CLEAVER, EMANUEL (a Representative from Missouri)
Addresses
Community Reinvestment Act Impact on Housing Industry: Marc H. Morial, National Urban League, H5292 [6MY]
Appointments
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H881 [3FE]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2901 [3MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H10520 [6OC]
American Pharmacy Educator Week: designate (see H. Res. 857), H12457 [5NO]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]
———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H4840 [27AP]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6306 [8JN]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H12288 [3NO]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]
———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]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H13069 [17NO]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4583 [21AP]
———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4583 [21AP]
———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]
———tribute to 139th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard (see H. Res. 699), H9206 [30JY]
Aviation: establish additional goals for airport master plans (see H.R. 990), H1247 [11FE]
———recognize and clarify State authority to regulate intrastate helicopter medical services pursuant to their authority over public health, patient safety, and medical services and care (see H.R. 978), H1246 [11FE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]
Black Music Month: anniversary (see H. Res. 476), H6013 [21MY]
Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]
BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7024 [18JN]
Boy Scouts of America Day: designate (see H. Res. 356), H4733 [23AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize a plaque in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center commemorating the role of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6012 [21MY]
———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]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 39), H326 [14JA]
Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H14446 [9DE]
Chamberlain, Wilton (Wilt): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 79), H6267 [4JN]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H4525 [2AP]
Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H1604 [13FE]
———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), H4064 [26MR]
Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 1758), H4062 [26MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H4396 [1AP]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H15503 [16DE]
Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 3072), H7703 [26JN]
Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H4584 [21AP]
Computers: prohibit installation of certain peer-to-peer file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer (see H.R. 1319), H3438 [16MR]
Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4062 [26MR]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H8302 [16JY]
———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1521 [12FE]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]
Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 1637), H3704 [19MR]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H13521 [3DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8184 [15JY]
Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 2946), H14446 [9DE]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H15504 [16DE]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H4130 [30MR]
———establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science (see H.R. 4053), H13355 [19NO]
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H13267 [18NO]
———provide for osteoporosis and related bone disease education, research, and surveillance (see H.R. 3856), H11514 [20OC]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H3402 [12MR]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H13267 [18NO]
———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), H14982 [15DE]
———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H5096 [4MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify use of funds relative to certain homeland security grants (see H.R. 3837), H11457 [15OC]
———establish Gulf Coast Civic Works Commission (see H.R. 2269), H7086 [19JN]
———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 195), H2874 [26FE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]
———establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute (see H.R. 330), H7250 [24JN]
———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), H11111 [7OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H6619 [11JN]
———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), H14742 [10DE]
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), H1246 [11FE]
———require a study of the feasibility of establishing the U.S. Civil Rights Trail System (see H.R. 685), H7146 [23JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H12588 [6NO]
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), H9057 [29JY]
———establish the Food Desert Oasis Pilot Program (see H.R. 3100), H7704 [26JN]
———limit compensation to officers and directors of entities receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 857), H1041 [4FE]
Dept. of Transportation: evaluate technologies that may prevent adverse weather effects associated with freezing, safety, life span, and energy efficiency of National Highway System bridges (see H.R. 4372), H15500 [16DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H6904 [16JN]
———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), H4397 [1AP]
———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H4840 [27AP]
———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H6904 [16JN]
———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), H4583 [21AP]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H5169 [5MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H15501 [16DE]
Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H13467 [2DE]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H14743 [10DE]
———continue research into causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, commend those involved, and support designation of Latino Diabetes Awareness Month (see H. Res. 69), H7147 [23JN]
———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H13466 [2DE]
———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), H13386 [1DE]
———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H5400 [7MY]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H15503 [16DE]
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), H12044 [28OC]
———concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on major offenses (see H.R. 1466), H6266 [4JN]
