ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Western Connecticut State University Athletic Hall of Fame Induction of Harvey Jessup: Debbie Jessup, E2685 [2NO]

Appointments

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2892, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H10419 [1OC]

———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13573 [8DE]

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H6545 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5064 [30AP]

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

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

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6014 [21MY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13386 [1DE]

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

———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), H6307 [8JN]

———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]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H6155 [3JN]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H91 [8JA]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9490 [14SE]

California: honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 916), H8809 [24JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H4688 [22AP]

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), H6619 [11JN]

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

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H91 [8JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13467 [2DE]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H15504 [16DE]

———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), H4062 [26MR]

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H14446 [9DE]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H4583 [21AP]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H15503 [16DE]

———provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 1966), H4522 [2AP]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5667 [14MY]

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

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H13002 [16NO]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H5097 [4MY]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H15503 [16DE]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3800), H13002 [16NO]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H3056 [5MR]

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]

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

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H3527 [17MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5097 [4MY]

———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 Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H15504 [16DE]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14827 [11DE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H5892 [20MY]

———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H12288 [3NO]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

———prepare a feasibility study and implement demonstration projects to restore the San Gabriel River watershed in California (see H.R. 4200), H13519 [3DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3641 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H11111 [7OC]

———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), H4734 [23AP]

———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]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (see H. Res. 816), H11166 [8OC]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H91 [8JA]

Diseases: address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 137), H7706 [26JN]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H9899 [23SE]

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

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H5793 [19MY]

———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), H9670 [16SE]

———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), H7838 [8JY]

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

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H11298 [13OC]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9807 [22SE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H9999 [25SE]

District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]

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), H9207 [30JY]

———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), H2926 [3MR]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9397 [9SE]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4840 [27AP]

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), H6539 [10JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 2515), H5890 [20MY]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H13629 (see H.R. 4116), H14372 [8DE]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H6266 [4JN]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H5400 [7MY]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13386 [1DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H5097 [4MY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H10521 [6OC]

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H15503 [16DE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

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), H4526 [2AP]

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

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 302), H4398 [1AP] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H4915 [28AP]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H5400 [7MY]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]

———apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H4734 [23AP]

———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see H.R. 2231), H8810 [24JY]

———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 oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H6015 [21MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4129 [30MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]

———prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 2744), H6305 [8JN]

———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), H7250 [24JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H5064 [30AP]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8185 [15JY]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H7741 [7JY]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H9281 [31JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 783), H10458 [1OC]

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), H5170 [5MY]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1877), H4688 [22AP]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H3078 [6MR]

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

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]

———protect children affected by certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3531), H9279 [31JY]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

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

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H6619 [11JN]

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), H7085 [19JN]

———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H6015 [21MY]

———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]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H10520 [6OC]

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), H13467 [2DE]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

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]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H6014 [21MY]

Medicaid: apply an enhanced Federal matching rate for children if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2859), H13629 (see H.R. 2859), H14372 [8DE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5712 [18MY]

———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), H12364 [4NO]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H6077 [2JN]

———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 180), H34 [6JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4525 [2AP]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5712 [18MY]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H13355 [19NO]

———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 coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H5400 [7MY]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H9491 [14SE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H1606 [13FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H5062 [30AP]

———require that certain tests performed by an independent laboratory of a specimen collected by a hospital be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory (see H.R. 1699), H6015 [21MY]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H3054 [5MR]

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

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

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]

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

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

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

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H7705 [26JN]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H8410 [20JY]

National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]

National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 585), H7446 [25JN]

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

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

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4916 [28AP]

National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H4732 [23AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 46), H163 [9JA] (see H. Res. 82), H485 [22JA] (see H. Res. 960), H15504 [16DE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H4840 [27AP]

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), H442 [21JA]

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA]

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

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H6076 [2JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

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

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]

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

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), H2632 [24FE]

———discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 101), H1249 [11FE]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 1686), H9281 [31JY]

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), H6539 [10JN]

