CARSON, ANDRE (a Representative from Indiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients and contributions of Armed Forces members (see H. Res. 185), H4584 [21AP]
Alabama: express condolences to families of victims of shooting rampage (see H. Res. 341), H4735 [23AP]
American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H11714 [22OC]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: clarify the low-income housing tax credits that are eligible for the low-income housing grant election (see H.R. 2995), H9671 [16SE]
Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 51), H9962 [24SE]
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), H12365 [4NO]
———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]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 667), H2836 [25FE]
———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]
———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see H.R. 270), H3706 [19MR]
———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see H.R. 2058), H9999 [25SE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]
Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H1046 [4FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA] (see H. Res. 185), H4584 [21AP]
Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]
Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3528 [17MR]
Brodeur, Martin: tribute (see H. Res. 293), H7086 [19JN]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8303 [16JY]
Business and industry: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 1274), H3078 [6MR]
———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (see H.R. 3269), H8494 [21JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 127), H6077 [2JN]
Children and youth: provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 2691), H6973 [17JN]
———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]
———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]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]
Colleges and universities: authorize higher education curriculum development and graduate training in advanced energy and green building technologies (see H.R. 957), H1157 [10FE]
———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), H4688 [22AP]
Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]
Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]
Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable ``green'' commodities and services and other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 1766), H10457 [1OC]
———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE] (see H.R. 1237), H8100 [14JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1160 [10FE]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H7023 [18JN]
CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H9999 [25SE]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9282 [31JY]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4840 [27AP]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 176), H3438 [16MR]
———make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8184 [15JY]
———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 3048), H11384 [14OC]
———repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 329), H6903 [16JN]
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), H5000 [29AP]
———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H7086 [19JN]
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), H13267 [18NO]
———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]
Dept. of Energy: promote development of practical fusion energy (see H.R. 3177), H8008 [10JY]
———provide a voucher or coupon to a consumer who trades in an inefficient vehicle and purchases a more efficient vehicle (see H.R. 520), H5485 [12MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 3636), H11384 [14OC]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3706 [19MR]
———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H11516 [20OC]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4584 [21AP]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H8100 [14JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H9281 [31JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]
———award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 2616), H12197 [2NO]
———establish a competitive grant program to establish pilot programs to reduce the rate of occurrence of gun-related crimes (see H.R. 1303), H11111 [7OC]
———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), H7706 [26JN]
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1080 [9FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish the New Economy Grant Program (see H.R. 4290), H14826 [11DE]
———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14827 [11DE]
———strengthen and expand short-time compensation programs that allow for work sharing to provide employers with an alternative to layoffs (see H.R. 4135), H13467 [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), H12198 [2NO]
———establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]
Dept. of the Interior: 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]
———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), H3527 [17MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: anniversary of Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H. Res. 967), H15504 [16DE]
———establish the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program (see H.R. 3100), H7704 [26JN]
———recoup bonus payments made by American International Group, Inc. (AIG) to employees and prevent Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients from making excessive compensation (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3705 [19MR]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H2886 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9900 [23SE]
———make certain improvements to laws relative to benefits for severely injured veterans (see H.R. 3407), H9900 [23SE]
———reauthorize the small business loan program (see H.R. 294), H3438 [16MR]
———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), H5892 [20MY]
Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H9899 [23SE]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5667 [14MY]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]
———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H3438 [16MR]
Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H12198 [2NO]
———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 1721), H5406 [11MY]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: allow certain individuals and households to be eligible for Federal assistance (see H.R. 4141), H14827 [11DE]
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: 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), H13550 [7DE]
———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]
———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Res. 35), H12588 [6NO]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H14982 [15DE]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H5792 [19MY]
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), H4397 [1AP]
———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7250 [24JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H486 [22JA]
Economy: provide economic recovery payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits (see H.R. 746), H1045 [4FE]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]
———establish a grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs for teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 3591), H9729 [17SE]
———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]
———increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 3238), H9731 [17SE]
———provide grants to promote financial and economic literacy (see H.R. 1645), H7947 [9JY]
———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]
———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H7147 [23JN]
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), H9282 [31JY]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H5712 [18MY]
———include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services (see H.R. 1710), H4525 [2AP]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H8356 [17JY]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]
