HIMES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11684 [22OC]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9682 [17SE]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11615 [22OC]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5855 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Legion Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 679), H9343 [8SE]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H14982 [15DE]

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9206 [30JY]

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

———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H8100 [14JY]

———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), H9730 [17SE]

———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]

———guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (see H.R. 1182), H9730 [17SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]

Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H5668 [14MY]

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

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (see H.R. 2920), H6971 [17JN]

Children and youth: 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), H6014 [21MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H91 [8JA]

Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H1080 [9FE]

Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a Semester of Service grant program (see H.R. 1152), H2926 [3MR]

———establish Encore Service programs, Encore Fellowship programs, and Silver Scholarship programs (see H.R. 1151), H2926 [3MR]

———establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H2926 [3MR]

———improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H2926 [3MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H9491 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H4525 [2AP]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H6744 [12JN]

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), H13387 [1DE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see H.R. 4330), H15498 [16DE]

———establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3037), H9900 [23SE]

———study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3625), H10409 [30SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index (BMI) collected or submitted by health care providers (see H.R. 3955), H12044 [28OC]

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

———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4840 [27AP]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H6414 [9JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H5485 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H13387 [1DE]

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

Dept. of HUD: make improvements to FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 3146), H7945 [9JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H11791 [26OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11298 [13OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H7085 [19JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H9282 [31JY]

———establish the Office of Public Finance to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds (see H.R. 2589), H6010 [21MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H11868 [27OC]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———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), H4840 [27AP]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1017), H9807 [22SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H4688 [22AP]

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), H91 [8JA]

Diseases: 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), H6014 [21MY]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H7837 [8JY]

———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 enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H9807 [22SE]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9443 [10SE]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H5063 [30AP]

———provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (see H.R. 1645), H9207 [30JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5582 [13MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

FAA: improve airline safety and pilot training (see H.R. 3371), H9808 [22SE]

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

Federal employees: 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), H8025 [13JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H4064 [26MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3642 [18MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H15509 [23DE]

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

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

Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8810 [24JY]

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6076 [2JN]

Health: 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), H4397 [1AP]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H15503 [16DE]

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

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1427), H3642 [18MR] (see H.R. 1548), H8009 [10JY]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1427), H4064 [26MR]

Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H5791 [19MY]

Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H11111 [7OC]

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), H8303 [16JY]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 492), H6307 [8JN]

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]

House Rules: strengthen public disclosure of all earmark requests (see H. Res. 440), H11791 [26OC]

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), H4731 [23AP]

Insurance: extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H6617 [11JN]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H8185 [15JY]

———regulate federally chartered or licensed insurers, agencies, and producers to ensure their stability and financial integrity and to protect policyholders and consumers (see H.R. 1880), H6015 [21MY]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3439 [16MR]

Investments: increase transparency and regulatory requirements for trading certain derivative financial instruments (see H.R. 3300), H8585 [22JY]

———permit certain required minimum distributions from certain retirement plans to be repaid (see H.R. 939), H8185 [15JY]

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), H3706 [19MR]

———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]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran (see H.R. 3922), H11739 [23OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]

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), H14827 [11DE]

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

Jews: condemn all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirm support for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 364), H5064 [30AP]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H4518 [2AP]

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]

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

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9808 [22SE]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H9207 [30JY]

Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]

———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), H9342 [8SE]

———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H8185 [15JY]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H6014 [21MY]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see H.R. 2525), H5891 [20MY]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8100 [14JY]

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

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6620 [11JN]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H7023 [18JN]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 16), H9808 [22SE]

National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10408 [30SE]

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

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H37 [6JA]

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

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6619 [11JN]

Onondaga Community College: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 563), H8010 [10JY]

———tribute to women's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 561), H8010 [10JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H8185 [15JY]

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), H11869 [27OC]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H4584 [21AP]

Political ethics: prohibit an authorized campaign committee of a Member of Congress from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark (see H.R. 2038), H4735 [23AP]

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), H2980 [4MR]

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), H5399 [7MY]

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), H13521 [3DE]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H7146 [23JN]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H9808 [22SE]

