MINNICK, WALT (a Representative from Idaho)

Amendments

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5029 [30AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7360 [25JN]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14764 [11DE]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H4036 [26MR]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9685 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H4064 [26MR]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9283 [31JY]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H9730 [17SE]

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

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H9730 [17SE]

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

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H6619 [11JN]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H13355 [19NO]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3402 [12MR]

———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H3105 [9MR]

———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 613), H3145 [10MR]

———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]

Army: lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the museum (see H.R. 4034), H13002 [16NO]

Army Community Covenant: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 170), H9492 [14SE]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1941), H5000 [29AP]

———recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H2926 [3MR]

BLM: dedicate a portion of wind and solar energy project rental fees for administrative costs of processing applications for new wind and solar projects (see H.R. 2662), H6074 [2JN]

Border Patrol: anniversary (see H. Res. 498), H6075 [2JN]

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

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

Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (see H.R. 662), H780 [28JA]

California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H8009 [10JY]

Cherry, IL: anniversary of Great Cherry Mine Disaster (see H. Res. 752), H10071 [29SE]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H7705 [26JN]

———anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 489), H6075 [2JN]

———commend Charter 08 movement and related efforts for upholding the universality of human rights and advancing democratic reforms (see H. Res. 156), H7707 [26JN]

Clean Air Act: amend relative to renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 2409), H5664 [14MY]

———modify definition of the term ``renewable biomass'' (see H.R. 2364), H5484 [12MY]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H3402 [12MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8185 [15JY]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H9730 [17SE]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and preempt certain State laws (see H.R. 1846), H4525 [2AP]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9205 [30JY]

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

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H4061 [26MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to provide covered institutions loans for conversion to use of biomass for energy generation (see H.R. 2170), H9397 [9SE]

———provide loans to support conversion of energy generation or heating and cooling systems to use of renewable biomass and installation of necessary equipment (see H.R. 4227), H13627 (see H.R. 4227), H14371 [8DE]

Dept. of Commerce: reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H4525 [2AP]

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), H12142 [29OC]

———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), H11868 [27OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H15503 [16DE]

Dept. of Justice: fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 3695), H11111 [7OC]

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

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 2523), H6307 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: repeal provision in appropriations legislation relative to geothermal energy receipts (see H.R. 4060), H14982 [15DE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify treatment of dividends paid on shares of preferred stock issued by financial institutions which received financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 3020), H7741 [7JY]

———pursue every legal means to stay or recoup certain incentive bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and require approval of such payments (see H.R. 1577), H3706 [19MR]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants for certain streetcar projects (see H.R. 2163), H6307 [8JN]

———modify authority to make grants for new fixed guideway capital projects (see H.R. 2164), H6307 [8JN]

———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), H2886 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 3885), H11869 [27OC]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H8873 [27JY]

———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), H9441 [10SE]

———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H9443 [10SE]

———provide, without expiration, hospital, medical, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide and Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2926), H7024 [18JN]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6077 [2JN]

———provide certain veterans with employment training assistance (see H.R. 1168), H12197 [2NO]

———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 3441), H9275 [31JY]

———reduce period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before survivors are eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 2980), H9900 [23SE]

———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), H5485 [12MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H6539 [10JN]

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

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H5308 [6MY]

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

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7742 [7JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see H.R. 2446), H11458 [15OC]

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H6076 [2JN]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H14982 [15DE]

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

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 197), H5096 [4MY]

———facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3781), H11166 [8OC]

———preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas (see H.R. 1684), H5169 [5MY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1074), H5097 [4MY]

Flags: ensure the right of an individual to display the Service flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 2546), H11581 [21OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H11516 [20OC]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8100 [14JY]

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), H4841 [27AP]

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

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), H5582 [13MY]

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

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H8356 [17JY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H8356 [17JY]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H7837 [8JY]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 513), H8873 [27JY]

Health: improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2220), H9491 [14SE]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11384 [14OC]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H7147 [23JN]

House Rules: prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities (see H. Res. 614), H10521 [6OC]

———require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (see H. Res. 40), H326 [14JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 554), H10458 [1OC]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 270), H8410 [20JY]

———recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 3046), H9342 [8SE]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (see H.R. 3538), H9341 [8SE]

———permit certain commercial vehicles to use certain interstate system highways for purposes of providing significant savings in the transportation of goods (see H.R. 969), H1158 [10FE] (see H.R. 2179), H4999 [29AP]

———promote economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, designate certain land as Boulder-White Cloud Management Area, and add land to National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 192), H35 [6JA]

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

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H12365 [4NO]

Insurance: regulate federally chartered or licensed insurers, agencies, and producers to ensure their stability and financial integrity and to protect policyholders and consumers (see H.R. 1880), H7706 [26JN]

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), H5712 [18MY]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H9207 [30JY]

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

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6415 [9JN]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3707 [19MR]

Louisiana State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 616), H7948 [9JY]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]

