WATSON, DIANE E. (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee to escort British Prime Minister Gordon Brown into the House Chamber, H2928 [4MR]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H6620 [11JN]

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

African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H3105 [9MR]

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]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H7740 [7JY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H3704 [19MR]

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4840 [27AP]

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

———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]

———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), H780 [28JA]

Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]

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

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

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 185), H3105 [9MR]

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

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

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

Bratton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 882), H12588 [6NO]

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

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H11714 [22OC]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H11167 [8OC]

Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), 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]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H326 [14JA]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H12044 [28OC]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H4584 [21AP]

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

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

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), H5400 [7MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H10071 [29SE]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

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

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H9550 [15SE]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H527 [26JA]

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

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H386 [16JA]

Credit: establish a national consumer credit usury rate (see H.R. 1608), H8809 [24JY]

———exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H10457 [1OC]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]

———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]

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

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

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

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7087 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: debar from contracting any company found to have jeopardized the health or safety of Government personnel or found guilty of contract fraud (see H.R. 2825), H7086 [19JN]

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

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

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

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H6266 [4JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1270), H2924 [3MR]

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

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

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), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H3146 [10MR]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]

———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), H12588 [6NO]

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: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H2835 [25FE]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2602 [23FE]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H3438 [16MR]

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

Developing countries: 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]

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: 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), H7706 [26JN]

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

———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 arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H3402 [12MR]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H13519 [3DE]

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

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H6619 [11JN]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H1080 [9FE]

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

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9057 [29JY]

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

———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]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H6076 [2JN]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 558), H4583 [21AP]

Employment: authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people with barriers to employment (see H.R. 4299), H14826 [11DE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H9807 [22SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

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

———support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H6973 [17JN]

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H12457 [5NO]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

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

Federal aid programs: create a universal, paperless school meal program that is nationally available (see H.R. 2690), H6307 [8JN]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]

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

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5308 [6MY]

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

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

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13386 [1DE]

Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]

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

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H5667 [14MY]

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

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

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: anniversary of birth (see H. Res. 603), H11111 [7OC]

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), H8008 [10JY]

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

Greece: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 39), H3104 [9MR] (see H. Res. 273), H3705 [19MR]

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), H4025 [25MR]

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]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge Brazil to comply and return Sean Goldman to David Goldman and review procedures available to obtain the return of abducted children (see H. Res. 125), H1608 [13FE]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2065), H4731 [23AP] (see H.R. 2190), H5060 [30AP]

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]

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

———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda (see H. Res. 271), H3749 [23MR]

———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), H1159 [10FE]

———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (see H.R. 3124), H7836 [8JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H5485 [12MY]

———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), H7250 [24JN]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H4916 [28AP]

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]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11168 [8OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H7947 [9JY]

Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]

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

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 (see H.R. 72), H71 [7JA]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H6807 [15JN]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H13466 [2DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H14827 [11DE]

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]

———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H6015 [21MY]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 3966), H13069 [17NO]

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

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), H380 [15JA]

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

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

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

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

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H8810 [24JY]

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 (see H. Res. 309), H4251 [31MR]

———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), H7024 [18JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Law enforcement: issue special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 750), H5308 [6MY]

———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H13351 [19NO]

Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]

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

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

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]

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

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

Members of Congress: require public disclosure of the terms of home mortgages held by Members of Congress (see H.R. 3965), H12140 [29OC]

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]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H13355 [19NO]

———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), H12198 [2NO]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]

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), H8025 [13JY]

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

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]

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

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

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

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H13467 [2DE]

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

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

National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5401 [7MY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5486 [12MY]

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

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H922 [3FE]

NATO: commend role in trans-Atlantic peace and articulate a vision and strategy for the future (see H. Res. 152), H3836 [24MR]

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 (see H. Res. 75), H603 [27JA]

———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), H11714 [22OC]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H7023 [18JN]

Nuclear weapons: support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see H. Res. 790), H10456 [1OC]

Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]

Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6973 [17JN]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3338 [11MR]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H2836 [25FE]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]

Philippines: condemn massacre of civilians in Maguindanao and express condolences to families of victims (see H. Con. Res. 218), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 218), H14371 [8DE]

———express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]

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), H5062 [30AP]

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), H4916 [28AP]

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

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H11582 [21OC]

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H9342 [8SE]

Project Management Month: designate (see H. Res. 813), H11111 [7OC]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H11868 [27OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

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

Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H5582 [13MY]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H12045 [28OC]

