents in North Carolina, H3339 [12MR]

———importance of job creation, H3758 [24MR]

Greenville, NC: tribute to Greenville branch of Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, E279 [13FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6419 [10JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8188 [16JY], H8498 [22JY], H8880 [28JY], H9347 [9SE], H9498 [15SE], H11809 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12842 [7NO]

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (H.R. 813), H3114, H3115 [10MR]

Manteo, NC: tribute to Pea Island Life-Saving Station, E2452 [6OC]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9911 [24SE]

Motor vehicles: impact of closure of dealerships on employment levels, H9904 [24SE]

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (H.R. 2909), E2592 [21OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7632 [26JN]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H3758 [24MR]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H879 [3FE], H965 [4FE]

Taiwan: tribute to improved relations with China, E1039 [30AP]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H986 [4FE]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6210 [4JN]

———require a study on the use of facial and iris recognition to rapidly identify individuals in security checkpoint lines, H6210 [4JN]

Weather: anniversary of Hurricane Floyd, E2287 [16SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Political ethics: conflict of interest due to Congressional Black Caucus membership while leading investigation into corporate sponsorship of Congressional Black Caucus trips to Caribbean, H7732 [7JY]

Tributes

Barnes, Ernie, E1009 [29AP]

Brown, Charles D., Jr., E2963 [10DE]

Brown, Everette, E1011 [29AP]

Bryant, Vernon J., E2371 [25SE]

McClease, Minnie Hill, E2606 [22OC]

Smith, Rudolf, E1376 [11JN]

Stewart, Tony, E1508 [19JN]

Timberlake, Brenda, E2158 [31JY]

Zirignon-Toure, Sarata Ottra, E930 [22AP]