MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H11826 [27OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: express that the Shi'ite Personal Status Law violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed (see H. Con. Res. 108), H5063 [30AP]
Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H7838 [8JY]
Agriculture: encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets (see H. Res. 458), H8101 [14JY]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6074 [2JN]
American Council of Engineering Companies: anniversary (see H. Res. 447), H9343 [8SE]
American Kennel Club: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 160), H11714 [22OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]
———issue a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1454), H6266 [4JN]
———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), H14446 [9DE]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3053 [5MR]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H163 [9JA]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8025 [13JY]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]
———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans (see H. Res. 868), H11740 [23OC]
———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), H493 [23JA]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1209), H2872 [26FE]
———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H14827 [11DE]
———prohibit retaliatory personnel actions against members who testify about their sexual orientation in a congressional hearing or regarding the policy on homosexuality in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4180), H13466 [2DE]
———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H601 [27JA]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H4734 [23AP]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 4269), H14743 [10DE]
Australia: recognize apology offered to the aboriginal people and its significance as a gesture of healing (see H. Res. 242), H3439 [16MR]
Averett University: anniversary (see H. Res. 347), H4916 [28AP]
Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 624), H486 [22JA]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 225), H163 [9JA]
Bermuda: express gratitude for receipt of Chinese Uyghurs released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Bermudan society (see H. Res. 774), H9961 [24SE]
Binghamton, NY: express condolences for victims of shootings at the American Civic Association and gratitude to responders to the shootings, and commend services of the American Civic Association (see H. Res. 340), H4581 [21AP]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H1080 [9FE]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 404), H160 [9JA]
Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 1726), H4061 [26MR]
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]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7024 [18JN]
California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H923 [3FE]
Cambodia: condemn repression of opposition candidates and call for Cambodian Government and international organizations to combat human trafficking (see H. Res. 820), H11166 [8OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1044 [4FE]
———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1044 [4FE]
———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1044 [4FE]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 416), H5712 [18MY]
Census: express importance of having a census that is complete and accurate (see H. Res. 521), H6414 [9JN]
———provide that no information regarding U.S. citizenship or immigration status may be elicited (see H.R. 3855), H12288 [3NO]
Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H11514 [20OC]
———reduce pollution resulting from impervious surfaces within the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see H.R. 3265), H8708 [23JY]
———require OMB to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration activities in the watershed and require EPA to develop and implement an adaptive management plan (see H.R. 1053), H8873 [27JY]
Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 965), H1158 [10FE]
Chicago, IL: encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see H. Res. 538), H6904 [16JN]
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), H2926 [3MR]
———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]
China: support detained human rights activists Huang Qi and Tan Zuoren relative to investigation of the role poor construction and corruption played in death of children in school collapses during Sichuan earthquake (see H. Res. 877), H12289 [3NO]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H90 [8JA]
Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9550 [15SE]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 230), H3145 [10MR]
Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity: establish (see H.R. 1758), H7146 [23JN]
Citizenship: exempt certain elderly persons from English language and government and history knowledge requirements for naturalization, and permit others to take the examinations in other languages (see H.R. 3604), H9729 [17SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]
Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]
Coastal zones: establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems (see H.R. 367), H158 [9JA]
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), H9962 [24SE]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3749 [23MR]
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]
Commission on Financial Crisis Accountability: establish (see H.R. 768), H923 [3FE]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3642 [18MR]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1425), H3642 [18MR]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H922 [3FE]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1444), H3337 [11MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1744), H4688 [22AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H163 [9JA]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish a Semester of Service grant program (see H.R. 1152), H3056 [5MR]
———establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1153), H3056 [5MR]
———improve educational awards provided for national service (see H.R. 1154), H3056 [5MR]
Corps of Engineers: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program (see H.R. 4187), H13466 [2DE]
CPSC: study drywall imported from China from 2004 through 2007 (see H.R. 1977), H15503 [16DE]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H15500 [16DE]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 627), H484 [22JA]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H15504 [16DE]
———establish limits on certain fees for accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 3977), H12198 [2NO]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 1531), H6415 [9JN]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 187), H6903 [16JN]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 1530), H6415 [9JN] (see H.R. 2272), H7446 [25JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR] (see H.R. 1528), H6415 [9JN]
Dartmouth College: anniversary of Dartmouth Outing Club (see H. Res. 776), H14827 [11DE]
Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H15498 [16DE]
———make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8184 [15JY]
Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1608 [13FE]
———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]
Dept. of Education: anniversary of Title VI international education programs (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5668 [14MY]
———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H2631 [24FE]
Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H9277 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 2149), H12197 [2NO]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs, and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 1378), H11868 [27OC]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4397 [1AP]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3402 [12MR]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 988), H6307 [8JN]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H10520 [6OC]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H12588 [6NO]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H195 [13JA]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H4998 [29AP]
———authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H9491 [14SE]
———improve defendants' payment of restitution to crime victims and unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and provide for equitable retirement treatment of assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 4091), H13068 [17NO]
———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 1933), H7086 [19JN]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 483), H195 [13JA]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]
Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H11298 [13OC]
———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H9342 [8SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the General of the Army George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, VA (see H.R. 3757), H13387 [1DE]
———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), H1521 [12FE]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H6265 [4JN]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1696), H3834 [24MR]
———study suitability and feasibility of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2689), H6154 [3JN]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2925 [3MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H7945 [9JY]
———establish the Office of Public Finance to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds (see H.R. 2589), H6010 [21MY]
———require institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to restrict compensation increases for officers, directors, and employees to the Federal civil service pay increase (see H.R. 1603), H3707 [19MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish national safety standards for transit agencies operating heavy rail on fixed guideway (see H.R. 3338), H8809 [24JY]
———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H15504 [16DE]
———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), H777 [28JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H7086 [19JN]
———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), H5062 [30AP]
———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1428), H5485 [12MY]
———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]
Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 2932), H7947 [9JY]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H4838 [27AP]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]
———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 52), H1607 [13FE]
Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H11111 [7OC]
———expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 3656), H12457 [5NO]
———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H2923 [3MR]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6077 [2JN]
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: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H13386 [1DE]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H91 [8JA]
———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H2981 [4MR]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H3338 [11MR]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H8960 [28JY]
———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), H13466 [2DE]
———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H4838 [27AP]
———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases (see H.R. 2084), H9807 [22SE]
———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4688 [22AP]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H2873 [26FE]
———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H7837 [8JY]
———reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 2941), H7022 [18JN]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H11458 [15OC]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 346), H6416 [9JN]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H14982 [15DE]
———express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (see H. Res. 612), H7740 [7JY]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see H. Res. 841), H11582 [21OC]
Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 1459), H5400 [7MY] (see H.R. 3245), H8302 [16JY]
———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H8185 [15JY]
———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]
Earth Hour: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 268), H4027 [25MR]
Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries and provide incentives to increase forest carbon stocks (see H.R. 1790), H5400 [7MY]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]
———express support for efforts to increase financial literacy in the U.S. and recognizing the work of John Hope Bryant to raise awareness about the importance of financial and economic literacy (see H. Res. 65), H1080 [9FE]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H4583 [21AP]
———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 374), H5064 [30AP]
———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), H13466 [2DE]
———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), H7146 [23JN]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 776), H779 [28JA]
Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]
EPA: establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H7147 [23JN]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (see H.R. 1910), H4584 [21AP]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H1246 [11FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H6009 [21MY]
FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 1084), H2632 [24FE]
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]
———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H4026 [25MR]
———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2978), H7084 [19JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]
———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H9738 [21SE]
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), H13002 [16NO]
Federal Reserve Act: provide for lending authority for certain securities purchases (see H.R. 2551), H6008 [21MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]
Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5308 [6MY]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H7086 [19JN]
———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H14826 [11DE]
Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H196 [13JA]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
