CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Analyses

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendment To Provide Additional Civil Liberties Protections (H.R. 3846), E2575 [20OC]

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (H.R. 1106), H3011-H3013 [5MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act Provisions Sunset and Authority To Issue National Security Letters Extension (H.R. 3845), E2581 [20OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H11869 [27OC]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H10518 [6OC]

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (see H.R. 2004), H6415 [9JN]

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

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H15504 [16DE]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: delay sunset (see H.R. 2675), H6154 [3JN]

Antitrust policy: restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (see H.R. 3190), H8024 [13JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8809 [24JY]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 1478), H5712 [18MY]

———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]

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

———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]

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

Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9397 [9SE]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6077 [2JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2603 [23FE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1235), H9207 [30JY]

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H13069 [17NO]

———foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H6016 [21MY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H4525 [2AP]

———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), H923 [3FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H9207 [30JY]

Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 1758), H11167 [8OC]

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), H11384 [14OC]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H14827 [11DE]

———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), H4062 [26MR]

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]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H4064 [26MR]

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

Congressional Review Act: improve (see H.R. 2247), H5168 [5MY]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H13266 [18NO]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE] (see H.R. 1237), H9670 [16SE]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H443 [21JA]

Copyrights: provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (see H.R. 2344), H5483 [12MY]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4328), H15498 [16DE]

———provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3337 [11MR]

Courts: allow a limited period for Federal judges to opt into the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System and begin contributing towards an annuity for spouses and dependent children upon their death (see H.R. 3292), H8585 [22JY]

———appoint additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 3662), H10069 [29SE]

———clarify availability of Federal habeas corpus relief for a person who is sentenced to death though actually innocent (see H.R. 3986), H12287 [3NO]

———clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2933), H7021 [18JN]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 2289), H5307 [6MY]

———improve operation of Federal courts (see H.R. 3632), H9899 [23SE]

———make technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings (see H.R. 1626), H3704 [19MR]

———prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments (see H.R. 2934), H7021 [18JN]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (see H.R. 2765), H6413 [9JN]

———provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts (see H.R. 4115), H13351 [19NO]

———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 277), H70 [7JA]

———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H1247 [11FE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H13629 (see H.R. 1977), H14372 [8DE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H10070 [29SE]

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

———require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 1123), H2601 [23FE]

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

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 3040), H7445 [25JN]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H6807 [15JN]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H6807 [15JN] (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H6807 [15JN]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7707 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt unemployment benefits from the income asset test to determine Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4163), H13521 [3DE]

———improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H13520 [3DE]

———make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8184 [15JY]

———reduce the interval for issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3587), H11298 [13OC]

———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 3048), H9550 [15SE]

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H14827 [11DE]

———anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H12971 [7NO]

———establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3037), H8810 [24JY]

———establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see H.R. 2239), H5486 [12MY]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H12457 [5NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H11868 [27OC]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H11384 [14OC]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H14446 [9DE]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H6307 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H5306 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H9730 [17SE]

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

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1139), H2602 [23FE]

———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 1292), H2978 [4MR]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H3145 [10MR]

———establish the National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 3075), H9443 [10SE]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (see H.R. 1741), H4584 [21AP]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see H.R. 4326), H15498 [16DE]

———prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (see H.R. 4283), H14826 [11DE]

———reauthorize Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program (see H.R. 1514), H3437 [16MR]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1044 [4FE]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), 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), H12588 [6NO]

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), H1521 [12FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3145 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct unused Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to Making Home Affordable Program (see H.R. 1764), H4584 [21AP]

———establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H8185 [15JY]

———extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3810), H11791 [26OC]

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

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H6538 [10JN]

———require all unobligated Troubled Asset Relief Program funds be used to create jobs for U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 950), H13628 (see H. Res. 950), H14371 [8DE]

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

———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H13387 [1DE]

———provide authority to guarantee sureties against loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bond by disadvantaged business enterprises (see H.R. 2991), H13629 (see H.R. 2991), H14372 [8DE]

———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), H8009 [10JY]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7021 [18JN]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5582 [13MY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 140), H1080 [9FE] (see H. Res. 154), H1248 [11FE]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H8708 [23JY]

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

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H11298 [13OC]

———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7147 [23JN]

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

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H7146 [23JN]

———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]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H13355 [19NO]

———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H12588 [6NO]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11740 [23OC]

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

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1459), H3399 [12MR] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3706 [19MR]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relative to crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2178), H6415 [9JN]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H12198 [2NO]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7837 [8JY]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H9731 [17SE]

