MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3607 [18MR]
Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5509 [13MY]
Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9701 [17SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H2625 [24FE]
Committee to escort the President, H9390 [9SE]
Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]
Articles and editorials
Groundbreaker in U.S. Water Policy, Juliet Eilperin, Washington (DC) Post, E2796
Life, Love and the Great Outdoors, Greta Mart, Martinez (CA) News-Gazette, E886
Tom Graff, California Environmental Water Pioneer—Dies at 65, Mike Taugher, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E2796
Water Warrior Who Won Respect From All Sides, Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento (CA) Bee, E2795
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]
AmeriCorps: recognize accomplishments of members and alumni and the contributions made to lives of the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 453), H5712 [18MY]
Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]
———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H12457 [5NO]
———improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 1018), H6619 [11JN]
———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H3399 [12MR]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]
———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308), H6015 [21MY]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3146 [10MR]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H486 [22JA]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (see H.R. 1), H525 [26JA]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H7837 [8JY]
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), H11868 [27OC]
Armed Forces: anniversary of activation of Army Reserve Echo Co., 100th Battalion, 442d Infantry Regiment in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam (see H. Con. Res. 199), H12365 [4NO]
———authorize members to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty (see H.R. 1633), H4584 [21AP]
———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]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H4840 [27AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6077 [2JN]
Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building, Portola, CA: designate (see H.R. 3319), H8707 [23JY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H68 [7JA]
Bass, Karen: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H163 [9JA]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]
BLS: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 152), H6743 [12JN]
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: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 1274), H2924 [3MR]
———prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees (see H.R. 3669), H11167 [8OC]
California: 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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for a celebration of Citizenship Day (see H. Con. Res. 136), H6012 [21MY]
Cherry, IL: anniversary of Great Cherry Mine Disaster (see H. Res. 752), H9808 [22SE]
Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H14446 [9DE]
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), H5485 [12MY]
China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12141 [29OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H5790 [19MY]
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), H5667 [14MY]
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), H9278 [31JY]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3104 [9MR]
Conservation of energy: establish national energy and environmental building retrofit policies for both residential and commercial buildings (see H.R. 1778), H4128 [30MR]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H1517 [12FE]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H4518 [2AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H325 [14JA]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2196), H5060 [30AP]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H386 [16JA]
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]
———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H3704 [19MR]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H9999 [25SE]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]
———establish limits on certain fees for accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 3977), H12365 [4NO]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4688 [22AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]
Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 4349), H15499 [16DE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]
Dept. of Defense: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 2983), H7085 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5581 [13MY]
———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]
———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 4037), H12586 [6NO]
———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 3130), H7836 [8JY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 2187), H5060 [30AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3749 [23MR]
Dept. of Labor: permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H8008 [10JY]
———prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses (see H.R. 2113), H4839 [27AP]
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]
———establish and operate a visitor facility for the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument (see H.R. 3511), H11714 [22OC]
———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 Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H13386 [1DE]
———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]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5667 [14MY]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3749 [23MR]
Diseases: 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]
———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]
Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H11740 [23OC]
———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H6618 [11JN]
———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 2943), H7741 [7JY]
———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]
Ecology and environment: establish an integrated Federal program to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources in response to the threats of climate change and ocean acidification (see H.R. 2192), H5060 [30AP]
Education: improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
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. 2981), H7084 [19JN] (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]
———provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (see H.R. 3403), H9205 [30JY]
———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4026 [25MR]
EPA: award grants for electronic waste reduction research, development, and demonstration projects (see H.R. 1580), H4584 [21AP]
———establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H7147 [23JN]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3052 [5MR]
———provide for independent investment advice for participants and beneficiaries under individual account plans (see H.R. 1988), H6807 [15JN]
———require participant-directed individual retirement account plans to include in benefit statements points of comparison to show relative performance of investment options under such plans (see H.R. 2792), H6537 [10JN]
