MILLER, BRAD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

British-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7401 [25JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2901 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset: condemn release of convicted terrorist from a prison in Scotland to return home to Libya (see H. Res. 732), H14982 [15DE]

Animals: issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H5097 [4MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H8960 [28JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8410 [20JY]

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), H3749 [23MR]

———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), H5308 [6MY]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 1305), H14827 [11DE]

———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), H6307 [8JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H3835 [24MR]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H2603 [23FE]

Aviation: 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), H2875 [26FE]

Blowing Rock, NC: authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway (see H.R. 1121), H2886 [2MR]

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]

Bureau of Prisons: establish an Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Pilot Program (see H.R. 1990), H12044 [28OC]

Burns, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H5793 [19MY]

Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H6077 [2JN]

Census: provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H12288 [3NO]

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: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 729), H6619 [11JN]

———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]

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]

———urge release of incarcerated democratic activist Liu Xiaobo (see H. Con. Res. 151), H10071 [29SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 2123), H6415 [9JN] (see H.R. 3712), H10456 [1OC]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H8185 [15JY]

Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H13629 (see H.R. 4196), H14373 [8DE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4130 [30MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4735 [23AP]

Confucius: tribute (see H. Res. 784), H10069 [29SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish (see H.R. 3126), H7836 [8JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H4999 [29AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H443 [21JA]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1106), H2601 [23FE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H3749 [23MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4841 [27AP]

———provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H486 [22JA]

Day of the African Child: observance (see H. Res. 550), H7087 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to assist States in inspecting hotel rooms for bed bugs (see H.R. 2248), H5168 [5MY]

———make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H8708 [23JY]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H15501 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]

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]

Dept. of HHS: ensure patient choice in pharmacies by regulating pharmacy benefit managers and improving access to prescription drugs for certain individuals (see H.R. 4199), H13519 [3DE]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H7706 [26JN]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H9397 [9SE]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H6539 [10JN]

———establish the Tobacco Harm Reduction Center (see H.R. 1261), H4130 [30MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H6904 [16JN]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H7023 [18JN]

———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), H2603 [23FE]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H1607 [13FE]

Dept. of State: list Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' relative to religious freedom (see H. Res. 20), H443 [21JA]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H4524 [2AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Office of Insurance Information (see H.R. 2609), H6307 [8JN]

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), H9397 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H10520 [6OC]

———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), H2875 [26FE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H7085 [19JN]

———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), H3835 [24MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H8185 [15JY]

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), H6414 [9JN]

———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), H4915 [28AP]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H8586 [22JY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H9999 [25SE]

E.V. Wilkins Post Office, Roper, NC: establish (see H.R. 3892), H11581 [21OC]

Early Detection Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 158), H11384 [14OC]

Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———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]

El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7706 [26JN]

Executive departments: congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Depts. of the Interior and Commerce relative to interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (see H.J. Res. 18), H2632 [24FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H6076 [2JN]

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

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2093), H5097 [4MY]

Financial institutions: implement system requiring each financial institution to report its financial condition to the public (see H.R. 2727), H10457 [1OC]

Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4025 [25MR]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Food: require disclosure of nutritional information on food offered for sale in food service establishments (see H.R. 1398), H6415 [9JN]

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

Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H6539 [10JN]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]

Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4129 [30MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H9807 [22SE]

Garner, NC: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at ConAgra Foods, Inc., plant and commend those who responded to the tragedy (see H. Res. 540), H6743 [12JN]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H1159 [10FE]

Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H6264 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H8708 [23JY]

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]

———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H7947 [9JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H6307 [8JN]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H7706 [26JN]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H6538 [10JN]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H3749 [23MR]

———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H6307 [8JN]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Jakarta hotels, express condolences for victims, and support efforts to prosecute attacks and combat terrorism (see H. Res. 675), H8707 [23JY]

Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H4731 [23AP]

Insurance: 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]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency and accountability within the intelligence community for activities performed under Federal contracts (see H.R. 963), H1158 [10FE]

