McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7376 [25JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6812 [15JN]

Appointments

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, H4897 [28AP]

Articles and editorials

Annals of Public Policy—Getting There From Here—How Should Obama Reform Health Care? Atul Gawande, New Yorker (publication), H1030-H1032 [4FE]

What Part of 'Stimulus' Don't They Get? New York (NY) Times, H2605 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed (see H. Con. Res. 108), H5713 [18MY]

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5712 [18MY]

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H9490 [14SE]

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see H.R. 1769), H4063 [26MR]

AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 569), H442 [21JA]

———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]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H493 [23JA]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

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

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H921 [3FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE]

Brodeur, Martin: tribute (see H. Res. 293), H6539 [10JN]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9492 [14SE]

Canada Day: observance (see H. Res. 519), H7251 [24JN]

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H196 [13JA]

Children and youth: provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 2691), H7251 [24JN]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]

———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), H2980 [4MR]

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

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H443 [21JA]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964 (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8355 [17JY]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H15503 [16DE]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H6076 [2JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3438 [16MR]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H37 [6JA]

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

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H2631 [24FE]

Corps of Engineers: extend the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 4165), H13521 [3DE]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H13467 [2DE]

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H5712 [18MY]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H8410 [20JY]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H9342 [8SE]

———exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9491 [14SE]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H9491 [14SE]

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H3704 [19MR]

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

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4735 [23AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

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

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 Commerce: make grants to coastal States for surveys of coastal and Federal waters to identify areas suitable for exploration, development, and production of renewable energy (see H.R. 1690), H4525 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H3056 [5MR]

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

Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H8708 [23JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H13002 [16NO]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 3246), H9443 [10SE]

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

———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H11167 [8OC]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H1607 [13FE]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3438 [16MR]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 3003), H9207 [30JY]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H9491 [14SE]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2003), H4735 [23AP]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H7947 [9JY]

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

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H12142 [29OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H4130 [30MR]

———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), H5668 [14MY]

Dept. of HUD: extend existing and expiring agreements under the Moving to Work program (see H.R. 1099), H1606 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 2616), H6011 [21MY]

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

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1741), H4062 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H4732 [23AP]

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), H8873 [27JY]

———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H6264 [4JN]

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), H3056 [5MR]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6806 [15JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H5667 [14MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for certain streetcar projects (see H.R. 2163), H4998 [29AP]

———modify authority to make grants for new fixed guideway capital projects (see H.R. 2164), H4998 [29AP]

———study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9491 [14SE]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 1302), H3105 [9MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H2873 [26FE]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H13002 [16NO]

———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), H15503 [16DE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5170 [5MY]

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

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H9671 [16SE]

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), H27 [6JA]

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), H6075 [2JN]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H13386 [1DE]

———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H2873 [26FE]

———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H2981 [4MR]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H5097 [4MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H6618 [11JN]

Economy: require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (see H.R. 598), H386 [16JA]

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), H325 [14JA]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H1159 [10FE]

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

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H6266 [4JN]

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), H4584 [21AP]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4583 [21AP]

———provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans, minimum investment option requirement for such plans, investment advice, and transitional relief (see H.R. 2989), H8101 [14JY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H5712 [18MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

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), H7445 [25JN]

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H11868 [27OC]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H5582 [13MY]

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

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H11517 [20OC]

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 4375), H15500 [16DE]

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

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1042 [4FE]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H6015 [21MY]

———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2835 [25FE]

Foreign trade: include a Public Health Advisory Committee on Trade in the trade advisory committee system and require public health organizations to be included in relevant sectoral or functional advisory committees (see H.R. 2293), H7146 [23JN]

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

Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see H.R. 3302), H8585 [22JY]

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), H5000 [29AP]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H9962 [24SE]

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

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 603), H7705 [26JN]

GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H1248 [11FE]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 44), H7251 [24JN]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H7086 [19JN]

———prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain companies convicted of felonies (see H.R. 3679), H10407 [30SE]

Government regulations: make certain regulations have no force or effect (see H.R. 570), H380 [15JA]

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

Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]

Health: ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H11582 [21OC]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]

———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), H3525 [17MR]

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

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H4525 [2AP]

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

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

———provide grants or contracts to create prescription drug education and outreach academic detailing programs (see H.R. 1859), H9442 [10SE]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6307 [8JN]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 826), H11298 [13OC]

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), H6973 [17JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (see H. Con. Res. 178), H9492 [14SE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H11384 [14OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H4525 [2AP]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H13521 [3DE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H11868 [27OC]

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

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]

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), H4734 [23AP]

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

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency and accountability within the intelligence community for activities performed under Federal contracts (see H.R. 963), H1158 [10FE]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3439 [16MR]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3056 [5MR]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H6807 [15JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H3527 [17MR]

