JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, H4897 [28AP]

Conferee: H.R. 2997, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H10042 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H11714 [22OC]

———provide assistance to expand, improve, support, and promote higher education in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 4392), H15501 [16DE]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

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

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 1769), H10520 [6OC]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H13266 [18NO]

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

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H8026 [13JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8585 [22JY]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7251 [24JN]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H6266 [4JN]

———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), H14744 [10DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H10520 [6OC]

Aurora, IL: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Star Innovator award (see H. Res. 862), H14446 [9DE]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6267 [4JN]

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7086 [19JN]

Brinker, Nancy Goodman: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 708), H10458 [1OC]

Buehrle, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 703), H9279 [31JY]

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

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6743 [12JN]

———support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H11712 [22OC]

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), H3105 [9MR]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H3106 [9MR]

———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), H1080 [9FE]

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H11869 [27OC]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H11112 [7OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13069 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H14446 [9DE]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr., Post Office Building, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 516), H324 [14JA]

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]

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

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H9282 [31JY]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H3642 [18MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H7705 [26JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1160 [10FE]

Correctional institutions: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H4915 [28AP]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H6415 [9JN]

———exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9282 [31JY]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H7946 [9JY]

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H5308 [6MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3749 [23MR]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H13521 [3DE]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7447 [25JN]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H. Res. 736), H11384 [14OC]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (see H.R. 3623), H13002 [16NO]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H9056 [29JY]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H14982 [15DE]

———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), H14743 [10DE]

———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H13267 [18NO]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H12197 [2NO]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H11111 [7OC]

———establish Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee (see H.R. 2624), H13002 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H10520 [6OC]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H13069 [17NO]

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H10070 [29SE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H8708 [23JY]

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), H10519 [6OC]

———reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H4688 [22AP]

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

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H7706 [26JN]

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

———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), H14742 [10DE]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H6744 [12JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H13002 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior: determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 4004), H12287 [3NO]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H9280 [31JY]

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3671), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4063 [26MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program (see H.R. 3100), H7704 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and collect a fee based on value of imported and exported articles and use such fees to carry out transportation projects in trade corridors where the fee is collected (see H.R. 947), H1157 [10FE]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H7023 [18JN]

———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), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H7146 [23JN]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H4025 [25MR]

———prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H8960 [28JY]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H6266 [4JN]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 1721), H6266 [4JN]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H10070 [29SE]

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H13266 [18NO]

———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7706 [26JN]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H5485 [12MY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13387 [1DE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2926 [3MR]

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

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H9282 [31JY]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H6973 [17JN]

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

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

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

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H13355 [19NO]

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

———establish competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3973), H12141 [29OC]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H3105 [9MR]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H4027 [25MR]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H10070 [29SE]

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (see H.R. 2755), H13355 [19NO]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3010), H12197 [2NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see H.R. 2446), H13002 [16NO]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4027 [25MR]

———establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3277), H11791 [26OC]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H12197 [2NO]

———include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services (see H.R. 1710), H4915 [28AP]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H14982 [15DE]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H12288 [3NO]

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]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4092), H13467 [2DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H11516 [20OC]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H8009 [10JY]

———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), H11740 [23OC]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H14446 [9DE]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H8960 [28JY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]

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

Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H3641 [18MR]

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

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H6744 [12JN]

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (see H.R. 1334), H3105 [9MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H3706 [19MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H3525 [17MR]

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

———waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H8708 [23JY]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H14877 [14DE]

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

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5063 [30AP]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H7703 [26JN]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7446 [25JN]

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), H3527 [17MR]

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

Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H8586 [22JY]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

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), H9206 [30JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6266 [4JN]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3528 [17MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H7146 [23JN]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H3401 [12MR]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H13520 [3DE]

———support temporary protected status for nationals currently residing in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 165), H8355 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

———enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 648), H9551 [15SE]

———prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see H.R. 2775), H6414 [9JN]

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), H3056 [5MR]

———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3642 [18MR]

———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), H3527 [17MR]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H3835 [24MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3056 [5MR]

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

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3749 [23MR]

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

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

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H12198 [2NO]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5668 [14MY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H8585 [22JY]

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), H6619 [11JN]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8303 [16JY]

House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H8586 [22JY]

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H3706 [19MR]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H9731 [17SE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H6617 [11JN]

Illinois: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 936), H13354 [19NO]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H7085 [19JN]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H8009 [10JY]

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

Insurance: 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), H7146 [23JN]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1092), H3706 [19MR]

———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), H6973 [17JN]

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), H4583 [21AP]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [12MY]

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 (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 91), H4396 [1AP]

