JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H603 [27JA]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2990, H3007 [5MR], H3424 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4662 [22AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6814 [15JN]

Analyses

Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962): 18th Congressional District of Texas Benefits, H12855 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H6156 [3JN]

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

Agreement Between the U.S. and Iraq on the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces From Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq: express that agreement is advisory and not legally binding (see H. Res. 72), H382 [15JA]

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

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

Air France (airline company): express condolences to families of victims of Flight 447 crash (see H. Res. 512), H7838 [8JY]

Albert Armendariz, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 2053), H4686 [22AP]

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

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

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H2602 [23FE]

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 51), H8708 [23JY]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 233), H3748 [23MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8025 [13JY]

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

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H3105 [9MR]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H5667 [14MY]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H14827 [11DE]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H8303 [16JY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H1607 [13FE]

———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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H2836 [25FE]

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

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H11713 [22OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H875 [2FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H526 [26JA] (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

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

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

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (see H. Res. 739), H9731 [17SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3146 [10MR]

Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H13387 [1DE]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 3772), H11165 [8OC]

Business and industry: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (see H. Res. 444), H5793 [19MY]

———establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H11167 [8OC]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3621), H9900 [23SE]

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 (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6012 [21MY]

———authorizing use of Grounds for a celebration of Citizenship Day (see H. Con. Res. 136), H6012 [21MY]

———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 nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H161 [9JA]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H5666 [14MY]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (see H. Res. 76), H486 [22JA]

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

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H5399 [7MY]

———grant citizenship to internationally adopted children and allow unnaturalized children who are now over 18 to apply for citizenship without going through the naturalization process (see H.R. 3110), H9207 [30JY]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H4026 [25MR]

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

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

China: anniversary of persecution of Falun Gong (see H. Res. 605), H7948 [9JY]

———support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]

———urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H9808 [22SE]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H9397 [9SE]

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]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H11516 [20OC]

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]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H10519 [6OC]

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

———provide tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2456), H8026 [13JY]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 42), H3641 [18MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8303 [16JY]

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

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

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H11516 [20OC]

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and preempt certain State laws (see H.R. 1846), H5485 [12MY]

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

———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H5060 [30AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: make permanent the authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of certain permits (see H.R. 4162), H13521 [3DE]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3438 [16MR]

Courts: 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]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 2289), H6077 [2JN]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (see H.R. 2765), H6620 [11JN]

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

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H1045 [4FE]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H8708 [23JY]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H14877 [14DE]

———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]

———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]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4840 [27AP]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H5097 [4MY]

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

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

———improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H11581 [21OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]

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

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H6903 [16JN]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10458 [1OC]

Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H5893 [20MY]

Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H3641 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]

———provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (see H.R. 3623), H12365 [4NO]

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

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H195 [13JA]

———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 the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H7837 [8JY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5401 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to health care and improve outcomes (see H.R. 1883), H4519 [2AP]

———designate health empowerment zones (see H.R. 2233), H5096 [4MY]

———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), H8873 [27JY]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5400 [7MY]

———establish the Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program (see H.R. 1411), H5000 [29AP]

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

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3315), H8707 [23JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11457 [15OC]

———establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H6077 [2JN]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 2868), H6805 [15JN]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11582 [21OC]

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

———establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 1303), H3527 [17MR]

———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]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (see H.R. 1575), H3642 [18MR]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H4521 [2AP]

———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]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1978), H4523 [2AP]

———provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to increase number of law enforcement officers in cities with the highest crime rates (see H.R. 3154), H8026 [13JY]

———provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H12198 [2NO]

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

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

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

———strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (see H.R. 4135), H13352 [19NO]

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), H8808 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H14743 [10DE]

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

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (see H.R. 1664), H3748 [23MR]

———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: 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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction of a full service veterans hospital in far South Texas (see H.R. 1232), H4027 [25MR]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9281 [31JY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (see H.R. 174), H163 [9JA]

———expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 1075), H1605 [13FE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H2836 [25FE]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H2886 [2MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]

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

———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H5581 [13MY]

Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H9999 [25SE]

Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H6904 [16JN]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]

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), H5063 [30AP]

———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), H382 [15JA]

———coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H3835 [24MR]

———encourage State and local public health departments and all health care providers to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines relative to H1N1 influenza (see H. Res. 932), H14877 [14DE]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H4838 [27AP]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]

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

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H9442 [10SE]

———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H9397 [9SE]

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H4582 [21AP]

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), H8809 [24JY]

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

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

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H3402 [12MR]

———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]

———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1080 [9FE]

———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9397 [9SE]

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

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

Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1604), H3702 [19MR]

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

Electric power: provide additional authorities to protect critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack (see H.R. 2195), H5060 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H3749 [23MR]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H4583 [21AP]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H8026 [13JY]

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

Energy Awareness Month: recognize the Air Force and Dyess AFB, TX, for success in achieving energy savings and developing energy-saving innovations (see H. Res. 845), H11714 [22OC]

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), H13385 [1DE]

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

Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H9808 [22SE]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H7445 [25JN]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H11167 [8OC]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H9442 [10SE]

