BERKLEY, SHELLEY (a Representative from Nevada)

Addresses

Israeli Concerns Relative to Iranian Nuclear Threat, Right of Self-Defense Against Terrorism, and Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, E2414-E2416 [1OC]

Articles and editorials

Saudabayev—Hoping for the Better, Kanat Suadabayev, Washington (DC) Times, E220 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA): anniversary (see H. Res. 472), H6013 [21MY]

Alcohol Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 315), H4397 [1AP]

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H14982 [15DE]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H2980 [4MR]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9443 [10SE]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9343 [8SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]

———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5097 [4MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3528 [17MR]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H6972 [17JN]

Armed Forces: award Atomic Veterans Service Medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation from the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances (see H.R. 2553), H6008 [21MY]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H12288 [3NO]

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

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H4735 [23AP]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]

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

———validate final patent dealing with lands in Nevada conveyed to Coyote Springs Investment, LLC (see H.R. 762), H778 [28JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2836 [25FE]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6904 [16JN]

———support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H13069 [17NO]

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), H6266 [4JN]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5309 [6MY]

———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), H3053 [5MR]

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H8410 [20JY]

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

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), H6539 [10JN]

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

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H6618 [11JN]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and preempt certain State laws (see H.R. 1846), H8356 [17JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H325 [14JA]

Courts: create a Federal cause of action to determine if defamation exists under U.S. law when defamation actions are brought in foreign courts against U.S. persons based on publications or speech in the U.S. (see H.R. 1304), H2979 [4MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1103), H9281 [31JY]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H780 [28JA]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 527), H1045 [4FE]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

———require mortgage servicers of single family homes to notify mortgagors of possible eligibility for Federal mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2181), H5793 [19MY]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H11581 [21OC]

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

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H6904 [16JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H6414 [9JN]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H13629 (see H.R. 1526), H14372 [8DE]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 4330), H15498 [16DE]

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

———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), H12457 [5NO]

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 grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H7706 [26JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H7146 [23JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H7837 [8JY]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H8708 [23JY]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6015 [21MY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H6014 [21MY]

———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), H2980 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend authority to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 2954), H8960 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1080 [9FE]

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

Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9807 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands in Clark and Nye Counties, NV, to the Nevada System of Higher Education (see H.R. 2210), H5061 [30AP]

———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), H5485 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct unused Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to Making Home Affordable Program (see H.R. 1764), H4063 [26MR]

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

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), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H6009 [21MY]

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

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H4251 [31MR]

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

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H4251 [31MR]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3105 [9MR]

———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]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H6266 [4JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H4840 [27AP]

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

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

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H3835 [24MR]

———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]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), 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), H2603 [23FE]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 2987), H7085 [19JN]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4130 [30MR]

———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]

———recognize and promote awareness of Chiari malformation (see H. Res. 243), H4130 [30MR]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H15503 [16DE]

———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: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

Dungy, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H486 [22JA]

Eastern European countries: recognize anniversary of events leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries (see H. Res. 892), H12456 [5NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11517 [20OC]

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

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1046 [4FE]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H780 [28JA]

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]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H3749 [23MR]

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]

———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), H4915 [28AP]

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), H1249 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent (see H.R. 3827), H12045 [28OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H5063 [30AP]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H13467 [2DE]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7085 [19JN]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (see H.R. 3392), H9282 [31JY]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H15509 [23DE]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H4130 [30MR]

Ferraro, Geraldine A.: anniversary of candidacy to be Vice President (see H. Res. 634), H9282 [31JY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H12045 [28OC]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H1159 [10FE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H11111 [7OC]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1248 [11FE]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7706 [26JN]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: authorize certain private rights of action for violations by foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses (see H.R. 2152), H5892 [20MY]

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), H5000 [29AP]

Foreign trade: eliminate barriers to exports of U.S. goods and services, restore rights under trade remedy laws, and strengthen enforcement of intellectual property rights and health and safety laws at U.S. borders (see H.R. 496), H323 [14JA]

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

———reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of national forests and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4398), H15501 [16DE]

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8357 [17JY]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6014 [21MY]

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

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H5668 [14MY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5306 [6MY]

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), H6265 [4JN]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H9807 [22SE]

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3104 [9MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

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

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

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H14743 [10DE]

Health: 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]

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

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H7146 [23JN]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H9442 [10SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H7446 [25JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H5893 [20MY]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7147 [23JN]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11384 [14OC]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H10457 [1OC]

Housing: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages (see H.R. 230), H1248 [11FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1934), H5406 [11MY]

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

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

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]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H6266 [4JN]

———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]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

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), H4688 [22AP]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H2603 [23FE]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 1985), H4579 [21AP] (see H.R. 2194), H5713 [18MY]

Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H920 [3FE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5000 [29AP]

———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]

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H4839 [27AP]

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

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 876), H7947 [9JY]

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]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see H.R. 4001), H12287 [3NO]

