HILL, BARON P. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3597 [18MR]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H881 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4689 [22AP]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H8303 [16JY]

American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (see H. Res. 447), H9343 [8SE]

Armed Forces: commend the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Arkansas National Guard upon its completion of a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 21), H2836 [25FE]

———encourage military departments to maximize opportunities for space-available travel for members in a leave or pass status who are traveling between December 18, 2009, and January 3, 2010 (see H. Con. Res. 220), H14827 [11DE]

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

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H15503 [16DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13354 [19NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H5400 [7MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9999 [25SE]

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

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H1045 [4FE]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H6156 [3JN]

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), H6972 [17JN]

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), H12289 [3NO]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H7446 [25JN]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see H. Res. 81), H2836 [25FE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2129), H4839 [27AP]

———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]

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

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 216), H1159 [10FE] (see H.R. 2189), H5892 [20MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H10408 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2089), H7706 [26JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H14982 [15DE]

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), H13386 [1DE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Re-Build America Bonds to finance essential infrastructure projects (see H.R. 852), H1041 [4FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 2640), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in the service disabled veterans' insurance program (see H.R. 2713), H6263 [4JN]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6415 [9JN]

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 3926), H12365 [4NO]

———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]

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]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H6538 [10JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H5401 [7MY]

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

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H4064 [26MR]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H12365 [4NO]

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), H11713 [22OC]

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

GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see H.R. 2495), H5791 [19MY]

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

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

———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H8010 [10JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11516 [20OC]

Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H5668 [14MY]

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

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6743 [12JN]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H7249 [24JN]

House Rules: require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H196 [13JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H11111 [7OC]

Hungary: condemn awarding of national radio licenses to politically-connected companies and encourage respect for rule of law, fair treatment of foreign investors, and maintenance of a free and independent press (see H. Res. 915), H13266 [18NO]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H7023 [18JN]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 3308), H8706 [23JY]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway: anniversary (see H. Res. 608), H7740 [7JY]

Insurance: 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), H6015 [21MY]

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

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H7947 [9JY]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]

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

Medicaid: 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), H4915 [28AP]

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

———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see H.R. 668), H9738 [21SE]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H11791 [26OC]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 156), H33 [6JA] (see H.R. 4255), H15509 [23DE]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1160 [10FE]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7706 [26JN]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6415 [9JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H13521 [3DE]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 6), H8960 [28JY]

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

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6307 [8JN]

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

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14446 [9DE]

Otis Bowen Comfort Home, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 3414), H9205 [30JY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

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), H2925 [3MR]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4521 [2AP]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H10457 [1OC]

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

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

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), H196 [13JA]

Summitt, Pat: tribute (see H. Res. 196), H5401 [7MY]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5893 [20MY]

Taxation: exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H325 [14JA]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H7023 [18JN]

———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]

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see H.R. 3439), H11714 [22OC]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H4584 [21AP]

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

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H7947 [9JY]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H5485 [12MY]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H7705 [26JN]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 4154), H13467 [2DE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9671 [16SE]

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies and authorize training for State and local agencies on collection and use of such information (see H.R. 3682), H11791 [26OC]

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

———permit retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county (see H.R. 3216), H8099 [14JY]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see H.R. 2563), H8185 [15JY]

———provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 3457), H13467 [2DE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5712 [18MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H14446 [9DE]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4028), H12456 [5NO]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (see H.R. 1145), H4583 [21AP]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 2035), H6307 [8JN]

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), H2836 [25FE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H13069 [17NO]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H11868 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2116), H4839 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish registries of current and former Armed Forces members exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards and provide health care to veterans exposed to such hazards (see H.R. 2389), H5580 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 2115), H4839 [27AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: allow certain individuals and households to be eligible for Federal assistance (see H.R. 4141), H13353 [19NO]

Housing: provide assistance to owners of manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 to purchase Energy Star qualified manufactured homes (see H.R. 1749), H4062 [26MR]

Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (see H.R. 1029), H1518 [12FE]

James Madison Memorial Commission: establish (see H.R. 992), H1247 [11FE]

Medicare: permit beneficiaries to elect to take or decline ownership of certain items of complex durable medical equipment after capped rental period ends (see H.R. 2945), H7022 [18JN]

Social Security: provide transparency between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or supplies paid for under Medicare, Medicaid, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3138), H7945 [9JY]

Stam, Katie: tribute (see H. Res. 245), H3437 [16MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for care packages provided for soldiers in combat zones and for providing volunteer service to military families through the Dept. of Defense America Supports You program (see H.R. 1090), H1605 [13FE]

———allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1716), H4026 [25MR]

Remarks

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H915 [3FE]

———deficit, H915 [3FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending, H8539 [22JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8531 [22JY]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), motion to recommit, H8539 [22JY]

Camp Atterbury, IN: tribute to National Guard 1313th Engineer Co., E1347 [9JN]

Community service: make individuals eligible for national service program grant funding for sending care packages to soldiers in combat zones, H3597 [18MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3597 [18MR]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1166 [11FE]

Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (H.R. 1029), H4212 [31MR]

Madison, IN: anniversary, E1149 [14MY]

Miss Madison (vessel): American Boat Racing Association National Championship winner, E242 [11FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Elinor Ostrom for economic sciences, E2507 [13OC]

Vevay, IN: inclusion in Budget Travel (publication) ``America's Coolest Small Towns'' list, E1664 [8JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3832 [24MR], H6536 [10JN], H6615 [11JN], H9996 [25SE]

Tributes

Boynton, Mack M., E2604 [22OC]

Guthrie, Ryan, H530 [27JA]

Stam, Katie, H530 [27JA]