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H9443 [10SE]

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

———establish a grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs for teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 3591), H9729 [17SE]

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

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H3526 [17MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H8586 [22JY]

———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), H8303 [16JY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3010), H11516 [20OC]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H8708 [23JY]

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

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H7250 [24JN]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H7023 [18JN]

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. 2981), H7084 [19JN] (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H13521 [3DE]

———provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 3518), H9279 [31JY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5485 [12MY]

Executive privilege: establish guidelines for assertion and enhance congressional authority to enforce subpoenas and punish for contempt (see H.R. 3362), H8959 [28JY]

FAA: increase safety for crew and passengers on an aircraft providing emergency medical services (see H.R. 1201), H3706 [19MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H11869 [27OC]

False Claims Act: amend (see H.R. 1788), H4128 [30MR]

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), H7741 [7JY]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H7947 [9JY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7085 [19JN]

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

Federal aid programs: create a universal, paperless school meal program that is nationally available (see H.R. 2690), H8026 [13JY]

———use poverty line determined for Alaska for all States and the District of Columbia for school lunch program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 501), H9491 [14SE]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H3056 [5MR]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H3402 [12MR]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

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: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H4734 [23AP]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H3749 [23MR]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4733 [23AP]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4584 [21AP]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3173), H15503 [16DE]

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

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H6016 [21MY]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H11713 [22OC]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7741 [7JY]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]

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

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H7146 [23JN]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H8586 [22JY]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H8586 [22JY]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 603), H11299 [13OC]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 44), H6744 [12JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8008 [10JY]

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

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]

Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H161 [9JA]

Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H3056 [5MR]

———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), H2835 [25FE]

———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda (see H. Res. 271), H3705 [19MR]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2980 [4MR]

———prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 2744), H6305 [8JN]

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

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H8025 [13JY] (see H.R. 1548), H7947 [9JY]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H8410 [20JY]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H4251 [31MR]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H5306 [6MY]

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

Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H8708 [23JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H442 [21JA]

———expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 209), H3055 [5MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11384 [14OC]

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), H8009 [10JY]

Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H8008 [10JY]

House of Representatives: establish select committee to review national security laws, policies, and practices (see H. Res. 383), H5062 [30AP]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H2603 [23FE]

———provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (see H.R. 1992), H4580 [21AP]

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

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

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H7837 [8JY]

Ingram, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 970), H14981 [15DE]

Insurance: improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H12142 [29OC]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H5063 [30AP]

———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]

Intelligence services: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, limit use of certain interrogation techniques, prohibit interrogation by contractors, and notify International Red Cross of detainees (see H.R. 374), H159 [9JA]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H11869 [27OC]

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

Jackson, Michael: tribute (see H. Res. 600), H7948 [9JY]

John J. Shivnen Post Office Building, Garden City, MI: designate (see H.R. 2215), H8586 [22JY]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9671 [16SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H6806 [15JN]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H8355 [17JY]

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]

Law enforcement: require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 4129), H13352 [19NO]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]

Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7085 [19JN]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H11165 [8OC]

Major League Baseball: tribute to Civil Rights Game (see H. Res. 530), H6618 [11JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H387 [16JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H9207 [30JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H4688 [22AP]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1725), H5400 [7MY]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11384 [14OC]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H11167 [8OC]

———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6414 [9JN]

———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 of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H1042 [4FE]

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]

Michigan: congratulate the Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention and Visitors Bureaus for securing the Region II U.S. Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) tournament (see H. Res. 963), H14446 [9DE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H13629 (see H.R. 4128), H14372 [8DE]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H2603 [23FE]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (see H. Res. 713), H14446 [9DE]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]

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 Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (see H.R. 1462), H3438 [16MR]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 585), H381 [15JA]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6016 [21MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1608 (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1469), H3399 [12MR]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 635), H11713 [22OC]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 649), H9492 [14SE]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]

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

National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8009 [10JY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H6012 [21MY]

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

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11168 [8OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H2835 [25FE]

National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4526 [2AP]

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

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H10456 [1OC]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 700), H11299 [13OC]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H4734 [23AP]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H780 [28JA]

———sever U.S. Government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until tribal citizenship of Cherokee Freedmen is restored and tribal obligations with the U.S. Government are fulfilled (see H.R. 2761), H6306 [8JN]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13467 [2DE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H4251 [31MR]

———tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H10458 [1OC]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H196 [13JA]

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), H1247 [11FE]

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

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H4524 [2AP]

Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]