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

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

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), H12456 [5NO]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H15503 [16DE]

Puerto Rico: repeal limitation on authorized uses of former bombardment area on Culebra and prohibition on Federal Government responsibility for decontamination of the area (see H.R. 1958), H6266 [4JN]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H6904 [16JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6014 [21MY]

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

San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 102), H31 [6JA]

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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2925 [3MR]

———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), H6414 [9JN]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H4734 [23AP]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 4132), H13352 [19NO]

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

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H14982 [15DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7023 [18JN]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H11790 [26OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H11383 [14OC]

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H6076 [2JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4735 [23AP]

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]

Unemployment: temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9397 [9SE]

University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H6015 [21MY]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4735 [23AP]

Water Replenishment District of Southern California: anniversary (see H. Res. 758), H9738 [21SE]

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

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5400 [7MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H6617 [11JN]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6155 [3JN]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8410 [20JY]

World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]

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), H90 [8JA]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4580 [21AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: provide additional resources for efforts of community coalitions, health care providers, parents, and others to prevent and reduce underage drinking (see H.R. 1028), H1518 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in Downey, CA, regional wastewater treatment and reclamation facility projects (see H.R. 1738), H4061 [26MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H380 [15JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H9548 [15SE]

Immigration: reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H2873 [26FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish prescription drug outreach demonstration program for certain eligible individuals with mental disabilities (see H.R. 2390), H5580 [13MY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 739), H777 [28JA]

Histories

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Downey, CA, E2190 [8SE]

Remarks

American Advertising Federation: tribute to National Student Advertising Competition winners, E1311 [4JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, E529 [3MR]

Children and youth: provide additional resources for efforts of community coalitions, health care providers, parents, and others to prevent and reduce underage drinking (H.R. 1028), H1277 [12FE]

Chrysalis (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1156 [14MY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Res. 230), E1066 [5MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H133 [9JA]

Clinica Monsenor Oscar A. Romero (organization): anniversary, E2366 [24SE]

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 (H.R. 1751), E801 [26MR], E3015 [15DE]

Commerce, CA: anniversary, E2543 [15OC]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), E584 [6MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), E1103 [7MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), E1083 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, H8780 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7181, H7186 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: positive train control technology funding, H8614 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8780 [24JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8614 [23JY]

Downey, CA: anniversary of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, E2190 [8SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (H.R. 558), H371 [15JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (H.R. 3564), H9494 [15SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12905 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12600 [7NO]

Immigration: reform, E3015 [15DE]

———reform detention procedures, H7181 [24JN]

———reform detention procedures (H.R. 1215), H2866 [26FE], E3015 [15DE]

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), E119 [21JA]

Japan America Society of Southern California: anniversary, E1244 [21MY]

Jessup, Harvey: Western Connecticut State University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, E2685 [2NO]

Jewish Labor Committee (organization): tribute to Western Region, E1292 [3JN]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Boyle Heights High School boys' volleyball team, E2272 [15SE]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 566), E1917 [24JY]

Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.: anniversary, E894 [21AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish prescription drug outreach demonstration program for certain eligible individuals with mental disabilities (H.R. 2390), H5552 [13MY]

Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco: anniversary, E247 [11FE]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), E118 [21JA]

SRO Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1581 [26JN]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H993 [4FE]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6180 [4JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3376 [12MR], H3543 [18MR], H4415 [2AP], E2971 [11DE]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 739), H912 [3FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3398 [12MR]

Special order: granted, H378 [15JA], H918 [3FE], H1516 [12FE], H2868 [26FE], H4995 [29AP], H5304 [6MY], H5577 [13MY], H5662 [14MY]

Tributes

Boyle, Gregory, E1948 [24JY]

Falkenthal, Michelle L., E2177 [31JY]

Farley, Julia Mary, E1095 [7MY]

Matsubayashi, George T., E123 [22JA]

Nichols, Michael D., E2177 [31JY]

Silveria, Brandon, E1157 [14MY]

Silveria, Tony, E1157 [14MY]