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

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), H2926 [3MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H11298 [13OC]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H3527 [17MR]

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]

FEMA: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H2925 [3MR]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13354 [19NO]

———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H14826 [11DE]

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

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), H12457 [5NO]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H5401 [7MY]

———provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance service providers (see H.R. 1987), H9442 [10SE]

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

Foreign trade: restrict certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2595), H6010 [21MY]

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

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

FTC: review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost (see H.R. 2902), H7741 [7JY]

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

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]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 44), H9397 [9SE]

George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush U.S. Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building, Midland, TX: designate (see H.R. 757), H778 [28JA]

George P. Kazen Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2423), H5665 [14MY]

———designate Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room (see H.R. 2423), H5665 [14MY]

Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]

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

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H8810 [24JY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H8586 [22JY]

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

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

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H33 [6JA]

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

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (see H. Res. 791), H10456 [1OC]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H11299 [13OC]

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

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

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H4582 [21AP]

———promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3144), H8410 [20JY]

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

———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), H5063 [30AP]

Health care facilities: assist trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, emergency needs, and information technology to prevent further closures and downgrades (see H.R. 936), H3056 [5MR]

———recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7742 [7JY]

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

———provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H3835 [24MR]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H8302 [16JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H12045 [28OC]

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

———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]

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), H8026 [13JY]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 67), H13002 [16NO]

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

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H5399 [7MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10520 [6OC]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H6267 [4JN]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H7741 [7JY]

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

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

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H7085 [19JN]

———extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H7447 [25JN]

———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H11714 [22OC]

———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]

International Conference on Population and Development: provide for continued support of the Program of Action (see H. Res. 947), H13520 [3DE]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3401 [12MR]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H13354 [19NO]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3105 [9MR]

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

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H12044 [28OC]

———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H7741 [7JY]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H9492 [14SE]

———support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5097 [4MY]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (see H. Res. 34), H163 [9JA]

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

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

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H8708 [23JY]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (see H. Res. 520), H6414 [9JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]

Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H6904 [16JN]

Kyle G. West Post Office Building, Georgetown, TX: designate (see H.R. 2422), H5793 [19MY]

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]

Laredo Veterans Post Office, Laredo, TX: designate (see H.R. 2325), H5398 [7MY]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H9443 [10SE]

Law enforcement: help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law (see H.R. 2822), H6617 [11JN]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3338 [11MR]

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

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4581 [21AP]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H13354 [19NO]

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

Medicaid: require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H9342 [8SE]

Medicare: distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 2251), H5406 [11MY]

———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), H12141 [29OC]

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

———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 2124), H5667 [14MY]

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

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H13521 [3DE]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H9342 [8SE]

———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), H7146 [23JN]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H7838 [8JY]

———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 362), H486 [22JA]

———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 4373), H15500 [16DE]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 1011), H6538 [10JN]

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

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

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1227), H2873 [26FE]

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

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H4130 [30MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution (see H.R. 4036), H15504 [16DE]

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Res. 148), H9397 [9SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H6973 [17JN]

———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), H11168 [8OC]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6620 [11JN]

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

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7146 [23JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4689 [22AP]

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

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 653), H8025 [13JY]

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

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H7948 [9JY]

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

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H11517 [20OC]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5307 [6MY]

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 Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H5893 [20MY]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5097 [4MY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H7838 [8JY]

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), H8026 [13JY]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5309 [6MY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H11516 [20OC]

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

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H11714 [22OC]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H3705 [19MR]

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

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 960), H15504 [16DE]

National STD Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5063 [30AP]

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

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]

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), H3055 [5MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H163 [9JA]

NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H2926 [3MR]

NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities (see H.R. 1848), H4396 [1AP]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H13001 [16NO]

———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), H9397 [9SE]

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), H3749 [23MR]

NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H1046 [4FE]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities relative to primary lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 804), H3527 [17MR]

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

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H9343 [8SE]

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

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

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8410 [20JY]

OSHA: revise regulations to increase worker safety on construction sites and to protect child trespassers from unforeseen dangers (see H.R. 3094), H8303 [16JY]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (see H.R. 3642), H9961 [24SE]

———authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (see H.R. 1886), H4519 [2AP]

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

Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 3059), H7445 [25JN]

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

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H5063 [30AP]

Peru: cease hostile activity against indigenous peoples and engage in dialogue to address ongoing political conflict between state authorities and indigenous peoples (see H. Res. 574), H8010 [10JY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9491 [14SE]

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), H3401 [12MR]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]

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), H8185 [15JY]

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 45), H7251 [24JN]

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

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 4131), H13467 [2DE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3402 [12MR]

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), H2886 [2MR]

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

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

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

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4251 [31MR]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H4688 [22AP]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4129 [30MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H3642 [18MR]

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), H11165 [8OC]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H9397 [9SE]

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

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 632), H484 [22JA]

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

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 46), H9397 [9SE]

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

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

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6617 [11JN]

———establish the Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 107), H31 [6JA]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 3329), H8808 [24JY]