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), H9056 [29JY]

———demand immediate disclosure of existence of any additional nuclear-related facilities and provide unfettered access to Qom enrichment facility (see H. Res. 782), H10069 [29SE]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2194), H8185 [15JY]

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), H13267 [18NO]

———support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]

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

J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 813), H920 [3FE]

Jordan: anniversary of relations with U.S. and accession to the throne of King Abdullah II (see H. Res. 833), H12198 [2NO]

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]

Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H9900 [23SE]

Law enforcement: issue special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 750), H778 [28JA]

Levinson, Robert: engage with Iran to raise his case at every opportunity, urge Iran to fulfill promises of assistance to his family, and call on Iran to share results of its investigation into his disappearance with the FBI (see H. Con. Res. 36), H3749 [23MR]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5401 [7MY]

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

Malaria Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 103), H5097 [4MY]

McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H10000 [25SE]

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), H10457 [1OC]

———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H10520 [6OC]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5000 [29AP]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H2632 [24FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H10457 [1OC]

———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), H7837 [8JY]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H9342 [8SE]

———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), H8809 [24JY]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H14827 [11DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H2632 [24FE]

———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H6539 [10JN]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H3054 [5MR]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2017), H8025 [13JY]

Motor vehicles: establish a research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program to promote research of technologies for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles (see H.R. 445), H325 [14JA]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H11516 [20OC]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H8960 [28JY]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2875 [26FE]

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 Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6008 [21MY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H11168 [8OC]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 338), H4581 [21AP]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H443 [21JA]

National Home Mortgage and Loan Performance Registry: establish (see H.R. 3195), H8099 [14JY]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 502), H6155 [3JN]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5486 [12MY]

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H5309 [6MY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 56), H443 [21JA]

National Science and Technology Council: establish committee with responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies (see H.R. 1709), H6015 [21MY]

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 403), H5169 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]

National World War I Museum: designate Liberty Memorial as National World War I Memorial (see H.R. 1849), H11458 [15OC]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H29 [6JA]

NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities (see H.R. 1848), H4396 [1AP]

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

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 461), H194 [13JA]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: establish a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation (see H.R. 1736), H6015 [21MY]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Patents: limit patentability of tax planning methods (see H.R. 2584), H9730 [17SE]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H5063 [30AP]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1608 [13FE]

Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 1002), H1248 [11FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9999 [25SE]

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), H4840 [27AP]

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), H6077 [2JN]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H10519 [6OC]

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 Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H8009 [10JY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H5096 [4MY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H486 [22JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 146), H2886 [2MR]

Rosenzveig, Charles H.: tribute (see H. Res. 283), H3835 [24MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 2206), H6015 [21MY]

Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 57), H5793 [19MY]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 182), H2875 [26FE]

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]

Social Security: increase maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives relative to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and require cost-of-living adjustments to such fees (see H.R. 1093), H6904 [16JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1607 [13FE]

Somalia: support lasting peace, democracy, and economic recovery (see H. Res. 859), H14744 [10DE]

Sri Lanka: ensure safety and release of internally displaced persons in camps, call for independent operation and oversight of such camps, and allow foreign access to oversee rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 711), H11516 [20OC]

SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H11167 [8OC]

Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8708 [23JY]

Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6016 [21MY]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 750), H10000 [25SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H8809 [24JY]

———allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H11111 [7OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H12197 [2NO]

———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), H7947 [9JY]

———expand credit for renewable electricity production to include electricity produced from biomass for on-site use (see H.R. 622), H6076 [2JN]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H11167 [8OC]

———extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2329), H6077 [2JN]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H13550 [7DE]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H8025 [13JY]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 345), H1607 [13FE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]

———modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 517), H3105 [9MR]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H10457 [1OC]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H4840 [27AP]

———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H8009 [10JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 272), H2875 [26FE]

