ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3583, H3585 [18MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2647, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strength, H10488 [6OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H10518 [6OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H8100 [14JY]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H11383 [14OC]
Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12198 [2NO]
———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), H11581 [21OC]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]
———recognize significant contributions of the Military Working Dog (MWD) Program (see H. Res. 812), H13467 [2DE]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 4269), H14743 [10DE]
Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 657), H485 [22JA]
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]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8185 [15JY]
Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]
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), H6619 [11JN]
———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), H12141 [29OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H13002 [16NO]
Cold War Veterans Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 900), H13069 [17NO]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5713 [18MY]
Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (see H.R. 977), H5667 [14MY]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3104 [9MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H5308 [6MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1521 [12FE]
Correctional institutions: permit targeted interference with mobile radio services within prison facilities (see H.R. 560), H9550 [15SE]
Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H7147 [23JN]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]
Dept. of Defense: promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (see H.R. 2101), H4838 [27AP]
Dept. of Education: establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H11791 [26OC]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5060 [30AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3338 [11MR]
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1607 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 1499), H3438 [16MR]
Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11714 [22OC]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit U.S. Attorneys and assistant U.S. Attorneys from acting as or working for corporate monitors for specified periods after their Federal service (see H.R. 4283), H14826 [11DE]
Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]
Dept. of 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), H5485 [12MY]
———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), H3641 [18MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see H.R. 2143), H5401 [7MY]
———establish the Office of Public Finance to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds (see H.R. 2589), H6010 [21MY]
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]
———expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 1416), H3145 [10MR]
———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]
———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), H8809 [24JY]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H9807 [22SE]
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: reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]
———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2981), H7084 [19JN] (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3052 [5MR]
———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]
———provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans, minimum investment option requirement for such plans, investment advice, and transitional relief (see H.R. 2989), H7144 [23JN]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H5582 [13MY]
Families and domestic relations: support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H6973 [17JN]
FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H13266 [18NO]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3438 [16MR]
Federal employees: ensure pay parity for Federal employees serving at Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst (see H.R. 2714), H6263 [4JN]
———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H5892 [20MY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H7446 [25JN]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H11516 [20OC]
Federal Reserve Act: provide for lending authority for certain securities purchases (see H.R. 2551), H6008 [21MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]
FEMA: continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 706), H5096 [4MY]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H3055 [5MR]
Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 818), H11166 [8OC]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H13069 [17NO]
Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 1584), H4584 [21AP]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
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), H4735 [23AP]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H7086 [19JN]
———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H7086 [19JN]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H8100 [14JY]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3200), H8099 [14JY] (see H.R. 3962), H12140 [29OC]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8184 [15JY]
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]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]
Investments: ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and review the municipal bond insurance industry (see H.R. 2549), H6008 [21MY]
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), H4583 [21AP]
———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), H5060 [30AP]
Iraq: support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]
Jim Saxton Post Office Building, Mount Holly, NJ: designate (see H.R. 986), H1247 [11FE]
Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9056 [29JY]
Kalas, Harry: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H4841 [27AP]
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]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4525 [2AP]
McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9808 [22SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H9962 [24SE]