———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7250 [24JN]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9057 [29JY]
———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H325 [14JA]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H2981 [4MR]
———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]
———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 2710), H6263 [4JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4027 [25MR]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H7706 [26JN]
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]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H7084 [19JN]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H3146 [10MR]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3146 [10MR]
FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see H.R. 37), H29 [6JA]
Federal agencies and departments: elevate the Inspector General of certain entities to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to the Inspector General Act (see H.R. 885), H3641 [18MR]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H11297 [13OC]
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: provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]
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), H32 [6JA]
Financial literacy: require financial literacy counseling for borrowers (see H.R. 1325), H3053 [5MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
Food: encourage national fresh food financing initiative to increase access to healthy foods in underserved low-income communities while improving health and stimulating economic development (see H. Res. 975), H14982 [15DE]
Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H15503 [16DE]
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), H4526 [2AP]
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]
Fuller, Millard: tribute (see H. Res. 385), H5062 [30AP]
Fulton, MO: authorize reference to the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library as America's National Churchill Museum (see H. Res. 390), H5062 [30AP]
GAO: reaffirm and clarify authority to audit and evaluate the programs, activities, and financial transactions of the intelligence community (see H.R. 1008), H1248 [11FE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]
Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6620 [11JN]
Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H3077 [6MR]
Harpers Ferry, WV: anniversary of John Brown's raid (see H. Res. 568), H11168 [8OC]
Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]
———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 1661), H6266 [4JN]
———integrate long-term care strategies into a comprehensive health care reform agenda (see H. Res. 271), H4130 [30MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2603 [23FE]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H5485 [12MY]
———provide for use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers (see H.R. 3124), H7836 [8JY]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H6015 [21MY]
———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]
Health care facilities: tribute to Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for completion of successful 16-person kidney transplant (see H. Res. 664), H12588 [6NO]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8873 [27JY]
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 of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 181), H2603 [23FE]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H4734 [23AP]
———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]
———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H12142 [29OC]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]
———require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums (see H.R. 3584), H9808 [22SE]
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), H5000 [29AP]
———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H6807 [15JN]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6077 [2JN]
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), H9808 [22SE]
Israel: call on both sides to implement immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and allow unrestricted humanitarian access (see H. Res. 66), H443 [21JA]
Kansas City Animal Health Corridor: recognize region (see H. Res. 317), H4397 [1AP]
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]
Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (see H.R. 1218), H2873 [26FE]
Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1216), H2873 [26FE]
Local Initiatives Support Corp.: authorize funds to carry out Community Safety Initiative (see H.R. 827), H921 [3FE]
Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]
Medicaid: allow States to permit certain eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income (see H.R. 1441), H8302 [16JY]
Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H11791 [26OC]
———establish collaborative care networks to reduce use of expensive hospital and provider resources and to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals (see H.R. 3430), H10520 [6OC]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H4524 [2AP]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3090), H7704 [26JN]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]
Motor vehicles: 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), H11168 [8OC]
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), H8100 [14JY]
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 635), H10519 [6OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H11166 [8OC]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]
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 Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7447 [25JN]
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2632), H8009 [10JY]
National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4130 [30MR]
National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 731), H10071 [29SE]
National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3707 [19MR]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 103), H922 [3FE]
National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 475), H6013 [21MY]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 768), H9899 [23SE]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H196 [13JA]
New Orleans, LA: anniversary of school integration (see H. Res. 901), H13355 [19NO]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
NSF: establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1926), H4841 [27AP]
Obama, President: tribute (see H. Res. 133), H1045 [4FE]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]
Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11168 [8OC]
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), H2875 [26FE]
———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H7023 [18JN]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6539 [10JN]
———provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 2909), H7447 [25JN]
POW: make certain improvements in laws applicable to detention of individuals at U.S. detainment facilities (see H.R. 3728), H11516 [20OC]
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), H6807 [15JN]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H10408 [30SE]
Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H4129 [30MR]
Rialto, CA: tribute to Eisenhower High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 321), H4689 [22AP]
Roads and highways: support the repair of national transportation infrastructure, including bridges not located on Federal-aid highways (see H. Res. 848), H11515 [20OC]
Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H5061 [30AP]
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), H1605 [13FE]
SEC: enhance oversight of nationally recognized statistical credit rating organizations (see H.R. 3890), H11581 [21OC]
Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]
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]
Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H11712 [22OC]
Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H5397 [7MY]
Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4251 [31MR]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H13386 [1DE]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]
Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (see H.R. 1217), H2873 [26FE]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11713 [22OC]
Stokes, Carl B.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6267 [4JN]
Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3402 [12MR]
Taxation: 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), H4583 [21AP]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H7085 [19JN]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 3670), H10069 [29SE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H13002 [16NO]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]
———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H6266 [4JN]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H8009 [10JY]
———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H6307 [8JN]
———support efforts of States and eligible local and regional entities to develop transportation greenhouse gas reduction plans (see H.R. 1329), H6266 [4JN]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H6155 [3JN]
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]
Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12457 [5NO]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7147 [23JN]
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), H13267 [18NO]
Unemployment: recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H13629 (see H. Res. 946), H14373 [8DE]
Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H11516 [20OC]
———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), H11515 [20OC]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 403), H4582 [21AP]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6619 [11JN]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]
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), H4524 [2AP]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 3927), H11790 [26OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Complaint Free Wednesday: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 155), H6972 [17JN]
Dept. of Education: 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), H7444 [25JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the Office of Public Finance to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds (see H.R. 2589), H6010 [21MY]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 3599), H9729 [17SE] (see H.R. 4178), H13466 [2DE]
National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H4396 [1AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the selling or counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (see H.R. 3600), H9729 [17SE]
Taxation: modify private activity bond rules to except certain uses of intellectual property from the definition of private business use (see H.R. 3443), H9275 [31JY]
Letters
Community Reinvestment Act impact on housing industry: Ben Bernanke, FRS, H5293 [6MY]
Congressional Black Caucus priorities relative to jobs package: by, Congressional Black Caucus, H14856 [14DE]
Encourage equitable distribution of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to community-based, minority-owned banks as well as national banks: Michael A. Grant, National Bankers Association, E621
———Orson Aguilar and Bob Gnaizda, Greenlining Institute, E620
Remarks
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4139 [31MR]
Community Reinvestment Act: impact, H5286, H5288, H5289, H5290, H5291, H5292 [6MY]
Corps of Engineers: modify terms of lease agreement for Longview Lake and Blue Springs Lake located in Jackson County, MO, H3354
Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), consideration (H. Res. 205), H2991 [5MR]
———protect homebuyers from predatory mortgage lending practices, H5286, H5288, H5289, H5290, H5291, H5292 [6MY]
Czech Republic: independence anniversary, E2725
Dept. of Education: encourage educational agencies receiving green schools technology project funding to educate students on project's function and environmental benefits, H5514 [13MY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5514 [13MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: encourage equitable distribution of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to community-based, minority-owned banks as well as national banks, E620
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 157), H3388 [12MR]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: provide for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs (H.R. 3599), E2305
Fuller, Millard: tribute (H. Res. 385), H6372, H6373 [9JN]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13074 [18NO]
Kansas City, MO: Kansas City Public Library recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Services, E862
Kansas City Animal Health Corridor: recognize region (H. Res. 317), H9513
Loar, David: National Association of Police Organizations Top COPS award recipient, E1153
National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (H.R. 1849), H12392 [5NO], E837
Skinner, Christopher: National Association of Police Organizations Top COPS award recipient, E1153
Slovak Republic: independence anniversary, E2725
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (H. Con. Res. 55), E1183
Vietnamese Conflict: honor veterans on 50th anniversary, E2153
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 1262), H3354
Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel, Inc.: anniversary, E1377
Tributes
Allen, Abigail, E2142
Curls, Fred A., E792
Frank, Representative, H5292 [6MY]
Ma Ying-Jeou, E1183