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), H381 [15JA]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exclude certain small health care practices from Red Flag Guidelines (see H.R. 2345), H9281 [31JY]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H7445 [25JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 824), H921 [3FE]
———clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]
———nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]
FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H12457 [5NO]
———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]
Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H484 [22JA]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 948), H1157 [10FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H3525 [17MR]
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), H4733 [23AP]
Filipino American History Month: observance (see H. Res. 780), H10521 [6OC]
Financial Product Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 1705), H4251 [31MR]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H11298 [13OC]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H31 [6JA]
Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 2426), H5665 [14MY]
Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H10070 [29SE]
———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7741 [7JY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 302), H4398 [1AP] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]
Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H5668 [14MY]
———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H5668 [14MY]
Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H7086 [19JN]
Government regulations: make certain regulations have no force or effect (see H.R. 570), H1520 [12FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H29 [6JA]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H442 [21JA]
Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H10520 [6OC]
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), H4064 [26MR]
———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]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3706 [19MR] (see H.R. 3200), H8099 [14JY] (see H.R. 3962), H12140 [29OC]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H1248 [11FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3749 [23MR]
———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6744 [12JN]
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]
Honduras: condemn coup d'etat, call for return of duly elected President, suspend nonhumanitarian assistance, ensure fair elections, and support mediation by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias (see H. Res. 630), H11384 [14OC]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H4525 [2AP]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H2979 [4MR]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 2414), H6415 [9JN]
———reform H-2B program (see H.R. 4381), H15500 [16DE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H9342 [8SE]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 2708), H7086 [19JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]
Insurance: prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2635), H6744 [12JN]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H4130 [30MR]
———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H6009 [21MY]
———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: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H2603 [23FE]
Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H6306 [8JN]
Lim Poon Lee Post Office, San Francisco, CA: designate (see H.R. 3119), H7740 [7JY]
Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 566), H7147 [23JN]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 556), H3835 [24MR]
———promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H9670 [16SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: recognize and encourage participation in community service (see H. Res. 43), H196 [13JA]
McCourt, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 743), H9731 [17SE]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6076 [2JN]
Medicare: improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H11167 [8OC]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 3961), H12140 [29OC]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]
Mickey Leland U.S. Embassy Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: designate (see H.R. 1564), H3706 [19MR]
Middle East: anniversary of peace treaty between Egypt and Israel (see H. Res. 282), H4064 [26MR]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 2062), H4731 [23AP]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H601 [27JA]
Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]
Motor vehicles: establish a program to deploy and integrate plug-in electric drive vehicles in multiple regions (see H.R. 1742), H4915 [28AP]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H4687 [22AP]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]
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 Assessment Governing Board: anniversary (see H. Res. 222), H3104 [9MR]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1044 [4FE] (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 382), H5062 [30AP]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 438), H5666 [14MY]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]
National Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 914), H13266 [18NO]
National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4735 [23AP]
National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 710), H9280 [31JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4161), H13385 [1DE]
———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4160), H13385 [1DE]
———conduct research program on endocrine disruption and reduce exposure to chemicals that undermine development of children before they are born (see H.R. 4190), H13519 [3DE]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11790 [26OC]
National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10521 [6OC]
Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H382 [15JA]
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]
Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H37 [6JA]
NOAA: establish Salmon Stronghold Partnership program (see H.R. 2055), H4687 [22AP]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 934), H6619 [11JN]
Oakland, CA: tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Res. 290), H4063 [26MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4731 [23AP]
Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H15502 [16DE]
———establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H163 [9JA]
Oregon: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 170), H3056 [5MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1906), H4520 [2AP]
Pakistan: express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (see H. Res. 823), H11298 [13OC]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H382 [15JA]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]
Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (see H. Res. 800), H10519 [6OC]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H8586 [22JY]
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), H6307 [8JN]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in or near Federal buildings (see H.R. 4131), H15504 [16DE]