Energy Independence Month: observance (see H. Res. 318), H6416 [9JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]
Families and domestic relations: encourage development and implementation of a comprehensive, global strategy for preservation and reunification of families and provision of permanent parental care for orphans (see H.R. 3070), H9808 [22SE]
———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H8356 [17JY]
———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H3438 [16MR]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H15504 [16DE]
FCC: study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H12288 [3NO]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H2875 [26FE]
———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H3706 [19MR]
———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H2836 [25FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H3642 [18MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H11384 [14OC]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 875), H1248 [11FE]
Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H11298 [13OC]
———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7741 [7JY]
———provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 63), H2835 [25FE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 (see H. Res. 302), H4250 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]
Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H10457 [1OC]
———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5306 [6MY]
GAO: conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (see H.R. 1178), H4525 [2AP]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]
Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]
Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H5485 [12MY]
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]
———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), H603 [27JA]
———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2603 [23FE]
———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H4027 [25MR]
———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (see H.R. 3124), H7836 [8JY]
———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H9207 [30JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H6076 [2JN]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H1080 [9FE]
———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6307 [8JN]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H5308 [6MY]
Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H12141 [29OC]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6973 [17JN]
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), H6620 [11JN]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H9730 [17SE]
———forgive certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 2561), H9282 [31JY]
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), H11384 [14OC]
Home Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 543), H6904 [16JN]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 29), H29 [6JA]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 1877), H4518 [2AP]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]
House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H2875 [26FE]
Housing: protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (see H.R. 1231), H3749 [23MR]
Howard University School of Law: anniversary (see H. Res. 684), H8959 [28JY]
Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H8810 [24JY]
Hungary: condemn awarding of national radio licenses to politically-connected companies and encourage respect for rule of law, fair treatment of foreign investors, and maintenance of a free and independent press (see H. Res. 915), H13266 [18NO]
Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H11791 [26OC]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]
———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 2681), H8708 [23JY]
———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]
———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H9899 [23SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6904 [16JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
Insurance: 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), H3053 [5MR]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H3105 [9MR]
Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H1159 [10FE]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H5667 [14MY]
Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H10521 [6OC]
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), H9281 [31JY]
Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H8708 [23JY]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2886 [2MR]
Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), 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), H4584 [21AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7023 [18JN]
Medicare: eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 3184), H8024 [13JY]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 1643), H4734 [23AP]
———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H14877 [14DE]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H8100 [14JY]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H8708 [23JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H8025 [13JY]
Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H6014 [21MY]
Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H9999 [25SE]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H11298 [13OC]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]
Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1160 [10FE]
Motor vehicles: 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), H14446 [9DE]
———require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 1476), H5485 [12MY]
———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), H2632 [24FE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7086 [19JN]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H2836 [25FE]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 534), H7707 [26JN]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 592), H9282 [31JY]
National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H6619 [11JN]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H3438 [16MR]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11791 [26OC]
National FFA Organization: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 3464), H14827 [11DE]
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 Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 207), H486 [22JA]
National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H11384 [14OC]
National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]
National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H5309 [6MY]
National School Lunch Act: expand access to healthy afterschool meals for school children in working families (see H.R. 3321), H8707 [23JY]
———increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H11714 [22OC]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 1800), H4129 [30MR]
New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13467 [2DE]
New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H6539 [10JN]
———tribute to New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 42), H11869 [27OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H4251 [31MR]
Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H5582 [13MY]
Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H5791 [19MY]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: tribute to Mediterranean Partners for Cooperation (see H. Res. 654), H8302 [16JY]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3641 [18MR]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H4397 [1AP]
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), H3641 [18MR]
Poverty: prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future (see H.R. 3982), H13521 [3DE]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H11516 [20OC]
Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 3076), H9962 [24SE]
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 utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H3402 [12MR]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6077 [2JN]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]
Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H5486 [12MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H7250 [24JN]
Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H8810 [24JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H9207 [30JY]
Schomburg, Arthur: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 43), H11869 [27OC]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H2926 [3MR]
SEC: provide for rules and standards relative to the election of boards of directors and certain requirements for compensation of executives (see H.R. 2861), H6904 [16JN]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H7741 [7JY]
———improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H5582 [13MY]
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium: encourage institutions of higher education to seek membership (see H. Res. 491), H7086 [19JN]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 186), H9731 [17SE]
Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit by Indian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 890), H13267 [18NO]
Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 1289), H3527 [17MR]
———eliminate waiting period for people with disabilities for entitlement to disability and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2263), H6267 [4JN]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H5792 [19MY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H11868 [27OC]
Stam, Katie: tribute (see H. Res. 245), H8185 [15JY]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5401 [7MY]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3438 [16MR]
Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H4915 [28AP]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H3704 [19MR]
———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H10520 [6OC]
———allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (see H.R. 2490), H11516 [20OC]
———allow deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1716), H4026 [25MR]
———allow employers a credit for telecommuting equipment and expenses (see H.R. 2826), H6617 [11JN]
———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), H5712 [18MY]
———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H1607 [13FE]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H3642 [18MR]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income (see H.R. 154), H3055 [5MR]
———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H8960 [28JY]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H11516 [20OC]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H12288 [3NO]
———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H10457 [1OC]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H3527 [17MR]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1974), H4523 [2AP]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5097 [4MY]
———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H13520 [3DE]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1423), H11868 [27OC]
———suspend taxation of unemployment compensation for a certain period (see H.R. 155), H3438 [16MR]
———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H13354 [19NO]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2632 [24FE]
———restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1521), H4397 [1AP]
Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H4525 [2AP]
———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H5712 [18MY]
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), H7248 [24JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2799), H11868 [27OC]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H13266 [18NO]
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), H8303 [16JY]
Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13520 [3DE]
Universal Children's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 928), H13354 [19NO]
Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H4915 [28AP]
———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 593), H1159 [10FE]
———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. 333), H9730 [17SE]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H6014 [21MY]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H9730 [17SE]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]
White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4688 [22AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]
———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]
———increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training (see H.R. 1144), H2631 [24FE]
———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4584 [21AP]
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H8101 [14JY]
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H4915 [28AP]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]
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), H4999 [29AP]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H7837 [8JY]
Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H7024 [18JN]
Zimbabwe: recognize threat to international security and basic human dignity posed by the decline of economic, humanitarian, and human rights conditions in Zimbabwe (see H. Res. 238), H4398 [1AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]
Dept. of HHS: 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]
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), H7945 [9JY]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway: anniversary (see H. Res. 608), H7740 [7JY]
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 3966), H12140 [29OC]
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 931), H13354 [19NO]
Motor vehicles: require manufacturers that the Government has an ownership interest in or that has an outstanding Government loan to purchase liability insurance (see H.R. 3088), H7704 [26JN]
Otis Bowen Comfort Home, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 3414), H9205 [30JY]
Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3053), H7445 [25JN]
Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6617 [11JN]
Remarks
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2648), H6081 [3JN]
Armed Forces: guarantee equity of military spouses with regard to matters of residency (S. 475), H12145, H12146, H12147 [2NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Zepa, E2004
Business and industry: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9231 [31JY]
Dept. of Commerce: anniversary of Minority Business Development Agency (H. Res. 215), H9526 [15SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 731), E2423
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 (H.R. 3147), H8190 [16JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8785
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15470
Gilbert, Christi Morse: A Place of Our Own (television program) National Child Care Provider honoree, E1099
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H9062 [30JY]
Indiana: tribute to Indiana School for the Deaf baseball team, E1141
Indiana Children's Wish Fund (organization): anniversary, E825
Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Harper J. Ransburg YMCA, E1557
———tribute to Franklin Central High School students for raising money for the Riley Hospital for Children, E792
———tribute to Lawrence Central High School marching band, E99
Indy Sports Foundation: tribute for hosting Indianapolis, IN, St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebration and Shamrock Run/Walk, E687
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13075 [18NO]
Medvescek, John (Mud): Indianapolis, IN, Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E998
National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 731), E2423
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: prohibit Federal family planning funding, H8785
Ruegsegger, Glen: Indianapolis, IN, Metropolitan Police Dept., Police Officer of the Year award recipient, E1001
Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (H.R. 2829), H6622 [12JN]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H257
Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H988 [4FE]
Vice, Kevin: Marion County, IN, Deputy of the Year award recipient, E996
Tributes
Benjamin, T. Garrott, Jr., E2392
Brooks, Andrea E., E1134
Dungy, Tony, E93
Goodman, Ashton L.M., H6829 [16JN]
Pinkey, A.D., E2152
Poindexter, Delores (Sugar), E1709
Wolfe, Natalie, E751