HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments

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), H14736 [10DE]

Appointments

Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H881 [3FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see H.R. 3509), H9278 [31JY]

American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9731 [17SE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H13387 [1DE]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 233), H382 [15JA]

Armed Forces: authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1175), H12364 [4NO]

———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, other transitional services, and a psychological evaluation (see H.R. 1963), H4522 [2AP]

———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), H486 [22JA]

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

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

BIA: issue bonds to provide funding for the construction of schools (see H.R. 727), H602 [27JA]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9738 [21SE]

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]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1990), H5667 [14MY]

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), H15503 [16DE]

———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]

———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), H5400 [7MY]

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

Colleges and universities: recognize valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities (see H. Res. 740), H9731 [17SE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H8960 [28JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H8960 [28JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H6267 [4JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H5063 [30AP]

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H4584 [21AP]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H5308 [6MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H2603 [23FE]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 1737), H5063 [30AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H5400 [7MY]

Dartmouth College: anniversary of Dartmouth Outing Club (see H. Res. 776), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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 Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H4915 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H8356 [17JY]

———establish a Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning Network (see H.R. 3340), H9731 [17SE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H11740 [23OC]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H7023 [18JN]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H14744 [10DE]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H4524 [2AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 2305), H5397 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H11384 [14OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H15502 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: delegate management authority over troubled assets purchased under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and establish a trust to manage assets of certain assistance recipients (see H.R. 3594), H9729 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H6619 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2547), H9342 [8SE]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]

———establish a compensation fund to make payments to qualified World War II veterans on the basis of certain qualifying service (see H.R. 2270), H5306 [6MY]

———improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 292), H196 [13JA]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (see H.R. 3949), H12043 [28OC]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

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

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H1517 [12FE]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H4840 [27AP]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H7706 [26JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 307), H442 [21JA]

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

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4734 [23AP]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H8410 [20JY]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9443 [10SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H8707 [23JY]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 702), H4688 [22AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see H.R. 2446), H12288 [3NO]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H6904 [16JN]

EPA: waive lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reduction requirements for renewable fuel production (see H.R. 2283), H5486 [12MY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 428), H5668 [14MY]

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

Federal employees: make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H4840 [27AP]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 697), H9550 [15SE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H2632 [24FE]

FEMA: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1770), H13386 [1DE]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 1404), H3835 [24MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 47), H10070 [29SE]

Food: ensure safety (see H.R. 1332), H3053 [5MR]

———require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H6415 [9JN]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (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), H5308 [6MY]

GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H4525 [2AP]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6076 [2JN]

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

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H5485 [12MY]

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

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H13002 [16NO]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see H.R. 1321), H9281 [31JY]

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]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H7706 [26JN]

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 1408), H9899 [23SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H12198 [2NO]

Insurance: require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H8410 [20JY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H13386 [1DE]

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: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6077 [2JN]

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

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 868), H3706 [19MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H9442 [10SE]

———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2844), H7838 [8JY]

———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2773), H7251 [24JN]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H6807 [15JN]

———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see H.R. 616), H7023 [18JN]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H9550 [15SE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14827 [11DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6414 [9JN]

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

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7147 [23JN]

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

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

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]

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 Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9443 [10SE]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H9443 [10SE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4687 [22AP]

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), H3146 [10MR]

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]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13629 (see H. Res. 864), H14373 [8DE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3438 [16MR]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6155 [3JN]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Pipelines: provide loan guarantees for projects to construct renewable fuel pipelines (see H.R. 864), H4840 [27AP]

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), H2875 [26FE]

Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 2639), H9730 [17SE]

Power resources: enhance energy independence and economic and national security, conserve energy use, promote innovation, achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, cleaner water, and cleaner land (see H.R. 2227), H11384 [14OC]

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), H7837 [8JY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H9807 [22SE]

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

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4841 [27AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H10520 [6OC]

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

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

Small business: congratulate on-premises sign industry for contributions to success of small businesses (see H. Res. 298), H4129 [30MR]

Social Security: exempt certain employment as a member of a local governing board from coverage (see H.R. 4185), H14446 [9DE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4582 [21AP]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1352), H5063 [30AP]

Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 3409), H9205 [30JY]

———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), H4130 [30MR]

———allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 2982), H7085 [19JN]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1470), H3706 [19MR]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H12197 [2NO]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H8708 [23JY]

———extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4186), H13466 [2DE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H442 [21JA]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H11384 [14OC]

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 4070), H13521 [3DE]

———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H11111 [7OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H6155 [3JN]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H1605 [13FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H5062 [30AP]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H8185 [15JY]