Medicare: delay implementation of new hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria until the Dept. of HHS revises the hospital wage index classification system to address certain considerations (see H.R. 2753), H8960 [28JY]

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H9808 [22SE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H15504 [16DE]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8809 [24JY]

Mining and mineral resources: promote remediation of inactive and abandoned mines (see H.R. 3203), H9900 [23SE]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H11384 [14OC]

———support single national fuel economy standard (see H. Con. Res. 106), H5668 [14MY]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H12288 [3NO]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H4584 [21AP]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6973 [17JN]

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

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 442), H3338 [11MR]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8026 [13JY]

National Medal of Technology and Innovation: tribute to recipients (see H. Res. 935), H13354 [19NO]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 839), H921 [3FE]

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

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H5793 [19MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H14744 [10DE]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H14982 [15DE]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H2925 [3MR]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 819), H9442 [10SE]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see H.R. 3709), H10456 [1OC]

———promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H4397 [1AP]

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

Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H7947 [9JY]

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

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 1799, 1799), H5406 [11MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6015 [21MY]

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

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]

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

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2417), H5664 [14MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4524 [2AP]

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

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

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste (see H.R. 3592), H14982 [15DE]

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

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10520 [6OC]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H6415 [9JN]

———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), H9342 [8SE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 433), H8809 [24JY]

———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), H8100 [14JY]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H4395 [1AP]

———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 173), H3338 [11MR]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H3105 [9MR]

———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H11111 [7OC]

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

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H5582 [13MY]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 3842), H12045 [28OC]

———extend increased expensing of certain depreciable business assets and the special depreciation allowance for certain business property (see H.R. 361), H526 [26JA]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H15504 [16DE]

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

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 3590), H11111 [7OC]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H10457 [1OC]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H12044 [28OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5400 [7MY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H3145 [10MR] (see H.R. 1806), H13386 [1DE]

———provide tax credit parity for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2626), H9397 [9SE]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2268), H8708 [23JY]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H13467 [2DE]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H3145 [10MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9731 [17SE]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H8809 [24JY]

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), H9282 [31JY]

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 2782), H6414 [9JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish additional protections for consumers with regard to payday loans (see H.R. 2563), H6009 [21MY]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 236), H11516 [20OC]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12198 [2NO]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H3707 [19MR]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H13002 [16NO]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H9442 [10SE] (see H.R. 333), H5485 [12MY]

———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 944), H9442 [10SE]

———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2879), H10520 [6OC]

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

Victims of Crime Act: establish a minimum funding level for programs that ensures a reasonable growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 3402), H13386 [1DE]

Washington (State): honor citizen-soldiers, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the Washington Army National Guard and Air National Guard (see H. Res. 627), H9207 [30JY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H2836 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H12141 [29OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for job creation, school repair and modernization, and tax reduction (see H.R. 861), H1042 [4FE]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6743 [12JN]

Credit: require creditors who transfer, sell, or convey certain residential mortgage loans to third parties to retain an economic interest in a material portion of the credit risk for any such loan (see H.R. 1731), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 4072), H13001 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses (see H.R. 4073), H13001 [16NO]

Firearms: express that a Federal statute requiring firearm registration would unduly burden the right of the people to keep and bear arms (see H. Res. 351), H4687 [22AP]

Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station, Nampa, ID: designate (see H.R. 2162), H4998 [29AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn hard-labor prison camps as an egregious violation of human rights and demand closure of such camps and release of U.S. reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee (see H. Res. 705), H9279 [31JY]

Public lands: ensure public access to Federal land and to airspace over Federal land (see H.R. 2025), H4685 [22AP]

Taxation: provide a payroll tax holiday for small businesses (see H.R. 1836), H4395 [1AP]

Remarks

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), consideration (H. Res. 280), H3844, H3845 [25MR]

Armed Forces: allow transfer of academic credits earned while serving in Armed Forces between institutions of higher education, H9685 [17SE]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8420 [21JY]

China: urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (H. Con. Res. 151), H10106 [30SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Council: establish, H14771, H14774 [11DE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5029 [30AP]

———provide that the amount of a balance as of a 7-day mark following a notice of a rate increase would be protected from the rate increase, H5029 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize a major medical facility project at the Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, WA (S. 509), H12167 [2NO]

———increase payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses (H.R. 4073), E2836 [19NO]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3844, H3845 [25MR]

———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3288 [11MR]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14771, H14774 [11DE]

Fire prevention: declare areas where insect infestation has created an extreme risk for wildfire eligible for Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Fund funding, H4036 [26MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 1404), H4036 [26MR]

Gish, Darrien: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Idaho, E1045 [4MY]

Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station, Nampa, ID: designate (H.R. 2162), H5439 [12MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9685 [17SE]

Nampa, ID: anniversary of Gem State Young Marines, E2576 [20OC]

Tatom, Karissa: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Idaho, E1050 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H11410 [15OC]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4697 [23AP]

Tributes

Phelps, Jesse D., E2416 [1OC]

Robinson, Tri, H9553 [16SE]