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

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]

Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H13387 [1DE]

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

———require an annual issuance of a Presidential proclamation recognizing anniversary of birth (see H.J. Res. 22), H1519 [12FE]

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]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H8873 [27JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H443 [21JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4027 [25MR]

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4841 [27AP]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11581 [21OC]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H8708 [23JY]

———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H4734 [23AP]

———establish collaborative care networks to reduce use of expensive hospital and provider resources and to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals (see H.R. 3430), H11581 [21OC]

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

———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), H11111 [7OC]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H9057 [29JY]

———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), H7947 [9JY]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H6744 [12JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11713 [22OC]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H13266 [18NO]

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

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H6266 [4JN]

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

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3105 [9MR]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H9962 [24SE]

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]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6539 [10JN]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11714 [22OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11714 [22OC]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6539 [10JN]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H9397 [9SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H6267 [4JN]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8586 [22JY]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6267 [4JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11791 [26OC]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H11112 [7OC]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H14827 [11DE]

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), H3106 [9MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H442 [21JA]

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

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

Northwestern University: tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 531), H11299 [13OC] (see H. Res. 824), H11384 [14OC]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6743 [12JN]

Oregon: designate Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2888), H11111 [7OC]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H10519 [6OC]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H3338 [11MR]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

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), H14744 [10DE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H8708 [23JY]

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), H6014 [21MY]

Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H13521 [3DE]

Project HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 666), H8495 [21JY]

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]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H8009 [10JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11868 [27OC]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H13267 [18NO]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]

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

———protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (see H.R. 3427), H14827 [11DE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H9491 [14SE]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H13629 (see H.R. 2429), H14372 [8DE]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H13629 (see H.R. 2365), H14372 [8DE]

———establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see H.R. 2852), H7947 [9JY]

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

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), H13629 (see H.R. 1067), H14372 [8DE]

———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H4734 [23AP]

———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), H5062 [30AP]

———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), H14827 [11DE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H8185 [15JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H6619 [11JN]

———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), H14446 [9DE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H5000 [29AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H6744 [12JN]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H3055 [5MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H11713 [22OC]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13629 (see H.R. 3758), H14372 [8DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H10070 [29SE]

———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4090), H13387 [1DE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H12364 [4NO]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H15504 [16DE]

———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), H13069 [17NO]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H9281 [31JY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H15503 [16DE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9282 [31JY]

———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H7251 [24JN]

———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), H7947 [9JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]

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]

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

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H3439 [16MR]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: 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), H7447 [25JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H14982 [15DE]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7741 [7JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9491 [14SE]

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

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9491 [14SE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H5485 [12MY]

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

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H4686 [22AP]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H13386 [1DE]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5485 [12MY]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H3105 [9MR]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13521 [3DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4524 [2AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8356 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor bicentennial of birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H. Con. Res. 27), H602 [27JA]

Diseases: support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H5306 [6MY]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H2925 [3MR]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H2925 [3MR]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H2925 [3MR]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2925 [3MR]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H2925 [3MR]

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H6414 [9JN]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H2925 [3MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H2925 [3MR]

Taylor, Koko: tribute (see H. Res. 668), H8585 [22JY]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2925 [3MR]

———prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 3489), H9277 [31JY]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H2925 [3MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6417 [10JN], H8963 [29JY], H12591 [7NO], H13357 [1DE]

Motions

California: prohibit restriction of Central Valley Project operations based on an Endangered Species Act biological opinion if it would result in less than historical maximum export levels (H.R. 3105), consideration, H8601 [23JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9059 [30JY]

Poems

``Our Nation's Tears,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2514 [13OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H926 [4FE], H1222 [11FE]

Business and industry: encourage public-private partnerships to create jobs, H1222-H1227 [11FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall, H7047 [19JN]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (H. Res. 538), H8547 [22JY]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6434 [10JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), consideration (H. Res. 617), H7860 [9JY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6434 [10JN]

House of Representatives: moment of silence in tribute to Michael Jackson, H7462 [26JN]

Iran: 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), H7037 [19JN]

Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, E47 [8JA]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 29), H9036 [29JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), H7047 [19JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (H. Res. 165), H1302 [12FE]

Olympic Day: observance (H. Res. 538), H8547 [22JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H9121 [30JY]

Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, H6434 [10JN]

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), H6590 [11JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4576 [21AP], H4683 [22AP], H4728 [23AP], H4836 [27AP], H4911 [28AP]

Tributes

Jackson, Michael, H7462 [26JN]

Kennedy, Edward M., E2514 [13OC]

Taylor, Koko, E1313 [4JN]