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 safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H9442 [10SE]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H3641 [18MR]
Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H4524 [2AP]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H3706 [19MR]
Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H10521 [6OC]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H5485 [12MY]
Santa Barbara, CA: observe anniversary of oil spill off the coast as an ecological and economic disaster that triggered major environmental legislation and helped launch the modern environmental movement (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1080 [9FE]
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), H8708 [23JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H5665 [14MY]
Ships and vessels: establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels (see H.R. 1485), H9056 [29JY]
Social Security: 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), H69 [7JA]
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), H5169 [5MY]
———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H5791 [19MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H9730 [17SE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]
———impose a tax on transactions in oil futures and options and deposit the revenues from the tax into the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 3379), H9055 [29JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4250 [31MR]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H10520 [6OC]
———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H7250 [24JN]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H5400 [7MY]
———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H3053 [5MR]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]
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]
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: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7741 [7JY]
———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1045 [4FE]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5667 [14MY]
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), H7838 [8JY]
Truth in Lending Act: 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), H9442 [10SE]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 958), H13628 (see H. Res. 958), H14372 [8DE]
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), H12456 [5NO]
University of California, Davis: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H5666 [14MY]
University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]
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), H5893 [20MY]
———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), H3438 [16MR]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]
Water: encourage efficiency (see H.R. 2368), H5484 [12MY]
———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H8099 [14JY]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H4686 [22AP]
Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H13002 [16NO]
Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H525 [26JA]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]
———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H4915 [28AP]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 216), H13385 [1DE]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H922 [3FE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H9281 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H10518 [6OC]
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]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H14445 [9DE]
Committee on Education and Labor (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 126), H1044 [4FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: recognize importance of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its positive effect on low-income children and families (see H. Res. 442), H5666 [14MY]
Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1079 [9FE]
Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 849), H1041 [4FE]
———suspend the statute of limitations for certain rights of action under the Fair Labor Standards Act during investigations (see H.R. 3303), H8706 [23JY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1044), H1519 [12FE]
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]
Employment: provide paid sick leave to employees who are recommended by their employer or public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put others at risk (see H.R. 3991), H12287 [3NO]
ERISA: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and provide a minimum investment option requirement for such plans (see H.R. 1984), H4579 [21AP]
———provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans, minimum investment option requirement for such plans, investment advice, and transitional relief (see H.R. 2989), H7144 [23JN]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8184 [15JY]
———technical corrections (see H.R. 1777), H4128 [30MR]
Immigration: provide for admission to the U.S. of certain Tibetans (see H.R. 1340), H3054 [5MR]
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]
Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 1043), H1519 [12FE]
National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 1461), H3399 [12MR]
Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]
Schools: support high-need middle and high schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation for citizenry (see H.R. 4122), H13352 [19NO]
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H7445 [25JN]
Cost Estimates
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act (H.R. 1388): CBO, E692
Letters
Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act: G. Wade Miller, WateReuse Association, H11426 [15OC]
———Gary W. Darling, Delta Diablo Sanitation District, H11426 [15OC]
———Jeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, H11426 [15OC]
———John Stufflebean, San Jose Environmental Services, H11426 [15OC]
———Timothy Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies, H11426 [15OC]
Fish and Wildlife Act amendment establishing additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft: several former Alaska Board of Game members, E2083
Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act: by, H4087 [30MR]
Omnibus Public Land Management Act: several water resources organizations, H3983
STEM Education Coordination Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6273 [8JN]
Motions
California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H11428 [15OC]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 286), H3990 [25MR]
———investigate relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 295), H4100 [30MR]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H4181 [31MR]
Remarks
Afghanistan: assess status of the war on terrorism, H3058 [6MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 799), H10536 [7OC]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 146), Senate amendments, H3982
AmeriCorps: eligibility of Teach for America, Inc., for continued participation, H3549 [18MR]
———National Civilian Community Corps funding, H3548 [18MR]
Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2803
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H570, H571 [27JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, E261
