BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

Amendments

Bankruptcy: make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), S8144, S8205 [19NO], H8535 [16DE]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8305, S8306 [30NO]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), S8401, S8441 [2DE], H8535 [16DE]

Copyrights: clarify, improve, and correct laws (S. 3689), S8204 [19NO], H7411 [15NO]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978 [19JY], H6126 [27JY]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S8684 [9DE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (H.R. 5013), H2960, H2968, H2969, H2970, H2971, H2972, H2973, H2974, H2975, H2976, H2978, H2979, H2980, H2981, H2985 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), S10745, S10770 [19DE], H8861 [21DE]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S967 [2MR]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), S10522 [17DE], H3364, H3388, H3391, H3392, H3393, H3394, H3396, H3398, H3400, H3401, H3402, H3403, H3404 [12MY], H3445, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449 [13MY], H4189 [28MY], H8824 [21DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559, S560, S575, S586, S587 [11FE], S626, S628, S629, S634, S640 [22FE], S712 [23FE], S1476, S1479, S1480 [11MR], S1531, S1532 [15MR], H1125 [4MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), S4103 [20MY]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2663 [26AP], S2765, S2767 [28AP], S2772, S2814, S2815, S2816, S2973, S2974, S2976, S2978, S2979, S2980 [29AP], S3007, S3008, S3009, S3013, S3014 [30AP], S3039, S3040, S3041, S3042, S3046, S3047, S3048, S3049 [3MY], S3072, S3100, S3102, S3103, S3104, S3105, S3106, S3107, S3108, S3109, S3111, S3115 [4MY], S3149, S3172, S3173, S3194, S3195, S3200, S3208, S3217, S3223, S3227, S3228, S3260, S3262, S3263, S3264, S3268, S3269, S3270, S3271, S3272, S3273, S3278, S3279 [5MY], S3328, S3332, S3347, S3349, S3350, S3364, S3365, S3366, S3368, S3369, S3371, S3372, S3373, S3374, S3375, S3376, S3377, S3378, S3380, S3381, S3382, S3383 [6MY], S3411, S3426, S3427, S3428, S3429 [7MY], S3476, S3478, S3479, S3480, S3481, S3482, S3484, S3485 [10MY], S3488, S3497, S3511, S3524, S3543, S3544, S3545, S3546, S3547, S3549, S3550, S3551, S3552, S3553, S3554, S3558, S3559, S3560, S3563, S3564, S3565, S3566 [11MY], S3575, S3576, S3590, S3611, S3616, S3617, S3618, S3619, S3625, S3648, S3649, S3650, S3651, S3652, S3654, S3655, S3656, S3657, S3658, S3659, S3660 [12MY], S3675, S3693, S3699, S3703, S3708, S3710, S3723, S3728, S3729, S3730, S3731, S3732, S3734, S3735, S3736, S3742, S3743, S3756, S3757, S3759, S3761 [13MY], S3772, S3787, S3788 [14MY], S3802, S3806, S3808, S3811, S3814, S3835, S3836, S3837, S3838, S3839, S3840, S3841, S3842, S3846 [17MY], S3856, S3859, S3861, S3866, S3867, S3879, S3881, S3890, S3912, S3913, S3914, S3915, S3916, S3918, S3919, S3920, S3921, S3922, S3923, S3925, S3926, S3927, S3931, S3932, S3933, S3935, S3938, S3940, S3941, S3943, S3944 [18MY], S3971, S3973, S3987, S3990, S3991, S3992, S3994, S3997, S4000, S4003, S4006, S4009, S4010, S4011, S4012, S4013, S4014 [19MY], S4031, S4093, S4094, S4095, S4096, S4097, S4098, S4099, S4100, S4101, S4102 [20MY]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), S11051 [22DE], H8982 [22DE]

Information technology: improve U.S. cyber security (S. 3538), S7982 [17NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S11039 [22DE], H8947 [22DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7227 [29SE]

Power resources: promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (S. 3663), S6654, S6655 [3AU], S7756 [29SE]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7517, S7521 [27SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S847, S860, S887, S888, S890, S891, S892, S893, S894 [1MR], S955, S956, S958, S959, S969 [2MR], S973, S986, S992, S996, S997, S1002, S1003, S1004, S1005, S1033, S1034, S1061, S1090, S1091, S1092, S1093, S1094, S1095, S1097, S1098, S1102, S1103, S1104, S1105, S1106, S1107, S1108, S1111 [3MR], S1160, S1161, S1162, S1164, S1187, S1188, S1189, S1190, S1191, S1192, S1193, S1201, S1202, S1205 [4MR], S1222, S1223, S1224, S1233, S1240 [5MR], S1265, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271 [8MR], S1277, S1285, S1289, S1290, S1291, S1316, S1317 [9MR], S4625 [7JN], S4642, S4644, S4648, S4660, S4696, S4697, S4698, S4699, S4700, S4701, S4702, S4704 [8JN], S4728, S4729, S4735, S4736, S4738, S4739, S4754, S4755, S4756, S4757, S4758, S4759, S4761, S4763 [9JN], S4859, S4860, S4863, S4864 [10JN], S4877, S4888, S4890, S4891 [14JN], S4920, S4943, S4944, S4945, S4946, S4947, S4948, S4949 [15JN], S4970, S4996, S4997, S5037, S5038, S5041 [16JN], S5063, S5077, S5115, S5137 [17JN], S5211 [21JN], S5310, S5311, S5324, S5365 [23JN], S5448, S5449 [24JN], S5525, S5627, S5628 [29JN], S6033, S6034, S6035 [20JY], S6088 [21JY], H4101, H4130 [28MY], H5938 [22JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4097 [28MY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1369, S1401, S1402, S1403, S1406, S1407 [10MR], S1429, S1434, S1448, S1470, S1471, S1472, S1473, S1474, S1475, S1476, S1477, S1478 [11MR], S1530, S1531, S1532 [15MR], S1582, S1598, S1604, S1605, S1606, S1625, S1626, S1627, S1628, S1629, S1630 [16MR], S1644, S1674, S1675, S1676 [17MR], S1754 [18MR], S1799, S1805, S1806, S1807, S1808, S1809, S1815 [22MR], S6498, S6499, S6529, S6535 [29JY], S6572, S6573, S6586, S6587, S6592 [2AU], S6654 [3AU], H2332, H2366 [25MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6597 [10AU]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), S8646 [8DE], H8412 [15DE]

———promote tax parity between residential and business fuel cell tax credits (H.R. 3660), S4861 [10JN]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), S10308 [15DE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (H. Res. 1205), H2226 [23MR]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 30), S712, S713 [23FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1147), S1480 [11MR]

Analyses

America's Managed Care—10 Years of Health Reform: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., S1301 [9MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4170 [25MY]

———H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H4300 [9JN]

Articles and editorials

ALG Urges Senate To Support Isakson Resolution Against Union Organization by Plurality Rule, S7373 [23SE]

Antidrilling Commission, H4723 [23JN]

Avoiding a Trap on Climate Change, S92 [21JA]

Bailout Nation v. Rule of Law, S3688 [13MY]

Cap Gains Taxation—Less Means More, S7329 [22SE]

Crow Coal-to-Liquids Plant Could Be Boon for Montana, S5178 [21JN]

Derivatives-Spinoff Proposal Opposed as Part of Overhaul Bill, S3058 [4MY]

Difficult Path in Goldman Case, H2675 [20AP]

Dirty Air Act of 2010,, S93 [21JA]

Employers on Strike, S4600 [7JN]

End to Rules-Based Capital Markets, S6155 [22JY]

Erie-Based Biodiesel Company Presses for Return of Tax Credit, S608 [22FE]

Fact Check—Tax Cut Math Doesn't Add Up for Some, S6870 [5AU]

Factory Defies Sweatshop Label, but Can It Thrive?, E1418-E1420 [26JY]

50 Years of Service—``Unique'' Paul's Discount—A Pulaski Gem, S5483 [28JN]

Financial Panel Issues a Subpoena to Goldman Sachs, H4575 [16JN]

Goldman Sachs' Revolving Door, H3195-H3197 [5MY]

Goldman to Private Insurers—No Health Care Reform at All Is Best, S1301 [9MR]

Healthy Living Owner Katy Lesser Named Vermont SBA Person of the Year, S4439 [26MY]

High School Students Take on Building Project, S986 [3MR]

House of Representative's Reform Package Hurts the Fed's Independence, E34 [15JA]

Income for Life? Sounds Good, but Do Your Homework, S4029 [20MY]

Lehman's Ghost Haunts California, E672 [27AP]

M.D.G.'s for Beginners . . . and Finishers, S7199 [20SE]

Mary Ann Flunder—Business Consultant, E311 [4MR]

Moody's Experts Predict Texas Cities Will Lead the Recovery, H2329 [25MR]

Ms. Murkowski's Mischief, S92 [21JA]

New Democratic Claim About Job Creation, H5316 [1JY]

No-Cost Stimulus, S3863 [18MY]

Obama Spill Panel Big on Policy, Not Engineering, H4722 [23JN]

Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle, S1298 [9MR]

ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike, S1960 [24MR]

Obama's CEO Problem, S5825 [14JY]

Oil Spill Commission Coordinator Has Represented Environmental Groups, H4723 [23JN]

PA Jobless Rate Up, Jobs at Most Scarce in Decade, S113 [21JA]

Pittsburgh Tops List of Most-Livable Cities in U.S., S3354 [6MY]

Prevent a Double-Dip Recession, H3181 [5MY]

Protect Taxpayers From Wall Street Risk, S3142 [5MY]

Reasoned Debate Needed To Amend Energy Legislation, H6505 [30JY]

Senate Financial Bill Misguided, Some Academics Say, S3057 [4MY]

Send Jobs Overseas Act, S7458 [27SE]

SigmaBleyzer—Texas Leading Economic Recovery, H4093 [28MY]

Small Business Slow To Embrace Health Tax Credits, Brokers Say, S6869 [5AU]

States and the Stimulus—How a Supposed Boon Has Become a Fiscal Burden, S9 [20JA]

Subprime Consumers Hit at Goldman, H4575 [16JN]

Tax Cuts Clearly Explained, H8529 [16DE]

Tax the Windfall Banking Bonuses, S989 [3MR]

1099 Insurrection—The White House Fights an Effort To Ease a Burden on Small Businesses, S7060 [14SE]

Texas Gains More Jobs Again in April, H4093 [28MY]

U.S. Consumers Rage Against Goldman Unit, H4574 [16JN]

Uncertainty Principle, S5817 [14JY]

Unemployment Claims Drop By 14,000—Most of the Drop Pegged to Adjustments in How Labor Department Calculates Claims, H2329 [25MR]

Unocal and the Afghanistan Pipeline, H1277 [10MR]

Uproar Over Goldman Sachs, H2674, H2675 [20AP]

Victory for Writing, H6128 [27JY]

Washington Rule Makers Out of the Shadows, S8666 [9DE]

What About Fan and Fred Reform?, S3058 [4MY]

Win Fight for Cleaner Air, S93 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 6535), H8598 [16DE]

Agricultural Marketing Act: improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products (see S. 3656), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 5852), H6042 [26JY]

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H4779 [23JN]

———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 5579), H4779 [23JN]

Air pollution: provide a point of order against adding legislation establishing a global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to other legislation unless previously approved by the Senate (see S. 3655), S6302 [27JY]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (see H.R. 5679), H5501 [1JY]

———require renewable energy projects receiving stimulus funds to rely on domestic materials and to create and preserve jobs in the U.S. (see S. 3069), S1018 [3MR]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7453 [15NO]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see S. 3424), S4212 [25MY] (see H.R. 5434), H4021 (see H.R. 5434), H4083 [27MY]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: eliminate sunset of provisions relative to the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (see S. 3259), S2642 [26AP]

———extend (see H.R. 5330), H3540 [18MY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H646 [22FE]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), consideration (see H. Res. 1098), H753 [23FE]

Appropriations: provide tighter control over and additional public disclosure of earmarks (see S. 3475), S4849 [10JN]

Armed Forces: establish the Military Family-Friendly Employer Award for employers that have workplace flexibility policies to assist spouses and caregivers of service members (see S. 3811), S7267 [21SE]

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 287), H4424 [14JN]

Aviation: establish limitations on the approval of cooperative arrangements between 2 or more air carriers or between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (see H.R. 4788), H1219 [9MR]

———express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (see H. Res. 1401), H3870 [26MY]

———improve air safety by authorizing limited use by air carriers of information collected through cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders and prohibit tampering with such devices (see S. 3048), S823 [26FE]

———prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and require disclosure of passenger fees (see S. 3195), S2208 [12AP]

———require air carriers to refund baggage fees if such baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include the cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 5384), H3822 [25MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3033), S742 [24FE] (see H.R. 4677), H832 [24FE]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (see H.R. 6198), H6988 [23SE]

BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (see S. 3344), S3536 [11MY] (see H.R. 5241), H3272 [6MY]

Budget: require annual budget submissions of the President to Congress to provide certain information regarding companies in which the Government holds stock (see H.R. 4631), H646 [22FE]

Buy American Act: amend certain waivers providing greater transparency for exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see H.R. 4553), H470 [2FE]

———clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch (see S. 4019), S8713 [9DE]

———eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 5791), H5818 [20JY]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 6291), H7390 [29SE]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (see H.R. 5148), H2936 [27AP]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (see H.R. 4621), H609 [9FE]

CERCLA: reauthorize and improve brownfields revitalization and State response programs (see S. 3374), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5310), H3483 [13MY]

Charities: encourage pharmaceutical manufacturers and health care providers to donate prescription medications to nonprofit organizations that fill prescriptions for low-income individuals (see H. Res. 1311), H3078 [29AP]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H2318 [24MR]

China: limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (see H.R. 5312), H3483 [13MY]

———prohibit purchases by the U.S. Government of Chinese goods and services until China agrees to the Agreement on Government Procurement (see S. 3505), S5112 [17JN]

———withdraw normal trade relations status and provide for a balanced trade relationship with the U.S. (see H.R. 6071), H6570 [30JY]

Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (see S. Res. 405), S440 [2FE]

———require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 4046), S10514 [17DE]

Collective bargaining: prohibit States and territories from classifying self-employed individuals as employees under State laws (see H.R. 5176), H3077 [29AP]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (see S. 3291), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5131), H2843 [22AP]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (see H. Res. 1193), H1656 [18MR] (see H. Res. 1220), H2459 [25MR] (see H. Res. 1255), H2641 [15AP] (see H. Res. 1287), H2843 [22AP]

Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 5828), H5984 [22JY]

Congress: establish a point of order against consideration of legislation that exceeds the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act threshold for private sector mandates (see H.R. 5818), H5983 [22JY]