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), H9491 [14SE]
———develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to further promote global development (see H.R. 2139), H7086 [19JN]
———provide funding for capacity-building to microfinance service providers (see H.R. 1987), H11384 [14OC]
Foreign policy: establish and support an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (see H.R. 1605), H9207 [30JY]
Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die while on duty (see H.R. 370), H2603 [23FE]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H9671 [16SE]
Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]
Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H6267 [4JN]
———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H6267 [4JN]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H6538 [10JN]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 353), H4687 [22AP]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1700), H4025 [25MR]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H10408 [30SE]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H71 [7JA]
Hawaii: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 593), H8101 [14JY]
———express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 862), H1042 [4FE] (see H.R. 1711), H4025 [25MR] (see H.R. 2314), H7706 [26JN]
Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2065), H4731 [23AP] (see H.R. 2190), H5060 [30AP]
———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 615), H442 [21JA]
Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]
———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), H3078 [6MR]
———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H4915 [28AP]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H11582 [21OC]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]
———prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see H.R. 2937), H7251 [24JN]
———provide for the licensure of biosimilar and interchangeable biological products (see H.R. 1548), H11111 [7OC]
———recognize orthopedic industry for innovation in providing devices that relieve pain of, and restore mobility to, members of Armed Forces, veterans, and patients from all walks of life (see H. Res. 577), H7742 [7JY]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]
Hillel—The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: recognize contributions to college campus communities (see H. Res. 493), H6075 [2JN]
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.: anniversary of production of Louisville Slugger baseball bat (see H. Res. 314), H6077 [2JN]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11384 [14OC]
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), H7146 [23JN]
Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), 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), H8496 [21JY]
Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 416), H5399 [7MY]
———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H1043 [4FE]
Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H6807 [15JN]
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), H1517 [12FE]
———eliminate the ``widow penalty'' by allowing petitions for legal permanent residency by noncitizen surviving spouses of U.S. citizens to be adjudicated (see H.R. 1870), H5063 [30AP]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H2602 [23FE]
———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]
———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H8009 [10JY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]
Indonesia: express condolences and support in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the island of Sumatra (see H. Res. 810), H11168 [8OC]
Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H7085 [19JN]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]
———regulate federally chartered or licensed insurers, agencies, and producers to ensure their stability and financial integrity and to protect policyholders and consumers (see H.R. 1880), H7706 [26JN]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]
Inter-American Foundation: anniversary (see H. Res. 858), H11712 [22OC]
International Criminal Court: commend for issuing a warrant for arrest of Sudanese President Omar H.A. al-Bashir and express hope that this will be a step towards achieving peace and stability in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 241), H3401 [12MR]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 194), H2874 [26FE]
Investments: ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and review the municipal bond insurance industry (see H.R. 2549), H6008 [21MY]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (see H. Res. 175), H1606 [13FE]
———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H7741 [7JY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]
IRS: repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H4734 [23AP]
Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9671 [16SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: urge the granting of clemency to Laura Ling and Euna Lee and support efforts to secure their release (see H. Res. 555), H8010 [10JY]
Kuwait: recognize and honor historic election of women to the Kuwait parliament and its implications for gender equality in the region (see H. Res. 480), H6078 [2JN]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 2219), H5401 [7MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: bicentennial of birth (see H. Res. 139), H1080 [9FE]
Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11740 [23OC]
Maersk Alabama (vessel): tribute to crew and those involved in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips following hijacking by Somali pirates (see H. Res. 339), H4581 [21AP]
Marine Mammal Commission: establish national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals (see H.R. 2029), H6619 [11JN]
Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H8873 [27JY]
Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 509), H3706 [19MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H387 [16JA]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H4027 [25MR]
———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H11111 [7OC]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H6266 [4JN]
———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H13521 [3DE]
———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H10520 [6OC]
———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), H7023 [18JN]
———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H9738 [21SE]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H9999 [25SE]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1932), H5486 [12MY]
Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H13629 (see H.R. 4128), H14372 [8DE]
———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 699), H13466 [2DE]
Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1160 [10FE]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H5664 [14MY]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H8960 [28JY]
———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2743), H8303 [16JY]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2926 [3MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]
NASA: anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (see H. Res. 607), H8026 [13JY]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7086 [19JN]
National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H6744 [12JN]