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

Roy Wilson Post Office, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 4214), H14827 [11DE]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H5401 [7MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5793 [19MY]

Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11714 [22OC]

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), H11384 [14OC]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]

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), H5401 [7MY]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2836 [25FE]

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

Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H12456 [5NO]

———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 alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H13521 [3DE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13550 [7DE]

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

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H11713 [22OC]

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

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

Telecommunications: require carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 3717), H11299 [13OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H4251 [31MR]

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), H12142 [29OC]

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

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

Transportation: 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), H7147 [23JN]

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), H11581 [21OC]

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), H12045 [28OC]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 220), H3077 [6MR]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H7250 [24JN]

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H7085 [19JN]

Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H6077 [2JN]

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

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H6077 [2JN]

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

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H9808 [22SE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H5667 [14MY]

Water Replenishment District of Southern California: anniversary (see H. Res. 758), H9808 [22SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3439 [16MR]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3703), H11167 [8OC]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H2926 [3MR]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H5485 [12MY]

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

———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), H13466 [2DE]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11869 [27OC]

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), H922 [3FE]

———tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see H. Res. 259), H4584 [21AP]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H4580 [21AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]

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

Children and youth: 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), H7704 [26JN]

———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H4733 [23AP]

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

Dept. of State: establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

Education: express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H325 [14JA]

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. 3031), H7250 [24JN] (see H.R. 3070), H7703 [26JN]

Federal aid programs: define terms and services for community-based gang intervention to utilize funding in a cost-effective manner and hold community-based agencies accountable for holistic and integrated services (see H.R. 3526), H9279 [31JY]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6306 [8JN]

Motion pictures: authorize grants for organizations that use documentary films to promote understanding of the U.S. abroad and understanding of global perspectives and other countries in the U.S. (see H.R. 1976), H4523 [2AP]

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

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

Taxation: extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H11790 [26OC]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]

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

———tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 514), H6265 [4JN]

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

Poems

``In That Moment'', E284 [13FE]

Remarks

Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office, Akron, OH: designate (H.R. 2004), H9297, H9298 [8SE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H14885 [15DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5603 [14MY]

Black Music Month: anniversary (H. Res. 476), H8043, H8044, H8045 [14JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2891 [3MR]

———reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H8501 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4138 [31MR]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H3531 [18MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Res. 230), H5071 [4MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H5696 [18MY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H3759 [24MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5026 [30AP]

———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), H5106 [5MY]

———require credit cardholders to opt-into receiving over-the-limit protection on their credit card, H5026 [30AP]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6438 [10JN]

District of Columbia: eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (H.R. 1345), H9298, H9299 [8SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H13392 [2DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H41 [7JA]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (H. Res. 761), H11542, H11543 [21OC]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6438 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3759 [24MR], H5696 [18MY], H7153 [24JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8106 [15JY], H8270 [16JY], H8864 [27JY], H8882 [28JY], H10527 [7OC], H11437 [15OC], H11800 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12341, H12342, H12343 [4NO], H12443, H12444, H12446 [5NO], H12565 [6NO], H13010 [17NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12603 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5696 [18MY], H5994 [21MY]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H12446 [5NO]

Hudson River: recognize quadricentennial celebration of discovery to honor, commemorate, and celebrate the historic ties of the U.S. and the Netherlands (H. Con. Res. 178), H9824, H9825 [23SE]

International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 194), E667 [16MR]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (H. Res. 175), H11549 [21OC]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 2760), H9299, H9300 [8SE]

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, E284 [13FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H5719 [19MY]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), H6568 [11JN]

———express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (H. Res. 823), H11551 [21OC]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy, H5491 [13MY]

Radio Free Asia: extend operation (H.R. 3593), H9823 [23SE]

Taiwan: express condolences in the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central and southern regions of the island (H. Res. 733), H9821 [23SE]

Transportation: 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), H9827, H9828 [23SE]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H9826, H9827 [23SE]

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 (H. Res. 529), H6591 [11JN]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (H. Res. 153), H2898 [3MR]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (H. Res. 672), H11545 [21OC]

Votes: position on missed, E575 [5MR]

World Malaria Day: anniversary, E922 [22AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5577 [13MY], H5789 [19MY], H8300 [16JY], H11455 [15OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Wayne C. Thompson: by, E77 [13JA]

Tributes

Bakewell, Marybell Brazile, H11437 [15OC]

Burke, Paul, H11435 [15OC]

Jackson, Michael, H7462 [26JN]

Thompson, Wayne C., E77 [13JA]