Constitutional amendments: allow Congress and States to regulate corporate political campaign spending as long as such limits do not abridge freedom of the press (see H.J. Res. 82), H2578 [14AP]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see S. Res. 411), S536 [9FE]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (see S. 3386), S3983 [19MY] (see H.R. 5707), H5502 [1JY]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 3843), S7507 [27SE] (see H.R. 6309), H7391 [29SE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 3357), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5309), H3483 [13MY]

Contracts: allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract (see H.R. 5637), H4974 (see H.R. 5637), H5203 [29JN]

———require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with certain reporting requirements and transparency standards (see H.R. 5158), H2936 [27AP]

———require persons to certify that they have not violated foreign corrupt practices statutes before being awarded Government contracts (see H.R. 5837), H5984 [22JY]

Copyrights: clarify, improve, and correct laws (see S. 3689), S6584 [2AU]

———provide protection for fashion design (see S. 3728), S6883 [5AU]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish to review and identify inequitable Federal subsidies and make recommendations to Congress for termination, modification, or retention of such subsidies (see H.R. 5406), H3869 [26MY]

Corporations: clarify situations in which a corporation may be treated as a person under Federal law (see H.R. 4729), H1026 [2MR]

———require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 6098), H6627 [10AU]

Courts: eliminate the learned intermediary defense to tort claims based on product liability (see H.R. 6421), H7548 [17NO]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (see S. 3518), S5268 [22JN]

———remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S3536 [11MY]

———restrict protective orders and sealing of cases, and allow disclosure of discovery information in civil actions to ensure disclosures relevant to public health or safety (see H.R. 5419), H3870 [26MY]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (see H.R. 4456), H139 [13JA]

———prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's jewelry containing cadmium, barium, or antimony (see S. 2975), S439 [2FE] (see H.R. 4428), H138 [13JA]

Credit: establish penalties for servicers that fail to timely evaluate the applications of homeowners under home loan modification programs (see S. 3161), S2019 [24MR]

———exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see S. 3106), S1458 [11MR]

———increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (see S. 3700), S6736 [4AU]

———provide an interest rate cap and other requirements for creditors making covered loans (see H.R. 5689), H5501 [1JY]

———require, as a condition for modification of a home mortgage loan held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or insured under the National Housing Act, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 4586), H554 [3FE]

———require, as a condition for purchase of a home mortgage loan held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or insured under the National Housing Act, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 4744), H1103 [3MR]

———require disclosures to all cosigners and guarantors of any consumer credit transaction or lease that are required to be made to the consumer (see H.R. 4659), H754 [23FE]

———require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6133), H6762 [15SE]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (see S. 3549), S5538 [29JN] (see H.R. 5502), H4386 [10JN]

Crime: create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud (see S. 3546), S5538 [29JN]

———end the terrorizing effects of the sale of murderabilia on crime victims and their families (see S. 3468), S4744 [9JN]

———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see S. 3494), S4938 [15JN]

———prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (see S. 3941), S7899 [15NO]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 4885), H1656 [18MR]

Croatia: honor memories of Ronald H. Brown and other Americans and Croatians killed in plane crash while on trade mission to the Balkans (see H. Res. 1684), H7395 [29SE]

Cuba: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 5620), H4905 [28JN]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (see S. 3463), S4658 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy market stabilization program (see S. 3531), S5439 [24JN]

———establish a dairy price stabilization program (see H.R. 5288), H3440 [12MY]

———improve the business and industry direct and guaranteed loan program (see S. 3085), S1229 [5MR]

Dept. of Commerce: conduct a study on the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the U.S. and develop a national economic competitiveness strategy (see S. 3620), S6025 [20JY]

———establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see S. 3225), S2423 [19AP] (see H.R. 4676), H832 [24FE]

———establish a loan program to assist in locating information technology and manufacturing jobs in the U.S. (see S. 3001), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 5084), H2695 [20AP]

———establish a technology deployment and early-stage business investment grant program (see H.R. 6120), H6681 [14SE]

———establish an early-stage business investment and incubation grant program (see H.R. 5411), H3870 [26MY]

———establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 5156), H2936 [27AP]

———establish Minority Business Development Program (see S. 4026), S9022 [14DE]

———expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and Technology Innovation Program to include projects with potential for commercial exploitation in foreign markets (see S. 3084), S1229 [5MR]

———expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program for projects to create jobs, increase energy efficiency, and promote technology transfer (see S. 3340), S3536 [11MY]

———promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H2260 [23MR]

———promote coastal jobs creation and sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see S. 3528), S5439 [24JN]

———provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to foreign markets for energy efficiency and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. (see S. 3395), S4082 [20MY]

———reauthorize Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see S. 3523), S5319 [23JN]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see S. 3519), S5268 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (see H.R. 6540), H8785 [17DE]

———improve preservation of the small arms production industrial base by allowing all small arms manufacturers to compete for Federal small arms contracts (see H.R. 5181), H3077 [29AP]

———increase oversight of private security contractors and establish proper ratio of Federal security personnel to private security contractors at U.S. military combat missions (see S. 3037), S742 [24FE]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (see S. 3023), S698 [23FE] (see H.R. 4650), H754 [23FE]

———provide authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations (see H.R. 5755), H5675 [15JY]

———provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (see H.R. 5013), H2578 [14AP]

———provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (H.R. 5013), consideration (see H. Res. 1300), H2935 [27AP]

———provide greater transparency in conversion of functions previously performed by contractors to performance by departmental employees (see H.R. 6349), H7392 [29SE]

———restore accountability and congressional oversight to the defense contracting process (see S. 3909), S7788 [29SE] (see H.R. 6310), H7391 [29SE]

Dept. of Energy: carry out initiatives to advance innovation in nuclear energy technologies, make nuclear energy systems more competitive, and increase efficiency and safety of civilian nuclear power (see H.R. 5866), H6162 [27JY]

———create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (see H.R. 4741), H1103 [3MR]

———establish a motor efficiency rebate program (see S. 3436), S4528 [27MY]

———establish a Supply Star program to support businesses in promoting supply chain energy efficiency (see S. 3396), S4143 [24MY]

———improve energy conservation and efficiency standards for certain appliances and other consumer products (see S. 3925), S7788 [29SE]

———provide grants to States and local governments to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures and close big oil company tax loopholes to pay for such grants and reduce the deficit (see S. 3936), S7789 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: amend Community Development Block Grant Program service cap (see S. 4017), S8641 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: combat online infringement of intellectual property (see S. 3804), S7205 [20SE]

———create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 6545), H8785 [17DE]

———establish the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Unit (see H.R. 5932), H6403 (see H.R. 5932), H6454 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: award grants for worker training, technology development, and applied research in the wind energy industry production and energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design industries (see H.R. 4584), H554 [3FE]

———establish an Office of Worker's Compensation Programs in Anchorage, AK (see H.R. 5316), H3483 [13MY]

———establish the Work-Life Balance Award (see H.R. 4855), H1517 [16MR]

———establish wage theft prevention and community partnership grant program (see H.R. 6268), H7389 [29SE]

———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 4864), H1518 [16MR]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see S. 3529), S5439 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: agree to lessee requests to amend certain Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases and incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions (see H.R. 4521), H386 [26JA]

———determine impact of any proposed modification to policy on onshore oil or natural gas preleasing or leasing activity (see S. 3385), S3983 [19MY]

———establish an annual fee on Federal offshore areas subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas and a fund to reduce pollution and U.S. oil dependence (see S. 3343), S3536 [11MY]

———expedite review and appropriate approval of applications for shallow water drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, Beaufort Sea, and Chukchi Sea (see S. Res. 608), S6884 [5AU]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (see S. 3431), S4442 [26MY]

———lift moratorium and ensure safety of deepwater drilling operations (see H.R. 5519), H4424 [14JN]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations (see S. 3489), S4938 [15JN] (see H.R. 5525), H4505 [15JN]

———limit moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities (see S. 3588), S5850 [14JY] (see H.R. 5772), H5711 [19JY]

———prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 6051), H6570 [30JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 3358), S3716 [13MY] (see H.R. 5213), H3200 [5MY] (see H.R. 5287), H3440 [12MY] (see H.R. 5697), H5502 [1JY]

———prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (see S. 3541), S5489 [28JN]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 5248), H3273 [6MY]

———provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see S. 3057), S945 [2MR]

———reform the Minerals Management Service, inspect vessels and facilities used for oil and gas drilling, and repeal limit of liability for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (see H.R. 5572), H4677 [22JN]

———require notice of receipt of Outer Continental Shelf oil exploration, development, and production plans, and ensure such plans comply with environmental laws (see H.R. 5863), H6042 [26JY]

———require offshore rigs to install acoustic control systems and improve oil spill response and removal technologies and methods (see H.R. 5313), H3483 [13MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct U.S. representatives to the IMF and World Bank to condition loans to Antigua and Barbuda on cooperation with efforts to provide redress to Stanford Financial Group fraud victims (see H. Res. 1129), H1027 [2MR]

———establish a fund from the sale of Troubled Asset Relief Program assets to assist local governments recoup losses incurred from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., bankruptcy (see H.R. 5125), H2842 [22AP]

———establish reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the U.S., and establish registration requirements for stored value device businesses (see H.R. 4966), H2457 [25MR]

———establish reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the U.S., and establish registration requirements for stored value programs (see H.R. 5127), H2842 [22AP]

———make electronic communications of certain Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients publicly available on the Internet (see H.R. 4519), H386 [26JA]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction (see H.R. 4482), H265 [20JA]

———require institutions to segregate Troubled Asset Relief Program funds and prohibit use of such funds for political expenditures or electioneering communications (see H.R. 4617), H606 [5FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1781), H8940 [21DE]

———support U.S. manufacturing by providing rules and guidance, waiver notices, and departmental and agency actions applicable to domestic content standards of Federal grants (see S. 4034), S10410 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish public-private partnerships for the treatment and research of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 5841), H5984 [22JY]

———establish the VetStar Award Program to recognize businesses for contributions to veterans' employment (see H.R. 5484), H4246 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, Energy, and Education: jointly develop a workforce training and education program to prepare workers for careers in the alternative energy and energy efficiency industries (see H.R. 6142), H6763 [15SE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 5191), H3078 [29AP]

Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 5576), H4778 [23JN]

District of Columbia: permit advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas inside the ``Federal enclave'' (see H.R. 5703), H5502 [1JY]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (see S. 3153), S1873 [23MR] (see S. 3173), S2115 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (see H.R. 4691), H931 [25FE]

Ecology and environment: prevent Federal agencies from regulating greenhouse gas emissions for purposes of addressing climate change without express and specific statutory authority (see H.R. 5294), H3482 [13MY]

———reduce use of paper and plastic bags and encourage use of reusable bags (see H. Res. 1298), H2843 [22AP]

Economic Development Administration: establish a grant program for organizations to assist individuals and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to file claims for damages (see S. 3337), S3535 [11MY]

Economy: address national security threats and vulnerabilities that could undermine economic recovery and financial markets (see S. 3920), S7788 [29SE]

———create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (see H.R. 4513), H386 [26JA]

———establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 4666), H754 [23FE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 3605), S5964 [15JY] (see H.R. 5116), H2842 [22AP] (see H.R. 5325), H3540 [18MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration (see H. Res. 1344), H3309 [11MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1781), H8940 [21DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1137), H1167 [4MR]

———modify period used to calculate certain unemployment rates and encourage development of business incubators (see H.R. 5089), H2798 [21AP]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1490), H5302 [30JN]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see H.R. 4529), H421 [27JA]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 5477), H4215 [28MY]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 6248), H7389 [29SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment authorizing regulation of any expenditure in connection to an election (see H.J. Res. 98), H7394 [29SE]

———constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (see S.J. Res. 36), S6302 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: invest in innovation for education (see S. 3882), S7787 [29SE]

Employment: amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (see H.R. 5980), H6405 (see H.R. 5980), H6457 [29JY]

———create jobs by reducing tax and regulatory burdens on businesses, promoting foreign trade, and repealing certain health care reform laws (see H.R. 6367), H7393 [29SE]

———establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (see S. 2952), S251 [26JA]

———permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see S. 3840), S7446 [24SE]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]

———provide for treatment and temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see S. 3753), S6884 [5AU]

———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see S. 3254), S2587 [22AP] (see H.R. 5107), H2842 [22AP]

———stimulate job creation by directing Federal procurement to domestic sources, ensuring enforcement of domestic sourcing requirement, and prohibiting procurement of sweatshop goods (see H.R. 6262), H7389 [29SE]

Engineering: establish a network of fabrication laboratories to foster scientific and engineering skills and to provide a workforce capable of producing world class manufactured goods (see H.R. 6003), H6568 [30JY]

Entertainment industry: commend encouragement of interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) (see S. Res. 623), S7134 [15SE]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see S.J. Res. 26), S122 [21JA] (see H.J. Res. 76), H932 [25FE] (see H.J. Res. 77), H1027 [2MR]

———disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants (see H.J. Res. 100), H7644 [29NO]

———prohibit funding to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases (see H.R. 6511), H8286 [9DE]

Evansville, IN: anniversary of Old National Bank (see H. Res. 1201), H1744 [19MR]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see S. 3662), S6397 [28JY] (see H.R. 4692), H931 [25FE]

Export Enhancement Act: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 6231), H7154 [28SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve (see S. 3888), S7787 [29SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see S. 3680), S6548 [30JY]

FCC: encourage continued investment and innovation in communications networks by establishing a new competition analysis-based regulatory framework (see S. 3624), S6078 [21JY]

———extend time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal (see H.R. 5020), H2578 [14AP]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 6533), H8597 [16DE]

———prohibit from regulating information services or Internet access services absent a market failure (see H.R. 5257), H3309 [11MY]

FDA: ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 4816), H1323 [10MR]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see S. 3697), S6736 [4AU]

———provide additional quality control of drugs (see S. 3690), S6651 [3AU]

———strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (see S. 3002), S482 [4FE]

FDIC: address establishment and maintenance of the Systemic Resolution Fund (see S. 3052), S857 [1MR]

———permanently extend the Transaction Account Guarantee Program (see H.R. 4928), H2318 [24MR]

Federal agencies and departments: improve management and oversight of contracts and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see S. 3323), S3358 [6MY] (see H.R. 5726), H5546 [13JY]

———require annual audits of contracts for compliance with the Buy American Act (see H.R. 5898), H6282 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: prohibit use of certain stimulus and disaster relief funds for business relocation incentives (see H.R. 6514), H8286 [9DE]

———provide loan guarantees and interest rate subsidies for successful companies to establish and implement long-term U.S. growth plans (see H.R. 5445), H4022 (see H.R. 5445), H4083 [27MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: prohibit corporations which are subject to certain criminal or civil sanctions from engaging in campaign-related activity (see H.R. 5410), H3869 [26MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations (see S. 3466), S4744 [9JN]

Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H646 [22FE]

FEMA: establish a disaster recovery assistance program for businesses (see H.R. 5242), H3272 [6MY]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: require a preliminary report on current U.S. financial and economic crisis (see H.R. 4454), H139 [13JA]

Financial institutions: establish a commercial real estate credit guarantee program to empower community banks and other lenders to make loans (see H.R. 5816), H5983 [22JY]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (see S. 3217), S2377 [15AP]

———prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies (see H.R. 4461), H146 [15JA]

———promote transparency and accountability in the consumer financial products and services market and ensure that no company becomes too big to fail (see H.R. 4516), H386 [26JA]

———provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 5249), H3273 [6MY]

———provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see S. 3241), S2518 [21AP] (see H.R. 5159), H3013 [28AP]

Firearms: restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 5718), H5545 [13JY]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (see S. 3276), S2758 [28AP]

———mitigate the economic impact of transition to sustainable fisheries on fishing communities (see S. 3594), S5963 [15JY] (see H.R. 6316), H7391 [29SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: require payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures (see H.R. 6075), H6571 [30JY]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3767), S7033 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (see S. 3669), S6520 [29JY]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see S. 3701), S6736 [4AU]

Foreign countries: establish an international professional exchange program with Muslim-majority countries (see S. 3688), S6584 [2AU]

———take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 5564), H4676 [22JN]

Foreign trade: enhance promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 6231), H7211 [28SE]

———express that foreign countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the U.S. with regards to paper products (see H. Res. 1699), H7395 [29SE]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (see H.R. 6517), H8291 [13DE]

———improve support, training, education, and compliance assistance regarding export licensing requirements provided to small and medium-sized businesses (see H.R. 6320), H7392 [29SE]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see S. 3725), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 6549), H8785 [17DE]

———provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (see S. 3080), S1169 [4MR]

———remove preferential trade treatment for certain textile articles (see H.R. 5940), H6403 (see H.R. 5940), H6455 [29JY]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 4678), H832 [24FE]

———support effective enforcement of trade laws including antidumping and countervailing duty orders and transshipment in order to remedy harm to U.S. consumers and businesses (see H. Res. 1681), H7395 [29SE]

———support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (see S. Res. 544), S4529 [27MY]

———support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan (see H. Res. 1196), H1656 [18MR]

FRS: prevent funding from being made available to corporations that finance political campaigns or political propaganda (see H.R. 4768), H1168 [4MR]

FTC: provide with oversight authority over insurance issuers (see S. 3685), S6584 [2AU]

Gambling: clarify the scope of the Federal Wire Act relative to Internet horseracing wagering (see H.R. 5599), H4871 [24JN]

GAO: evaluate propriety of assistance provided to General Motors Corp., under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 3526), S5319 [23JN] (see H.R. 6046), H6570 [30JY]

———investigate and audit operations of the fund created by BP P.L.C., to compensate persons affected by the Gulf oil spill (see H.R. 6016), H6568 [30JY]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see S. Res. 681), S7968 [17NO]

Government: reduce barriers to entry in Federal contracting (see S. 3101), S1358 [10MR]

Government regulations: require majority shareholder approval for any expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company's products or services (see H.R. 4487), H325 [21JA]

GSA: extend to private property owners and managers in certain Virginia locales the negotiating preferences for leasing of space for Federal Government use given to National Capital area jurisdictions (see H.R. 5713), H5545 [13JY]

Gulf of Mexico: accelerate the increase in the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenues that is shared with States (see S. 3391), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 5267), H3310 [11MY]

———amend Jones Act and related statutes with respect to the liability of vessel owners and operators for damages (see S. 3600), S5964 [15JY]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits (see S. 3410), S4211 [25MY] (see S. 3461), S4621 [7JN]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, investigate measures to prevent similar incidents, and improve the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and oil spill research (see S. 3542), S5489 [28JN]

———ensure Government access to independent, peer-reviewed scientific data and information to assess health of oil spill clean-up workers and vulnerable residents resulting from Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 6017), H6569 [30JY]

———recognize economic and environmental impacts of BP P.L.C., oil spill and urge BP to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from States directly impacted (see S. Res. 582), S5850 [14JY] (see S. Res. 588), S6025 [20JY]

———require a study of the effect of temporary moratorium on new deepwater drilling on small businesses (see S. 3545), S5538 [29JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5520), H4424 [14JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a recovery fund focused on travel and tourism to be administered by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6405 (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6457 [29JY]

———require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H. Con. Res. 280), H3657 [19MY]

———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3512), S5153 [18JN] (see H.R. 5585), H4779 [23JN]

Haiti: establish an American Enterprise Fund for Haiti and ensure oversight of U.S. earthquake recovery and redevelopment activities (see H.R. 5394), H3823 [25MY]

———promote strengthening of private sector (see S. 3202), S2295 [14AP]

Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H2457 [25MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce mercury emissions from electric utility steam generating units (see H.R. 5674), H5501 [1JY]

Health: provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H932 [25FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S5112 [17JN]

Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish (see S. 3078), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 4757), H1167 [4MR]

Housing: establish the Residential Construction Loan Guarantee Program to guarantee loans made to eligible home building companies for viable building projects (see H.R. 5409), H3869 [26MY]

Immigration: allow employers to pay H-2A workers the Federal minimum wage or prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to U.S. citizens similarly employed (see H.R. 4835), H1396 [12MR]

———continue to prohibit the hiring, recruitment, or referral of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 5265), H3310 [11MY]

———establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see S. 3029), S742 [24FE] (see H.R. 5193), H3078 [29AP]

———impose new penalties for the knowing unlawful employment of aliens (see H.R. 4627), H646 [22FE]

———improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (see S. 3858), S7618 [28SE]

———increase U.S. competitiveness through enhancing access to high-skilled foreign workers, retaining those educated in the U.S., and streamlining employer certification processes (see H.R. 5658), H5500 [1JY]

———prevent executives of companies that invest in Iran's nuclear or petroleum industries to enter the U.S. (see S. 18), S7786 [29SE]

———provide for improved border security and ensure that employers participating in the E-verify program are not subject to unjustified penalties (see H.R. 5836), H5984 [22JY]

———support credible and effective policies which welcome lawful immigrants and nonimmigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or continued presence of unlawful foreign persons (see H. Res. 1026), H326 [21JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt employment in mobile amusement industry from numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants (see H.R. 6179), H6879 [22SE]

Income: give shareholders a vote on executive pay, hold executives accountable for failure or fraud, and structure executive pay to encourage the long-term viability of companies (see S. 3049), S823 [26FE]

Information technology: commend companies for advocating an uncensored Internet, encourage participation in Global Network Initiative, and make lawful Internet access a part of U.S. foreign policy (see H. Res. 1512), H5546 [13JY]

———improve U.S. cyber security (see S. 3538), S5439 [24JN]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H3272 [6MY]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3548), S5538 [29JN]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see S. 3393), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 5324), H3540 [18MY]

———provide for a Federal license for reinsurers (see H.R. 6529), H8597 [16DE]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3182), S2115 [25MR]

International relations: reject creation of an international system of government bailouts for the financial sector or climate regulation that would negatively impact the U.S. economy and sovereignty (see S. Res. 461), S1750 [18MR]

Internet: oppose any effort to transfer control to the U.N. or any other international governmental organization (see H. Res. 1775), H8785 [17DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit restrictions on the resale of event tickets sold in interstate commerce as an unfair or deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 4795), H1220 [9MR]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6183), H6879 [22SE]

Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see S. 4008), S8477 [3DE] (see H.R. 6296), H7391 [29SE]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see S. 3786), S7134 [15SE] (see H.R. 6128), H6762 [15SE]

Japan: remedy trade violations relative to not applying incentives for U.S. automobile imports under the Japan Eco-Friendly Vehicle Purchase Program (see S. Res. 388), S52 [20JA] (see H. Res. 997), H39 [12JA]

Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (see S. 3525), S5319 [23JN]

Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6384), H7394 [29SE]

Liability Risk Retention Act: modernize and expand coverage to include commercial property insurance (see H.R. 4802), H1322 [10MR]

Lobbyists: prevent former Members of Congress from becoming lobbyists, increase restrictions on congressional staff from becoming lobbyists, and provide more transparency and accountability (see S. 3272), S2758 [28AP]

Marine mammals: improve and strengthen whale conservation efforts and ensure that commercial, scientific, and other lethal whaling does not occur for any purpose other than aboriginal subsistence (see H. Res. 1390), H3823 [25MY]

———promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see S. 3116), S1516 [15MR]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 3413, 3415), S4211 [25MY] (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for treatment of certain electronic health records as certified EHR technology for purposes of health information technology payment incentives (see H.R. 6005), H6568 [30JY]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: provide wallet cards and similar devices containing the national hazard reporting phone number to mine operators for distribution to miners (see H.R. 5785), H5818 [20JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety practices and compliance in order to prevent mine accidents (see H.R. 5788), H5818 [20JY]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see S. 3671), S6520 [29JY]

———promote exploration for and development of rare earth elements and reestablish competitive supply chain for rare earth materials (see S. 4031), S10304 [15DE]

———reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see S. 3521), S5268 [22JN] (see H.R. 4866), H1595 [17MR]

Money: require disclosures to consumers by coin and precious metal bullion dealers (see H.R. 6149), H6803 [16SE]

Motor vehicles: ensure availability of dual-fueled automobiles and light duty trucks (see H.R. 5633), H4974 (see H.R. 5633), H5203 [29JN]

———establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (see S. 3442), S4529 [27MY] (see S. 3495), S4938 [15JN] (see S. 3511), S5153 [18JN] (see H.R. 5442), H4022 (see H.R. 5442), H4083 [27MY]

———modify certain tax incentives for alternative vehicles and establish a Dept. of Energy battery insurance program (see S. 3715), S6883 [5AU]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see S. 3181), S2115 [25MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 4759), H1168 [4MR]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1472), H4872 [24JN]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see S. 3462), S4658 [8JN] (see H.R. 5481), H4246 [8JN]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury (see S. 4036), S10410 [16DE]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1688, 1701), H7395 [29SE]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 1368), H3541 [18MY]

National ESIGN Day: designate (see S. Res. 576), S5699 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]

National Family Business Week: designate (see H. Res. 1586), H6571 [30JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require installation of event data recorders in all motor vehicles manufactured in the U.S. (see S. 3271), S2758 [28AP] (see H.R. 5169), H3013 [28AP] (see H.R. 5345), H3657 [19MY]

———restrict post-Government employment by former personnel in the automobile industry in areas dealing with compliance matters (see S. 3268), S2758 [28AP]

National Labor Relations Act: clarify the intent of Congress for Federal labor law preemption of State and local law (see H.R. 6436), H7614 [18NO]

National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (see S.J. Res. 30), S3536 [11MY] (see H.J. Res. 97), H6989 [23SE]

National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 1055), H471 [2FE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 649), S7508 [27SE] (see H. Res. 1481), H4905 [28JN]

National security: establish the Executive Cyber Director and clarify authority relative to critical information infrastructure policy creation, verification, and enforcement measures (see H.R. 6351), H7392 [29SE]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 540), S4442 [26MY]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1598), H6572 [30JY]

Native American Economic Advisory Council: establish (see S. 3331), S3407 [7MY] (see H.R. 5452), H4022 (see H.R. 5452), H4084 [27MY]

Native Americans: facilitate business and agricultural leasing of Navajo Nation lands (see H.R. 6210), H6989 [23SE]

———improve access to capital, bonding authority, and job training and promote native community development financial institutions and small business opportunities (see S. 3471), S4745 [9JN]

Navy: extend authority to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft (see S. 3782), S7089 [14SE] (see H.R. 6102), H6627 [10AU]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (see H. Res. 1674), H7388 [29SE]

NSF: improve commercialization potential of grants and enhance metrics used to assess such potential (see S. 3630), S6200 [22JY]

Nuclear energy: enable a nuclear renaissance to improve energy security, reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, provide large, reliable sources of electricity, and create jobs (see S. 3618), S6024 [20JY]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: create a charter for Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (see H.R. 5942), H6403 (see H.R. 5942), H6455 [29JY]

Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see S. 3473), S4745 [9JN] (see H.R. 5499), H4386 [10JN]

———extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 5686), H5501 [1JY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3305), S3091 [4MY] (see S. 3472), S4745 [9JN] (see H.R. 5214), H3201 [5MY]

OMB: provide a list of programs with unobligated stimulus funds and make recommendations to redirect such funds to assist displaced workers or spur job creation (see S. 2981), S440 [2FE]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 5975), H6405 (see H.R. 5975), H6456 [29JY]

———terminate authorities (see H.R. 4980), H2458 [25MR] (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (see S. 3257), S2642 [26AP] (see H.R. 6536), H8598 [16DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: eliminate 30-day time limit for exploration plans (see S. 3443), S4529 [27MY]

———improve safety and preparedness surrounding offshore energy production and respond to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, explosion, and oil spill (see S. 3763), S6884 [5AU]

———modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (see H.R. 5677), H5501 [1JY]

———prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off of Florida (see H.R. 5358), H3701 [20MY]

———require applicants for oil drilling and production operations to submit an oil spill containment and clean-up plan capable of handling a worst-case scenario oil spill (see H.R. 5709), H5502 [1JY]

———require each oil or gas drilling and production operation with leases to annually certify compliance with applicable laws and regulations (see H.R. 5846), H5984 [22JY]

———require oil and gas drilling and production operations to have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment (see H.R. 5634), H4974 (see H.R. 5634), H5203 [29JN]

———require oil companies to drill emergency relief wells at all new drilling sites (see S. 3492), S4938 [15JN] (see H.R. 5666), H5500 [1JY]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (see S. 3308), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5222), H3201 [5MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: require leases to include a plan that describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an ongoing discharge of oil (see S. 3497), S4989 [16JN]

———require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold, or discharged under a lease (see H.R. 5513), H4386 [10JN]

———require royalty and other payments for oil that is removed under an offshore oil and gas lease and discharged into waters of the U.S. or ocean waters (see H.R. 5661), H5500 [1JY]

Pakistan: promote strengthening of the private sector (see S. 3665), S6519 [29JY]

Patents: modify penalty for false marking (see H.R. 6352), H7393 [29SE]

———provide recourse under patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false markings (see H.R. 4954), H2457 [25MR]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: guarantee qualified preretirement survivor annuities under insolvent or terminated multiemployer pension plans (see H.R. 6359), H7393 [29SE]

Pensions: allow multiemployer plans to amortize losses from certain fraudulent investment schemes over a certain period (see S. 3006), S536 [9FE] (see H.R. 4608), H601 [4FE]

———allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see S. 3157), S1873 [23MR]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (see H.R. 5676), H5501 [1JY]

———recover damages for physical and economic injuries, adverse environmental effects, and oil spill clean up, improve safety of offshore drilling vessels and pipelines, and require adequate response plans (see H.R. 5629), H4974 (see H.R. 5629), H5203 [29JN]

———require those entering into a Federal oil or gas lease or contract to pay into an Oil Spill Recovery Fund or to settle any outstanding liabilities relative to any previous oil discharge (see S. 3514), S5201 [21JN]

Pharmaceuticals: require mail-order pharmacies to notify customers when generic drugs become available and prevent such pharmacies from substituting drugs without prescriber authorization (see H.R. 6255), H7389 [29SE]

Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (see H.R. 6008), H6568 [30JY]

Political action committees: make antitrust laws applicable to certain committees established and administered by a separate segregated fund of a corporation (see H.R. 4433), H138 [13JA]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see S. 2954), S251 [26JA] (see H.R. 4510, 4522), H386 [26JA]

———apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest and increase penalties for violators of such ban (see H.R. 4517), H386 [26JA]

———apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations whose shareholders include any foreign principals (see H.R. 4523), H386 [26JA]

———apply ban on election activity by foreign nationals to domestic corporations which are subsidiaries of foreign principals (see H.R. 4540), H422 [27JA]

———constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to regulate expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech (see H.J. Res. 74), H471 [2FE]

———constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns (see H.J. Res. 68), H326 [21JA]

———extend ban on contributions by certain Government contractors to other for-profit recipients of Federal funds and limit contributions of employees of such recipients (see H.R. 4434), H138 [13JA]

———prohibit corporations from making independent expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications without prior approval of a majority of shareholders (see H.R. 4644), H647 [22FE]

———prohibit corporations which employ or retain registered lobbyists from making expenditures or disbursements for electioneering communications (see H.R. 4511), H386 [26JA]

———protect Federal, State, and local elections from the influence of foreign nationals (see S. 2959), S271 [27JA]

———require corporations to identify their chief executive officer or labor organizations to identify their president in certain campaign-related communications (see H.R. 4527), H421 [27JA]

———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 4630), H646 [22FE]

———require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H422 [27JA]

———require notification to, and prior approval by, shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures (see S. 3004), S482 [4FE]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H1220 [9MR]

Power resources: authorize noncompetitive leasing of certain areas adjoining other lands for which a qualified company or individual holds a preexisting right to develop geothermal resources (see S. 3993), S8348 [1DE]

———encourage innovation to create clean technologies (see S. 3631), S6200 [22JY]

———promote clean energy jobs and oil company accountability (see S. 3663), S6397 [28JY]

———provide royalty relief (see S. 3687), S6584 [2AU]

———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 6541), H8785 [17DE]

———require major fuel distributors to install blender pumps in increasing numbers (see H.R. 5632), H4974 (see H.R. 5632), H5203 [29JN]

———support certain activities to advance technologies for safe and environmentally responsible exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 5716), H5545 [13JY]

Precious metals: require certain return policies from businesses that purchase precious metals from consumers and solicit such transactions through an Internet website (see H.R. 4501), H326 [21JA]

Privacy: foster transparency about commercial use of personal information and provide consumers with choice about collection, use, and disclosure of such information (see H.R. 5777), H5711 [19JY]

———protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and require notice of security breaches (see S. 3579), S5849 [14JY]

———protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see S. 3742), S6884 [5AU]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 6236), H7154 (see H.R. 6236), H7211 [28SE]

Product safety: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's products containing excessive cadmium, chromium, barium, or antimony (see H.R. 5920), H6402 (see H.R. 5920), H6454 [29JY]

———require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 6544), H8785 [17DE]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1167), H1358 [11MR]

Public debt: establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and provide an income tax credit to offset the impact of the fee (see H.R. 4646), H753 [23FE]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: allow non-debt financing for for-profit companies in business incubators (see H.R. 5871), H6162 [27JY]

———eliminate cost-sharing requirements for certain grants to communities suffering economic injury due to defense-related funding reductions (see S. 3030), S742 [24FE]

———reauthorize and improve programs and activities (see H.R. 5897), H6282 [28JY]

RadioShack Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1643), H6880 [22SE]

Railroad Retirement Day: designate (see S. Res. 606), S6736 [4AU]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1463), H4677 [22JN]

Railroads: make entities involved in the Holocaust ineligible to contract with any governmental agency for any federally funded high-speed rail project (see H.R. 6347), H7392 [29SE]

———tribute to freight rail industry (see H. Res. 1366), H3541 [18MY]

Real estate: enhance disclosure of private transfer fees in real estate transactions (see H.R. 6332), H7392 [29SE]

———reduce fraud and abusive practices in the origination of residential mortgages by establishing a clearinghouse of mortgage application information (see H.R. 5941), H6403 (see H.R. 5941), H6455 [29JY]

Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see H. Res. 1595), H6572 [30JY]

Renewable energy: extend, expand, and improve tax incentives and grant programs for renewable energy, especially solar energy (see H.R. 5931), H6403 (see H.R. 5931), H6454 [29JY]

———promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (see H.R. 6344), H7392 [29SE]

RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 410), S482 [4FE] (see H. Res. 1073), H602 [4FE]

Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (see H.R. 6495), H8034 [3DE]

———improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 5663), H5500 [1JY]

SBA: eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations relative to Government contracting (see S. 3959), S7968 [17NO] (see H.R. 6447), H7614 [18NO]

———encourage investment in and innovation by small business concerns (see S. 3967), S8062 [18NO]

———establish a small business intermediary lending pilot program (see H.R. 5332), H3540 [18MY]

———establish the Minority Entrepreneurship and Business Development Program (see H.R. 4422), H40 [12JA]

———establish Veterans' Business Center program (see S. 3394), S4082 [20MY]

———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 5797), H5818 [20JY]

———improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H601 [4FE]

———improve the Office of International Trade to expand small business exporting (see H.R. 5832), H5984 [22JY]

———make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 3228), S2477 [20AP] (see H.R. 4549), H422 [27JA]

———provide for refinancing and consolidation of disaster loans made to people directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5787), H5818 [20JY]

———remove limit on anticipated award price for contracts awarded under the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see S. 3399), S4143 [24MY]

———require small business training for Federal contracting officers (see S. 3444), S4529 [27MY]

Science: establish and expand partnerships that promote innovation and increase the economic and social impact of research by developing tools and resources to connect new scientific discoveries to practical uses (see H.R. 4998), H2503 [13AP]

———provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see H.R. 4413), H39 [12JA]

SEC: modernize and strengthen investor protection (see S. 3258), S2642 [26AP]

———prohibit enforcement of a climate change interpretive guidance (see S. 3032), S742 [24FE] (see H.R. 4934), H2318 [24MR]

———require issuers to make disclosures relative to Iranian investments (see H.R. 5833), H5984 [22JY]

———require public companies to report certain expenditures made to influence public opinion on any matter other than the promotion of the company's products or services (see H.R. 4432), H138 [13JA]

———require publicly traded coal companies to include certain safety records in annual and quarterly filings (see S. 3450), S4529 [27MY]

Secure and Fair Enforcement for (S.A.F.E.) Mortgage Licensing Act: delay implementation of licensing requirements (see H.R. 5098), H2798 [21AP]

———exempt manufactured and modular housing retailers from requirements (see H.R. 5369), H3744 [24MY]

Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 6531), H8597 [16DE]

———prohibit any national securities exchange from effecting securities transactions unless the issuing corporation is in compliance with political contribution and expenditure laws (see H.R. 4435), H138 [13JA]

———prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations (see S. 3098), S1358 [10MR]

Senior citizens: improve employability (see S. 4012), S8599 [7DE]

———promote labor force participation of older Americans to increase retirement security, reduce shortage of experienced workers, maintain economic growth, and improve nation's fiscal outlook (see H.R. 4591), H555 [3FE]

Shipping industry: repeal certain limitations of liability (see S. 3478), S4849 [10JN]

Ships and vessels: authorize appropriations for construction of Navy vessels and for loan guarantees for commercial vessels (see H.R. 5035), H2639 [15AP]

———ensure fairness in admiralty and maritime law (see S. 3755), S6884 [5AU]

———provide for the replacement or rebuilding of certain fishing vessels (see S. 4014), S8599 [7DE]

Small business: address reporting requirement burden (see H.R. 6213), H6989 [23SE]

———clarify regulations relative to misrepresentation through the use of pass-through business (see H.R. 4420), H40 [12JA]

———ensure certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses and enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 4929), H2318 [24MR]

———ensure that small businesses have their fair share of Federal procurement opportunities (see H.R. 4496), H326 [21JA]

———establish small metal-working business financial assistance program (see H.R. 5991), H6567 [30JY]

———extend loan enhancements (see S. 3604), S5964 [15JY]

———improve lending and investment programs (see H.R. 6219), H7153 (see H.R. 6219), H7211 [28SE]

———increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3777, 3783), S7089 [14SE]

———reaffirm Congress' intent that Federal contracting officers have discretion to choose among any small business development and contracting programs when awarding contracts (see S. 3190), S2162 [26MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY] (see S. 3946), S7899 [15NO] (see H.R. 5141), H2876 [26AP]

———require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included as subcontractors on Federal contract offers (see S. 4025), S9022 [14DE]

———support and strengthen manufacturing (see H.R. 6055), H6570 [30JY]

Small Business Act: improve contracting provisions (see S. 2989), S481 [4FE]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 5849), H6042 [26JY]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5849), H6042 [26JY]

Social Security: limit access to account numbers (see S. 3789), S7134 [15SE]

———prohibit access of prisoners to Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 5854), H6042 [26JY]

———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (see H.R. 6066), H6570 [30JY]

Sports: make funds and tax benefits available to assist job creation and workforce diversification in the golf industry (see H.R. 5878), H6163 [27JY]

Suburban areas: revitalize (see S. 3937), S7789 [29SE]

Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H2695 [20AP]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: recognize (see S. Res. 462), S1750 [18MR]

Tariff: increase the value of goods that can be brought into the U.S. duty free and without customs entry procedures (see H.R. 5375), H3822 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a business credit for investments in rural microbusinesses (see H.R. 5990), H6567 [30JY]

———allow a business credit for small business loans (see H.R. 5277), H3310 [11MY]

———allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 5864), H6042 [26JY]

———allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 5767), H5675 [15JY]

———allow a deduction for certain small business income (see H.R. 6168), H6879 [22SE]

———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see S. 3014), S620 [22FE] (see H.R. 4850), H1517 [16MR]

———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see S. 3818), S7352 [22SE]

———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4437), H138 [13JA] (see H.R. 4565), H471 [2FE] (see H.R. 4730), H1026 [2MR]

———allow for deduction for domestic oil related production activities of companies which are not major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 5104), H2798 [21AP]

———allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 6025), H6569 [30JY]

———allow retail businesses a tax credit against income for a portion of the cost of recycling plastic carry-out bags and other types of plastic (see H.R. 5695), H5502 [1JY]

———allow the private sector to create robust levels of economic growth (see H.R. 5029), H2639 [15AP]

———close foreign tax loopholes (see H.R. 5793), H5818 [20JY]

———create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (see S. 3816), S7267 [21SE]

———create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (see H.R. 5762), H5675 [15JY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5893), H6282 [28JY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), consideration (see H. Res. 1568), H6282 [28JY]

———decrease top marginal corporate rate and prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income (see H.R. 5857), H6042 [26JY]

———deny a deduction for image advertising expenses for any trade or business whose gross receipts exceed a certain amount (see H.R. 4518), H386 [26JA]

———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 5905), H6283 [28JY]

———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 6031), H6569 [30JY]

———deny trade or business expense deduction for damages paid pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 5995), H6568 [30JY]

———eliminate drawback fee on manufacture or production of certain distilled spirits used in non-beverage products (see S. 2992), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4610), H602 [4FE]

———eliminate limitation on expensing certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 5085), H2695 [20AP]

———eliminate oil and gas company preferences (see S. 3405), S4143 [24MY]

———encourage creation and growth of small business and reduce the cost of complying with tax requirements (see H.R. 4779), H1168 [4MR]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 4877), H1656 [18MR]

———encourage investment in commercial spaceflight facilities and equipment, research, and job training (see S. 3785), S7134 [15SE]

———encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4742), H1103 [3MR]

———ensure oil production excise tax will continue to pay for cleanup of, and damages incurred by current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and any future spills (see H. Res. 1374, 1374), H3657 [19MY]

———establish a Small Business Startup Savings Account (see S. 2985), S481 [4FE]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 5915), H6283 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income compensation provided by BP P.L.C., for victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5598), H4871 [24JN]

———exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership (see H.R. 4839), H1396 [12MR]

———exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall (see H.R. 4697), H932 [25FE]

———exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (see H.R. 5473), H4214 [28MY]

———exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income (see H.R. 6041), H6569 [30JY]

———exempt gain from sale of certain C corporation stock from capital gains rate increase (see H.R. 6323), H7392 [29SE]

———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 4873), H1595 [17MR]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 3803), S7205 [20SE]

———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 3760), S6884 [5AU] (see H.R. 6099), H6627 [10AU]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see S. 3430), S4442 [26MY]

———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1245), H2504 [13AP]

———express that the value-added tax is a massive tax increase that will result in hardships for families and job-creating small business and will further push back America's economic recovery (see H. Res. 1317), H3078 [29AP]

———extend and modify alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (see S. 3876), S7787 [29SE]

———extend and modify empowerment zone benefits, award loan funds to improve energy efficiency and clean energy technology, and provide a credit for investments in value-added agriculture (see S. 3787), S7134 [15SE]

———extend benefits of empowerment zones and enterprise communities if those zones and communities still qualify for designation (see H.R. 6288), H7390 [29SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 3793), S7175 [16SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1403), H3869 [26MY] (see H. Res. 1550), H5983 [22JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 1392), H3822 [25MY] (see H. Res. 1537), H5817 [20JY]

———extend exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires (see S. 3623), S6078 [21JY] (see H.R. 6105), H6627 [10AU]

———extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period (see H.R. 6152), H6803 [16SE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 3125), S1619 [16MR] (see S. 3164), S2115 [25MR]

———extend increased expensing of certain depreciable business assets and the special depreciation allowance for certain business property (see H.R. 4655), H754 [23FE]

———extend the special depreciation allowances for certain property (see S. 3513), S5201 [21JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of certain veterans (see S. 3282), S2802 [29AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see S. 3398), S4143 [24MY] (see H.R. 5400), H3823 [25MY]