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

Israel: call on both sides to implement immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and allow unrestricted humanitarian access (see H. Res. 66), H382 [15JA]

John `Bud' Hawk Post Office, Rollingbay, WA: designate (see H.R. 955), H1157 [10FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (see H. Res. 134), H1045 [4FE]

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]

Lakewood, WA: express condolences to families of slain police officers (see H. Res. 939), H13386 [1DE]

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H6076 [2JN]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9962 [24SE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4251 [31MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H922 [3FE]

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

———distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H8586 [22JY]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H6155 [3JN]

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

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

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 902), H1043 [4FE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4130 [30MR]

———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), H9342 [8SE]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H5712 [18MY]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 1038), H1518 [12FE]

———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see H.R. 306), H88 [8JA]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H8708 [23JY]

———provide that initial preventive physical examinations not be required for referrals for ultrasound screenings for abdominal aortic aneurysms and for such screenings for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 1213), H2873 [26FE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H7146 [23JN]

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 America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1248 [11FE]

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

Mickey Leland U.S. Embassy Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: designate (see H.R. 1564), H4840 [27AP]

Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H8708 [23JY]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H2875 [26FE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H923 [3FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7086 [19JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11383 [14OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 831), H11383 [14OC]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H8409 [20JY]

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

National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H6267 [4JN]

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

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H4249 [31MR]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4581 [21AP]

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

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]

National Goods Movement Improvement Fund: establish (see H.R. 2355), H5483 [12MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H5169 [5MY]

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

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

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4841 [27AP]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4130 [30MR]

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

National Pipeline Safety Day: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6078 [2JN]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H1249 [11FE]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9731 [17SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H443 [21JA]

National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H5582 [13MY]

———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H4129 [30MR]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H4733 [23AP]

National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 475), H6077 [2JN]

National Trails System Act: provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail (see H.R. 1641), H3704 [19MR]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 46), H5061 [30AP]

———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1248 [11FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H2926 [3MR]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H7446 [25JN]

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

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3836 [24MR]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H6267 [4JN]

———support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H11168 [8OC]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6265 [4JN]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (see H.R. 1886), H5401 [7MY]

———express concern about the actions of the Taliban in Swat, Pakistan, to restrict girls' access to education (see H. Res. 262), H4064 [26MR]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 678), H8809 [24JY]

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H3078 [6MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H5892 [20MY]

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: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 2639), H8101 [14JY]

———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4581 [21AP]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H7023 [18JN]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (see H.R. 4291), H15509 [23DE]

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), H6415 [9JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H10408 [30SE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H5170 [5MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H4524 [2AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6415 [9JN]

Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see H.R. 4029), H12456 [5NO]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4735 [23AP]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H7250 [24JN]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H6015 [21MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H6904 [16JN]

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

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

Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]

Social Security: 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), H9491 [14SE]

SSA: reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (see H.R. 3325), H8808 [24JY]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6416 [9JN]

Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H8708 [23JY]

Taxation: 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), H3338 [11MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1250), H11713 [22OC]

———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H9491 [14SE]

———clarify treatment of indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities relative to organizations which are partners with limited liability (see H.R. 3497), H9278 [31JY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H4732 [23AP]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13352 [19NO]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H4398 [1AP]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H9342 [8SE]

———expand availability of saver's credit, make credit refundable, and make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1961), H4522 [2AP]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H7947 [9JY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H3105 [9MR]

———extend program to provide grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits (see H.R. 3136), H9900 [23SE]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H13002 [16NO]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1080 [9FE]

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

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

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

———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H13467 [2DE]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1944), H5401 [7MY]

———prevent overstatement of benefits payable to non-highly compensated employees under qualified plans (see H.R. 4126), H13352 [19NO]

———provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 3135), H9900 [23SE]

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

———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H3053 [5MR]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2626), H9491 [14SE]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 475), H4734 [23AP]

———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 594), H381 [15JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H13001 [16NO]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]

———simplify and improve the current education tax incentives (see H.R. 386), H325 [14JA]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2632 [24FE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H9278 [31JY]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H9731 [17SE]

Transportation: require metropolitan planning organizations to consider greenhouse gas emissions in long-range plans and improvement programs (see H.R. 803), H920 [3FE]

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

Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H8960 [28JY]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H6266 [4JN]

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), H6267 [4JN]

Universal Children's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 928), H13354 [19NO]

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

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H1157 [10FE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H923 [3FE]

Voting: prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 1739), H4061 [26MR]

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

Washington (State): anniversary of Pig War crisis on San Juan Island (see H. Res. 652), H8302 [16JY]

———honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H8008 [10JY]

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

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H13267 [18NO]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 203), H2925 [3MR] (see H. Res. 234), H3145 [10MR]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H2836 [25FE]