———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorneys representing prevailing parties in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 1735), H4061 [26MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2875 [26FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H9807 [22SE]

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

Space policy: anniversary of Moon landing, celebrate success of the U.S human space flight program, and recognize accomplishments of NASA's human space flight centers (see H. Con. Res. 117), H7742 [7JY]

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H9280 [31JY]

Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5486 [12MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2886 [2MR]

Takamiyama Daigoro: honor contributions to Sumo wrestling and to U.S.-Japan relations (see H. Res. 479), H6307 [8JN]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H2980 [4MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for producing oil from recycled waste (see H.R. 3592), H9729 [17SE]

———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 veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 953), H2980 [4MR]

———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), H14744 [10DE]

———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]

———encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings (see H.R. 3382), H13386 [1DE]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H7837 [8JY]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2801), H7741 [7JY]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H7741 [7JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H11458 [15OC]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for certain air and water pollution control facilities (see H.R. 4243), H15509 [23DE]

———provide a temporary bonus research credit for energy-related research (see H.R. 2438), H7838 [8JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 537), H9341 [8SE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H7740 [7JY]

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

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H3402 [12MR]

———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]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H7947 [9JY]

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

———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H3437 [16MR]

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

Thomas, Helen: tribute (see H. Res. 533), H8026 [13JY]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H5893 [20MY]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1045 [4FE]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H6807 [15JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4519 [2AP]

———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (see H.R. 3963), H12140 [29OC]

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), H9057 [29JY]

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]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H8025 [13JY]

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), H13354 [19NO]

———support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H8026 [13JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H8356 [17JY]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H13266 [18NO]

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

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]

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

Veterans: 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), H2886 [2MR]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H5168 [5MY]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H9492 [14SE]

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]

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

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H4735 [23AP]

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

Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H13267 [18NO]

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

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

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 739), H11515 [20OC]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H5712 [18MY]

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

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8708 [23JY]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]

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), H603 [27JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 3927), H11790 [26OC]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7250 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: recognize performance, repeal authorization of use, and require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment relative to Iraq war (see H.R. 66), H30 [6JA]

———recognize performance in achieving military objectives in Iraq and encourage issuance of a Presidential proclamation to observe a national day commemorating military success in Iraq (see H.R. 65), H30 [6JA]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 380), H159 [9JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a bust of Sojourner Truth (see H. Con. Res. 86), H4129 [30MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 289), H88 [8JA]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 61), H30 [6JA]

———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 2450), H5671 [15MY]

Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 64), H30 [6JA]

Crime: deploy Border Patrol agents and increase number of DEA and ATF agents along U.S. border to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 1900), H4520 [2AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 256), H69 [7JA]

———prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 262), H70 [7JA]

———provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 70), H30 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 60), H30 [6JA]

Dept. of Energy: make loan guarantees for cellulosic ethanol production technology development (see H.R. 260), H69 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 266), H70 [7JA]

———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 261), H70 [7JA]

Dept. of HUD: reform provisions requiring ``one-strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing (see H.R. 69), H30 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 288), H88 [8JA] (see H.R. 382), H159 [9JA]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs (see H.R. 4355), H15499 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility (see H.R. 228), H68 [7JA]

Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H70 [7JA]

FCC: study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H4998 [29AP]

FERC: provide for enforcement of criminal penalties relative to electric reliability standards (see H.R. 71), H30 [6JA]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H3053 [5MR]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 257), H69 [7JA]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 11), H90 [8JA]

Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H.J. Res. 10), H71 [7JA]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 4266), H14742 [10DE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H90 [8JA]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (see H.R. 258), H69 [7JA]

Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 3456), H9276 [31JY]

House of Representatives: grant authority to bring civil action to enforce, secure a declatory judgement, or prevent a refusal or failure to comply with any House-issued subpoena (see H.R. 263), H70 [7JA]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6154 [3JN]

———anniversary of Harris County Health District Thomas Street Health Center (see H. Res. 930), H13354 [19NO]

Human rights: grieve for loss of life during the Third Reich, continue efforts for tolerance and justice, and honor transparency, accountability, rule of law, and struggle for freedom and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 7), H71 [7JA]

———increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 72), H30 [6JA]

Hurricanes: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 62), H30 [6JA]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 264), H70 [7JA]

International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 32), H90 [8JA]

Iran: release religious prisoners, continue U.N. oversight of religious freedoms, and support democracy and human rights efforts (see H. Res. 33), H90 [8JA]

Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 6), H71 [7JA]

Jackson, Michael: tribute (see H. Res. 600), H7705 [26JN]

Jordan, Barbara: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 8), H71 [7JA]

Law enforcement: increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 68), H30 [6JA]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 73), H30 [6JA]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H71 [7JA]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 63), H30 [6JA]

Motor vehicles: establish national standards for State safety inspections (see H.R. 259), H69 [7JA]

———prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H9276 [31JY]

NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 255), H69 [7JA]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 67), H30 [6JA]

———strengthen (see H.R. 2572), H6009 [21MY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (see H.R. 2200), H5060 [30AP]

———enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit lines (see H. Res. 28), H71 [7JA]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 59), H30 [6JA]

War: reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war (see H. Con. Res. 5), H71 [7JA]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 215), H13353 (see H. Res. 930), H13354 [19NO]

World Stroke Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 10), H71 [7JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H529 [27JA], H2927 [4MR], H3441 [17MR], H4065 [30MR], H4131 [31MR], H7089 [23JN], H8305 [17JY], H8587 [23JY]

Letters

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4212 [31MR]

———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4212 [31MR]

Chemical and Water Security Act: Cal Dooley, American Chemistry Council, H12523 [6NO]

End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act: Laurence H. Tribe, H4277-H4279 [1AP]

———Michael J. Gerhardt, H4279 [1AP]

State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H213 [14JA]

Lists

Texas congressional districts with the highest percentage of uninsured constituents, H12855 [7NO]

Poems

``Gone From My Sight,'' Henry Van Dyke, E1635 [26JN]

Press releases

Clorox Announces Plans To Begin Transitioning U.S. Operations to High-Strength Bleach: Clorox Co., H12523 [6NO]

Quotations

It's the Soldier: Dennis E. O'Brien, E1259 [21MY]

Remarks

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (H. Res. 707), H10467 [6OC]

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H11079 [7OC], H13375 [1DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7803 [8JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7457 [26JN]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3423 [16MR], H3664 [19MR]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, H11270 [13OC]

———provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (H.R. 2182), E1261 [21MY]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: delay sunset (H.R. 2675), H6328 [9JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H3127 [10MR], E505 [2MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H713, H714, H715, H717 [28JA], H1085 [10FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1253 [12FE], H1573, H1574, H1575, H1590 [13FE], H2912 [3MR], H3379 [12MR], H9265 [31JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 88), H541, H581 [27JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1533 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5623 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5605 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6852 [16JN]

Armed Forces: express condolences for soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX (H. Res. 895), H12493 [6NO]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (H. Res. 891), E2804 [18NO]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (H. Res. 868), H12327 [4NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (H.R. 1209), E1163 [14MY]

———provide additional pay to servicemembers whose enlistments have been involuntarily extended, H5624 [14MY]

———recognize vital role family readiness volunteers play in supporting service members and their families (H. Res. 408), E2553 [15OC]

Armed Forces Day: observance (H. Res. 377), E1160 [14MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H5652 [14MY]

Aviation: require inclusion on the no fly list certain detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6165, H6166 [4JN]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: Taliban capture of U.S. soldier, H8390 [20JY]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (H.R. 1824), H4617 [22AP]

Borlaug, Norman E.: tribute (H. Res. 739), H10104 [30SE]

Bradford, Sam: tribute (H. Res. 60), H1053 [9FE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11100 [7OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2612 [24FE]

———comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H13303 [19NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4215 [31MR], H4257 [1AP], H4429, H4443, H4458, H4467, H4490 [2AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4896 [28AP], E1041 [30AP]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of administration, H438 [21JA]

Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9224 [31JY]

Canada Day: observance (H. Res. 519), E1742 [13JY], E1979 [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), E1744 [13JY]

———authorize use of Emancipation Hall for unveiling of a bust of Sojourner Truth (H. Con. Res. 86), H4601, H4602 [22AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 38), E630 [11MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 127), H6787 [15JN], E1631 [26JN], E1742 [13JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (H.R. 577), H4093 [30MR]

Central America: mourn loss of life caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and assist affected people and communities (H. Res. 76), H4867 [28AP]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (H. Res. 538), E1991 [24JY]

Children and youth: recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (H. Res. 210), E601 [10MR]

China: recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (H. Res. 226), H3315 [11MR]

———support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (H. Res. 877), H12539 [6NO]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Res. 230), H5072 [4MY]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (H.R. 586), H4600 [22AP]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H131 [9JA], H553 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies (H.R. 957), H4611 [22AP], H8787 [24JY]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 60), E833 [31MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (H. Res. 15), H181 [13JA]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), E737 [23MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), consideration (H. Res. 250), H3539 [18MR]

———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), Senate amendments, H4183 [31MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H9265 [31JY], H15477 [16DE]

Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: tribute (H. Res. 535), E1632 [26JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H4467 [2AP]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H4443 [2AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H436, H437, H438 [21JA]

Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 2247), H6774 [15JN]

Continental Airlines, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 631), H9167 [30JY]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), H5257 [6MY]

———facilitate increased access to Federal contracts by small businesses, H14853 [14DE]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (H.R. 61), E561 [5MR]

———provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (H.R. 1429), E740 [23MR]

Courts: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), H3458, H3462 [17MR], E743 [23MR]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), H6773 [15JN]

Credit: allow lenders to recapture the principal lost in mortgage modification in a bankruptcy proceeding if the homeowner sells the property for a profit, H2990 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2850 [26FE], H2912 [3MR], H3005 [5MR], H3422, H3424 [16MR], E623-E625 [10MR]

———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), H2989 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), E1257 [21MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5001 [30AP], E1262 [21MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration (H. Res. 379), H5008 [30AP]