———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H6076 [2JN]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 3961), H12140 [29OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H11167 [8OC]
Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 118), H7705 [26JN]
Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H7024 [18JN]
National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H4734 [23AP]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]
National Girls and Women in Sports Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H602 [27JA]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 114), H922 [3FE]
National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 1461), H3399 [12MR]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3589), H13386 [1DE]
National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3836 [24MR]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H602 [27JA]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H5097 [4MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
Noncommissioned Officer Corps of the U.S. Army: recognize service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism (see H.J. Res. 44), H4999 [29AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4916 [28AP]
Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H7087 [19JN]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]
Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building, Harrison, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3539), H9341 [8SE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H11458 [15OC]
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]
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), H10408 [30SE]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H5096 [4MY]
Recycling: require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter theft and interstate fencing of stolen metal (see H.R. 1006), H15503 [16DE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H6014 [21MY]
Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H6904 [16JN]
Schools: improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H13353 [19NO]
Securities Exchange Act: require registration of municipal financial advisers (see H.R. 2550), H6008 [21MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]
Social Security: increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3672), H10069 [29SE]
———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H6307 [8JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H2632 [24FE]
Sultana (vessel): anniversary of boiler explosion disaster (see H. Res. 329), H4584 [21AP]
Taiwan: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H5582 [13MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for taxes paid on earnings reinvested and lost in a fraudulent investment scheme (see H.R. 1389), H13002 [16NO]
———allow a refundable credit for volunteer members of volunteer firefighting and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2601), H6011 [21MY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1203), H3706 [19MR]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3527 [17MR]
———expand the rehabilitation credit for older buildings (see H.R. 3715), H10456 [1OC]
———extend and increase first-time homebuyer tax credit and waiver of requirement to repay (see H.R. 3801), H11462 [16OC]
———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H7023 [18JN]
———modify exception from penalty for early withdrawals from government retirement plans for qualified public safety employees (see H.R. 721), H5308 [6MY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H9341 [8SE]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1159), H13002 [16NO]
———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H13520 [3DE]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H5308 [6MY]
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), H7447 [25JN]
U.N.: improve transparency and accountability of U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East ensuring funding, employment, or other support is not provided to terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 29), H2926 [3MR]
University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]
Veterans: improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H10070 [29SE]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]
Year of the Military Family: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H2874 [26FE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7250 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
ERISA: provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans (see H.R. 1988), H4580 [21AP]
Insurance: 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), H6009 [21MY]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 767), H9899 [23SE]
National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of National Guard technicians (see H.R. 3345), H8872 [27JY]
Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 200), H11457 [15OC]
———tribute to accession to World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (see H. Res. 887), H12288 [3NO]
Letters
Impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program: John M. Reilly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E919
Motions
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 667), H8509 [22JY]
Remarks
Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H4407, H4419 [2AP], H4877, H4878 [28AP], E919
AmeriCorps: require an OMB review of all authorized programs using Program Assessment Rating Tool and GAO review of the National Civilian Community Corps program, H3596 [18MR]
Appropriations: require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, H9689 [17SE]
Armed Forces: allow transfer of academic credits earned while serving in Armed Forces between institutions of higher education, H9685 [17SE]
Budget: deficit, H4895 [28AP]
———reconciliation process, H4650 [22AP]
———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), H8523 [22JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4373, H4374, H4378, H4380, H4383, H4385 [1AP], H4416
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4404, H4405, H4407, H4409 [2AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4894, H4895 [28AP], H4923 [29AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 365), H4876, H4877, H4878 [28AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to go to conference, H4641, H4643 [22AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), motion to instruct conferees, H4650 [22AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H128, H132 [9JA]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), motion to recommit, H136 [9JA]
