BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 2214), H8810 [24JY]

Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H9492 [14SE]

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

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13003 [16NO]

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9443 [10SE]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4915 [28AP]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6903 [16JN]

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), H7947 [9JY]

———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, other transitional services, and a psychological evaluation (see H.R. 1963), H9899 [23SE]

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

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H3706 [19MR]

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

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H6155 [3JN]

Aviation: recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H2926 [3MR]

Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H527 [26JA]

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

Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6077 [2JN]

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

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

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

———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), H5713 [18MY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and maintain an undiagnosed diseases registry (see H.R. 2538), H7741 [7JY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H5712 [18MY]

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]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H2980 [4MR]

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

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1278), H11581 [21OC]

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

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

Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building, White Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 3667), H11582 [21OC]

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

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H14446 [9DE]

———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), H8185 [15JY]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4130 [30MR]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4688 [22AP]

Contracts: 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), H527 [26JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: develop capacity and infrastructure for mentoring programs (see H.R. 1165), H2833 [25FE]

Correctional institutions: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H3400 [12MR]

Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H7085 [19JN]

CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H10520 [6OC]

Credit cards: establish limits on certain fees for accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 3977), H12141 [29OC]

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

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7147 [23JN]

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

———establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

———study population of South Atlantic red snapper fishery and limit departmental authority to promulgate any interim rule that prohibits fishing in South Atlantic red snapper fishery (see H.R. 3307), H9491 [14SE]

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), H12142 [29OC]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H13629 (see H.R. 1526), H14372 [8DE]

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

———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), H10457 [1OC]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

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

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

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H9899 [23SE]

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

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

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H780 [28JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H5713 [18MY]

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

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

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

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

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1080 [9FE]

———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14827 [11DE]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 2074), H13466 [2DE]

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

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H12457 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H7946 [9JY]

———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), H6014 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 2125), H4839 [27AP]

———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), H777 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assign a higher priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to certain veterans who are Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1197), H7741 [7JY]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H5168 [5MY]

———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (see H.R. 1302), H2979 [4MR]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3401 [12MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H6266 [4JN]

———expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished in a non-departmental facility (see H.R. 1377), H3749 [23MR]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H4027 [25MR]

———increase amount payable to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see H.R. 1293), H8185 [15JY]

———make certain improvements in benefits laws (see H.R. 3949), H12043 [28OC]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———modify and update provisions of law relative to nonprofit research and education corporations (see H.R. 2770), H7086 [19JN]

———provide certain veterans with employment training assistance (see H.R. 1168), H12044 [28OC]

———provide for entitlement under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses (see H.R. 3948), H12043 [28OC]

———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 3155), H8410 [20JY]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H6414 [9JN]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H5792 [19MY]

———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), H779 [28JA]

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

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7947 [9JY]

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

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H5892 [20MY]

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

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

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H13266 [18NO]

———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), H6416 [9JN]

———coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H8410 [20JY]

———encourage State and local public health departments and all health care providers to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines relative to H1N1 influenza (see H. Res. 932), H13521 [3DE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H3105 [9MR]

———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), H8873 [27JY]

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

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H2925 [3MR]

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

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H7947 [9JY]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H14744 [10DE]

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

———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]

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

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

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (see H.R. 2755), H6305 [8JN]

———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]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to carry out election administration improvement plans (see H.R. 253), H69 [7JA]

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

———establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3277), H8494 [21JY]

———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H3402 [12MR]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 913), H1079 [9FE]

Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building, Pompano Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 1271), H2924 [3MR]

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]

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

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

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 824), H921 [3FE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit from establishing a travel or conference policy that takes into account the perception of a possible event location as a resort or vacation destination (see H.R. 3392), H9055 [29JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H4583 [21AP]

———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H4583 [21AP]

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

———provide for livable wages for Federal workers and workers hired under Federal contracts (see H.R. 1334), H3053 [5MR]

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1174), H3749 [23MR]

———waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H8185 [15JY]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H10521 [6OC]

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), H6076 [2JN]

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

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

Florida Keys Scenic Highway: Dept. of Transportation All-American Road designee (see H. Res. 917), H13266 [18NO]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 409), H7742 [7JY]

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7706 [26JN]

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

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6619 [11JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———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), H11299 [13OC]

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

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 479), H2926 [3MR]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2926 [3MR]

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

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

———provide for 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), H11167 [8OC]

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

———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), H12972 [7NO]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H4027 [25MR]

Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6075 [2JN]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

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), H5308 [6MY]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 67), H11582 [21OC]

Housing Act: preserve rural multifamily housing assistance (see H.R. 2876), H6806 [15JN]

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

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

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 331), H89 [8JA]

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

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]

———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]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H7023 [18JN]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H2874 [26FE]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 1327), H8495 [21JY]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H10521 [6OC]

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

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

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 659), H8961 [28JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition (see H.R. 1980), H5308 [6MY]

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

Law enforcement: issue special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 750), H778 [28JA]

Levinson, Robert: urge Iran to intensify cooperation relative to investigation of his disappearance, commend Switzerland for ongoing assistance, and express sympathy to family (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2875 [26FE]

Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building, Port Charlotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 2470), H5712 [18MY]

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

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3105 [9MR]

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

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

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4027 [25MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7023 [18JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H8100 [14JY]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H12197 [2NO]

———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 1392), H6076 [2JN]

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

———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H9491 [14SE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14744 [10DE]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6307 [8JN]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H3054 [5MR]

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

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

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

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), H5667 [14MY]

———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), H13355 [19NO]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H6415 [9JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2926 [3MR]

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

NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H6904 [16JN]

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

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

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

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

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

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

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4581 [21AP]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H382 [15JA]

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

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

National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4735 [23AP]

National Goods Movement Improvement Fund: establish (see H.R. 2355), H5793 [19MY]

National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3967), H12140 [29OC]

National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 940), H13386 [1DE]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5062 [30AP]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 327), H4397 [1AP]

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

National Job Corps Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 163), H7837 [8JY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8009 [10JY]

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

National Memory Screening Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H11112 [7OC]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5097 [4MY]

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

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 313), H4397 [1AP]

National Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 459), H8303 [16JY]

National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H12142 [29OC]

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

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

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 768), H9899 [23SE]

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

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

New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13003 [16NO]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H163 [9JA]

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

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4841 [27AP]

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

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H4688 [22AP]

Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]

Pennsylvania: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 754), H9808 [22SE]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 166), H1520 [12FE]

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), H2886 [2MR]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4581 [21AP]

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

Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4688 [22AP]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H3641 [18MR]

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

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see H. Res. 150), H11582 [21OC]

SBA: assist in determination of whether a franchisee is affiliated with a franchisor in the temporary employee services industry (see H.R. 2197), H5060 [30AP]

———ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H6009 [21MY]

———reauthorize and improve entrepreneurial development programs (see H.R. 1842), H4915 [28AP]

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

Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office, Dade City, FL: designate (see H.R. 1516), H3437 [16MR]

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

Sidney M. Aronovitz U.S. Courthouse, Key West, FL: designate (see H.R. 2913), H6971 [17JN]

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

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 723), H1159 [10FE]

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

———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), H13266 [18NO]

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

Sosa-Camejo, Felix: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2912), H6971 [17JN]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H7741 [7JY]

St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 480), H195 [13JA]

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

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H442 [21JA]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3402 [12MR]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H9670 [16SE]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6155 [3JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 16), H28 [6JA]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H12364 [4NO]

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

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H2875 [26FE]

Tower of Hope (organization): commend efforts to provide assistance dogs to wounded veterans and support goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day (see H. Res. 291), H4063 [26MR]

Transportation: support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8357 [17JY]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H4735 [23AP]

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), H13386 [1DE]

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

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (see H. Res. 867), H12142 [29OC]

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. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H7706 [26JN]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]

United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade (see H. Con. Res. 73), H12045 [28OC]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 58), H195 [13JA]

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

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H11384 [14OC]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H3706 [19MR]

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

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4915 [28AP]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 89), H12142 [29OC]

Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 1036), H2875 [26FE]

Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]

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

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

Women: 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: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1522), H5712 [18MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Lara, Walter E.: relief (see H.R. 3111), H7705 [26JN]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H4840 [27AP]

Taxation: provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1789), H4128 [30MR]

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

Letters

Reimburse utilities when infrastucture enhancement projects require the relocation of existing utility infrastructure: by, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E335 [24FE]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H722 [28JA]

———permit passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage, H14456 [10DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H722 [28JA]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), consideration (H. Res. 853), H11627 [22OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust, E500 [26FE]

Credit: 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), H2843, H2844 [26FE]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (H. Res. 215), E2310 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11136 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior: permit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H9903 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H294 [14JA], H344 [15JA]

Dept. of Transportation: making supplemental appropriations for voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435), H9239 [31JY]

———reduce high-speed and intercity passenger rail funding and strike transfer authority for National Infrastructure Bank, H8641 [23JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8641 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 961), H14456 [10DE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), H8215 [16JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12907, H12913 [7NO]

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

Marine Corps: tribute to Montford Point Marines, E409 [25FE]

Mayport Naval Station, FL: St. Johns River channel dredging funding, H11136 [8OC]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers, H8215 [16JY]

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: support goals (H. Res. 269), H5127 [5MY]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 313), H5125 [5MY]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 367), H5129, H5130 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 211), H3455 [17MR]

Orlando, FL: moment of silence for victims of shooting at office building, H12497 [6NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2612 [24FE]

Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the U.N. Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 837), H3129 [10MR]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, H11627 [22OC]

University of Florida: tribute to football team (H. Res. 58), H423 [21JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4836 [27AP], H6615 [11JN]

Special order: granted, H158 [9JA], H440 [21JA], H3524 [17MR]

Tributes

Blessing, George S. (Buck), E1339 [8JN]

Kelley, Thomas W.L., E1768 [14JY]

Poole, Ruth Y. Willoughby, E1904 [23JY]

Watts, Sylvester, E2929 [10DE]

Williams, Isiah J., III (Ike), E2887 [3DE]