———provide forbearance from foreclosures of subprime mortgages in the determination of a consumer credit score, H2990 [5MR], H3423, H3424 [16MR]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5187, H5266 [6MY]

———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), consideration (H. Res. 406), H5321 [7MY]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3005 [5MR]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (H.R. 3639), H12306 [4NO]

Crime: increase penalties for violations relative to protection of individuals performing certain official duties (H.R. 2661), H6776 [15JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H10480 [6OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4945 [29AP], H6542 [11JN], E1015-E1017 [29AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4934 [29AP], E1017 [29AP]

Dedication Day: honor Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (H. Res. 736), H12176 [2NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H7803 [8JY]

———recognize importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on low-income children and families (H. Res. 442), H5683 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7244 [24JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to instruct conferees, H10480 [6OC]

———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2612 [24FE]

———improve treatment and services relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, H5605 [14MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H15002 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), Senate amendment, H15418, H15474 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities funding, H9603 [16SE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), E1155 [14MY]

———TRIO programs funding, H14975, H14976, H14977, H14978 [15DE]

Dept. of Energy: designate hospitals, universities, and public safety facilities as potential selectees for infrastructure reliability projects, H11600 [22OC]

———ensure consideration of water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (H.R. 3598), E2864 [2DE]

———establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems (H.R. 3029), E2861 [2DE]

———provide special consideration for energy infrastructure projects to areas affected with high unemployment and to Texas and other States with high potential for solar energy production, H11600 [22OC]

Dept. of HHS: improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (H.R. 756), E832 [31MR]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 911), H1633 [23FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow full implementation of existing authority to regulate security of chemical facilities, H12520, H12521 [6NO]

———conduct pilot program to deploy mobile biometric identification equipment on maritime vessels for immigration enforcement (H.R. 1148), H3764 [24MR]

———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (H.R. 553), E211 [4FE]

———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (H.R. 549), E202 [4FE]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12414 [5NO], H12520, H12521, H12522 [6NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), consideration (H. Res. 885), H12376 [5NO]

———identify and eliminate redundant reporting requirements and develop meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants (H.R. 3980), E2877 [3DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7184 [24JN]

———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements, H3352 [12MR]

———prohibit implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12522 [6NO]

———provide for a privacy official within each component of the Dept. (H.R. 1617), H3763 [24MR]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 195), H2937 [4MR]

Dept. of HUD: Hope for Homeowners Program funding, H3425 [16MR]

———pay administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover costs of family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program (H.R. 46), H4863 [28AP]

———require lenders to notify all mortgagors who qualify for the Hope for Homeowners Program, H2991 [5MR]

Dept. of Justice: condition funding for prevention of prosecutorial misconduct on State funding of antidrug task forces, H715 [28JA]

———convey a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons in Miami-Dade County, FL, to facilitate construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking (H.R. 838), H4214, H4215 [31MR]

———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 738), E196 [4FE]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (H.R. 1139), H4661, H4662 [22AP], E841 [1AP]

———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (H.R. 1292), H5266 [6MY]

———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), H14893 [15DE]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), H5266 [6MY]

———limit or recover excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received Federal financial assistance (H.R. 1575), H4277, H4279 [1AP]

———make competitive grants to eligible State, tribal, and local prosecutors to establish and maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs (H.R. 1741), H6328 [9JN]

———provide for a study under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to identify the best practices community policing, H4661, H4662 [22AP]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (H.R. 1171), E829 [31MR]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6435 [10JN], E1382 [11JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H454, H466 [22JA]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 1242), H13407 [2DE]

———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (H. Con. Res. 76), H3668 [19MR]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H351 [15JA], H454, H466 [22JA], H3423 [16MR], E115 [21JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (H. Res. 53), H277 [14JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), consideration (H. Res. 62), H335 [15JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a maritime career training loan program (H.R. 2651), E2544 [15OC]

———extend commercial space transportation liability regime (H.R. 3819), E2632 [26OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 1211), E1633 [26JN]

———expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished in a non-departmental facility (H.R. 1377), E833 [31MR]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (H.R. 3949), H12181 [2NO]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (H.R. 1016), E1630 [26JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7974 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8786 [24JY], H9603 [16SE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8617 [23JY]

Dingell, Representative: tribute to becoming the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 154), H1167, H1168 [11FE]

Disasters: express condolences for loss of life and injuries caused by earthquakes and tsunami in American Samoa and Samoa and support relief efforts to survivors (H. Res. 816), H11359 [14OC]

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 (S. 181), H553 [27JA]

———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 (S. 181), consideration (H. Res. 87), H534 [27JA]

Diseases: revise and extend program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (S. 1793), H11586 [22OC]

Drive Safer Sunday: designate (H. Res. 841), E2805 [18NO]

Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (H.R. 265), E561 [5MR]

Eckert, Beverly: tribute (H. Res. 201), H2936 [4MR]

Economy: comparison of the economic recovery of the corporate and financial sectors with that of working class citizens, H11359 [14OC]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, H5993 [21MY]