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 255), H8873 [27JY]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H2632 [24FE]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H6416 [9JN]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary (see H. Res. 454), H6307 [8JN]
National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1469), H6807 [15JN]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]
National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H4734 [23AP]
National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 649), H9397 [9SE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 109), H922 [3FE]
National Criminal Justice Month: establish (see H. Res. 45), H196 [13JA]
National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 31), H196 [13JA]
National Day of Service and Remembrance: observance (see H. Res. 718), H9343 [8SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H4397 [1AP]
National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 412), H5307 [6MY]
National Dog Bite Prevention Week: observe and adopt and implement effective dog bite injury prevention programs to protect Postal Service employees (see H. Res. 355), H5668 [14MY]
National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 331), H4735 [23AP]
National Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H4840 [27AP]
National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4161), H13467 [2DE]
———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4160), H13467 [2DE]
National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H2835 [25FE]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6155 [3JN]
National Military Family Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 861), H12457 [5NO]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 727), H10071 [29SE]
National Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 55), H9731 [17SE]
National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 247), H3749 [23MR]
National security: establish a border protection strategy and address ecological and environmental impacts of border security infrastructure, measures, and activities (see H.R. 2076), H6415 [9JN]
National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 46), H196 [13JA] (see H. Res. 82), H485 [22JA]
National Travel and Tourism Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 105), H5401 [7MY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5307 [6MY]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 211), H3055 [5MR]
Native Americans: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H4841 [27AP]
———provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H1045 [4FE]
Navy: tribute to sailors of U.S. Submarine Force for completion of 1000 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols (see H. Con. Res. 129), H7086 [19JN]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2213), H6266 [4JN]
New Hampshire: recognize State Senate as first statewide legislative body with a majority of women (see H. Res. 159), H10458 [1OC]
New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H5713 [18MY]
Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H91 [8JA]
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), H13002 [16NO]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13521 [3DE]
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2572), H6009 [21MY]
Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]
NTSB: include affordable alternative recommendations and corrective actions in reports (see H.R. 3975), H12141 [29OC]
Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 278), H5401 [7MY]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H5581 [13MY]
Olympic Day: observance (see H. Res. 538), H6904 [16JN]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4525 [2AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2926 [3MR]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H526 [26JA]
———provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H2836 [25FE]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 47), H1080 [9FE]
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H11298 [13OC]
Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]
Pensions: automatically enroll new Thrift Savings Plan participants, clarify method for computing part-time service annuities, and credit service by certain District of Columbia employees for retirement (see H.R. 1263), H2981 [4MR]
Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (see H.R. 1191), H2834 [25FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H5792 [19MY]
Portugal: express gratitude for receipt of detainees released from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and support ability of former detainees to participate in local communities and Portuguese society (see H. Res. 775), H9962 [24SE]
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), H3105 [9MR]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H6539 [10JN]
Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets: support goals and objectives (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4688 [22AP]
Presidential Commission on Women: establish (see H.R. 1887), H9342 [8SE]
Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 946), H4397 [1AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H4583 [21AP]
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]
———sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H11458 [15OC]
Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see H.R. 3633), H11869 [27OC]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4129 [30MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities (see H.R. 890), H6014 [21MY]
———establish an energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors (see H.R. 889), H6014 [21MY]
———provide additional authority and definitions to public utility contracts (see H.R. 175), H4840 [27AP]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]
Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 848), H2926 [3MR]
Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H4398 [1AP]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1511), H3436 [16MR]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 2046), H4686 [22AP]
Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7147 [23JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H8025 [13JY]
Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H7447 [25JN]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H5168 [5MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H9442 [10SE]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H2926 [3MR]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]
Securities Exchange Act: require registration of municipal financial advisers (see H.R. 2550), H6008 [21MY]
Senior citizens: expand, train, and support all sectors of the health care workforce to care for the growing population of older individuals (see H.R. 468), H6266 [4JN]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels (see H.R. 3888), H11580 [21OC]
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]
Small business: encourage development of cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit (see H.R. 850), H1041 (see H.R. 859), H1042 [4FE]
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), H13001 [16NO]
———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1276), H3056 [5MR]