SBA: establish Veterans Business Center program (see H.R. 1803), H5582 [13MY]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H8708 [23JY]

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

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 1485), H3642 [18MR]

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), H8100 [14JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H3835 [24MR]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H14877 [14DE]

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), H6016 [21MY]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 562), H8010 [10JY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses (see H.R. 2826), H6617 [11JN]

———allow employers a refundable credit against income tax for a portion of the employer's cost of providing tax-free transit passes to employees (see H.R. 55), H6076 [2JN]

———extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (see H.R. 2725), H6264 [4JN]

———increase deduction for business start-up expenditures (see H.R. 1552), H6155 [3JN]

———maintain current standards of the Federal mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 130), H6267 [4JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H8960 [28JY]

———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H6415 [9JN]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9442 [10SE]

———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 1509), H5308 [6MY] (see H.R. 3615), H9806 [22SE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 426), H6014 [21MY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H9807 [22SE]

———repeal termination of the estate tax, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and coordinate a reduction in the maximum rate of tax with a phaseout of the deduction for State death taxes (see H.R. 3905), H13521 [3DE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6155 [3JN]

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]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H7706 [26JN]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 1195), H9442 [10SE]

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), H9207 [30JY]

University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 344), H4582 [21AP]

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

Westport, NY: anniversary of Camp Dudley YMCA (see H. Res. 300), H5097 [4MY]

Women: 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), H9282 [31JY]

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

World Pneumonia Day: observance (see H. Res. 863), H11739 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: make grants and loans to owners of federally assisted housing projects for costs of making green retrofit improvements to such projects (see H.R. 4106), H13265 [18NO]

Education: establish competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3973), H12141 [29OC]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H6972 [17JN]

Geysir (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2671), H6075 [2JN]

Taxation: limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 2600), H6011 [21MY]

Remarks

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H14884 [15DE]

Animals: treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 80), E311 [24FE]

Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H6831 [16JN], H8534 [22JY]

Climate: provide for reduction of greenhouse gases, H4567, H4570 [21AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3619), H11685 [22OC], E2625 [23OC]

———establish America's Waterway Watch Program, H11685 [22OC]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, H14707 [10DE]

Credit: 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), H5142, H5144 [5MY]

Dept. of HUD: require use of green building standards in subsidized housing, H4567 [21AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), H4289 [1AP]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program (H.R. 384), H288 [14JA]

Diseases: response to and preparation for potential H1N1 influenza pandemic, H9554 [16SE]

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

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H12267, H12268, H12269, H12270, H12272 [3NO]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14707 [10DE], H14747 [11DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H12267, H12268, H12269, H12270, H12272 [3NO]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8071 [14JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 915), H5719 [19MY]

———study airplane noise effects of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, H5719 [19MY]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary (H. Res. 556), H9357, H9358 [9SE]

Financial institutions: handling of foreclosure crisis, H12267, H12268, H12269, H12270 [3NO]

Financial literacy: provide for financial literacy education, H9682 [17SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6318 [9JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8034 [14JY], H11802 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12554 [6NO]

Newman, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 18), H2615 [24FE]

Olson, Catherine: National Music Certificate Program State Achievement Certificate award recipient, E201 [4FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1826), H4919 [29AP]

Political ethics: prohibit an authorized campaign committee of a Member of Congress from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark (H.R. 2038), H4919 [29AP]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7655 [26JN]

———encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities, H7655 [26JN]

———enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), H11615 [22OC]

———include solar thermal technologies and concentrating solar photovoltaic technologies in research and development programs, H11615 [22OC]

———national energy policy, H4138 [31MR], H4567, H4570 [21AP], H5105 [5MY]

SBA: establish Microenterprise Training Center Program, H5856 [20MY]

Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, E2625 [23OC]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2352), H5856 [20MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H14403 [9DE]

———treatment of publicly traded partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment adviser and related asset management services, H14403 [9DE]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School marching band, E2207 [8SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1398 [12JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5577 [13MY], H6615 [11JN]

Special order: granted, H8097 [14JY], H12582 [6NO]

Tributes

Bennett, Anthony L., H7839 [9JY]