``Laramie Project—10 Years Later'': tribute to participants in epilogue to play in remembrance of Matthew Shepard (see H. Res. 777), H12588 [6NO]

Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 1623), H12456 [5NO]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see H. Con. Res. 36), H921 [3FE]

Lithuania: anniversary (see H. Res. 285), H4584 [21AP]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H6077 [2JN]

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

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H13386 [1DE]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4064 [26MR]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H14877 [14DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see H.R. 1415), H7947 [9JY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H9807 [22SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H6015 [21MY]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H6266 [4JN]

———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 1094), H7837 [8JY]

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

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 2002), H4688 [22AP]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H11516 [20OC]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H11384 [14OC]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H7023 [18JN]

———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H13267 [18NO]

———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), H6266 [4JN]

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

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H13550 [7DE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3559), H11869 [27OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H526 [26JA]

More Books for Africa Program: establish (see H.R. 3701), H14982 [15DE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H6415 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H5667 [14MY]

———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), H13355 [19NO]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H9900 [23SE]

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 Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (see H.R. 1462), H3399 [12MR]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11517 [20OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11517 [20OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H5671 [15MY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5307 [6MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4689 [22AP]

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6156 [3JN]

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 382), H5062 [30AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]

National Day on Writing: recognize and support (see H. Res. 524), H6414 [9JN]

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), H6904 [16JN]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H5097 [4MY]

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

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8410 [20JY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

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

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

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5308 [6MY]

National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 688), H8959 [28JY]

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), H780 [28JA]

NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H2926 [3MR]

Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 765), H778 [28JA]

Nevada: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 821), H11167 [8OC]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10458 [1OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6016 [21MY]

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

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

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

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), H14744 [10DE]

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4731 [23AP]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6904 [16JN]

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

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H11167 [8OC]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4147), H14982 [15DE]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 1590), H9670 [16SE]

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), H3145 [10MR]

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H12197 [2NO]

Power resources: reauthorize geothermal lease revenue regulation and direct the Dept. of the Interior to establish a pilot project to streamline certain Federal renewable energy permitting processes (see H.R. 2362), H5484 [12MY]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4688 [22AP]

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), H6415 [9JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11111 [7OC]

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

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 641), H8496 [21JY]

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

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H5667 [14MY]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that aid and abet terrorism, secure cooperation in investigation of terrorist incidents, and limit issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens (see H.R. 1288), H2925 [3MR]

———prohibit assistance (see H.R. 792), H875 [2FE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H6902 [16JN]

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

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H12588 [6NO]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 632), H484 [22JA]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H5063 [30AP]

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), H4840 [27AP]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 3329), H8808 [24JY]

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

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

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H11515 [20OC]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11581 [21OC]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8185 [15JY]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 3410), H9205 [30JY]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (see H. Res. 733), H9442 [10SE]

———require the Depts. of State and Defense to provide briefings on recent discussions and potential transfer of defense articles or services (see H.R. 4102), H13265 [18NO]

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

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 3409), H9205 [30JY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H6156 [3JN]

———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), H2601 [23FE]

———allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1405), H3706 [19MR]

———allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see H.R. 4256), H14445 [9DE]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H9962 [24SE]

———allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see H.R. 4109), H13387 [1DE]

———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H9738 [21SE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3402 [12MR]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H3748 [23MR]

———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), H9207 [30JY]

———exempt motor vehicle donations to certain charities from limitations on such donations (see H.R. 3248), H12198 [2NO]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H12588 [6NO]

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

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

———extend credit period for certain open-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 2528), H13386 [1DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H9999 [25SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H11458 [15OC]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H3438 [16MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR] (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———increase amount allowable as a deduction for meals and entertainment expenses of small businesses (see H.R. 3952), H12044 [28OC]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H875 [2FE]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H6077 [2JN]

———limit authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States (see H.R. 2110), H7146 [23JN]

———make permanent accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution property and clarify to which property such treatment applies (see H.R. 4411), H15508 [23DE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H28 [6JA]

———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 4184), H14446 [9DE]

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

———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 4144), H13353 [19NO]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H9900 [23SE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H9729 [17SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 273), H70 [7JA]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H14877 [14DE]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1944), H9442 [10SE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H7085 [19JN]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H9397 [9SE]

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

———provide employers a credit for reimbursing employee carpooling expenses (see H.R. 2367), H7446 [25JN]

———provide for rollover of gain from divesting certain qualified securities of businesses engaged in Iran or Sudan discouraged activities (see H.R. 3516), H9279 [31JY]

———provide incentives for affordable housing (see H.R. 906), H1044 [4FE]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H14877 [14DE]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1159), H12456 [5NO]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H13520 [3DE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H6306 [8JN]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H1046 [4FE]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9999 [25SE]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3333), H8808 [24JY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H3748 [23MR]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H9397 [9SE]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 562), H380 [15JA]

———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), H9730 [17SE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H11167 [8OC]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8810 [24JY]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1520 [12FE]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8496 [21JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5000 [29AP]