———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H5061 [30AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H603 [27JA]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H4251 [31MR]
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), H9900 [23SE]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]
Sudan: anniversary of declaration of genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8586 [22JY]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): observe anniversary of Susan G. Komen National Race for the Cure and commend transition to Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5401 [7MY]
Taiwan: tribute to accession to World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (see H. Res. 887), H12288 [3NO]
Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 1318), H2980 [4MR]
Taxation: allow carryback of certain net operating losses (see H.R. 2452), H8586 [22JY]
———allow employees to receive transportation fringe benefits for the same month both in the form of transit passes and reimbursement of bicycle commuting expenses (see H.R. 863), H5712 [18MY]
———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), H2835 [25FE]
———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H91 [8JA]
———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H13387 [1DE]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H2926 [3MR]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H3105 [9MR]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (see H.R. 1518), H3528 [17MR]
———impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on sale-in, lease-out (SILO) and lease-in, lease-out (LILO) transactions (see H.R. 3439), H9275 [31JY]
———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H1043 [4FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1831), H4525 [2AP]
———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), H1159 [10FE]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H14982 [15DE]
———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 1596), H3641 [18MR]
———provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology (see H.R. 2963), H7084 [19JN]
———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H3053 [5MR]
———provide transparency relative to fees and expenses charged to participant-directed defined contribution plans (see H.R. 2779), H6620 [11JN]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H8185 [15JY]
———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 1265), H2923 [3MR]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H2835 [25FE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H1607 [13FE]
Terrorism: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3549), H9441 [10SE]
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), H9278 [31JY]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H7086 [19JN]
———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H4525 [2AP]
———establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H6807 [15JN]
———prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H486 [22JA]
———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1895), H5401 [7MY]
———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), H7947 [9JY]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5582 [13MY]
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), H13002 [16NO]
Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see H.R. 1078), H1605 [13FE]
Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 638), H9492 [14SE]
U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6539 [10JN]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H6973 [17JN]
U.S. Military Academy: Forbes (publication) America's Best College honoree (see H. Res. 747), H11582 [21OC]
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), H6077 [2JN]
University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 77), H781 [28JA]
Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 952), H2926 [3MR]
———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), H4999 [29AP]
Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (see H. Res. 672), H9492 [14SE]
Virginia: authorize alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for new Metrorail capital projects in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas (see H.R. 1635), H3704 [19MR]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 3335), H8809 [24JY]
Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4027 [25MR]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: grant congressional consent and approval to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 58), H7250 [24JN]
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 328), H89 [8JA]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H7837 [8JY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 234), H3439 [16MR]
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 2134), H5793 [19MY]
Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H9550 [15SE]
Women: establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3312), H9282 [31JY]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H5892 [20MY]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H6617 [11JN]
———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H3145 [10MR]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]
World Hepatitis Day: observance (see H. Res. 466), H5892 [20MY]
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), H4580 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ambassador's Fund for Strategic Exchanges: establish (see H.R. 2985), H7085 [19JN]
Climate: provide for reduction of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 1342), H3054 [5MR]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H5790 [19MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science (see H.R. 4053), H12587 [6NO]
———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), H6903 [16JN]
Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H7085 [19JN]
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see H. Res. 701), H9206 [30JY]
Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 828), H921 [3FE]
———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H1157 [10FE]
———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1198), H2835 [25FE]
Immigration: establish right of aliens to file a motion to reopen a case in removal proceedings if it is demonstrated that counsel or a certified representative provided deficient performance (see H.R. 1651), H3705 [19MR]
Iran: enhance ability of Iranians to access the Internet and communications services (see H.R. 4301), H14877 [14DE]
Medicaid: provide an option of States to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 722), H602 [27JA]
Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H6265 [4JN]
Motor vehicles: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (see H.R. 2010), H4580 [21AP]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: 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 Park Service: authorize a grant program to acquire land in the National Capital region for conservation, environmental, and recreational purposes (see H.R. 2986), H7085 [19JN]
Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1385), H3104 [9MR]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 2175), H4999 [29AP]
Taxation: allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 3060), H7445 [25JN]
———impose a retail tax on single-use carryout bags (see H.R. 2091), H4733 [23AP]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 2102), H4838 [27AP]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H11175 [13OC], H15511 [23DE]