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

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H486 [22JA]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6014 [21MY]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 166), H3056 [5MR]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H6807 [15JN]

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), H2602 [23FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H8960 [28JY]

Poverty: 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]

———prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H12197 [2NO]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11168 [8OC]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H8809 [24JY]

———establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 3076), H8303 [16JY]

Project HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 666), H9550 [15SE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H6014 [21MY]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11111 [7OC]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H6416 [9JN]

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

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H13002 [16NO]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3528 [17MR]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 1775), H4735 [23AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H8009 [10JY]

———assist States with a high unemployment rate under the equity bonus program (see H.R. 3314), H8707 [23JY]

———waive certain requirements to assist States with a high unemployment rate in carrying out Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 3313), H8707 [23JY]

SBA: establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (see H.R. 3771), H11299 [13OC]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H10458 [1OC]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H2602 [23FE]

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

———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]

Senate: constitutional amendment on elections to fill Senate vacancies (see H.J. Res. 21), H1248 [11FE]

Senior citizens: protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see H.R. 448), H162 [9JA]

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

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H13001 [16NO]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

Somalia: support lasting peace, democracy, and economic recovery (see H. Res. 859), H14744 [10DE]

State News (Michigan State University publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 487), H8009 [10JY]

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

Taxation: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 159), H34 [6JA]

———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), H3402 [12MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H7946 [9JY]

———deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 4310), H14980 [15DE]

———eligibility of energy efficiency property for energy credit (see H.R. 2016), H9550 [15SE]

———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13629 (see H.R. 4130), H14372 [8DE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7947 [9JY]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see H.R. 4191), H14446 [9DE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H14446 [9DE]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H13069 [17NO]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H11581 [21OC]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H8495 [21JY]

———provide a credit against tax for expenses paid or incurred in non-clinical research for neglected diseases (see H.R. 3156), H11581 [21OC]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H7250 [24JN]

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

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H4688 [22AP]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2875 [26FE]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 1110), H2601 [23FE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H9730 [17SE]

———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H3438 [16MR]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5582 [13MY]

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), H7021 [18JN]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

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

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]

U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H13521 [3DE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: anniversary (see H. Res. 730), H9900 [23SE]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H4583 [21AP]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4129 [30MR]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 738), H9490 [14SE]

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

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]

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

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

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 215), H13353 [19NO] (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13521 [3DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4999 [29AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H8960 [28JY]

Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4251 [31MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H6262 [4JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H35 [6JA]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H4396 [1AP]

Classified information: require notice to Congress of certain declassifications of intelligence information (see H.R. 3849), H11514 [20OC]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H29 [6JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 144), H1158 [10FE]

———hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 15), H37 [6JA]

———hold inquiry on potential impeachment of Samuel B. Kent (see H. Res. 424), H5484 [12MY]

———inspect and receive certain tax returns and related information in conjunction with investigation of potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 785), H10408 [30SE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 1107), H2601 [23FE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (see H.R. 801), H920 [3FE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

Crime: enhance investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud and financial institution fraud (see H.R. 1748), H4062 [26MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

Dept. of Justice: limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3526 [17MR]

———provide appropriate authority to the Inspector General to investigate attorney misconduct (see H.R. 3847), H11514 [20OC]

Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H5580 [13MY]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 97), H31 [6JA]

Federal agencies and departments: provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena former agency employees, agency contractors, and employees of contractors for testimony (see H.R. 3848), H11514 [20OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional civil liberties protections (see H.R. 3846), H11514 [20OC]

Global Family Day and One Day of Peace and Sharing: observance (see H. Con. Res. 221), H14827 [11DE]

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), H9729 [17SE]

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

History: establish commission to commemorate ending of chattel slavery in the U.S. (see H.R. 4346), H15499 [16DE]

Iran: negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H4523 [2AP]

Kent, Samuel B.: appoint and authorize managers for impeachment (see H. Res. 565), H7085 [19JN]

———impeach (see H. Res. 520), H6414 [9JN]

———instruct House managers to advise the Senate that the House of Representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment (see H. Res. 661), H8409 [20JY]

Motown Records (business): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H779 [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1520 [12FE]

Music and dance: anniversary of recording of album ``Kind of Blue'' and reaffirm jazz as a national treasure (see H. Res. 894), H12456 [5NO]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H31 [6JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (see H.R. 3114), H7740 [7JY]

Patents: reform (see H.R. 1260), H2923 [3MR]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H1041 [4FE]