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

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H9282 [31JY]

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

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8873 [27JY]

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

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 240), H3401 [12MR]

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), H1520 [12FE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4688 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Chehade-Zegarra, Jorge-Alonso: relief (see H.R. 3638), H9899 [23SE]

Children and youth: provide grants to States to establish or expand quality programs providing home visitation for families with young children and families expecting children (see H.R. 2667), H6074 [2JN]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 3038), H7444 [25JN]

Clothing industry: provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines (see H.R. 3039), H7444 [25JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9278 [31JY]

Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1444), H3337 [11MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish the Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1411), H3144 [10MR]

ERISA: preclude preemption of a State cause of action relating to a denial of a claim for benefits under a health care plan (see H.R. 3925), H11790 [26OC]

Foreign trade: provide improved duty-free treatment for certain articles from certain least-developed countries (see H.R. 4101), H13265 [18NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H2835 [25FE]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H10519 [6OC]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 677), H8809 [24JY]

``Laramie Project—10 Years Later'': tribute to participants in epilogue to play in remembrance of Matthew Shepard (see H. Res. 777), H9962 [24SE]

Medicare: establish a self-referral disclosure protocol to enable health care providers of services and suppliers to disclose violations of certain physician referral limits (see H.R. 3556), H9490 [14SE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H13352 [19NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 391), H5062 [30AP]

Native Americans: Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 2678), H6154 [3JN]

NIH: establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H9278 [31JY]

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 2909), H6971 [17JN]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H12364 [4NO]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H9730 [17SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for advance directives (see H.R. 2705), H6263 [4JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6011 [21MY]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 2543), H6008 [21MY]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H9205 [30JY]

———reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a Federal emission permit for the sale or use of greenhouse gas emission substances (see H.R. 1683), H3833 [24MR]

———reform estate and gift tax (see H.R. 2023), H4685 [22AP]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2268), H5306 [6MY]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 2542), H6008 [21MY]

U.S.-India Interparliamentary Exchange Group: establish (see H.R. 2468), H5712 [18MY]

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

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 291), H88 [8JA] (see H.R. 4183), H13466 [2DE]

———provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 290), H88 [8JA]

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

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 517), H6306 [8JN]

Letters

Tribute to University of Washington men's rowing team: by, E1357 [9JN]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend (H.R. 4284), H14832 [14DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H560 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1556 [13FE], H2605 [24FE]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12492 [6NO]

———reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, H12492 [6NO]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H2605 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3037, H3038 [5MR]

Economy: provide stimulus for economic recovery, H1027, H1028 [4FE]

Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), H9019 [29JY]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 4284), H14832 [14DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1026 [4FE], H3109 [10MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8032 [14JY], H8420 [21JY], H8884 [28JY], H9175, H9178, H9179, H9180, H9181 [30JY], H11151, H11152, H11153, H11154 [8OC], H11803 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12214 [3NO], H12389, H12431 [5NO], H12460 [6NO], H12954 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5995, H5996, H5997, H5998, H5999 [21MY]

———strengthen privacy protections for consumer access to electronic medical records, H1027 [4FE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3030 [5MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (H. Res. 134), H1109 [10FE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 831), H12003 [28OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 831), H12003 [28OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (H. Res. 391), H5188, H5189 [6MY]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1385), H6105 [3JN]

PATH (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize recipient, E2226 [9SE]

Renewable energy: create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign and unsustainable energy sources by promoting the production of green energy, H5586 [14MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1163 [11FE]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Downtown Emergency Service Center, E2822 [19NO]

Senate: impact of partisanship, H11717 [23OC]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (H. Res. 890), H13108 [18NO]

Social Security: ensure States receive certain adoption incentive payments (S. 735), H4959 [29AP]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H246 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H962, H970 [4FE]

———reauthorize Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security program (H.R. 3325), H8912 [28JY]

Taxation: extend first-time homebuyer tax credit, H11146 [8OC]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (H.R. 3408), E2123 [31JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9767, H9768, H9771 [22SE], H11717 [23OC]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12385, H12389 [5NO]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H560 [27JA]

University of Washington: tribute to women's softball team (H. Res. 517), H10081 [30SE]

Votes: correction, E1384 [11JN]

———position on missed, H3066 [6MR]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (H. Res. 627), H11312 [14OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3052 [5MR], H9203 [30JY], H11163 [8OC], H12453 [5NO], H12582 [6NO]

Tributes

Brenton, Tim, H12337 [4NO]

Chianchiano, Dolph, E2271 [15SE]

Gates, Mimi Gardner, E1379 [11JN]

Isaacs, Amy, E1197 [19MY]

Johnson, Charles, E903 [21AP]

Maestas, Roberto, E2527 [14OC]