Colleges and universities: extend the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act and create a commission to develop a private sector student loan program, H9691, H9692 [17SE]
———give priority to low-income, nontraditional students, dislocated workers, and veterans when awarding community college grants, H9684 [17SE]
———give priority to schools, States, and nonprofits when awarding grants under the College Access and Completion Innovation Fund to encourage dislocated workers to complete degrees, H9687 [17SE]
———give priority to veterans when awarding community college grants and allow use of funds for programs that prepare students for careers in veterans administration and energy-related fields, H9688 [17SE]
———prioritize grants to higher learning institutions that promote activities to increase degree or certificate completion for students who are veterans, H9682 [17SE]
———require campus veterans resource officers to act as a link between student veterans and Dept. of Veterans Affairs mental health care providers, H9680 [17SE]
———require funds saved from student loan reform be available for the reduction of the Federal deficit, H9688 [17SE]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3551, H3585, H3588, H3590, H3592, H3593, H3594, H3596 [18MR]
———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), Senate amendments, H4184 [31MR]
Corp. for National and Community Service: allow the Clean Energy Corps to design clean energy programs that meet the needs of rural communities, H3590 [18MR]
———cap funding at current levels, H3593, H3594 [18MR]
———establish Volunteer Generation Fund, H3592 [18MR]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H10483 [6OC], H11131 [8OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7353, H7357 [25JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11131 [8OC]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), motion to instruct conferees, H10483 [6OC]
———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), conference report, H5909 [21MY]
———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H5900 [21MY]
———improve organization and procedures for the acquisition of major weapons systems (S. 454), insert H.R. 2101 language in lieu and pass (H. Res. 432), H5526 [13MY]
———national missile defense system funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H7353 [25JN]
———promote reform and independence in the oversight of weapons system acquisition (H.R. 2101), passage (H. Res. 432), H5526 [13MY]
———report on certain non-disclosure agreements signed by Dept. of Defense employees, H7357 [25JN]
Dept. of Education: allow States to use Early Learning Challenge Fund grant money to partner with higher education institutions that support early learning providers' education and training, H9679 [17SE]
———conduct outreach activities to educate students and their families about transition to Federal Direct lending, H9678 [17SE]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5502, H5516, H5518, H5519, H5520 [13MY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), motion to recommit, H5592 [14MY]
———permit local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities to construct greenhouses or gardens, or plant trees, H5520 [13MY]
———prohibit funding to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities if Federal deficit exceeds certain level, H5592 [14MY]
———require States participating in Quality Pathways Grant Program to evaluate, report, and outline steps to address disparities in high-quality early learning programs for low-income children, H9686 [17SE]
———reserve a certain portion of school modernization funds for grants to local educational agencies serving areas that are economically distressed or recovering from a natural disaster, H5516 [13MY]
———strike American Graduation Initiative funding, H9637 [16SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H4383 [1AP]
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 (H.R. 11), H115, H121 [9JA]
———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 (S. 181), H548 [27JA]
———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 (S. 181), consideration (H. Res. 87), H534 [27JA]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations, E983
Education: revise maximum educational award formula used to calculate veterans educational benefits received for participating in national service programs, H3590 [18MR]
———student loan programs, H9602 [16SE], H9682 [17SE]
ERISA: provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans (H.R. 1988), E914
GAO: study projects funded by local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, and geographic distribution of and access by demographic groups to green schools, H5520 [13MY]
Government: permit continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314), H15424 [16DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4374 [1AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11522 [21OC], H11986 [28OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12864, H12870, H12871, H12879, H12953 [7NO]
Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9602, H9637 [16SE], H9678, H9679, H9680, H9682, H9684, H9685, H9686, H9687, H9688, H9689, H9691, H9692 [17SE]
Insurance: 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 (H.R. 2575), E1239
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14935 [15DE]
Lawyers and attorneys: set cap on attorney fees for cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H136 [9JA]
Medicare: Medicare Advantage program funding, H11522 [21OC]
Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of the Society Hill Playhouse, E2765
———tribute to Rock School for Dance Education, E2038
Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (H.R. 3585), consideration (H. Res. 846), H11589 [22OC]
Public debt: ceiling, H15424 [16DE]
Schools: environmentally friendly recreational structures, equipment, and physical education facilities installation funding, H5519 [13MY]
———reduce the incidence and effect of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children, H5518 [13MY]
Taliaferro, Adam: Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Humanitarian Award recipient, E224
Taxation: rates, H4407, H4409 [2AP], H4895 [28AP]
Tributes
Herlinsky, Victor J., Sr., E2697
James, Trevor L., E2267
Johnson, John, E2047
Kauffman, Bruce W., E2578
Long, Timothy R., E156
Morrell, Robert, E911
Murray, Richard E., E1377
Norcross, Donald, E902
Ridinger, Dick and Tommie, E2042
Saxton, Jim, E905