LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)

Addresses

What Would Employee Free Choice Mean in the Workplace? William B. Gould IV, E1892 [22JY]

Amendments

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3001 [5MR]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H11112 [7OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary of Daughters of Penelope (see H. Res. 209), H7147 [23JN]

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

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H6744 [12JN]

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

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 2695), H8495 [21JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8184 [15JY]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H5667 [14MY]

Armed Forces: 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]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H12141 [29OC]

———express gratitude for service of Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off the coast of California (see H. Res. 891), H12456 [5NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H5097 [4MY]

———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), H1045 [4FE]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H13386 [1DE]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H10070 [29SE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9491 [14SE]

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

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

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

Brandeis, Louis D.: anniversary of retirement from Supreme Court (see H. Res. 905), H14982 [15DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8303 [16JY]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 2442), H5665 [14MY]

———honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Ronald Reagan from the people of California for placement (see H. Con. Res. 101), H4581 [21AP]

———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]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2980 [4MR]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H4249 [31MR]

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), H7741 [7JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H443 [21JA]

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

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H12044 [28OC]

Colleges and universities: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 1729), H7446 [25JN]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H4062 [26MR]

Commission on the Foreclosure and Mortgage Lending Crisis: establish (see H.R. 1285), H3642 [18MR]

Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H14982 [15DE]

Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]

———prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1319), H4064 [26MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1237), H2874 [26FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H325 [14JA]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3528 [17MR]

———restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

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

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

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H1607 [13FE]

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

Crowe, Sally: tribute (see H. Res. 646), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 682), H8959 [28JY]

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

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H7740 [7JY]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (see H. Res. 215), H3528 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2487), H12197 [2NO]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H9962 [24SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H12197 [2NO]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H9491 [14SE]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H13467 [2DE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H9397 [9SE]

———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), H5096 [4MY]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 756), H2926 [3MR]

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

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3056 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H3438 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 823), H1159 [10FE]

———authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H8495 [21JY]

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

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 20), H37 [6JA]

———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H13355 [19NO]

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

———study suitability and feasibility of designating the Honouliuli Internment Camp in Hawaii as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2079), H6015 [21MY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1248 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H11298 [13OC]

———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H13386 [1DE]

———increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning (see H.R. 950), H7741 [7JY]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H14446 [9DE]

———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), H3706 [19MR]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4916 [28AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H4915 [28AP]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1246), H2926 [3MR]

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]

———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]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H1605 [13FE]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H12141 [29OC]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H8584 [22JY]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H1156 [10FE]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H5063 [30AP]

———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), H8873 [27JY]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H15503 [16DE]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1459), H3706 [19MR] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H9900 [23SE]

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

Earth Hour: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 268), H4027 [25MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H382 [15JA]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9343 [8SE]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of political prisoners (see H. Res. 200), H2875 [26FE]

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: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H3077 [6MR]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5000 [29AP]

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), H7249 [24JN]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9807 [22SE]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H2632 [24FE]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H3706 [19MR]

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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H11384 [14OC]

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]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H2631 [24FE]

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

———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]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]

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), H2980 [4MR]

———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H10520 [6OC]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1607 [13FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

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

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

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H3525 [17MR]

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), H15503 [16DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H10520 [6OC]

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

Food: 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), H10457 [1OC]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H1521 [12FE]

———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), H5401 [7MY]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H7741 [7JY]

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

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

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), H8185 [15JY]

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), H442 [21JA]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3419), H9205 [30JY]

Health: ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1248 [11FE]

———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]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5892 [20MY]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H922 [3FE]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see H.R. 1321), H5892 [20MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3706 [19MR]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H3525 [17MR]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H3338 [11MR]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H10070 [29SE]

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), H5668 [14MY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8873 [27JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]

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

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H5664 [14MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H11791 [26OC]

———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 2740), H8810 [24JY]

Indonesia: express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (see H. Res. 810), H11299 [13OC]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H7250 [24JN]

Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 4014), H13355 [19NO]

———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]

Intermediate Space Challenge: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 411), H6307 [8JN]

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

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H2875 [26FE]

Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (see H. Res. 134), H1160 [10FE]

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), H8708 [23JY]

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]

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]

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H7023 [18JN]

Medicaid: require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H7251 [24JN]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H5063 [30AP]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H1080 [9FE]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H6155 [3JN]

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

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H5000 [29AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H5063 [30AP]

———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H9491 [14SE]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H11790 [26OC]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H9491 [14SE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H5485 [12MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H5400 [7MY]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H8009 [10JY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H6156 [3JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3402 [12MR]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H5170 [5MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H8009 [10JY]

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

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

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 1675), H7741 [7JY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H5712 [18MY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10457 [1OC]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H8101 [14JY]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H11299 [13OC]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H443 [21JA]

National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9398 [9SE]

National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8303 [16JY]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 297), H4129 [30MR]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5401 [7MY]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H9550 [15SE]

National Park and Recreation Month: designate (see H. Res. 288), H7838 [8JY]

National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H781 [28JA]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 779), H9999 [25SE]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H9281 [31JY]

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

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), H9281 [31JY]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13355 [19NO]

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]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H923 [3FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H6266 [4JN]

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

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

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H486 [22JA]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 2776), H11298 [13OC]

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

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

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H922 [3FE]

———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11112 [7OC]

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H10071 [29SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H6266 [4JN]

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), H1520 [12FE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H1606 [13FE]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 1686), H6744 [12JN]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 2336), H10457 [1OC]

Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H4519 [2AP]

