OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8638 [23JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2996, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H11826 [27OC]
———H.R. 3183, energy and water development appropriations, H9970 [25SE]
———H.R. 3288, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13573 [8DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Adams Memorial Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and family (see H.R. 2802), H8026 [13JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H11711 [22OC]
———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2603 [23FE]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H13354 [19NO] (see H.R. 1326), H14446 [9DE]
Ann-Marie Blute Post Office, Shrewsbury, MA: designate (see H.R. 4017), H12364 [4NO]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H8302 [16JY]
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]
———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4088), H13267 [18NO]
———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H780 [28JA]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H9491 [14SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 435), H5581 [13MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H493 [23JA]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: address need for constitutional reform and sustained U.S. engagement in partnership with the European Union (see H. Res. 171), H3146 [10MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7024 [18JN]
Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 167), H9343 [8SE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish a grant program to provide vision care to children (see H.R. 577), H2603 [23FE]
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), H7023 [18JN]
———support goals and ideals of the National School Lunch Program (see H. Res. 362), H5486 [12MY]
———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), H12457 [5NO]
Chula Vista, CA: tribute to Chula Vista Park View Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 725), H9550 [15SE]
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), H13355 [19NO]
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), H5400 [7MY]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3707 [19MR]
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]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7742 [7JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H527 [26JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H10457 [1OC]
———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 Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: establish an earlier effective date for various consumer protections (see H.R. 3639), H11582 [21OC]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]
de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]
Decade of Vision: designate (see H. Res. 366), H5893 [20MY]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish community gardens (see H.R. 3225), H8708 [23JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to coastal States for surveys of coastal and Federal waters to identify areas suitable for exploration, development, and production of renewable energy (see H.R. 1690), H11458 [15OC]
Dept. of Defense: submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H9396 [9SE]
———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H12044 [28OC]
Dept. of Energy: promote development of practical fusion energy (see H.R. 3177), H8008 [10JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]
———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]
———establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H6014 [21MY]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H5096 [4MY]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H9999 [25SE]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H4519 [2AP]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2363), H8009 [10JY]
Dept. of HUD: make grants and loans to owners of federally assisted housing projects for costs of making green retrofit improvements to such projects (see H.R. 4106), H13265 [18NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H11516 [20OC]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]
Dept. of State: 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: 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), H12044 [28OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for pension benefits (see H.R. 3485), H12365 [4NO]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5063 [30AP]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H3144 [10MR]
Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H8708 [23JY]
Disabled: 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), H3338 [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 (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), H13069 [17NO]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 186), H4688 [22AP]
———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H4061 [26MR]
———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), H9281 [31JY]
Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H6618 [11JN]
———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H7250 [24JN]
Education: encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]
———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 586), H7446 [25JN]
El Salvador: anniversary of shooting of Jesuit priests and others at University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (see H. Res. 761), H9807 [22SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1380), H4525 [2AP]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H4686 [22AP]
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]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4583 [21AP]
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), H923 [3FE]
Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H1607 [13FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]
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]
———support efforts of States to provide partial or full wage replacement for parents and other employees to spend time with a new infant or adopted child (see H.R. 2339), H7086 [19JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 912), H1079 [9FE]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H3146 [10MR]
———study uses of amateur radio for emergency and disaster relief communications, identify impediments to deployment of such communications, and make recommendations for relief of such impediments (see H.R. 2160), H11384 [14OC]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H2923 [3MR]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H8586 [22JY]
———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H1520 [12FE]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 3791), H12588 [6NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]
———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H13386 [1DE]
———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 2617), H8586 [22JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]
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), H10520 [6OC]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H3527 [17MR]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H5580 [13MY]
Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]
Franklin, John Hope: tribute (see H. Res. 301), H4251 [31MR] (see H. Res. 320), H4523 [2AP]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 621), H7085 [19JN]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 12), H8356 [17JY]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 223), H780 [28JA]
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]
———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see H.R. 3596), H11582 [21OC]
———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, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H2835 [25FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H2980 [4MR]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 873), H3105 [9MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3706 [19MR]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H8303 [16JY]
———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H5064 [30AP]
Health care facilities: recognize value, benefits, and importance of community health centers (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6416 [9JN]
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]
———provide for a competitive loan repayment program for primary care physicians volunteering part-time at community health centers (see H.R. 1185), H4525 [2AP]
Higher Education Act: amend definition of economic hardship for medical student loan deferments (see H.R. 1615), H6014 [21MY]
Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2001), H10457 [1OC]
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), H6744 [12JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H2874 [26FE]
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), H9962 [24SE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H13387 [1DE]
Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1136), H3056 [5MR]
———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]
———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 1215), H8100 [14JY]
Information technology: provide grants to community colleges to improve accessibility of computer labs and training for those seeking to improve computer literacy and information technology skills (see H.R. 2060), H8009 [10JY]
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 in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H7086 [19JN]
———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]
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]
Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H4583 [21AP]
———deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H13467 [2DE]
———support religious and ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 944), H13520 [3DE]