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

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]

———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. 333), H196 [13JA]

———provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries (see H.R. 761), H11383 [14OC]

———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 3199), H8099 [14JY]

Veterans Day: encourage employers to give veterans a holiday (see H. Res. 207), H2980 [4MR]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins Little League softball team (see H. Res. 742), H9962 [24SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H8707 [23JY]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H8708 [23JY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8873 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: prohibit importation of ruminants, swine, and their products from Argentina until the Dept. of Agriculture certifies that Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease (see H.R. 1226), H2873 [26FE]

Armed Forces: require that each member receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other Dept. of Labor transitional services before that member separates from active duty service (see H.R. 1851), H4396 [1AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide for training of new disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives by National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute (see H.R. 1088), H1605 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify responsibility to verify the veteran status of owners of small business concerns listed in the database maintained by the Dept. (see H.R. 2461), H5711 [18MY]

———conduct a pilot project to test feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities (see H.R. 1037), H1518 [12FE]

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

———extend authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for educational assistance programs (see H.R. 3484), H9277 [31JY]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 1336), H3053 [5MR]

Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 1157), H2631 [24FE]

Forests: expand areas of Federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted and add protection of infrastructure in rural communities (see H.R. 4233), H13628 (see H.R. 4233), H14371 [8DE]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3349), H8872 [27JY]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H4521 [2AP]

———provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (see H.R. 1562), H3526 [17MR]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (see H.R. 1089), H1605 [13FE]

Power resources: promote use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1190), H2834 [25FE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 4288), H14826 [11DE]

Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 2599), H6011 [21MY]

Taxation: encourage increased access to alternative fuels (see H.R. 1757), H4062 [26MR]

———exempt renewable energy projects receiving Rural Energy for America Program grants from production tax credit offsets (see H.R. 2037), H4686 [22AP]

———extend credit for electricity produced from biomass, provide credit rate parity under such credit, and exclude certain unprocessed fuels from the cellulosic biofuel producer credit (see H.R. 4374), H15500 [16DE]

U.S. Geological Survey: authorize AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program in partnership with State programs (see H.R. 2489), H5791 [19MY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 1036), H1518 [12FE]

Remarks

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3982 [25MR]

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), H8413 [21JY]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 665), H8506 [22JY]

Clean Air Act: clarify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel standard and renewable electricity standard, H7662 [26JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), E2733 [6NO]

Dept. of Labor: provide for training of new disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives by National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute (H.R. 1088), H5724 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify responsibility to verify the veteran status of owners of small business concerns listed in the database maintained by the Dept., H12157 [2NO]

———conduct a pilot project to test feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities (H.R. 1037), H8036 [14JY]

———establish a grant program to encourage development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing (H.R. 1170), H5723 [19MY]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 1211), H7100 [23JN]

———include a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors on the departmental Internet site (H.R. 1172), H7094 [23JN]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (H.R. 3949), H12157 [2NO]

———provide certain veterans with employment training assistance (H.R. 1168), H12150 [2NO]

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, H3982 [25MR]

Education: student loan programs, E2314 [17SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12904 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2314 [17SE]

History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, H3982 [25MR]

Johnson, Debra: MetLife Foundation/National Association of Secondary School Principals South Dakota Middle School Principal of the Year Award recipient, E2563 [15OC]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), H3455 [17MR]

Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (H.R. 1924), H5636 [14MY], E880 [2AP]

———provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (H.R. 1562), E687 [17MR]

Office of Special Counsel: enforce employment and unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies (H.R. 1089), H5726 [19MY]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7662 [26JN]

Rasmussen, Jerry: MetLife Foundation/National Association of Secondary School Principals South Dakota High School Principal of the Year Award recipient, E2541 [15OC]

Sioux Falls, SD: tribute to McCrossan Boys Ranch School hitch team for partipation in the Presidential inaugural parade, E125 [22JA]

U.S. Geological Survey: authorize AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping Program in partnership with State programs (H.R. 2489), H11743 [26OC], E1207 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H139 [9JA], H11352 [14OC], H12398 [5NO], E49 [8JA], E86 [14JA], E95 [15JA], E127 [22JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5662 [14MY]

Tributes

Bowden, Naomi J. Durst, E2192 [8SE]

Meyer, Don, E75 [13JA]

Sandlin, Zachary L., H906 [3FE]

Stackenwalt, Branden, E2671 [29OC]

Stackenwalt, Dave, E2671 [29OC]

Vander Hamm, Scott, E1229 [21MY]