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

———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11791 [26OC]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H7837 [8JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H5169 [5MY]

Radioactive substances: promote production of molybdenum-99 for medical isotope production and condition and phase out export of highly enriched uranium for production of medical isotopes (see H.R. 3276), H12198 [2NO]

Real estate: impose a moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (see H.R. 3044), H9207 [30JY]

Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4689 [22AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H4064 [26MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H9738 [21SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H8586 [22JY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H7706 [26JN]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H13354 [19NO]

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see H.R. 3888), H11580 [21OC]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 1067), H12141 [29OC]

———increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H7837 [8JY]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H1520 [12FE]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11516 [20OC]

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]

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

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7947 [9JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H5000 [29AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5097 [4MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H9962 [24SE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H10518 [6OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H5793 [19MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H7741 [7JY]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H6155 [3JN]

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

———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see H.R. 3439), H9671 [16SE]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H2603 [23FE]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H5792 [19MY]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 783), H779 [28JA]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H11298 [13OC]

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

———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H13068 [17NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H7741 [7JY]

———provide incentives for affordable housing (see H.R. 906), H1044 [4FE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1083), H11298 [13OC]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H526 [26JA]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H3056 [5MR]

———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H9442 [10SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3055 [5MR]

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]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7741 [7JY]

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

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), H13629 (see H.R. 3904), H14372 [8DE]

———prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 2382), H5580 [13MY]

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

University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]

University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H10458 [1OC]

University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]

University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 514), H6265 [4JN]

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), H6539 [10JN]

———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3942), H11868 [27OC]

———provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see H.R. 3199), H12142 [29OC]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H8707 [23JY]

———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1969), H4522 [2AP]

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

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

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

Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5484 [12MY]

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

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

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9443 [10SE]

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

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

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]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5097 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 145), H1158 [10FE]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see H.R. 151), H33 [6JA]

Dept. of Energy: promote development of practical fusion energy (see H.R. 3177), H8008 [10JY]

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

Figueroa Alvarez, Mikael A.C.: relief (see H.R. 1104), H1607 [13FE]

House of Representatives: carry out demonstration projects to promote use of innovative technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and cost savings (see H.R. 1196), H2835 [25FE]

Immigration: extend certain programs (see H.R. 1127), H2601 [23FE]

———reform H-2B program (see H.R. 4381), H15500 [16DE]

Library of Congress: provide financial support for the operation of the law library (see H.R. 2728), H6264 [4JN]

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

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

Schools: encourage later start to school day for secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9279 [31JY]

Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and increase tax liability of parent required to pay such unpaid child support (see H.R. 2244), H5168 [5MY]

Telephones: 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]

Toastmasters International (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 843), H11458 [15OC]

Voting: promote use of the Internet by State and local election officials in carrying out voter registration activities (see H.R. 1719), H4026 [25MR]

Letters

House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act: by, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H4596 [22AP]

Special Immigrant Non-Minister Religious Worker Visa Programs: several religious organizations, H2945 [4MR]

Remarks

American Red Cross Month: observance, E541 [4MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2463 [8OC]

California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H11423 [15OC]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (S. 748), H12400 [5NO]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): announcement of cyber-hacking breach of computer system relative to leak of confidential committee document, H12117 [29OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 279), H4194 [31MR]

Credit: allow debtor receiving mortgage foreclosure notice to meet pre-filing credit counseling requirement within 30 days after bankruptcy filing, H3016 [5MR]

———allow lenders to recapture the principal lost in mortgage modification in a bankruptcy proceeding if the homeowner sells the property for a profit, H3014, H3015 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2852 [26FE], H3004, H3009, H3010, H3011, H3014, H3015, H3016 [5MR]

———prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 190), H2844 [26FE]

———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), H2987, H2988 [5MR]

———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, H3004, H3009, H3010, H3011 [5MR]

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (H.R. 151), H4190 [31MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7207 [24JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12599 [7NO]

Immigration: extend certain programs (H.R. 1127), H2942, H2945 [4MR]

———prohibit funds from being used to employ illegal aliens, H7207 [24JN]

Library of Congress: provide financial support for the operation of the law library (H.R. 2728), H8936, H8937 [28JY]

NASA: tribute to Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project, E985 [27AP]

National Criminal Justice Month: establish (H. Res. 45), H2940, H2941, H2942 [4MR]

Sherman, Representative: tribute to birth of child, H365 [15JA]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), E2771 [16NO]

Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (H. Res. 672), H11548 [21OC]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: observance, E1173 [14MY]

Vietnamese Refugees Day: designate (H. Res. 342), H4855 [28AP]

Votes: position on missed, H7390 [25JN], H10545 [7OC], E2997 [14DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2922 [3MR], H6412 [9JN]

Reports

Activities: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), E1838-E1841 [17JY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-74), H4518 [2AP]

Arrest of 5 Representatives Outside the Embassy of Sudan: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-122), H5790 [19MY]

In the Matter of Representative Graves: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-320), H12140 [29OC]

Matter of Marc Goldberg: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-371), H14742 [10DE]

Rules

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H2902-H2909 [3MR], H6379-H6387 [9JN]

Tributes

Brown, David J., Sr., E1140 [13MY]

Curran, Mike, E1227 [21MY]

Danner, Alden E., E2357 [24SE]

Diridon, Rodney J., E957 [23AP]

Kempton, Will, E1945 [24JY]

Morgan, Marilyn, E1212 [20MY]

Zanger, Joseph A., Sr., E231 [10FE]