———extend waiver of minimum distribution rules applicable to certain retirement plans (see H.R. 4421), H40 [12JA]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1212), H2317 [24MR] (see H. Res. 1606), H6578 [9AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (see H.R. 4414), H39 [12JA]

———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see S. 3007), S569 [11FE] (see H.R. 4426), H40 [12JA]

———impose an excise tax on bonuses paid to employees by businesses that receive Federal emergency economic assistance and limit deduction allowable for such bonuses (see S. 2994), S481 [4FE]

———impose an excise tax on corporate contributions to political committees and on corporate expenditures on political advocacy campaigns (see H.R. 4431), H138 [13JA]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 5783), H5818 [20JY]

———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration (see S. 3935), S7789 [29SE]

———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial energy efficiency in the areas of water reuse, advanced motors, and chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chillers (see H.R. 4455), H139 [13JA]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 5207), H3200 [5MY]

———increase deductions for start-up expenditures and small business meal and entertainment expenses, provide a standard deduction for business use of a home, and extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4637), H647 [22FE]

———increase dollar limitation on expensing certain depreciable assets and extend deduction (see H.R. 4661), H754 [23FE]

———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see S. 3067), S1018 [3MR]

———increase work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans (see H.R. 4443), H139 [13JA]

———limit certain executive compensation paid by systemically significant financial institutions (see S. 3149), S1812 [22MR]

———make certain tax relief permanent and permanently repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 6522), H8519 [15DE] (see H.R. 6538), H8598 [16DE]

———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 6201), H6989 [23SE]

———modify and extend the credit for alternative motor vehicles (see H.R. 4990), H2458 [25MR]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (see S. 3948), S7968 [17NO]

———modify rate of tax for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (see S. 3309), S3164 [5MY]

———modify timing rules for determining gross income relative to certain construction contracts (see H.R. 6097), H6627 [10AU]

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see S. 3510), S5112 [17JN]

———prevent pending tax increases (see H.R. 4746), H1103 [3MR]

———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 5649), H5302 [30JN]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 5660), H5500 [1JY]

———provide a 15-year recovery period for nonresidential real property in rural areas (see H.R. 5314), H3483 [13MY]

———provide a credit for investment in new or expanding small businesses (see H.R. 5691), H5502 [1JY]

———provide a credit for job training by successful companies (see H.R. 5420), H3870 [26MY]

———provide a limited exclusion from gross income for the discharge of indebtedness of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H470 [2FE]

———provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4663), H754 [23FE]

———provide a recovery period for computer-based gambling machines (see H.R. 5465), H4214 [28MY]

———provide a refundable credit for small business job growth (see S. 2967), S340 [28JA]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see S. 3716), S6883 [5AU]

———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (see S. 2955), S251 [26JA] (see S. 2973), S392 [1FE] (see H.R. 4585), H554 [3FE]

———provide a temporary suspension of limitation on charitable contributions and extend the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 2937), S51 [20JA]

———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H601 [4FE]

———provide an exemption for employer payroll taxes relative to employment of new hires and a credit for retaining employees (see H.R. 4777), H1168 [4MR]

———provide an exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and a credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period (see S. 2983), S481 [4FE] (see H.R. 4633), H646 [22FE]

———provide an investment credit to promote the conversion of U.S. coal and domestic carbonaceous feedstocks into synthetic fuels and gas (see H.R. 6035), H6569 [30JY]

———provide an investment tax credit for biomass heating property (see S. 3188), S2115 [25MR]

———provide deductions for costs incurred to remediate hazardous drywall in principal residences and for living costs due to vacating such residence, and credits for moving expenses (see H.R. 4881), H1656 [18MR]

———provide exception to arbitrage rules for prepayments for electricity generated from renewable resources (see H.R. 4967), H2457 [25MR]

———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 5600), H4871 [24JN]

———provide for distributions from retirement plans for losses due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5602), H4871 [24JN]

———provide for identification of corporate tax haven countries and increased penalties for tax evasion practices in haven countries that ship U.S. jobs overseas (see H.R. 5622), H4973 (see H.R. 5622), H5202 [29JN]

———provide for the eligibility of older workers for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5558), H4635 [17JN]

———provide for total expensing for capital property placed in service between certain dates (see H.R. 6126), H6762 [15SE]

———provide for treatment of securities of a controlled corporation exchanged for assets in certain reorganizations (see S. 3380), S3831 [17MY]

———provide incentives for clean energy manufacturing to reduce emissions, to produce renewable energy, and to promote conservation (see S. 3738), S6883 [5AU]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (see H.R. 4849), H1517 [16MR]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (see H. Res. 1205), H2215 [22MR]

———provide incentives for the development of qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 6331), H7392 [29SE]

———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]

———provide incentives for used oil re-refining (see H.R. 6328), H7392 [29SE]

———provide individuals a deduction for commuting expenses (see H.R. 4964), H2457 [25MR]

———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 6358), H7393 [29SE]

———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 4841), H1396 [12MR]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S1750 [18MR]

———provide tax benefits for certain areas affected by discharge of oil due to Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and sinking in Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 5699), H5502 [1JY]

———provide tax incentives for clean coal technology (see S. 3714), S6883 [5AU]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by discharge of oil due to Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and sinking in Gulf of Mexico (see S. 3934), S7788 [29SE]

———provide that fees charged for baggage carried into the cabin of an aircraft are subject to the excise tax imposed on transportation of persons by air (see S. 3205), S2295 [14AP] (see H.R. 5021), H2578 [14AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see S. 3262), S2708 [27AP]

———provide that treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations also apply to stockholders of corporations that only own land on which residences are located (see H.R. 5437), H4021 (see H.R. 5437), H4083 [27MY]

———reduce budget deficit and the burden on law-abiding taxpayers through stricter enforcement against deliquent taxpayers (see S. 3795), S7175 [16SE]

———reduce employer portion of payroll taxes for employers who expand payroll in high unemployment areas and make permanent research and development credit, bonus depreciation, and increased expensing limitations (see H.R. 4965), H2457 [25MR]

———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 5328), H3540 [18MY]

———reduce rate on corporations that make certain education contributions (see H.R. 4848), H1440 [15MR] (see H.R. 4878), H1656 [18MR]

———reduce the employer portion of payroll taxes in the case of employers who expand payroll (see H.R. 4680), H833 [24FE]

———reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate and offset the revenue cost by repealing certain corporate tax benefits (see H.R. 5962), H6404 (see H.R. 5962), H6456 [29JY]

———reduce the maximum corporate rate of tax (see H.R. 4781), H1168 [4MR]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see S. 3288), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 4976), H2458 [25MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5982), H6567 [30JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 5644), H5302 [30JN]

———repeal limitation on health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5215), H3201 [5MY]

———require certain tax-exempt entities, including business leagues and chambers of commerce, disclose sources and amounts of contributions (see H.R. 4605), H601 [4FE]

———require employers to sign a statement on tax returns that they do not knowingly employ individuals not authorized to be employed in the U.S. (see H.R. 5306), H3482 [13MY]

———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (see H.R. 5552), H4635 [17JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see S. 3306), S3091 [4MY]

———temporarily reduce payroll taxes of employees and employers (see S. 2957), S251 [26JA]

———treat any business credit attributable to wind, solar, or biomass electricity production and investment in solar energy property as refundable to a certain extent (see H.R. 5372), H3744 [24MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 2947), S154 [22JA]

———treat certain employee-funded pensions the same as qualified trusts for purposes of unrelated debt-financed income derived from real property and increase limit on elective deferrals to such pensions (see H.R. 6056), H6570 [30JY]

———treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property (see H.R. 4486), H325 [21JA]

Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 5694), H5502 [1JY]

Telecommunications: improve broadband coverage and service, especially in rural and tribal areas, and spectrum coverage for public safety broadband communications services (see S. 3710), S6883 [5AU]

———require consistent use of broadband service terminology by providers and clear disclosure to consumers about actual broadband speed that may reasonably be expected (see S. 3110), S1516 [15MR]

Telephones: require cell phone early termination fees to be pro-rated over the term of a subscriber's contract (see H.R. 5583), H4779 [23JN]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (see S. 3333), S3407 [7MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (see H.R. 6060), H6570 [30JY]

Trade Act: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see S. 4055), S11037 [22DE]

———strengthen provisions relative to identification of U.S. trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 6007), H6568 [30JY]

Trademark Act: amend (see S. 2968), S340 [28JA] (see H.R. 4515), H386 [26JA]

Transportation: improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see S. 3629), S6200 [22JY] (see H.R. 5976), H6405 (see H.R. 5976), H6456 [29JY]

Trucking industry: increase effectiveness of Federal oversight of motor carriers by reforming regulations relative to licensed brokers (see S. 3483), S4885 [14JN]

U.S. Trade and Development Agency: terminate authorities (see H.R. 5547), H4597 [16JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation and extend exemption from employer Social Security taxes for previously unemployed individuals and credit for retention of such individuals (see S. 3706), S6736 [4AU]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (see S. 4048), S10514 [17DE] (see H.R. 6429), H7613 [18NO]

Veterans: improve the Federal contracting process relative to veterans (see H.R. 6022), H6569 [30JY]

Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H1518 [16MR]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: increase financial industry transparency (see H.R. 6038), H6569 [30JY]

———repeal enhanced compensation structure reporting requirement (see H.R. 5998), H6568 [30JY]

———repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (see S. 3717), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5924), H6402 (see H.R. 5924), H6454 (see H.R. 5948), H6403 (see H.R. 5948), H6455 (see H.R. 5970), H6404 (see H.R. 5970), H6456 [29JY] (see H.R. 6086), H6626 [10AU]

———repeal the Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 5999), H6568 [30JY]

Water pollution: establish a process for quickly and effectively soliciting, assessing, and deploying offshore oil and hazardous substance cleanup technologies (see H.R. 5727), H5546 [13JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower and other protections to certain offshore workers (see H.R. 5749), H5675 [15JY]

———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 5851), H6042 [26JY]

———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), consideration (see H. Res. 1574), H6402 (see H. Res. 1574), H6454 [29JY]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1167), H1358 [11MR]

Cloture motions

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091 [25MR]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5774 [13JY], S5880 [15JY]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S3811 [17MY], S3964, S3974 [19MY], S4042 [20MY]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2553 [22AP], S2622, S2629 [26AP], S2707 [27AP], S2729 [28AP]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to proceed, S8552 [6DE], S8669 [9DE]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), motion to proceed, S7438 [24SE], S7584 [28SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S1225 [5MR], S1292 [9MR], S1339 [10MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), House amendment, S4878 [14JN], S4975 [16JN], S5096 [17JN], S5310 [23JN]-S5419 [24JN], S5525 [29JN], S5679 [30JN], S6011 [20JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), House amendment, S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6684 [4AU]

Conference reports

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), H4977-H5200 [29JN]

Descriptions

Sukup Manufacturing Co., Practices and Products, S5047 [16JN]

E-mails

Jobs Now program funding: Alyssa Avila, H2221 [23MR]

New York State Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Watch program: Aly Waddy, S382 [1FE]

———Jeff Eichler, S382 [1FE]

———Lorelei Boylan, New York State Dept. of Labor, S382 [1FE]

———Terri Gerstein, New York State Dept. of Labor, S382 [1FE]

Factsheets

BP P.L.C., Commitment to Integrity, Health, Safety, and Security, H4032 [27MY]

Letters

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), E869 [18MY]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), E870 [18MY]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S1869 [23MR]

American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Christopher Padilla, IBM Corp., H4096 [28MY]

———Donald Brown, Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc., S5073 [17JN]

American Power Act: Alan Reuther, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), S4834 [10JN]

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act: Perry L. Fowler, Associated General Contractors of America, H6438 [29JY]

Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act: Dave Croft, H3062 [29AP]

Bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients: Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Attorney General, S1148 [4MR]

Commerical real estate market instability: Representatives Kanjorski and Calvert, H3180 [5MY]

———several Representatives, H3180 [5MY]

Derivatives regulation legislation: Sheila C. Bair, FDIC, S3069 [4MY]

Disapproval of EPA rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act: Environmental Entrepreneurs (organization), S91 [21JA]

———several Senators, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S91 [21JA]

———several State attorneys general, S91 [21JA]

———several doctors and scientists, S89 [21JA]

———several faith-based organizations, S91 [21JA]

Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act: Senator Coburn, S6022 [20JY]

EPA rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act: Alan Reuther, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), S4834 [10JN]

———Charles D. Connor, American Lung Association, S4793 [10JN]

———Dave McCurdy, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Association, S4833 [10JN]

———several public health organizations, S4793 [10JN]

———several scientists, S4793 [10JN]

Excise tax on foreign companies that are not members of certain international trade agreements in order to pay for health benefits for first responders to terrorist attacks: several business associations, H8960 [22DE]

Exempt auto dealers from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S4134 [24MY]

———Dan Mica, Credit Union National Association, S4135 [24MY]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, S4135 [24MY]

———John M. McHugh, Sec. of the Army, S4135 [24MY]

———Military Coalition, S4134 [24MY]

———several military and consumer counciling organizations, S4134 [24MY]

Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Benjamin D. Wilcox, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., H6504 [30JY]

———Bruce Vincent, Independent Petroleum Association of America, H6506 [30JY]

———Burt Adams, National Ocean Industries Association, H6504 [30JY]

———Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming, H6504 [30JY]

———Don G. Briggs, Louisiana Oil & Gas Co., H6505 [30JY]

———John A. Rathmell, Jr., Lockton Co., LLC, H6505 [30JY]

———John Lloyd, Lloyd & Partners, Ltd., H6506 [30JY]

———Paul King, Indecs Corp., H6507 [30JY]

———Robert P. Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute, H6506 [30JY]

———Senator LeMieux, S5169 [21JN]

———several Texas government officials, H6504 [30JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council addition of State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S3710 [13MY]

GAO audit of FRS monetary policy and discount-lending actions: several economics and finance professors, E34 [15JA]

General Motors Co., repayment of Troubled Asset Relief Program loan: Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, S2746 [28AP]

———Senator Grassley, S2746 [28AP]

Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act: several organizations, S7832 [29SE]

Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms To Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act: Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2955 [28AP]

———Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H2955 [28AP]

———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2955 [28AP]

Improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products: several agricultural organizations, S6306 [27JY]

International affairs budget: several organizations and businesses, E1075 [10JN]

Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act: Gregory F. Zoeller, E1365 [20JY]

Investigation of fraudulent activities of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: several Representatives, H3002 [28AP]

Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6367 [29JY]

———M. Michael Rounds and Chester J. Culver, National Governors Association, H6361 [29JY]

———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6367 [29JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6360 [29JY]

Jobs creation and retention: several civil rights and human rights organizations, E203 [23FE]

Motor Vehicle Safety Integrity Employment Act: several consumer safety organizations, S2760 [28AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1075 [3MR]

———Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1075 [3MR]