———importance of job creation, H1253 [12FE], H14853, H14855 [14DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H15002 [16DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15461, H15471 [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), H14441 [9DE]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 956), H14415 [9DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H74 [8JA]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (H. Res. 686), H9448 [14SE]

———increase access to postsecondary education, H14975, H14976, H14977, H14978 [15DE]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H1573 [13FE]

Employment: provide unemployment compensation and jobs training for dislocated workers, H14738 [10DE]

EPA: increase research, development, education, and technology transfer activities related to water use efficiency and conservation technologies and practices (H.R. 631), E263 [12FE]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5925, H5982 [21MY]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 1512), E739 [23MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (H.R. 912), H1054 [9FE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies, H1575 [13FE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (H.R. 3791), H13095 [18NO]

FEMA: reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), H4748 [27AP]

Financial institutions: encourage banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forebearance without penalty on mortgage payments (H. Con. Res. 197), E2883 [3DE]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (H.R. 1325), H4857 [28AP], H9603 [16SE]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (H. Res. 357), H4857 [28AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644), H8195 [16JY], E1825 [16JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H9470 [14SE]

———U.S. policy on Liberia, Sudan, and Haiti, H3728 [23MR]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6435 [10JN], E1382 [11JN]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (H. Res. 301), H4103 [30MR]

———tribute (H. Res. 320), H4542 [21AP]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 3714), H14920 [15DE]

Geronimo (Apache Indian): anniversary of death (H. Res. 132), H1626 [23FE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 621), H11266, H11267 [13OC]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 12), H9246, H9248, H9263 [31JY], H9470 [14SE]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws, H437 [21JA]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1700), E2555 [15OC]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H3731 [23MR]

Harris County, TX: Aldine Independent School District recipient of Broad Foundations Broad Prize for Urban Education (H. Res. 791), E2517 [14OC]

Harvey, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 223), E835 [1AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3532 [18MR], H6319 [9JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8065 [14JY], H8188 [16JY], H8398, H8400 [20JY], H8683 [23JY], H8862, H8865 [27JY], H8887 [28JY], H9264 [31JY], H9304 [8SE], H9470 [14SE], H11155, H11156 [8OC], H11268 [13OC], H11302 [14OC], H11692, H11693 [22OC], H11763 [26OC], H11855 [27OC], H12013 [28OC], E1971 [24JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12218 [3NO], H12539, H12553, H12559 [6NO], H12852, H12925 [7NO], H13303 [19NO], H14885 [15DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5993 [21MY]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12925 [7NO]

Health care facilities: support physician-owned hospitals, H12853 [7NO]

Health care professionals: tribute to nurses, H5448 [12MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9603, H9633 [16SE]

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (H. Res. 493), H6761 [15JN]

House of Representatives: provide replacement of lost income to House employees serving on active duty for a period of more than thirty days (H.R. 1679), H4597 [22AP]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), E28 [7JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 257), H3648 [19MR]

———require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs that committee may authorize (H. Res. 40), H272 [14JA]

Housing: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and stop mortgage fraud and predatory lending, H3422, H3424 [16MR]

Houston, TX: anniversary of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (H. Con. Res. 138), H11338 [14OC]

———Riverside General Hospital veterans post-traumatic stress disorder funding, H15002 [16DE]

———tribute to Federal jobs fair, H8848 [27JY]

———tribute to Jack Yates High School boys' basketball team, H3415 [16MR]

———tribute to North Forest High School graduating class, H6160 [4JN]

———tribute to police officers and law enforcement professionals killed in the line of duty, E1259 [21MY]

Houston Rockets (basketball team): tribute, H5691 [18MY]

Howard University School of Law: anniversary (H. Res. 684), E2355 [24SE]

Human rights: increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked, H6435 [10JN]

———recognize importance of the Border Patrol in combating human smuggling and commend the Dept. of Justice for increasing the rate of human smuggler prosecutions (H. Res. 14), H5259, H5266 [6MY]

`IEEE Engineering the Future' Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 413), H5412 [12MY]

Immigration: combat the crime of alien smuggling and related activities (H.R. 1029), H4209, H4211, H4213 [31MR]

———extend certain programs (H.R. 1127), E566 [5MR]

———reform (H.R. 264), H4213 [31MR]

Insurance: establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation health coverage by reason of termination of employment, H1573 [13FE]

International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 194), H3306 [11MR]

Iran: anniversary of Iranian students seizing the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and holding embassy employees as hostages (H. Con. Res. 209), H12548 [6NO]

———authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), E2519 [14OC]

———elections, H6782 [15JN]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14938, H14954 [15DE]

———human rights violations, H14938 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14938 [15DE]

———support all citizens struggling for freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and protection of the rule of law and condemn violence against demonstrators, H7113 [23JN]

Iraq: human rights violations at Camp Ashraf, H14954 [15DE]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 111), H5075 [4MY]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H104 [9JA]

Italy: express condolences to the citizens and support for Italian Government in aftermath of devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region (H. Res. 430), H6751 [15JN]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13073 [18NO]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 659), H11186 [13OC]