Lists
Cosponsors of H. Res. 511, commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance, E1310
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H15512 [23DE]
Remarks
Alexandria, VA: anniversary of Alexandria Transit Co., DASH bus system, E598
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, H11586 [22OC]
Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 1018), H8321 [17JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H531 [27JA], H1163 [11FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1570
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5620 [14MY]
Brown, Sarita: McGraw-Hill Cos., Harold W. McGraw Jr., Prize in Education recipient, E2383
Budget: deficit, H1063, H1064 [9FE]
———Obama administration proposal, H2890 [3MR]
———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), H8499 [22JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4919 [29AP]
Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H531 [27JA], H1063, H1064 [9FE]
Climate: global warming, H5807 [20MY]
———reduce global warming by addressing methane gas that escapes from municipal solid waste landfills, E547
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (H.R. 2480), E1200
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), H5031
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration (H. Res. 379), H5008 [30AP]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 627), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 456), H5814
———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, H5031
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H11135
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4955
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11135
———close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H10076 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9090, H9091 [30JY]
———prohibit funding for Ultra Low Profile EARS Gunshot Localization System, H9090, H9091 [30JY]
———statistics on individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H7153 [24JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science (H.R. 4053), E2748
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (H.R. 2906), E1448
———prohibit funding for needle exchange programs, H8779 [24JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, H12064 [29OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients (H.R. 1664), consideration (H. Res. 306), H4264 [1AP]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3293), H8779 [24JY]
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), H123
District of Columbia: express sympathy for Metrorail accident victims and their families, friends, and associates (H. Res. 612), H8040
Doorways for Women and Families (organization): Center for Nonprofit Advancement Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management recipient, E1554
Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (H. Res. 701), H10473 [6OC], E2106
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H4264 [1AP]
FDA: phase out nontherapeutic use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals, H14945 [15DE]
Federal employees: allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund, H11135
———allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (H.R. 828), E185
———ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 626), H6229 [4JN]
———make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 1804), H4274 [1AP]
———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System, H11135
———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (H.R. 958), E235
———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System, H11135
———modify computation for part-time service under the Civil Service Retirement System (H.R. 1198), E413
Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H5814
Foreign aid: make assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan conditional, H5172 [6MY]
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for establishment of a National Women's History Museum (H.R. 1700), H11350 [14OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8884 [28JY], H11812 [27OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12594 [7NO]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture, H4256 [1AP]
Immigration: establish right of aliens to file a motion to reopen a case in removal proceedings if it is demonstrated that counsel or a certified representative provided deficient performance (H.R. 1651), E724
Intelligence services: address CIA use of certain interrogation techniques, H6978 [18JN]
Iran: enhance ability of Iranians to access the Internet and communications services (H.R. 4301), E2986
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14935 [15DE]
———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14935 [15DE]
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), H110
Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (H. Res. 511), E1310
Molecular Imaging Week: observance, E928
Motor vehicles: allow States to regulate tow truck operations (H.R. 2010), E916
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine disruption and reduce exposure to chemicals that undermine development of children before they are born (H.R. 4190), E2885
National Park Service: authorize a grant program to acquire land in the National Capital region for conservation, environmental, and recreational purposes (H.R. 2986), E1508
National security: proposed release of certain detainees from detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5620 [14MY]
National Women's Health Month: observance, E1199
Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1385), H6104, H6105, H6106, H6114 [3JN], E594
———limit areas where lands may be taken into trust for the Monacan Tribe, H6114 [3JN]
Obama, President: Executive order to allow Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, H3149 [11MR]
Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), H6576 [11JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: authorize use of certain funds for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force (H.R. 3114), E1671
———tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1071
Peace Corps: anniversary, E397
Pharmaceuticals: provide for disposal of controlled substances by ultimate users and care takers through State take-back disposal programs and prohibit drug label recommendations on disposal by flushing (H.R. 1191), E489
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1455
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H202, H257
Taxation: allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (H.R. 3060), E1595
———impose a retail tax on single-use carryout bags (H.R. 2091), E947
———rates, H2633 [25FE]
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), H12235 [3NO]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish, E971
Unemployment: rates, H1063 [9FE]
Vietnam: call for release of imprisoned bloggers and cyber activists and respect Internet freedom (H. Res. 672), H11548
Virginia: observance of Telework Day, E2085
Votes: position on missed, H4186
Year of the Military Family: designate (H. Con. Res. 64), H3299 [11MR]
Tributes
Burgan, Marwan, E595
Casamo, William, E2676
Frady, Edna, E2937
Gansler, Leah, E2082
Jaggard, Michael F., E840
King, Mitch, E955
Knott, Claudia S., E290
Mershon, Jeanne M., E2884
Morrison, Hugh R. (Bob), E1836
Wootten, Michael J., E1387