National Credit Union Administration Chairman addition as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council: B. Dan Berger, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, S3353 [6MY]

———Dan Mica, Credit Union National Association, S3352 [6MY]

———Debbie Matz, National Credit Union Administration, S3352 [6MY]

National Manufacturing Strategy Act: Augustine D. Tantillo, American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, H6173 [28JY]

———Brian O'Shaughnessy, Joe Logan, and Robert Baugh, Coalition for a Prosperous America, H6173 [28JY]

———Douglas K. Woods, Association for Manufacturing Technology, H6172 [28JY]

———Jerry Call, American Foundry Society, H6175 [28JY]

———John W. Kenefick, Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute, H6172 [28JY]

———Kevin L. Kearns, U.S. Business and Industry Council, H6174 [28JY]

———Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr., National Defense Industrial Association, H6173 [28JY]

———Marion C. Blakey, Aerospace Industries Association, H6173 [28JY]

———Robert McKenna, Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association, H6175 [28JY]

———Thomas J. Gibson, American Iron and Steel Institute, H6174 [28JY]

———William E. Gaskin, Precision Metalforming Association and Robert L. Akers, Jr., National Tooling and Machining Association, H6172 [28JY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H6172 [28JY]

———Yardly Pollas-Kimble, Motorola, Inc., H6175 [28JY]

National Mediation Board rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing: Christopher Prandoni, Alliance for Worker Freedom, S7372 [23SE]

———Geoff Burr, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S7373 [23SE]

———Joe Trauger, National Association of Manufacturers, S7372 [23SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7372 [23SE]

———Sandra Polaski, Dept. of Labor, S7381 [23SE]

National Save for Retirement Week: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6190 [28JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6190 [28JY]

New York State Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Watch program: Terri Gerstein, New York State Dept. of Labor, S380 [1FE]

9/11 Health and Compensation Act: Catherine Schultz, National Foreign Trade Council, Inc., H7251 [29SE]

———Nancy L. McLernon, Organization for International Investment, H7250 [29SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7250 [29SE]

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6488 [30JY]

———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6488 [30JY]

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund advances for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Peter R. Orszag, OMB, H4338, H4342 [10JN]

Orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions: James C. Duff, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S3688 [13MY]

———several law school professors, economists, and leaders, S3689 [13MY]

Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act: John G. Emling, Coalition Against Organized Retail Crime and Retail Industry Leaders Association, H7165, H7166 [28SE]

———Leslie G. Sarasin, Food Marketing Institute, H7165 [28SE]

———Sean D. Bersell, Entertainment Merchants Association, H7165 [28SE]

———Steve Pfister, National Retail Federation, H7166 [28SE]

———Steven C. Anderson, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, H7166 [28SE]

Over-the-counter derivatives markets regulation and market transparency improvement: Coalition for Derivatives End-Users, S3597 [12MY]

———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, S3596 [12MY]

———Paul A. Volcker, S3608 [12MY]

———several organizations, S3597 [12MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Pharmakon Long Term Care Pharmacy, Inc., and Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., E1300-E1302 [13JY]

Prohibit Federal assistance to bailout swap dealers and major swap participants: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S3141 [5MY]

Prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds and address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations: John S. Reed, S2691 [27AP]

Promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S3698 [13MY]

———National Trade Associations, S3698 [13MY]

Protect identity of whistleblowers and ensure transparency and accountability in Government investigations of financial fraud: several consumer protection and government accountability organizations, S3975 [19MY]

Reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned: Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, S3979 [19MY]

Regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets and improve market transparency: Senator Dodd, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Senate) and Senator Lincoln, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), H5248 [30JN]

Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act: Paul S. Stevens, Investment Company Institute, H7070 [28SE]

Repeal Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC: several organizations, S6889 [5AU]

Require consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses: Ron Busby, U.S. Black Chamber, Inc., S3888 [18MY]

———Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, S3888 [18MY]

———several organizations, S3887 [18MY]

Restoring American Financial Stability Act: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S3142 [5MY]

———James C. Duff, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S2575 [22AP]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S2695 [27AP]

Role of small business sector in job creation: Zoltan Acs, SBA, S7151 [16SE]

S corporation self-employment payroll tax increase: Alan R. Einhorn, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, S5241 [22JN]

Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act: Nancy McLernon, Organization for International Investment, H2289 [24MR]

Small business health care tax credit: Steven D. Yeater, S6871 [5AU]

Solicitor General's failure to file a brief requested by SEC in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3619 [12MY]

Tax increases on U.S. companies with operations overseas: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6618 [10AU]

———Larry D. Burton, Business Roundtable (organization), H6618 [10AU]

———Promote America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Coalition, H6619 [10AU]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6618 [10AU]

Tribute to freight rail industry: Edward R. Hamberger, Association of American Railroads, H6079 [27JY]

———Edward Wytkind, AFL-CIO, H6080 [27JY]

———William C. Gibb, Growth Options for the 21st Century (organization), H6079 [27JY]

U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act: Augustine D. Tantillo, American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, H5849 [21JY]

———Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H5848 [21JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H5848 [21JY]

———Sarah F. Pierce, National Council of Textile Organizations, H5848 [21JY]

Unemployment rates: Leo Hindery, Smart Globalization Initiative, S8465 [3DE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Senators Lincoln and Dodd, S6192 [22JY]

Lists

Arkansas Business (publication) ``40 Under 40'' honorees, S5266 [22JN]

Arkansas Governor's Work-Life Balance Award recipients, S3712 [13MY]

Arkansas professionals included in Northwest Arkansas Business Journal ``40 Under 40'' list, S7085 [14SE]

Businesses and organizations opposing H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H4173 [28MY]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4140 [24MY]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5835 [14JY], H5255 [30JN]

Denton County, TX, businessmen, chambers of commerce representatives, and local officials delegation members visiting the District of Columbia, H3518 [18MY]

Doctors and scientists opposing Murkowski amendment to H.J. Res. 45, public debt statutory limit increase, on disapproval of EPA rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, S89 [21JA]

Federal consumer protection regulations applicable to automobile dealers' financial operations: National Automobile Dealers Association, S4131 [24MY]

Leading retailers and manufacturers phasing out bisphenol A (BPA), S7942 [17NO]

Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Titans Award recipients, E1476 [29JY]

National Trade Associations members, S3698 [13MY]

Organization for International Investment members, H2290 [24MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5834 [14JY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6533, Local Community Radio Act, H8621 [17DE]

Organizations supporting S. 2952, Strengthen Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act, S253 [26JA]

Organizations supporting Snowe amendment to S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, requiring consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses, S3887 [18MY]

Tax increases and new fees proposed for American oil, natural gas, and coal producers in the budget, S556 [11FE]

Memorandums

Consumer Bureau vs. SEC/CFTC Powers: Representative Dennis Moore, H5217 [30JN]

Good Is Oft Interred With Their Bones: James D. MacPhee, Mike Menzies, and Sal Marranca, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S5832 [14JY]

Language of Financial Reform: Frank Luntz, S2260-S2262 [14AP]

Oil Spill Response Vessels Capable of Skimming Oil Released From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: J.A. Watson, Coast Guard, S5670 [30JN]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2011: President Obama, S390 [1FE], H445-H447 [2FE]

Economic Report: President Obama, H621-H623 [22FE]

Motions

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), H787 [24FE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1193), H1623 [18MR]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1220), H2330 [25MR]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1255), H2610 [15AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1287), H2815 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (H.R. 5013), H2983 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H8884 [21DE]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), S2091, S2094 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S933 [2MR]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3455 [13MY], H8841 [21DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE], S685 [23FE], S1479 [11MR], S1634 [17MR], H1136 [4MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), S4130, S4136 [24MY], S5880 [15JY], H4289 [9JN], H5260 [30JN]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2553 [22AP], S2729 [28AP], S3809 [17MY], S3894 [18MY]

National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (S.J. Res. 30), S7370 [23SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), S8552 [6DE], H7252 [29SE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8958 [22DE]

Taxation: create American jobs and prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas (S. 3816), S7438 [24SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), S998, S1007, S1009, S1010, S1011 [3MR], S1151, S1152 [4MR], S1286 [9MR], S4630 [8JN], S4733, S4735, S4738 [9JN], S4958, S4972 [16JN], S5064, S5084 [17JN], S5305, S5306 [23JN], S5525 [29JN], S6035 [20JY], S6062, S6063 [21JY], H4130 [28MY], H5939 [22JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), S1602, S1603 [16MR], S1715, S1716, S1722 [18MR], S6498 [29JY], S6572 [2AU], S6682, S6739 [4AU], H2366 [25MR], H6609 [10AU]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2295 [24MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5982), H6475 [30JY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), H6552 [30JY]

Outlines

Addressing small business needs to create jobs, S1640 [17MR]

Press releases

Angel Capital Association Supports Amendments to Financial Reform Bill—Sen. Dodd's Amendments Allow for Efficient Capital Access for Entrepreneurs and Also Improve Fraud Protection for Investors: Angel Capital Association, S3813 [17MY]

Congressional Black Caucus Alternative to the President's Compromise: Congressional Black Caucus, H8566 [16DE]

Eye-Opening Report Details Government Mortgage Companies' Role in Financial Meltdown: Representative Boehner, E2151 [15DE]

Kraft Foods Announces Plans To Double the Amount of Whole Grain in Nabisco Crackers: Kraft Foods Inc., E1504 [30JY]

Labor Department Initiative Empowers Ordinary People To Join the Fight Against Wage Theft: New York State Dept. of Labor, S379 [1FE]

Republicans Should Stop Blocking Tax Extenders: Senator Reid, S608 [22FE]

Tax Extenders Act Creates New Jobs, Growth, Innovation, and Opportunity for Every American: Speaker Pelosi, S608 [22FE]

Questionnaires

New York State Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Watch program application, S381 [1FE]

Remarks in House

AARP: support for national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1603 [18MR]

———support for national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures relative to tax treatment of executive compensation, H21 [12JA]

ABS Materials, Inc.: tribute to efforts to assist with cleanup in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4653 [22JN]

Aerojet-General Corp.: Redmond, WA, facility recipient of United Space Alliance, LLC, Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award, E1273 [1JY]

———tribute to Orange, VA, production facility, E1757 [28SE]

African Americans: impact of unemployment and importance of job creation, H1423-H1430 [15MR]

Agricultural Marketing Act: improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products (S. 3656), H6706, H6707 [15SE]

Air Force: assessment of contracting system used to award the KC-X military air refueling tanker contract, H973 [2MR], H2701 [21AP]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H24 [12JA], H316 [21JA], H476 [3FE], H1157 [4MR], H1814 [20MR], H2782 [21AP], H2804 [22AP], H3189 [5MY], H3259 [6MY], H4254 [9JN], H4411 [14JN], H4438, H4500 [15JN], H4575, H4591 [16JN], H4600, H4626 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H5537 [13JY], H5969 [22JY], H6051, H6147 [27JY], E57 [21JA]

Alabama: observance of Day of Prayer to benefit victims of oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, E1344 [15JY]

Alexander City, AL: anniversary of Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, E98 [27JA]

Amazon.com, Inc.: plans to open distribution center in Cayce, SC, H8266 [9DE]

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: require colleges and universities receiving funding to respond to certain union information requests, H3399 [12MY]

———restrict funding to program participants enrolled in the employment eligibility verification program, H3351 [12MY]

America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: implementation, H7529 [17NO]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H557 [4FE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, H391 [27JA], H657, H659, H737 [23FE], H920-H922 [25FE], H1108 [4MR], H1443, H1492-H1494 [16MR], H2649 [20AP], H2780, H2781 [21AP], H2837 [22AP], H2889 [27AP], H3518-H3524 [18MY], H4410 [14JN], H4491-H4494 [15JN], H5536 [13JY], H5573, H5574, H5604 [14JY], H5799-H5801, H5806 [20JY], H6268 [28JY], H6579 [10AU], H6737, H6738, H6739, H6742 [15SE], H7529 [17NO], E568 [15AP]

———impact on small business tax credits, H2486 [13AP]

———prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds (H.R. 5679), H5570 [14JY], H5620 [15JY]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6596 [10AU]

American Society for Training and Development: tribute, E1767 [29SE]

American-Croatian Lodge, Inc.: anniversary, E254 [25FE]

Amsterdam, NY: anniversary of Russo's Bar & Grill (business), H2823 [22AP]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: extend Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (H.R. 2675), E882 [19MY]

———extend (H.R. 5330), H3716, H3717 [24MY], E1071 [10JN]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H1354 [11MR]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), H744-H751 [23FE], H758, H771-H791 [24FE], H837, H918-H920 [25FE], E245, E256 [25FE], E263 [26FE], E514 [13AP]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), consideration (H. Res. 1098), H761-H769 [24FE]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), motion to recommit, H788-H790 [24FE]

Appleton Coated LLC: impact of Chinese subsidized paper imported and dumped into the U.S., H6688 [15SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H316, H317 [21JA], H372 [26JA], H2315 [24MR], H6630 [14SE]

Arizona: economic impact of illegal immigration on employment and wages, E1466 [29JY]

———encourage job creation through the Copper Basin Jobs Project and the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, H608 [9FE]

Arkansas: tribute to Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, E1461 [28JY]

Army: limit funding for procurement of line-haul tractors unless source selection is competitive, H3986 [27MY]

Aviation: express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (H. Res. 1401), H6074-H6078 [27JY], E1458 [28JY], E1521 [30JY]

———prohibit air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage and require disclosure of passenger fees, H2478 [13AP]

Baloian, Edward: Ag One Foundation Community Salute Award recipient, E237 [25FE]

Bankruptcy: make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), H7158-H7161 [28SE], E1730 [23SE], E1973 [18NO]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), Senate amendment, H8535 [16DE]

Bel Brands USA, Inc.: anniversary of Litchfield, KY, plant, E1227 [29JN]

Benziger family: Sonoma Valley, CA, Business of the Year award recipients, E1834 [29SE], E1896, E1898 [15NO]

Bjorklund, Byron: SBA Minnesota Small Business of the Year award recipient, E922 [24MY]

Bode Technology Group, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award for Export Service recipient, E837 [13MY]

Boron, CA: lock out of International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 30 members by Rio Tinto (company), H2445 [25MR]

BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (H.R. 5241), H3206 [6MY], H3516 [18MY]

BP P.L.C.: support for the American Power Act and certain Federal energy policies, H4590-H4593 [16JN], H5810 [20JY]

Bridgestone Corp.: tribute to aircraft tire facility in Rockingham County, NC, H5505 [13JY]

Brindley, Robert B., Sr.: Associated Builders and Contractors of North Alabama Eagle Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E339 [10MR]

Broadcom Corp.: tribute to Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars (MASTERS) program, E1836 [29SE]

Bugeye Technologies, Inc.: tribute, E1392 [21JY]

