McNERNEY, JERRY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5358 [7MY]
Appointments
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H2925 [3MR]
American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H13267 [18NO]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]
———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H9057 [29JY]
———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5169 [5MY]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6903 [16JN]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H8025 [13JY]
Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H6619 [11JN]
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), H9730 [17SE]
———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H8184 [15JY]
———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H14446 [9DE]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H2926 [3MR]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H4999 [29AP]
———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), H780 [28JA]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H11581 [21OC]
Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]
Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H527 [26JA]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H1045 [4FE]
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]
Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1855), H11713 [22OC]
California: anniversary of East Bay Regional Park District (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12587 [6NO]
———expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (see H.R. 2442), H5665 [14MY]
———honor first responders, express condolences to victims, mourn loss of firefighters Tedmund D. Hall and Arnaldo Quinones, and condemn act of arson relative to Southern California wildfires (see H. Res. 724), H9396 [9SE]
Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9900 [23SE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 1820), H4249 [31MR]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1662), H5712 [18MY]
Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H8185 [15JY]
———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), H3438 [16MR]
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), H781 [28JA]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H6156 [3JN]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9999 [25SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7707 [26JN]
Communications Act: establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption (see H.R. 3646), H13467 [2DE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H13386 [1DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H781 [28JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]
Courts: create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 4089), H13068 [17NO]
CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H12288 [3NO]
Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H5791 [19MY]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H4840 [27AP]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9900 [23SE]
Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 666), H493 [23JA]
———establish Veterans to Work program (see H.R. 4058), H13467 [2DE]
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), H13629 (see H.R. 3943), H14372 [8DE]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H15503 [16DE]
———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H9397 [9SE]
———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H13467 [2DE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure consideration of water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see H.R. 3598), H13386 [1DE]
———promote development of practical fusion energy (see H.R. 3177), H8008 [10JY]
———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 579), H486 [22JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H4840 [27AP]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H14877 [14DE]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9999 [25SE]
———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), H11713 [22OC]
———publish physical activity guidelines for the general public (see H.R. 3851), H12288 [3NO]
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), H2836 [25FE]
———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), H12045 [28OC]
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), H2836 [25FE]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H12288 [3NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: 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: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 2640), H6267 [4JN] (see H.R. 2751), H6305 [8JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless (see H.R. 2559), H6539 [10JN]
———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H7250 [24JN]
———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H11166 [8OC]
———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), H1159 [10FE]
———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 1211), H5308 [6MY]
———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H13467 [2DE]
———increase amount of educational assistance to certain individuals pursuing internships or on-job training (see H.R. 1098), H4130 [30MR]
———make certain improvements in benefits laws (see H.R. 3949), H12043 [28OC]
———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]
———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 1335), H5892 [20MY]
———provide, without expiration, hospital, medical, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide and Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2926), H7447 [25JN]
———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see H.R. 1016), H1517 [12FE]
———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H7741 [7JY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H779 [28JA]
———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]
Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H8708 [23JY]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]
Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H11167 [8OC]
———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), H7706 [26JN]
———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), H1156 [10FE]
———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]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H4840 [27AP]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H13519 [3DE]
Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H11111 [7OC]
Education: 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: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H4027 [25MR]
———make any local educational agency receiving funds under part A of title I or public charter school eligible for a Troops to Teachers participant (see H.R. 1313), H3528 [17MR]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H5063 [30AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H8185 [15JY]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H5097 [4MY]
———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H7023 [18JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H1045 [4FE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
Foreign aid: develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H8356 [17JY]
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), H3836 [24MR]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
Georgia: express condolences to families of victims of storms and floods, honor emergency responders, and support FEMA efforts to respond to needs of those affected by floods (see H. Res. 765), H9899 [23SE]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H9281 [31JY]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]
Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H11582 [21OC]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H9550 [15SE]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H8009 [10JY]
Health care professionals: provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H4525 [2AP]
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6016 [21MY]
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), H7024 [18JN]
Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H7947 [9JY]
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]
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), H3056 [5MR]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H6266 [4JN]
Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6415 [9JN]
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]
Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]
Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H15499 [16DE]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H4915 [28AP]
Medicaid: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H1045 [4FE]
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), H11581 [21OC]