Kent, Samuel B.: impeach (H. Res. 520), H7059 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (H. Res. 134), H1109, H1110 [10FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn hostile rhetoric and activities towards the Republic of Korea and engage in mutual dialogue to enhance inter-Korean relations (H. Res. 309), H6755 [15JN]

———urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release, H6908 [17JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, H3730 [23MR]

———U.S. policy, H3730 [23MR]

Limbaugh, Rush: potential purchase of ownership interest in St. Louis Rams (football team), H11270 [13OC]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (H. Res. 139), H1270 [12FE]

Lithuania: anniversary (H. Res. 285), E2009 [24JY]

Little Rock, AR: condemn murder of William A. (Andy) Long and wounding of Quinton Ezeagwula, who were shot outside the Army Navy Career Center and offer condolences to the family of William A. (Andy) Long (H. Res. 515), H6328 [9JN]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (H. Res. 839), H12251 [3NO]

Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (H. Res. 339), H4594 [22AP]

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 103), H5078 [4MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (H. Res. 73), H397 [21JA]

———recognize and encourage participation in community service (H. Res. 43), H178 [13JA]

Medicare: allow for certain physician-owned hospitals, H261 [14JA]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13303, H13323 [19NO]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments, H3127 [10MR]

Memorial Day: urge all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit national cemeteries, memorials, and markers (H. Res. 360), E1258 [21MY]

Merced, CA: recognize historical significance of, and establish a memorial at, the Merced Assembly Center, as a reporting site for Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II (H. Res. 129), E254 [12FE]

Miami University: anniversary (H. Res. 128), H1106 [10FE]

Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (H. Res. 282), H4075, H4076 [30MR]

Mother's Day: observance, H5387 [7MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 388), H5437 [12MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (H.R. 3450), H9263 [31JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers, H8195 [16JY], H14738 [10DE], E1825 [16JY]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 35), H1115 [10FE]

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (H. Res. 607), H8393 [20JY], E1973 [24JY]

———funding, H6893 [16JN]

———manned space flight funding, H9466 [14SE]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 748), E199 [4FE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (H. Res. 454), H6328 [9JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 382), H5115 [5MY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 793), E2629 [26OC]

National Coaches Appreciation Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 6), H9451 [14SE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 104), H437 [21JA]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 338), H5118 [5MY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 109), H4870 [28AP]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (H. Res. 45), E561 [5MR]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (H. Res. 31), H499 [26JA]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 117), E252 [12FE]

National Family Literacy Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 878), H12333 [4NO]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 114), H1050 [9FE]

National Job Corps Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 163), E2346 [23SE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 41), H172 [13JA]

National Military Appreciation Month: support goals and objectives (H. Con. Res. 84), H5435 [12MY]

National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 861), E2881 [3DE]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (H. Res. 297), H5680 [18MY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 192), H5420 [12MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 727), E2873 [2DE]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 55), E2993 [14DE]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 779), H14840 [14DE]

National Safety Month: designate (H. Res. 459), H9452 [14SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 56), H404 [21JA]

National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5623 [14MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 104), H4872 [28AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (H. Res. 82), E207 [4FE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 103), E209 [4FE]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (H. Res. 866), H12164 [2NO]

National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 335), H4742 [27AP]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 120), E1261 [21MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), H3472 [17MR], E693 [17MR]

National Work and Family Month: designate (H. Res. 768), E2525 [14OC]

New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (H. Res. 84), H503 [26JA]

News media: allegations of media bias relative to coverage of alleged criminal activities by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), H11079 [7OC]

———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), E844 [1AP]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4215 [31MR]

Olympic Day: observance (H. Res. 538), E1991 [24JY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (H. Res. 654), H8544 [22JY]

Pakistan: authorize appropriations to promote an enhanced strategic partnership (S. 1707), H10118 [30SE], E2428 [1OC]

———authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), H6566, H6572, H6578, H6597 [11JN]

———create militant rehabilitation programs, H6572 [11JN]

———U.S. policy, H6052 [2JN]

Parks and recreational areas: restoration funding, H714 [28JA]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 426), E1176 [14MY], E1259 [21MY]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (H. Res. 800), H11327 [14OC]

Poland: anniversary of relations with U.S. (H. Res. 266), E2548 [15OC]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (H.R. 22), H9504 [15SE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7645, H7646, H7694 [26JN]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), consideration (H. Res. 587), H7457 [26JN]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11600 [22OC]

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (H. Con. Res. 89), H7687 [26JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 35), H44 [7JA]

———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (H.R. 36), H47 [7JA]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 641), H12249 [3NO]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (H. Res. 150), H14895 [15DE]

Read for the Record Day: designate (H. Res. 741), H10472 [6OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 1511), E1630 [26JN], E1739 [13JY]

Reserve Officers Association: include leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws in the Federal charter (S. 1599), E2806 [18NO]

Rice University: tribute to football team, H141 [9JA]

Roads and highways: extend Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other Highway Trust Fund-funded programs pending enactment of a multiyear reauthorization (H.R. 3617), H9867 [23SE]

Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the U.N. Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 837), E641 [11MR]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (H. Res. 57), H9458 [14SE]

SBA: funding, H8195 [16JY]

———improve SCORE (organization) small business counseling program (H.R. 1839), H13077 [18NO]

———provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries (H.R. 3738), H13084 [18NO]

———reauthorize and improve entrepreneurial development programs (H.R. 1842), E2825 [19NO]

Schools: limit ability of schools that received economic stimulus funds from receiving certain additional funds, H9633 [16SE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6893 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6861 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 552), H6912 [17JN]

SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics: anniversary (H. Res. 851), E2806 [18NO]

SEC: provide enhanced enforcement authority (H.R. 2873), E2879 [3DE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 632), E259 [12FE]

Shanksville, PA: commend community and Flight 93 ambassadors for efforts to protect temporary memorial and to establish permanent Flight 93 National Memorial and encourage completion of memorial (H. Res. 795), H10477 [6OC]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 186), H10017 [29SE]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), E1263 [21MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1541), H3469 [17MR], E741 [23MR]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1541), H3469 [17MR], E741 [23MR]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H261 [14JA]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H969 [4FE]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H213, H214 [14JA]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: provide additional personnel authorities (S. 615), H6749 [15JN]

Sudan: develop comprehensive interagency strategy to address humanitarian crisis in Darfur, E1382 [11JN]

———humanitarian crisis in Darfur, H3729 [23MR]

———urge full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, H3729 [23MR]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (H. Res. 733), H9823 [23SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (H. Con. Res. 55), H3779 [24MR]

Taxation: extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 1512), E739 [23MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H3629 [18MR], H3648, H3664 [19MR]

———renew credit for renewable energy production, H1575 [13FE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), H593 [27JA]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H989 [4FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9384 [9SE], H10477 [6OC]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H2912 [3MR]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (H. Res. 505), H6321, H6328 [9JN]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 1676), E1260 [21MY]

Transportation: infrastructure funding, H1574 [13FE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds to replace existing funds designated for State transportation projects, H713, H717 [28JA]

———reduce time period for State and local governments to obligate highway, transit, rail, and aviation funds received from supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H715 [28JA]

———support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (H. Con. Res. 74), H9829 [23SE]

———transit capital funding, H715 [28JA]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), H6175, H6176, H6209 [4JN]

———authorize programs (H.R. 2200), consideration (H. Res. 474), H6164, H6165, H6166 [4JN]

———enhance personnel system (H.R. 1881), E867 [2AP]

———enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit lines (H. Res. 28), H13413, H13414 [2DE]

———funding, H7184 [24JN]

———increase number of canine detection teams used for air cargo screening, H6209 [4JN]

———provide specialized training to Federal air marshals (H.R. 3963), H13415, H13416, H13417 [2DE]

———review alternative methods for airports in U.S. territories to comply with security regulations, H6209 [4JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, H6542 [11JN]

———express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6593 [11JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14916 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), E2337 [23SE]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits, H1574 [13FE]

———rates, H14853, H14855 [14DE]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (H. Res. 58), H407 [21JA]

University of Houston: tribute to football team, H141 [9JA]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1513), E833 [31MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (H. Res. 89), H12171 [2NO]

Violence Against Women Act: anniversary (H. Res. 738), H9461 [14SE]

Votes: position on missed, H4891 [28AP], H6052 [2JN], H6291 [8JN], H7390 [25JN], H7992 [10JY], H8848 [27JY], H10043 [29SE], H10123 [30SE], H13320 [19NO], E585 [6MR]

Voting: importance of right to vote, H11773, H11774 [26OC]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3352 [12MR]

Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), H4719 [23AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (H. Res. 234), H3776 [24MR]

Wilson, Representative Joe: interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform, H9417 [10SE]

World AIDS Day: observance, H13375 [1DE]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (H. Res. 863), H12255 [3NO]

Year of the Military Family: designate (H. Con. Res. 64), H3300 [11MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3076 [6MR], H7738 [7JY]

Special order: granted, H2922 [3MR], H3524 [17MR], H4515 [2AP], H5396 [7MY], H6616 [11JN], H7701 [26JN], H8408 [20JY], H9203 [30JY], H9272 [31JY], H9439 [10SE], H9488 [14SE], H11296 [13OC], H11381 [14OC], H12582 [6NO], H14978 [15DE], H15494 [16DE]

Tributes

Bahr, Amber, H12493 [6NO]

Cook, Vermel, H9172 [30JY]

Faleomavaega, Delegate, H11359 [14OC]

Fawcett, Farrah, E1634 [26JN]

Height, Dorothy I., H3820 [24MR]

Jackson, Michael, H7688 [26JN]

Kelly, Edward J., III, H14846 [14DE]

Matsui, Robert T., H5652 [14MY]

Mease, Quentin, H2932 [4MR]

Munley, Kimberly, H12493 [6NO]

Provost, August, III, H7919 [9JY]

Swainson, Eliot, H393 [21JA]

Young, Hazel Hainsworth, H7997 [10JY]