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), H7021 [18JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see H.R. 2563), H11384 [14OC]

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

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

———condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H11869 [27OC]

———improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H779 [28JA]

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

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]

———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H6973 [17JN]

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: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9441 [10SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9205 [30JY]

Veterans: revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2573), H10457 [1OC]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H526 [26JA]

Water: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 3727), H10519 [6OC]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H6015 [21MY]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H13466 [2DE]

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H9900 [23SE]

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), H1159 [10FE]

Year of the Safe Child: designate (see H. Res. 376), H8496 [21JY]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8708 [23JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America (see H.R. 2577), H6010 [21MY]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: convey the Alta-Hualapai Site to Las Vegas, NV, for the development of a cancer treatment facility (see H.R. 234), H69 [7JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed U.S. savings bonds (see H.R. 4198), H13519 [3DE]

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

Ecology and environment: protect water resources and reduce forest and rangeland fuel loads by developing biochar technology through removal and conversion of certain invasive plant species (see H.R. 3748), H11110 [7OC]

International trade: enhance reporting requirements on the status of the Arab League trade boycott of Israel and other trade boycotts of Israel (see H.R. 4046), H12587 [6NO]

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

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H6010 [21MY]

———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 2479), H5790 [19MY]

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

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

Taxation: amend tax treatment of certain discharged indebtedness (see H.R. 683), H525 [26JA]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H10518 [6OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide tax incentives for making homes more water-efficient, building new water-efficient homes, and public water conservation (see H.R. 3746), H11110 [7OC]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H11711 [22OC]

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

Water: promote efficiency, conservation, and adaptation (see H.R. 3747), H11110 [7OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6079 [3JN]

Remarks

American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists: tribute to Durban II Counter-Conference, E963 [23AP]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (H. Res. 209), E2522 [14OC]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on Nevada economy, H8949 [28JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H564 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5598 [14MY]

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 (H.R. 1283), E2465 [8OC]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (H. Con. Res. 190), E2339 [23SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11097 [7OC]

Capitol Police: make technical corrections to laws affecting certain administrative authorities (H.R. 1299), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 896), H12487 [6NO]

CIA: submit a report to Congress on retirement benefits for former employees of Air America, H11122 [8OC]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (H. Con. Res. 190), E2339 [23SE]

Cragin & Pike (business): anniversary, E2329 [22SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1949 [24JY]

———support reunification agreement, E1949 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 808), H11122 [8OC]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6438, H6491 [10JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify use of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance funds for business meetings, events, and incentive travel, H4289 [1AP]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4289 [1AP]

Diseases: increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (H.R. 1740), H11097 [7OC]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6438, H6491 [10JN]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12211 [3NO], H12858 [7NO]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), E2528 [14OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14927 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14927 [15DE]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators (H. Res. 560), H7035 [19JN]

Israel: support right of self-defense against imminent military or nuclear threat from Iran and other countries and organizations, H6491 [10JN]

———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), H103 [9JA]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, H313, H315 [14JA]

Las Vegas, NV: impact of erroneous statements about earmarks on local economy and tourism, H2950 [4MR]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9913 [24SE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13302 [19NO]

Middle East: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, H6520, H6521 [10JN]

———withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority pending denouncement of terrorism, support of civil liberties, and recognition of Israel's right to exist, H5598 [14MY]

Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (H.R. 1035), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 806), H11060 [7OC]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 787), H11992 [28OC]

National Travel and Tourism Week: observance, H5588 [14MY]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (H. Res. 790), H11993 [28OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7640 [26JN]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H251 [14JA]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (H. Res. 733), H9822 [23SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (H. Con. Res. 55), H3778 [24MR]

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses, H12386 [5NO]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (H.R. 3724), E2460 [6OC]

———extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12386 [5NO]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14401 [9DE]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H10553 [7OC]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes, H13486 [3DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (H.R. 4154), H13486 [3DE]

Travel and tourism: effect of travel on national and local economies, H3805, H3806, H3807, H3808, H3809, H3810, H3811, H3812 [24MR]

———establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S., H11060 [7OC], H12487 [6NO]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12236 [3NO]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6588 [11JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9743 [22SE]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12386 [5NO]

Votes: position on missed, E241 [11FE], E606 [10MR], E821 [31MR], E1278 [2JN], E1494 [18JN]

Whittemore Peterson Institute: tribute to discovery of link between recently discovered retrovirus and certain neuroimmune diseases, H11301 [14OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4126 [30MR]

Special order: granted, H2922 [3MR], H2977 [4MR], H5304 [6MY], H5662 [14MY], H6536 [10JN], H8353 [17JY], H8957 [28JY]

Tribute, H3808 [24MR]

Statements

Third Totalitarian Threat: Richard Schifter, E963-E965 [23AP]

Tributes

Obama, President, E220 [9FE]

Quinlan, Kevin E., E95 [15JA]

Williams, Claudine, H5721 [19MY]