Small business: codify certain laws as a title to the U.S. Code (see H.R. 1983), H4579 [21AP]

Space policy: complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (see H.R. 3237), H8302 [16JY]

Taxation: create a refundable work-sharing credit that stimulates demand in the private sector labor market and provides employers with an alternative to layoffs (see H.R. 4179), H13466 [2DE]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see H.R. 1019), H1517 [12FE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (see H.R. 3570), H9548 [15SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions and authority to issue national security letters (see H.R. 3845), H11514 [20OC]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 103), H31 [6JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 105), H31 [6JA]

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

Explanations

Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3570), H13439 [2DE]

Letters

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4212 [31MR]

American Clean Energy and Security Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7619 [26JN]

Captive Primate Safety Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1621 [23FE]

Coast Guard appropriations: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H11637 [22OC]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Douglas G. Baird, H4281 [1AP]

———Kenneth N. Klee, H4281 [1AP]

FAA appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5915 [21MY]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H4340 [1AP]

Lifting of Cuban travel restrictions: US-Cuba Cultural Exchange (organization), E958 [23AP]

Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9363 [9SE]

Omnibus Public Land Management Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3289 [11MR]

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5738 [19MY]

Protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3280 [11MR]

Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H13439 [2DE]

———Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13438 [2DE]

Technical amendments to laws containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings: by, H4666 [22AP]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H13561 [8DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H15415 [16DE]

American Dental Association: anniversary (H. Res. 204), H5422 [12MY]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (H.R. 2695), E1308 [4JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2801 [25FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14478 [10DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H641 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5626 [14MY]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) minority report on alleged criminal activities, H8702, H8703 [23JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4424, H4445, H4468 [2AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, E70 [13JA]

Canada Day: observance (H. Res. 519), E1995 [24JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 135), H7720 [7JY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H133 [9JA]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (H.R. 1843), E847 [1AP]

Classified information: require notice to Congress of certain declassifications of intelligence information (H.R. 3849), E2577 [20OC]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E9 [6JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4468 [2AP]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4445 [2AP]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish, E2982 [11DE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), E295 [23FE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, H14757 [11DE]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2848, H2849 [26FE], H3011 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 205), H2993 [5MR]

Crime: allow imposition of death penalty for certain hate crime offenses and include the elderly, Armed Forces members, and law enforcement officers as hate crime victim categories, H4957 [29AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H11138 [8OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4940, H4942, H4953 [29AP], E878 [2AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4933 [29AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), motion to recommit, H4957 [29AP]

Cuba: lifting of travel restrictions, E958 [23AP]

de Baca, Mary: Iowa State University Advancing One Community Award recipient, E128 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11138 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15415 [16DE]

———reform military commissions under which enemy combatants are tried, H11138 [8OC]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research Inc., H8151 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a section to enforce human rights laws and make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations (S. 1472), H14892, H14893, H14894 [15DE]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H4275, H4276, H4281 [1AP]

———provide appropriate authority to the Inspector General to investigate attorney misconduct (H.R. 3847), E2584 [20OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, H14478 [10DE]

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 (H.R. 11), H122 [9JA]

Diseases: revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11532 [21OC]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15469 [16DE]

———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), H14757 [11DE], E2982 [11DE], E3013 [15DE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (H.R. 97), E27 [7JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8151 [15JY]

Federal agencies and departments: provide authority for Inspectors General to subpoena former agency employees, agency contractors, and employees of contractors for testimony (H.R. 3848), E2579 [20OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: provide additional civil liberties protections (H.R. 3846), E2575 [20OC]

Global Family Day and One Day of Peace and Sharing: observance (H. Con. Res. 221), E2971 [11DE]

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 (H.R. 3596), E2318 [17SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8696, H8697, H8698 [23JY], H9424, H9425, H9426 [10SE], H11152, H11153, H11154, H11155, H11156 [8OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12862 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5419 [12MY], H8696, H8697 [23JY], H9424 [10SE]

History: establish commission to commemorate ending of chattel slavery in the U.S. (H.R. 4346), E3048 [17DE]

Iran: negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (H. Con. Res. 94), H6080 [3JN]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13072 [18NO]

Kent, Samuel B.: appoint and authorize managers for impeachment (H. Res. 565), H7067 [19JN]

———impeach (H. Res. 520), H7053, H7055 [19JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (H. Res. 73), H394, H395, H398 [21JA]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers, H14478 [10DE]

Music and dance: anniversary of recording of album ``Kind of Blue'' and reaffirm jazz as a national treasure (H. Res. 894), H14891, H14892 [15DE]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 192), H5419 [12MY]

