CLARKE, YVETTE D. (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Accountability Key to Meeting National Gender Equality Goals, Says UN Report, U.N. News Service, E301 [23FE]

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), H10521 [6OC]

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5712 [18MY]

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

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

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H10070 [29SE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6156 [3JN]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6904 [16JN]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6014 [21MY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3438 [16MR]

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]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H8873 [27JY]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

———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 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 postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 704), H1159 [10FE]

———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]

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 European Summit: support (see H. Res. 596), H7705 [26JN]

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

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

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

BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building, Rochester, NY: designate (see H.R. 1595), H3641 [18MR]

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

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H196 [13JA]

———urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 17), H196 [13JA]

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

Caroline O'Day Post Office Building, Rye, NY: designate (see H.R. 1397), H3104 [9MR]

Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]

———provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H12288 [3NO]

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H6307 [8JN]

———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: 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), H12289 [3NO]

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

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

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H6807 [15JN]

Clarence Center, NY: express condolences for victims and gratitude to emergency responders of Continental Flight 3407 crash (see H. Res. 183), H2602 [23FE]

Clinton, William J.: congratulate and support appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Haiti (see H. Res. 801), H11384 [14OC]

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), H7147 [23JN]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3402 [12MR]

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

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

Consumers: establish additional payday loan disclosure requirements and other protections (see H.R. 1214), H3105 [9MR]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H7705 [26JN]

———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H13352 [19NO]

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

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H11167 [8OC]

———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]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H2926 [3MR]

Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H13521 [3DE]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H6744 [12JN]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H6744 [12JN] (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H6744 [12JN]

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: recognize importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on low-income children and families (see H. Res. 442), H5666 [14MY]

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

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

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H13069 [17NO]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H7023 [18JN]

———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]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 3006), H7145 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 579), H381 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H7741 [7JY]

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

———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H6076 [2JN]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7446 [25JN]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H7837 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize Securing the Cities Initiative (see H.R. 2611), H13069 [17NO]

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

———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]

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

———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (see H.R. 730), H3706 [19MR]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H3105 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H13354 [19NO]

———authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H4733 [23AP]

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

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]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

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]

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), H15502 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct unused Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to Making Home Affordable Program (see H.R. 1764), H4525 [2AP]

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H8495 [21JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H14446 [9DE]

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), H13521 [3DE]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 2408), H13002 [16NO]

———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]

———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. 3245), H12142 [29OC]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H9397 [9SE]

———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H3399 [12MR]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relative to crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2178), H8009 [10JY]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H3078 [6MR]

Eckert, Beverly: tribute (see H. Res. 201), H2886 [2MR]

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

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

———establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3753), H11110 [7OC]

———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]

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

———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]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 3249), H8355 [17JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]

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]

———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), H7249 [24JN]

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

———provide paid sick leave to employees who are recommended by their employer or public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put others at risk (see H.R. 3991), H12287 [3NO]

ERISA: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans (see H.R. 1984), H4579 [21AP]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (see H. Res. 595), H7705 [26JN]

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: 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), H9207 [30JY]

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), H5486 [12MY]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H5582 [13MY]

FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see H.R. 37), H29 [6JA]

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), H4129 [30MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H6077 [2JN]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H3835 [24MR]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H2836 [25FE]

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

Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H5169 [5MY]

Financial Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 357), H4916 [28AP]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13069 [17NO]

1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office, Chester, NY: designate (see H.R. 2877), H6806 [15JN]

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]

———ensure safety (see H.R. 1332), H3338 [11MR]

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), H15509 [23DE]

———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H6619 [11JN]

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

Frederic Remington Post Office Building, Ogdensburg, NY: designate (see H.R. 2090), H5063 [30AP]

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

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]

Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building, Long Island City, NY: designate (see H.R. 774), H1520 [12FE]

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]

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

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

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H163 [9JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H196 [13JA]

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

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

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), H2978 [4MR]

———apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]

———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), H5169 [5MY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H12141 [29OC]

———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), H3749 [23MR]

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

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6077 [2JN]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H11713 [22OC]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6416 [9JN]

———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]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8356 [17JY]

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

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

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

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 1247), H5169 [5MY]

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), H7742 [7JY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H2926 [3MR]

———protect children affected by certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3531), H9279 [31JY]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H4734 [23AP]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H9207 [30JY]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status (see H.R. 3290), H8584 [22JY]

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

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H5712 [18MY]

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

Insurance: 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]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H3526 [17MR]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H7947 [9JY]

Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H11791 [26OC]

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

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3056 [5MR]

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), H13386 [1DE]

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

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

Kemp, Jack F.: tribute (see H. Res. 401), H5169 [5MY]

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), H6156 [3JN]

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]

Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9962 [24SE]

Medicaid: improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (see H.R. 2688), H7023 [18JN]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5000 [29AP]

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4383), H15500 [16DE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4027 [25MR]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H7741 [7JY]

———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), H4519 [2AP]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H9738 [21SE]

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), H1608 [13FE]

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

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H5486 [12MY]

———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), H11869 [27OC]

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 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H5713 [18MY]

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

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 1816), H7706 [26JN]

National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 145), H6306 [8JN]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance (see H. Res. 337), H4735 [23AP]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H4582 [21AP]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 558), H11516 [20OC]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6539 [10JN]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]