———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 1094), H9206 [30JY]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H14982 [15DE]
Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H9807 [22SE]
Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H7742 [7JY]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H7023 [18JN]
Motor vehicles: establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions (see H.R. 1742), H5097 [4MY]
———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), H12198 [2NO]
———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H11384 [14OC]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H11112 [7OC]
National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H7707 [26JN]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H443 [21JA]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]
National Day on Writing: recognize and support (see H. Res. 524), H9962 [24SE]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 117), H1044 [4FE]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H4251 [31MR]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5170 [5MY]
National Nutrition Month: designate (see H. Res. 274), H4027 [25MR]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act: improve process of reallocation of spectrum from Federal Government uses to commercial uses (see H.R. 3019), H13386 [1DE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3146 [10MR]
National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]
NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities (see H.R. 1848), H4396 [1AP]
New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 84), H526 [26JA]
NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (see H.R. 3644), H12288 [3NO]
———establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H11458 [15OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3836 [24MR]
Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6075 [2JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H1045 [4FE]
———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]
Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H11112 [7OC]
Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 224), H3338 [11MR]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H12288 [3NO]
Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H2886 [2MR]
Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 2336), H5399 [7MY]
———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 11), H7706 [26JN]
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]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H3078 [6MR]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H5667 [14MY]
Roy Wilson Post Office, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 4214), H14827 [11DE]
Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H7706 [26JN]
San Joaquin River: implement restoration settlement (see H.R. 372), H159 [9JA]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5713 [18MY]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H13266 [18NO]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]
———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), H486 [22JA]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H7024 [18JN]
Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H7086 [19JN]
———allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 2756), H6306 [8JN]
———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), H9730 [17SE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H8960 [28JY]
———expand military housing allowance exclusion to determine area gross income in determining whether a residential rental property is qualified for purposes of the exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3641), H11869 [27OC]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H11713 [22OC]
———extend the research credit and increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit (see H.R. 422), H4026 [25MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1586), H3707 [19MR]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]
———modify the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 1993), H11458 [15OC]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H12197 [2NO]
———provide an exclusion from the gross estate for certain farmlands and lands subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 3524), H10457 [1OC]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H14744 [10DE]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5000 [29AP]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H6538 [10JN]
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 692), H9492 [14SE]
Telecommunications: require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the FCC (see H.R. 3125), H7836 [8JY]
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]
Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur and improve the digital-to-analog converter box program (see H.R. 681), H525 [26JA]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7706 [26JN]
Travel and tourism: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 2935), H9900 [23SE]
U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H9962 [24SE]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]
University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]
University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 567), H10458 [1OC]
University of California, Merced: tribute to graduating class (see H. Res. 396), H5096 [4MY]
Veterans: allow individuals eligible for Post-9/11 educational assistance enrolled in an institute of higher education in a State that charges fees in lieu of tuition to use amounts payable for such fees (see H.R. 2474), H6267 [4JN]
———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]
———establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2138), H9962 [24SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1262), H2923 [3MR]
———encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5484 [12MY]
———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H11299 [13OC]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6155 [3JN]
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), H603 [27JA]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5000 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Conservation of energy: incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 1774), H4128 [30MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Committee on Care of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (see H.R. 1546), H3525 [17MR]
Drugs: establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction (see H.R. 2818), H6617 [11JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (see H.R. 700), H601 [27JA]
New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (see H. Res. 75), H442 [21JA]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 426), H5485 [12MY]
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: amend electric vehicle infrastructure provisions (see H.R. 1730), H4061 [26MR]
Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 1775), H4128 [30MR]
Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 461), H5891 [20MY]
Taxation: extend certain estate tax provisions and restore and increase estate tax deduction for certain family-owned businesses (see H.R. 4015), H12364 [4NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6157 [4JN]
Remarks
American Association of University Women: tribute to Danville-Alamo, CA, branch, E2499
A&W Restaurants, Inc.: anniversary, E1506
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 1728), H5358, H5359 [7MY]
Dept. of HUD: give priority consideration in grant funding to mortgage counseling agencies serving areas with high foreclosure rates, H5358, H5359 [7MY]
Israel: support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip and condemn the end of the ceasefire by Hamas, E46
Lodi, CA: tribute to Tokay High School science bowl team, E1098
New York, NY: tribute to Chesley Sullenberger III, Jeffrey Skiles, the crew and passengers, and all responders for efforts relative to safe emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 (H. Res. 84), H502 [26JA]
Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H. Res. 290), H4202 [31MR]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 426), H5740 [19MY]
Pleasanton Military Families (organization): tribute, H13074 [18NO]
Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7633 [26JN]
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7773 [8JY]
Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation: tribute (H. Res. 461), H12182 [2NO]
Votes: position on missed, H3674 [19MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H12195 [2NO]
Tributes
Campbell, Lisa, E2306
Cantu, Sandra, H4692 [23AP]
Dunakin, Mark, H3838 [25MR]
Jacobs, Allison, E2206
Lombardi, Tanya, H2892 [3MR]
Medlin, Gordon H., H6157 [4JN]
Romans, Ervin, H3838 [25MR]
Shimansky, Michael, E2431