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]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4064 [26MR]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H5712 [18MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]
———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H7741 [7JY]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H526 [26JA]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]
———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 684), H1045 [4FE]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 3184), H8024 [13JY]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H6807 [15JN]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]
———include costs incurred by certain agencies, health centers, or drug assistance programs toward the out-of-pocket threshold of the prescription drug program (see H.R. 2777), H6414 [9JN]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4130 [30MR]
———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H10070 [29SE]
———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H1520 [12FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6075 [2JN]
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]
Minute Man National Historical Park: anniversary (see H. Res. 599), H8303 [16JY]
Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H1045 [4FE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H779 [28JA]
NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H8025 [13JY]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 793), H10457 [1OC]
National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 507), H6265 [4JN]
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 Eye Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 366), H5893 [20MY]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H4840 [27AP]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H1518 [12FE]
National Kids' Philanthropy Day: designate (see H. Res. 452), H8586 [22JY]
National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 787), H10521 [6OC]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 192), H4841 [27AP]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H8357 [17JY]
National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 367), H5064 [30AP]
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), H325 [14JA]
Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H325 [14JA]
Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]
Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H11740 [23OC]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H160 [9JA]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 1066), H1604 [13FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H9999 [25SE]
Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H4582 [21AP]
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), H4581 [21AP]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H10519 [6OC]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H9342 [8SE]
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), H13521 [3DE]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]
Public utilities: establish an energy efficiency resource standard for retail electricity and natural gas distributors (see H.R. 889), H6014 [21MY]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H5791 [19MY]
Read for the Record Day: designate (see H. Res. 741), H9490 [14SE]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 2046), H11516 [20OC]
Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 2232), H5095 [4MY]
Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 87), H8009 [10JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H9738 [21SE]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H1605 [13FE]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H9397 [9SE]
Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 3469), H9276 [31JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H1159 [10FE]
———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), H11298 [13OC]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H4734 [23AP]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H6805 [15JN]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 3674), H10069 [29SE]
Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H11167 [8OC]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H3056 [5MR]
———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]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H7146 [23JN]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3525 [17MR]
———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 1337), H4734 [23AP]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H3056 [5MR]
———treat Indian tribal governments as States for purposes of determining sources of support of charitable organizations (see H.R. 3085), H7703 [26JN]
Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 591), H381 [15JA]
Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H1045 [4FE]
———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), H7741 [7JY]
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), H9491 [14SE]
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), H12142 [29OC]
U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6306 [8JN]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]
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), H7146 [23JN]
Unemployment: provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H13629 (see H.R. 4183), H14373 [8DE]
———recognize rates have reached a level of a national crisis (see H. Res. 946), H15504 [16DE]
Voting: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 2894), H6902 [16JN]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 3206), H9808 [22SE]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H8303 [16JY]
White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 1869), H4735 [23AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8495 [21JY]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1032), H1518 [12FE]
———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), H5792 [19MY]
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H4580 [21AP]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3288), H8584 [22JY]
Conference reports
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3288), H13631-H14369 [8DE]
Motions
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H13556 [8DE]
Remarks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H8616 [23JY]
Amherst, MA: anniversary, E288
Amtrak: funding, H722 [28JA]
———prohibit funding for free alcohol incentive program, H8646 [23JY]
Appropriations: legislative process, H8659, H8660 [23JY]
———making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), H2797 [25FE]
———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H14462, H14474, H14477 [10DE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H722 [28JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1579
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H1095
Buy American Act: compliance, H8615 [23JY]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for Housatonic River Net-Zero Energy Building project, H8147, H8148 [15JY]
Dept. of HUD: pre-home purchase counseling funding, H8643 [23JY]
———prohibit HOPE VI Program funding, H8640, H8641 [23JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2996), conference report, H12061 [29OC]
Dept. of Transportation: Federal Railroad Administration railroad research and development funding, H8618 [23JY]
———make capital grants for certain alternative fuel transit buses, H8617 [23JY]
———positive train control technology funding, H8614 [23JY]
———prohibit funding for Doyle Drive Replacement project in San Francisco, CA, H8662 [23JY]
———reduce high-speed and intercity passenger rail funding and strike transfer authority for National Infrastructure Bank, H8641, H8642 [23JY]
———Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit project funding, H8617 [23JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8646, H8647, H8648, H8649, H8650, H8680 [23JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8604, H8614, H8615, H8616, H8617, H8618, H8638, H8639, H8640, H8641, H8642, H8643, H8644, H8646, H8647, H8648, H8649, H8650, H8659, H8660, H8662 [23JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, H14462, H14474, H14477 [10DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), motion to instruct conferees, H13556, H13557 [8DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), motion to recommit, H8680 [23JY]
———prohibit attachment of extraneous provisions to appropriations legislation and require conference report be available in electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, H13556, H13557 [8DE]
District of Columbia: Opportunity Scholarship Program funding, H2796 [25FE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3183), H8147, H8148 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3183), conference report, H10429 [1OC]
FAA: clarify airport nighttime curfew application process, H8618 [23JY]
———prohibit funding for implementation of New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace redesign proposal, H8644 [23JY]
Federal aid programs: restore funds to the Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae (Government-sponsored enterprise) mortgage programs (H.R. 3357), H9021 [29JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4900, H4902 [28AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8965 [29JY], H9350 [9SE], H9810 [23SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12215 [3NO], H12884 [7NO]
J & J Farm (business): anniversary, E2253
NeighborWorks America (organization): require quarterly report on efforts to mitigate mortgage default, H8644 [23JY]
Pharmaceuticals: lower prescription drug prices, H13272 [19NO]
Westminster, MA: anniversary, E2583
Reports filed
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3288) (H. Rept. 111-366), H13627, H14370 [8DE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3288) (H. Rept. 111-218), H8584 [22JY]
Tables
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3288), H8605-H8613 [23JY]
Tributes
Conte, Corinne L., E1103
Kennedy, Edward M., H10049 [29SE]
Schick, Amy, E794