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

National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H9280 [31JY]

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

National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 1461), H3399 [12MR]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H13355 [19NO]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1655), H6539 [10JN]

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]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H71 [7JA]

New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H5063 [30AP]

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13267 [18NO]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6267 [4JN]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H1041 [4FE]

———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. 84), H526 [26JA]

New York LPD 21 (U.S.S.): commissioning (see H. Res. 856), H11712 [22OC]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 893), H12456 [5NO]

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

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4916 [28AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H5791 [19MY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4064 [26MR]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2632 [24FE]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H6076 [2JN]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

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), H4524 [2AP]

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), H6539 [10JN]

POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H11516 [20OC]

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

Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building, Riverhead, NY: designate (see H.R. 3250), H8708 [23JY]

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), H3146 [10MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H4064 [26MR]

SBA: improve services for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 4125), H13352 [19NO]

———modify women's business centers (see H.R. 1838), H4395 [1AP]

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

———expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see H.R. 468), H6972 [17JN]

———support goals and ideals of senior caregiving and affordability (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6807 [15JN]

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

Small business: encourage development of cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit (see H.R. 859), H1042 [4FE]

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

———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 3014), H7249 [24JN]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2352), H5483 [12MY]

———improve programs providing access to capital (see H.R. 3854), H11714 [22OC]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (see H.R. 3854), H11714 [22OC]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 918), H1079 [9FE]

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), H5401 [7MY]

Taxation: allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 2045), H4686 [22AP]

———establish an auction and revenue collection mechanism for a carbon market that ensures price stability with environmental integrity (see H.R. 1666), H3748 [23MR]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 2655), H6074 [2JN]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H3833 [24MR]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H4734 [23AP]

———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H4524 [2AP]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3640 [18MR]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H4688 [22AP]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H15504 [16DE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4734 [23AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 2203), H6973 [17JN]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4734 [23AP]

Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]

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: expand and improve transit training programs (see H.R. 2497), H6744 [12JN]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5400 [7MY]

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), H9550 [15SE]

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

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H6973 [17JN]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H4914 [28AP]

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), H7086 [19JN]

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

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

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

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

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3528 [17MR]

Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H5486 [12MY]

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

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

Women: recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

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

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

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), H1159 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 559), H380 [15JA]

Census: require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent (see H.R. 2071), H4732 [23AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H4732 [23AP]

———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), H9441 [10SE]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H14827 [11DE]

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

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 797), H10519 [6OC]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H9441 [10SE]

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

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]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H759, H760, H762, H763 [28JA]

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (H.R. 559), H900 [3FE]

———improve cargo screening on passenger planes, H6166 [4JN]

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Fenimore Street United Methodist Church, E2525 [14OC]

———tribute to Brooklyn College Academy boys' basketball team, E969 [23AP]

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), H9225 [31JY]

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs, H6427 [10JN]

———increase efforts under the Third Border Initiative (TBI) to deepen cooperation and collaboration, H6427 [10JN], E1696 [9JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 127), H6786 [15JN], E1696 [9JY]

Census: require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to contain a checkbox or similar option so that respondents may indicate Caribbean extraction or descent (H.R. 2071), H6786 [15JN], E1696 [9JY]

Congress: response of the 111th Congress to women's issues, H12987 [16NO]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H3420 [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), E1086 [7MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H761 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), H7190 [24JN]

———Securing the Cities Initiative funding, H7190 [24JN]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), H10078, H10079 [30SE]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1696 [9JY]

———authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6427 [10JN]

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

———study airplane noise effects of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, H5982 [21MY]

FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program, H3420 [16MR]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1696 [9JY]

———modernize (H.R. 2410), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6427 [10JN]

Guinea: human rights violations, E2648 [28OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12878, H12891, H12894 [7NO]

Housing: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and stop mortgage fraud and predatory lending, H3420 [16MR]

Immigration: provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens (H.R. 1992), H6786 [15JN], E1696 [9JY]

———reform, H13499 [3DE]

Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime: extend membership to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (organization), E1696 [9JY]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: observance, E2429 [1OC]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 797), H11478 [20OC]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 731), H10078, H10079 [30SE]

NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, E1086 [7MY]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 893), H12466 [6NO]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), consideration (H. Res. 522), H6427 [10JN]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7761 [8JY]

———establish mentorship and assistance programs designed to help minority, veteran-owned, and woman-owned small businesses operate in the construction industry (H.R. 3771), H12987 [16NO]

Small business: congratulate on-premises sign industry for contributions to success of small businesses (H. Res. 298), H4369 [1AP]

———support women's entrepreneurial efforts, H12987 [16NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9385 [9SE]

Transportation Security Administration: authorize programs (H.R. 2200), consideration (H. Res. 474), H6166 [4JN]

Votes: position on missed, H4753 [27AP], H9303 [8SE], H9976 [25SE], H14729 [10DE], E748 [24MR], E2369, E2373 [25SE]

Women: increase awareness of gender inequality, E301 [23FE]

Tributes

Dalley, George A., E1599 [26JN]

Davidson, Rex, E1181 [18MY]

Mason, Marco A., E2650 [28OC]

McKune, Annabelle, E2309 [17SE]