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 (H.R. 985), H4204, H4205 [31MR], E853 [2AP]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4199, H4200 [31MR]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1260), E536 [3MR]

Point of order, H14894, H14896, H14897 [15DE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7657 [26JN]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (H.J. Res. 26), H10549 [7OC]

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (H.R. 848), E202 [4FE]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (H. Res. 150), H14894, H14896 [15DE]

Small business: codify certain laws as a title to the U.S. Code (H.R. 1983), E904 [21AP]

Space policy: complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (H.R. 3237), E1818 [16JY]

Taxation: extend and modify the first-time homebuyer credit, H12390 [5NO]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (H.R. 1019), E256 [12FE]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 1110), H14896, H14897 [15DE]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (H.R. 3570), H13428, H13438, H13439 [2DE], E2276 [15SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), Senate amendment, H12390 [5NO]

Votes: correction, H15420 [16DE], E69 [13JA]

———position on missed, H419 [21JA], H1636 [23FE], H3376 [12MR], H5083 [4MY], H5133 [5MY], H6051 [2JN], H7112 [23JN], H7389 [25JN], H8022 [13JY], H8064 [14JY], H8390 [20JY], H9131 [30JY], H9702 [17SE], H9907 [24SE], H10123 [30SE], H10540 [7OC], H11430 [15OC], H12179 [2NO], H12247 [3NO], H12495 [6NO], H13374 [1DE], E2420 [1OC], E2530 [14OC], E2550 [15OC]

Voting: prevent voter caging (H.R. 103), E26 [7JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (H.R. 105), E27 [7JA]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 3335), E2009 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6070 [2JN], H15494 [16DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 110th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 110-941), H193 [13JA]

Complete Codification of U.S. Code Title Relative to National and Commercial Space Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 111-325), H12197 [2NO]

Congressional Review Act Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2247) (H. Rept. 111-150), H6742 [12JN]

COPS Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 111-78), H4579 [21AP]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information on Transfer of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S. for Trial: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 920) (H. Rept. 111-378), H14980 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice Furnishing the House of Representatives Information Relative to Transfer or Release of Detainees Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Into the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 636) (H. Rept. 111-242), H9275 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice Transmittal of Certain Documents, Records, Memos, Correspondence, and Other Communications Regarding Medical Malpractice Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 871) (H. Rept. 111-341), H13265 [18NO]

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 157) (H. Rept. 111-22), H2885 [2MR]

Enact Certain Laws Relative to Public Contracts: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1107) (H. Rept. 111-42), H3747 [23MR]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 111-50), H3833 [24MR]

False Claims Act Correction Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 111-97), H5168 [5MY]

Fight Fraud Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1748) (H. Rept. 111-95), H5095 [4MY]

Free Flow of Information Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 111-61), H4127 [30MR]

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3596) (H. Rept. 111-322), H12197 [2NO]

Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 111-19), H2631 [24FE]

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1913) (H. Rept. 111-86), H4838 [27AP], H4913 [28AP]

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1676) (H. Rept. 111-117), H5711 [18MY]

Preventing Harassment Through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 111-321), H12197 [2NO]

Prohibit Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Defamation Judgments and Certain Foreign Judgments Against Providers of Interactive Computer Services: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2765) (H. Rept. 111-154), H6805 [15JN]

Request the President and Dept. of Justice Furnish the House of Representatives Information on Notification of Miranda Rights to Detainees in Afghanistan: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 537) (H. Rept. 111-189), H7703 [26JN]

Samuel B. Kent Impeachment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 520) (H. Rept. 111-159), H6971 [17JN]

Satellite Statutory License and Conformation of Satellite and Cable Statutory Licenses to Digital Television Transmissions Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3570) (H. Rept. 111-319), H12043 [28OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act National Security Letters Sunset Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3845) (H. Rept. 111-382), H15506 [19DE]

Webcaster Settlement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2344) (H. Rept. 111-139), H6305 [8JN]

Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1741) (H. Rept. 111-138), H6305 [8JN]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6056 [2JN]

Tributes

Cobb, Jimmy, E2302 [17SE]

Dispenza, Mario V., E1240 [21MY]

Dudas, Jon W., Jr., E125 [22JA]

Elliott, George C., E3028 [17DE]

German, Lillian V., E2259 [14SE]

Kaplan, Rick, E805 [30MR]

Ma Ying-Jeou, E1205 [19MY]

Ringer, Barbara A., E1475 [17JN]

Wilkinson, Karen, E3023 [17DE]