———reduce tax on beer (see H.R. 836), H12141 [29OC]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H3056 [5MR]

———waive recapture of the first-time homebuyer credit for an Armed Forces member who sells the home because they are transferred, deployed overseas, or required to reside in Government quarters (see H.R. 2398), H10457 [1OC]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 554), H380 [15JA]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H5308 [6MY]

Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H381 [15JA]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 3510), H12142 [29OC]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: support goals and ideals of a decade of action for road safety to reduce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road deaths (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8101 [14JY]

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), H10457 [1OC]

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), H8026 [13JY]

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), H11711 [22OC]

———extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 1456), H3399 [12MR]

Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H9962 [24SE]

U.N.: support goals and ideals of the Office on Sport for Development and Peace (see H. Res. 633), H8008 [10JY]

U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11384 [14OC]

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), H5790 [19MY]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 1474), H4915 [28AP]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 348), H4582 [21AP]

Veterans: 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. 303), H4840 [27AP]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H8873 [27JY]

———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]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

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]

———tribute to the 30th Infantry Division (Old Hickory) of the U.S. Army (see H. Res. 494), H8708 [23JY]

Yow, Kay: tribute (see H. Res. 310), H4251 [31MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]

Courts: provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 277), H70 [7JA]

Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 1728), H4061 [26MR]

Dept. of Justice: ensure that Congress is notified when it is determined that the executive branch is not bound by a statute (see H.R. 278), H70 [7JA]

Developing countries: authorize assistance for affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries (see H.R. 1702), H4025 [25MR]

Executive privilege: establish guidelines for assertion and enhance congressional authority to enforce subpoenas and punish for contempt (see H.R. 3362), H8959 [28JY]

International Civil Rights Center & Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see H.R. 3912), H11712 [22OC]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H6262 [4JN]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4481 [2AP]

Business and industry: prohibit regulations requiring the recovery of incentive based executive compensation, H9226 [31JY]

———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H.R. 3269), H9220, H9226 [31JY]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures, enhance mortgage credit availability, and amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1106), H2853 [26FE], H3009 [5MR]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5030 [30AP]

———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), H5180 [6MY], H5355, H5362 [7MY], H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5567 [13MY]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 406), H5323 [7MY]

———require bankruptcy courts to use FHA appraisal guidelines, deny relief to individuals who can afford to repay mortgages without judicial mortgage modification, and extend negotiation period, H3009 [5MR]

———require enhanced disclosure of the consequences of making only minimum required payments in repayment of credit card debt and establish consumer credit counseling and debt management services, H5030 [30AP]

———require mortgage originators to present the costs and benefits of each mortgage option in a simple chart and the disclosure be made in writing and signed by the mortgage originator and consumer, H5362 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7337 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: strike American Graduation Initiative funding, H9637 [16SE]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), H6434 [10JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in benefits laws (H.R. 3949), H12159 [2NO]

Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14675, H14679 [10DE]

FDIC: clarify application of discretionary authority to certain secured credit, H14679 [10DE]

———provide enhanced authority to act as receiver for certain affiliates of depository institutions, H14675 [10DE]

Financial institutions: handling of foreclosure crisis, H5562 [13MY]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), H6434 [10JN]

Geophex, Ltd: tribute, H7761 [8JY]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9637 [16SE]

Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act: strike certain provisions relating to high-cost mortgages, H5359 [7MY]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 338), H5117 [5MY]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), H7761 [8JY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: clarify that servicemembers and their dependents have a private course of action for violations of their rights, H7337 [25JN]

———provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act, H12159 [2NO]

3 Phoenix, Inc.: tribute, H7761 [8JY]

Truth in Lending Act: strike assignee and securitizer liability provisions, H5355 [7MY]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 348), H5120 [5MY]

Wake Forest, NC: anniversary, H13358 [1DE]

World Habitat Day: observance, H10527 [7OC]

Tributes

Hefner, W.G. (Bill), H9316 [8SE]