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1530, H1531 [13FE]
Barrow, M. Pope, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 635), H8018
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 (H.R. 2920), H8518 [22JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (H. Con. Res. 85), H4376, H4378 [1AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4893 [28AP]
California: expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), H10005
———expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (H.R. 2442), consideration (H. Res. 830), H11413 [15OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H124, H127, H128 [9JA]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), motion to recommit, H136 [9JA]
Colleges and universities: encourage community colleges to increase programs for veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserves, H9675 [17SE]
———ensure nonprofit organizations are able to participate in student loan programs, H9600 [16SE]
———extend the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act and create a commission to develop a private sector student loan program, H9691 [17SE]
———prioritize areas with high unemployment rates when awarding grants for community college reform, H9632 [16SE]
———student loan delinquency prevention, default aversion, and counseling services funding, H9676 [17SE]
Community service: increase funding for organizations to support individuals enrolled in full-time national service positions, H3597 [18MR]
———make individuals eligible for national service program grant funding for sending care packages to soldiers in combat zones, H3597 [18MR]
———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), H3543, H3544, H3547, H3548, H3549, H3550, H3597, H3598, H3607 [18MR]
———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), corrections in engrossment, H3608 [18MR]
———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), motion to recommit, H3605 [18MR]
———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 1388), Senate amendments, H4145, H4181, H4185 [31MR]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a veterans volunteer corps to help veterans pursue education and employment, process claims, and rural, disabled, and unemployed veterans with transportation needs, H3598 [18MR]
———make certain organizations and related activities ineligible for grants, H3605 [18MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Food and Nutrition Service (H. Con. Res. 164), H8372
Dept. of Education: ensure the State Innovation and Completion Grants program targets dislocated workers, H9677 [17SE]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), H5506, H5509, H5510 [13MY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 2187), motion to recommit, H5591, H5592 [14MY]
———prohibit funding to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities if Federal deficit exceeds certain level, H5591, H5592 [14MY]
———provide charter schools equitable access to grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5509, H5510 [13MY]
———strike American Graduation Initiative funding, H9637 [16SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12418 [5NO]
Dept. of Justice: funding, H6944 [17JN]
Dept. of Labor: Women Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Occupations grants funding, H570 [27JA]
Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1044), H8047 [14JY]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities, H3982
———designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 22), H3284 [11MR]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 11), H113, H114 [9JA]
———clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), H546, H547, H548, H552 [27JA]
———clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), motion to commit, H555 [27JA]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H15457, H15458 [16DE]
Education: funding, H4378 [1AP]
———redirect portion of school construction spending toward deficit reduction, H9631 [16SE]
———reserve educational funds for areas affected by natural disasters, severe economic distress, or military base closures, H9634 [16SE], H9687 [17SE]
———student financial aid programs, H4893 [28AP]
———student loan programs, H4376 [1AP], H4893 [28AP], H9595, H9600 [16SE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (H.R. 3381), E2083
Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, H9700 [17SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4893 [28AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H11806 [27OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12866, H12881, H12953 [7NO]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H12881 [7NO]
Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), H9595, H9600, H9602, H9631, H9632, H9633, H9634, H9637 [16SE], H9675, H9676, H9677, H9687, H9689, H9691 [17SE]
———amend (H.R. 3221), consideration (H. Res. 746), H9560 [16SE]
———amend (H.R. 3221), corrections in engrossment, H9702 [17SE]
———amend (H.R. 3221), motion to recommit, H9700 [17SE]
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 (H. Res. 34), H111
Lawyers and attorneys: set cap on attorney fees for cases of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H136 [9JA]
Mendocino National Forest: provide for an exchange of certain lands (H.R. 1043), H9288 [8SE]
Morris K. Udall Foundation: provide additional resources for operations and rename as the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (H.R. 1035), H8835 [27JY]
Newman, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 18), H2615 [24FE]
NOAA: prohibit funding for implementation of report entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project'', H6946, H6947 [17JN]
Point of order, H11428 [15OC]
San Joaquin River: implement restoration settlement, H3982
Schools: limit ability of schools that received economic stimulus funds from receiving certain additional funds, H9633, H9634 [16SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6944, H6946, H6947 [17JN]
Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools, H1530 [13FE]
U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12243
Votes: position on missed, H2996
Walnut Creek, CA: anniversary of Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center, E2526
Water: conduct a study examining the long-term ecomomic effects of water diversions on the San Joaquin Valley area of California, H4716 [23AP]
Water Research and Development Initiative: implement (H.R. 1145), motion to recommit, H4716 [23AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H378 [15JA], H1600 [13FE], H7141 [23JN], H7247 [24JN], H7443 [25JN], H7701 [26JN], H11866 [27OC], H12041 [28OC]
Reports filed
America's Affordable Health Choices Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3200) (H. Rept. 111-299), H11383 [14OC]
401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2989) (H. Rept. 111-244), H9275 [31JY]
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1388) (H. Rept. 111-37), H3436 [16MR]
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3221) (H. Rept. 111-232), H8872 [27JY]
21st Century Green High-Performing School Facilities Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2187) (H. Rept. 111-100), H5405 [11MY]
Rules
Committee on Rules (House), H488-H492 [23JA]
Tributes
Carroll, George D., E2578
Graff, Thomas J., E2795
Gruhn, Albin, E1238
Henning, Patrick W., E3057
Hornbeck, Hulet, E886
Quilty, Scott, H3605 [18MR], H4181 [31MR]
Regalia, Gwen, E99
Talbott, Richard L., E930