Bureau of the Census: manufacture of promotional materials in China, H5530, H5531 [13JY]

Burlington County, NJ: tribute to Burlington County Chamber of Commerce Voice of Business Award recipients, E521 [13AP]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, H2275, H2278 [24MR], H3748 [25MY], H5573 [14JY], H5824 [21JY], H5927 [22JY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H393 [27JA]

Buy American Act: amend certain waivers providing greater transparency for exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (H.R. 4553), H8071 [7DE]

———clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch (H.R. 2039), H6690, H6691 [15SE], E1674 [16SE]

———compliance, H2306 [24MR], H5592 [14JY], E1824 [29SE]

———eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (H.R. 5791), H5899, H5900 [21JY], H6263-H6270 [28JY], H6741 [15SE]

———increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (H.R. 4351), H1013-H1015 [2MR]

———require that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S., H6437 [29JY]

California: anniversary of First Northern Bank, E124 [2FE]

Calpine Corp.: anniversary, E1619 [15SE]

Campbell, Thomas P.: Wheat Ridge, CO, Reinvestment Award recipient, E1691 [22SE]

Carolina International Trucks, Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E408 [18MR]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (H.R. 5148), H2947-H2949 [28AP]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (H.R. 4621), H1198-H1200 [9MR], H2947 [28AP], E173 [9FE], E341 [10MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: urge testimony from chief actuary on impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H3173 [5MY]

CF Industries, Inc.: tribute to Palmyra Terminal employees for safety record, E1060 [9JN]

Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut: anniversary, E1972 [18NO]

Cherokee, NC: Eastern Band of Cherokee AdvantageWest Economic Development Group Certified Entrepreneurial Community designee, E798 [11MY]

———Eastern Band of Cherokee designation as a Certified Entrepreneurial Community by AdvantageWest Economic Development Group, E1609 [14SE]

Cherokee County, GA: tribute to Cherokee County Airport, E774 [6MY]

China: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (H.R. 2310), H973 [2MR]

———equalize trade practices and tariff rates with the U.S., H1157 [4MR], H7594-H7600 [18NO]

———limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (H.R. 5312), H3753 [25MY], H4601 [17JN], H5530, H5531 [13JY], H5807 [20JY]

———tribute to city of Nanjing, E1030 [8JN]

———U.S. policy, H1158 [4MR], H7594-H7600 [18NO]

Cisco Systems, Inc.: tribute to Richardson, TX, branch, E1602 [14SE]

Clark, Trapper: SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E827 [12MY]

Cleco Corp.: anniversary, E599 [21AP]

CleNET International, LLC: Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency Minority Global Technology Firm of the Year Award recipient, E1513 [30JY]

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act: impact on facilities, H742 [23FE]

———impact on patient care, H1312 [10MR]

Coatesville, PA: anniversary of the iron and steel industry, E1188 [24JN], E1248 [30JN]

Colleges and universities: allow cooperation between community colleges, universities, and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers under computer and network security capacity building grants, H508, H509 [3FE]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 5131), H6834-H6837 [22SE]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of report entitled ``Understanding the Economy, State by State'', H357 [26JA], H5963 [22JY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists, H4481 [15JN]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1193), H1622 [18MR], E662 [26AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1220), H2323, H2324, H2330 [25MR], E662 [26AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1255), H2609 [15AP], E662 [26AP]

———report on investigation of relationship between earmark requests made by Members and source and timing of campaign contributions by certain lobbyists (H. Res. 1287), H2815, H2816 [22AP], E662 [26AP]

Computers: study Federal cybersecurity workforce needs, address minority employment disparities in the cybersecurity industry, and include minority-serving institutions on the Cybersecurity University-Industry Task Force, H503, H504 [3FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H390 [27JA], E127 [2FE], E507 [25MR]

———exercise fiscal restraint and produce economic solutions, H4251 [9JN]

———relationship with special interest groups, H3252-H3254 [6MY]

Construction Association of Michigan: anniversary, E140 [3FE]

Consumer Financial Protection Agency: establish, H3254 [6MY], H3844, H3845, H3847 [26MY], H4088 [28MY], H5235 [30JN]

———establish (H.R. 3126), H936 [26FE], H2888 [27AP]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), H8374-H8376 [15DE], E2165 [16DE]

Continental Structural Plastics, LLC.: Sarepta, LA, plant recipient of Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (organization) Platinum Award for Continued Excellence, E1522 [30JY], E1548 [10AU]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 5309), E847 [13MY]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), Senate amendments, H8535, H8536 [16DE]

———require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with certain reporting requirements and transparency standards (H.R. 5158), H2883 [27AP]

———require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt, H2959 [28AP], H6430 [29JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (H.R. 1866), E774 [6MY]

Copyrights: clarify, improve, and correct laws (S. 3689), H7411, H7412 [15NO]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 6098), E1565 [10AU]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), Senate amendment, H6126-H6129 [27JY]

———ruling on Obama administration moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H4639, H4674 [22JN], H4680, H4681, H4747 [23JN], H4865 [24JN], H5666 [15JY], H6655 [14SE]

Credit: cap maximum loan limits for FHA single family insured mortgages in certain high cost areas, H4355, H4356 [10JN]

———increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas, H4354 [10JN]

———limit number of FHA-insured mortgages to a certain percentage of total private-market home loans originated in a year, H4352, H4353 [10JN]

———promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, H3874 [27MY], H4680 [23JN], H5254, H5256 [30JN]

———raise downpayment requirements for borrowers under FHA-insured mortgages, H4349-H4351 [10JN]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (H.R. 5502), H4393-H4395 [14JN], E1098, E1100, E1110 [15JN]

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (H.R. 3040), H6101-H6104 [27JY]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 4885), E411 [18MR]

Cumberland International Trucks, Bus and Idealease (business): Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E294 [3MR]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Magazine of the Associated General Contractors of America Aon Build America Award recipients, E1156 [22JN]

Dart Container Corp.: anniversary, E840 [13MY]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (H.R. 2923), H6846-H6848 [22SE], E1761 [28SE]

Del Papa Distributing Co.: anniversary, E1963 [18NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H4497-H4502 [15JN], H4663-H4669 [22JN], H4950 [29JN]

Denton County, TX: tribute to businessmen, chambers of commerce representatives, and local officials delegation trip to the District of Columbia, H3518 [18MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a dairy price stabilization program (H.R. 5288), H3316 [12MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (H.R. 5156), H3208 [6MY], H6179-H6183 [28JY], E1467 [29JY]

———expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and Technology Innovation Program funding, H3390 [12MY]

———give priority to innovation clusters that work with local Workforce Investment Area Boards, H3448, H3449 [13MY]

———Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H1494 [16MR]

———require Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program to evaluate challenges that are unique to small manufacturers and facilitate improved communication betweeen centers, H3352 [12MY]

———restrict funding to certain innovation programs, H3393 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: analyze and report on increases in Buy American Act waiver approvals, H4047 [27MY]

———apply the Buy American Act to the procurement of photovoltaic devices, H4051 [27MY]

———clarify that program to expand use of non-traditional suppliers and manufactuers should limit contracts to companies that are within the national technology and industrial base, H2973 [28AP]

———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program, H3760 [25MY], H4011, H4012 [27MY], H8358 [15DE]

———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (H.R. 6540), H8798-H8801 [21DE]

———determine if BP P.L.C., is no longer a responsible source to perform contracts and then debar BP P.L.C., from contracting with the Dept., H4032 [27MY]

———determine if BP P.L.C,. is no longer a responsible source to perform contracts and then debar BP P.L.C., from contracting with the Dept., H4031 [27MY]

———develop a plan to restore the domestic capability to produce neodymium-iron-boron rare Earth magnets, H4040, H4043 [27MY]

———direct Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation to report on the independence of program cost estimators for major defense acquisitions programs, H2974, H2975 [28AP]

———engage in outreach to businesses in the vicinity of defense installations to notify them of contract opportunities, H2971, H2972 [28AP]

———ensure full compliance with the Buy American Act, domestic preference in defense acquisition procurement, and U.S. labor standards, H2981, H2982 [28AP]

———establish incentives to achieve clean audit opinions on financial statements, H2958 [28AP]

———establish Industrial Base Council and Industrial Base Fund, H2976, H2977 [28AP]

———extend regulations on contractors performing private security functions in certain countries, H4046 [27MY]

———include energy efficiency as a criteria for performance assessment of defense acquisitions, H2974 [28AP]

———include market research strategies in acquisition personnel training courses, H2978 [28AP]

———increase access to contracts by minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses, H2960 [28AP]

———increase oversight of Federal contractors, E1226 [29JN]

———prohibit restriction of public-private competition requirements in defense acquisition system, H2969, H2970 [28AP]

———prohibit use of contracts for personal services to hire senior mentors, H2975, H2976 [28AP]

———provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system, H3897 [27MY]

———provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (H.R. 5013), H2954-H2986, H2988 [28AP], E542 [14AP], E707 [29AP], E730 [3MY], E742 [4MY], E748 [5MY]

———provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (H.R. 5013), consideration (H. Res. 1300), H2952-H2954 [28AP]

———provide for performance management of the defense acquisition system (H.R. 5013), motion to recommit, H2984 [28AP]

———provide savings on existing contracts for nondevelopmental items by allowing contract officers to opt for more efficient proposals as long as it does not breach existing contracts, H2979 [28AP]

———require cost or price be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for Federal contracts, H2980, H2981 [28AP]

———require private security contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq to hire U.S. citizens as direct employees and not as independent contractors, H4051, H4052 [27MY]

———require report on impact of titanium on domestic industrial base, H2968, H2969 [28AP]

———restore accountability and congressional oversight to the defense contracting process (H.R. 6310), H7217 [29SE], E1815 [29SE]

Dept. of Education: include manufacturing education and training in the strategic national plan to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce, H3402 [12MY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, E842 [13MY]

———carry out initiatives to advance innovation in nuclear energy technologies, make nuclear energy systems more competitive, and increase efficiency and safety of civilian nuclear power (H.R. 5866), H7730-H7734 [30NO], H7760 [1DE], E2001 [29NO]

———expand Federal loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies in manufacturing, H3404, H3405 [12MY]

———include biomass technology systems in the list of fields that are encompassed by the energy systems science and engineering education programs, H3394 [12MY]

———support development and commercial application of clean energy technologies through a Clean Energy Consortium, H3397, H3398 [12MY]

———train energy auditors, field technicians and building contractors to promote use of energy retrofits and energy efficient technologies, H3448 [13MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (H.R. 3116), H6691-H6694 [15SE]

———require issuance and use of Social Security cards with biometric identifiers for the establishment of employment authorization and identity, H3064 [29AP]

Dept. of HUD: extend special funds to be used to remediate damage from installation of tainted drywall, H4357 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Unit (H.R. 5932), H7164-H7168 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish the Work-Life Balance Award (H.R. 4855), H4463-H4466, H4484 [15JN]

———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (H.R. 4864), H2941 [28AP]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (H.R. 4072), H307 [21JA], H7088, H7089 [28SE], E1778 [29SE]

———tribute to ``We Can Help'' campaign, E1390 [21JY]

Dept. of State: renewal of contract with Xe Services LLC, H1035 [3MR]

Dept. of the Interior: agree to lessee requests to amend certain Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases and incorporate price thresholds applicable to royalty suspension provisions (H.R. 4521), E90 [26JA]

———collection of royalties for deepwater drilling, H6540 [30JY]

———impose moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H5291 [30JN]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, H4077 [27MY], H4375 [10JN], H4591, H4592 [16JN], H5733 [20JY]

———investigation into mismanagement in Minerals Management Service, H3854 [26MY]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H4619 [17JN], H5520, H5524, H5526, H5537 [13JY], H5552 [14JY], H5620, H5661-H5668 [15JY], H5734, H5737, H5801, H5802, H5804 [20JY], H5924, H5925, H5940, H5944, H5968, H5969 [22JY], H6047 [27JY], H6166, H6168 [28JY], H6462, H6549, H6550, H6558-H6560 [30JY], H6720 [15SE], H8244 [8DE], H8267 [9DE], H8769 [17DE]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations (H.R. 5525), H4589 [16JN]

———prohibit BP P.L.C., from oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3546 [19MY], H3750 [25MY], H3829 [26MY], H3875 [27MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 5213), H4579, H4580, H4583 [16JN], H4601 [17JN]

———prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral, H3548 [19MY], H3749 [25MY]

———reform the Minerals Management Service, inspect vessels and facilities used for oil and gas drilling, and repeal limit of liability for discharge of oil from an offshore facility (H.R. 5572), H4784 [24JN]

———review regulations regarding price controls for Federal leases for offshore drilling and inspections of offshore oil rigs, H3534 [18MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty, H2223 [23MR]

———establish a fund from the sale of Troubled Asset Relief Program assets to assist local governments recoup losses incurred from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., bankruptcy (H.R. 5125), E672 [27AP]

———establish reporting requirement for any stored value device carried out of, into, or through the U.S., and establish registration requirements for stored value programs (H.R. 5127), H3815 [25MY]

———give preference in allocating Small Business Lending Fund Program funds to areas where businesses and the economy have been affected by Deepwater Horizon incident, H4537, H4538 [16JN], E1129 [17JN]

———give preference in allocating Small Business Lending Fund Program funds to areas where there are high unemployment rates that exceed the national average, H4539 [16JN]

———repeal authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 4110), H6596 [10AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), Senate amendments, H8852, H8861-H8890 [21DE], E2249 [22DE]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1781), H8820-H8823 [21DE]

———impact of voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, H2485-H2487 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify responsibility to verify the veteran status of owners of small business concerns listed in the database maintained by the Dept., H7016 [28SE]

Des Plaines Office Equipment, Co.: anniversary, E1150 [21JN]

Diamond Cos.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E379 [15MR]

Diamond Standard, Inc.: tribute, E2015 [30NO]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), H901-H906 [25FE], H938 [26FE], H1227 [10MR]

DuBois Business College: anniversary, H4250 [9JN]

East Bay Economic Development Alliance: anniversary, E2140 [15DE]

Ecology and environment: creation and retention of green jobs in the U.S., H2313 [24MR]

———reduce use of paper and plastic bags and encourage use of reusable bags (H. Res. 1298), E627 [22AP]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H307 [21JA], H1019-H1024 [2MR], H1155, H1159 [4MR], H1300 [10MR], H2677-H2682 [20AP], H2868-H2871 [26AP], H3004-H3008 [28AP], H3104 [4MY], H3184-H3191 [5MY], H3425-H3432 [12MY], H4409 [14JN], H4744-H4746, H4750, H4751 [23JN], H4963-H4969 [29JN], H5228 [30JN], H5495, H5496 [1JY], H5970 [22JY], H6155-H6159 [27JY], H6265 [28JY], H6742-H6748 [15SE], E53-E55 [20JA]

———bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H4577 [16JN], H5602, H5603 [14JY], H5898-H5905 [21JY], H6737-H6742 [15SE]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H175 [19JA], H197 [20JA], H303-H305 [21JA], H362 [26JA], H595 [4FE], H1012, H1018 [2MR], H2449 [25MR], H3518-H3523 [18MY], H3676-H3679 [20MY], H3757, H3802, H3805-H3807 [25MY], H3830, H3851-H3853 [26MY], H4249, H4250 [9JN], H4440, H4491, H4493, H4494, H4496 [15JN], H4603, H4605, H4607 [17JN], H4750 [23JN], H5224, H5225, H5294 [30JN], H5528, H5532-H5534 [13JY], H5551, H5597, H5599, H5600 [14JY], H5706-H5709 [19JY], H5802-H5811 [20JY], H5822, H5887-H5889, H5905-H5912 [21JY], H5927, H5928, H5945, H5946 [22JY], H6049, H6050, H6051, H6147-H6153 [27JY], H6263, H6269 [28JY], H6650 [14SE], H6736, H6742 [15SE], H6773 [16SE]

———create jobs through tax relief for small businesses, make unemployment benefits tax free, use repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for debt reduction, and reduce frivolous lawsuits (H.R. 4513), H390 [27JA], H658 [23FE]

———extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, H7650, H7651 [30NO], H8079-H8085 [7DE], H8092, H8247, H8249 [8DE], H8266 [9DE], H8523, H8527, H8528, H8559, H8564, H8565, H8568, H8569, H8571, H8572, H8574, H8577, H8581, H8584 [16DE]

———Federal Government control versus free enterprise, H4625-H4630 [17JN], H5707 [19JY], H5911 [21JY], H5968 [22JY], H6140-H6143 [27JY]

———Government bailout of automobile industry, H2633 [15AP], H2835 [22AP], H4497 [15JN], H5813 [20JY]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, H376 [26JA], H638 [22FE], H2632 [15AP], H3130 [5MY], H3263 [6MY], H3535 [18MY], H4078 [27MY], H4237, H4238 [8JN], H4412 [14JN], H4497 [15JN], H4670 [22JN], H5244 [30JN]

———impact of failure to extend Bush administration tax cuts, H3637 [19MY], H3808 [25MY], H6741, H6749-H6753 [15SE], H6792 [16SE], H7199 [28SE], H7225, H7227 [29SE], H7524 [17NO], H7580, H7590-H7594 [18NO], H8018-H8021 [2DE]

———impact of subprime mortgage lending, H5597 [14JY]

———impact of tax cuts, H111 [13JA], H539 [3FE], H2781, H2782 [21AP], H3444 [13MY], H3665 [20MY], H4326, H4327 [9JN], H4865 [24JN], H5910 [21JY], H5970 [22JY], H6138 [27JY], H7649, H7650, H7651, H7655 [30NO], H8015 [2DE]

———impact of U.S. corporations moving jobs and profits overseas, H1426 [15MR]

———importance of job creation, H47 [13JA], H270, H304, H305 [21JA], H351, H358, H366 [26JA], H539-H542 [3FE], H630 [22FE], H651, H652, H653, H654, H655, H656, H659, H660, H661, H662, H663, H664, H665, H666, H667, H732 [23FE], H760, H794 [24FE], H936, H954 [26FE], H1011-H1016 [2MR], H1176 [9MR], H1224 [10MR], H1327 [11MR], H1362, H1386 [12MR], H1719 [19MR], H2263, H2264, H2275 [24MR], H2326-H2330 [25MR], H2529 [14AP], H2782 [21AP], H2818-H2822 [22AP], H2887 [27AP], H3084 [4MY], H3132, H3188, H3189 [5MY], H3316, H3425-H3432 [12MY], H3460, H3461, H3468 [13MY], H3547, H3548, H3633-H3637 [19MY], H3730-H3733 [24MY], H3749, H3751, H3752, H3753, H3754, H3758, H3759, H3764 [25MY], H3842 [26MY], H4093, H4094, H4096 [28MY], H4237-H4240 [8JN], H4249, H4250, H4251, H4316, H4318 [9JN], H4372 [10JN], H4437, H4440, H4441, H4447, H4480, H4486, H4487, H4491-H4497 [15JN], H4510 [16JN], H4670 [22JN], H4681 [23JN], H4782, H4783 [24JN], H4911, H4912, H4950 [29JN], H5227, H5230, H5288, H5289 [30JN], H5315, H5316 [1JY], H5505, H5520 [13JY], H5591, H5592, H5596-H5610 [14JY], H5679 [19JY], H5723, H5724, H5726, H5727, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5799-H5804 [20JY], H5821, H5823, H5824, H5905-H5912 [21JY], H5953, H5964-H5974 [22JY], H5988, H6029-H6035 [26JY], H6048, H6049, H6152 [27JY], H6168 [28JY], H6321 [29JY], H6688 [15SE], H6771-H6773 [16SE], H7502, H7528-H7537 [17NO], H7839-H7845 [1DE], H8508 [15DE], H8523 [16DE], E257 [25FE], E261 [26FE], E1074, E1075 [10JN], E1513 [30JY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3315, H3316, H3356-H3409, H3424, H3425 [12MY], H3444-H3457 [13MY], H3547 [19MY], H3687 [20MY], H3753, H3804 [25MY], H4187-H4194, H4207, H4210 [28MY], H4495, H4497 [15JN], H6034 [26JY], H6151 [27JY], E842, E845, E848, E850 [13MY], E860, E869 [18MY], E1088 [14JN]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), Senate amendment, H8823-H8852 [21DE], E2237 [22DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration (H. Res. 1344), H3347-H3355 [12MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1781), H8820-H8823 [21DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), motion to recommit, H3455-H3457 [13MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5325), H3548-H3583 [19MY], H3678 [20MY]

———Jobs Now program funding, H2220 [23MR], H4092 [28MY]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H303 [21JA], H362, H363 [26JA], H393 [27JA], H653, H661, H664, H736 [23FE], H761 [24FE], H954 [26FE], H2649 [20AP], H3315 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H5601 [14JY]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1137), H1115-H1123 [4MR]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1111, H1125-H1147, H1151, H1152 [4MR], H1451, H1488, H1495 [16MR], H1555 [17MR], H2286 [24MR], E317 [5MR], E368 [12MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H361-H368 [26JA], H390 [27JA], H480, H527 [3FE], H659 [23FE], H2881 [27AP], H3633-H3637 [19MY], H4251, H4314-H4321 [9JN], H4446 [15JN], H5284-H5289, H5297 [30JN], H5528-H5535 [13JY], H5603-H5610 [14JY], H5924 [22JY], H6270-H6276 [28JY], H6649 [14SE], H6742-H6748 [15SE], H6797-H6800 [16SE], H7000 [28SE]

———promote economic recovery through green jobs and infrastructure, H363-H366 [26JA], H3128 [5MY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1490), H5223-H5231 [30JN]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H197 [20JA], H366, H367 [26JA], H389, H390 [27JA], H480 [3FE], H2678-H2684 [20AP], H2700, H2702, H2703, H2780 [21AP], H2805, H2806, H2836 [22AP], H2887, H2888, H2889, H2890, H2927-H2933 [27AP], H3003 [28AP], H3018 [29AP], H3083, H3106-H3108 [4MY], H3191-H3199 [5MY], H3252-H3262 [6MY], H3280, H3299, H3302 [11MY], H3315, H3317 [12MY], H3468, H3474 [13MY], H3548 [19MY], H3665 [20MY], H3755, H3756, H3804, H3809-H3814 [25MY], H3844-H3849 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], H4289 [9JN], H4440, H4442 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4680 [23JN], H4902 [28JN], E7 [12JA], E613 [21AP], E1230 [29JN]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, H4907, H4913, H4915, H4953-H4957, H4966 [29JN], H5206, H5207, H5208, H5209, H5212-H5220, H5233-H5261, H5281, H5282, H5294, H5295, H5297 [30JN], H5306 [1JY], H5601, H5602 [14JY], H5670 [15JY], H5805, H5812 [20JY], H5823, H5898 [21JY], H5925, H5961 [22JY], H6148 [27JY], E1237, E1257 [30JN], E1262, E1270, E1272, E1285 [1JY], E1294, E1295 [13JY], E1347-E1349, E1350 [15JY], E1383 [20JY], E1407 [22JY], E1429 [27JY], E1505 [30JY], E2144, E2146 [15DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), motion to instruct conferees, H4289-H4297 [9JN]

———recovery from recession, H4439 [15JN]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (H.R. 4529), H1915 [21MR], E950 [26MY], E1369 [20JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H176 [19JA], H335 [26JA], H2649, H2673 [20AP], H2700, H2701 [21AP], H2997-H3003 [28AP], H3105 [4MY], H3758 [25MY], H5603 [14JY], E7 [12JA]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S. (H.R. 3310), H5227, H5240, H5258 [30JN]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H6027 [26JY]

———stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, H6740 [15SE], E1453 [28JY]

Education: stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives, H3392 [12MY]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (H.R. 2710), H8852 [21DE]

EduCyber, Inc.: Wheat Ridge, CO, Business of the Year Award recipient, E1690 [22SE]

Electric Boat Corp.: tribute to expansion of Groton, CT, operations, H4782 [24JN]

Employment: amend Federal law to encourage the repatriation of jobs to the U.S. (H.R. 5980), E1472 [29JY]

———disparity between Federal and private sector wages and benefits, H7557 [18NO]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H3759, H3806 [25MY], H3841 [26MY], H5602 [14JY], H6049, H6151 [27JY], H6168, H6169, H6263-H6270 [28JY]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, E1547 [10AU]

———make permanent the E-verify program for employment eligibility confirmation, H6868 [22SE]

———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (H.R. 1855), H5686-H5690 [19JY]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, H659 [23FE], H3873 [27MY]

———disapprove rule relative to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from the Portland cement manufacturing industry and standards of performance for Portland cement plants, H7633 [29NO]

Exactech, Inc.: anniversary, E1814 [29SE]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy, H7552 [18NO]

———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 4692), H5900 [21JY], H6169-H6179 [28JY], E257 [25FE], E1466, E1467 [29JY]

Eximbank: denial of loan guarantee to Reliance Industries Ltd., to purchase mining equipment from Bucyrus International Inc., H5493 [1JY]

FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, H2412 [25MR]

———improve airline safety and pilot training, H2270 [24MR], H2325-H2327, H2404-H2413 [25MR], H6424-H6428 [29JY]

———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, H2412 [25MR]

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 (H.R. 3047), E156 [4FE]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (H.R. 3995), H2673 [20AP], H2822 [22AP], H3001 [28AP], H3198 [5MY]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (H.R. 6533), H8619-H8623 [17DE]

———prohibit from regulating information services or Internet access services absent a market failure (H.R. 5257), H3279 [11MY]

FDA: balance innovation and patient safety when approving medical devices, H3514 [18MY]

Federal employees: examine current job security clearance and suitability requirements for Federal cybersecurity workforce, H510 [3FE]

FEMA: prohibit insurance companies participating in the Write Your Own insurance program from excluding wind damage from coverage because flooding also caused damage, H5647 [15JY]

Financial institutions: address concept of ``too big to fail'' by requiring institutions to pay into a resolution fund, H3255 [6MY]

———awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H335 [26JA], E7 [12JA]

———facilitate access by small businesses to capital, H1014 [2MR]

———handling of foreclosure crisis, H244 [20JA], E1871 [29SE]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, H2868-H2871 [26AP], H2884 [27AP]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), H2648 [20AP], H2701 [21AP], H2882, H2885, H2886, H2892 [27AP], H2941, H3007, H3009 [28AP], H3129 [5MY], H3205 [6MY]

———promote transparency and accountability in the consumer financial products and services market and ensure that no company becomes too big to fail (H.R. 4516), H336 [26JA]

———provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, H4289-H4297 [9JN], H5233, H5235 [30JN]

———provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates (H.R. 3506), H2513, H2514 [14AP]

———reduce white collar crime and fraud in financial system, E2252 [22DE]

———require mortgage lenders participating in Making Home Affordable Program to report monthly to the Dept. of the Treasury, H5225 [30JN]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking, H271 [21JA]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (H.R. 4377), H112 [13JA], H4956 [29JN], H5283 [30JN]

———waiver of receipt of dividends by Federal mutual holding companies, E2146 [15DE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows, H1660 [19MR], H4895 [28JN]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (H.R. 2324), H6047 [27JY]

Fish and fishing: authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (S. 1609), H8302-H8304 [14DE]

———economic impact of Federal regulations on Florida fishing industry, H799 [24FE]

———extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (H.R. 1584), H799 [24FE]

Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (H.R. 2853), H7027-H7029 [28SE], H7377 [29SE], E1736 [23SE]

Florida: impact of Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico on travel and tourism, H3665 [20MY], H4443, H4446 [15JN], H4576 [16JN]

———tribute to small businesses, H4619 [17JN]

Flunder, Mary Ann: KC Business (publication) Kansas City Influential Women honoree, E311 [4MR]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4380), H5825-H5852, H5902-H5905 [21JY], H6177 [28JY]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), H8418-H8452 [15DE]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), Senate amendment, H8982 [22DE]

———impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H3138 [5MY], H3545, H3546, H3547, H3626 [19MY], H5534 [13JY], H6032 [26JY]

———implement National Export Initiative to encourage an increase in U.S. exports, H973 [2MR]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (H.R. 6549), E2196 [18DE]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (H.R. 4678), H5900 [21JY]

———U.S. deficit, H5591, H5602 [14JY], H6266, H6269 [28JY], H7267 [29SE]

Fresno Equipment Co.: Baker, Peterson and Franklin Ag Business Award recipient, E1914 [16NO]

FRS: clarify exemptions to interchange fees of prepaid cards used for health care and employee benefits programs and transportation accounts, H5225 [30JN]

———efforts to foster economic growth, H7497 [16NO]

Galveston, TX: tribute to Galveston Chamber of Commerce business longevity honorees, E259 [25FE]

GAO: conduct study on ways the private insurance market can contribute to insuring against flood damage and community participation in and the regionalization of the National Flood Insurance Program, H5648 [15JY]

———investigate and audit operations of the fund created by BP P.L.C., to compensate persons affected by the Gulf oil spill (H.R. 6016), H7143, H7144 [28SE]

———study Armed Forces clothing allowance requirements list and determine if there is sufficient U.S. production of such items to adequately supply Armed Forces members, H2979, H2980 [28AP]

General Motors Co.: plan to open a plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, E1575 [10AU]

Gills Onions (business): American Council of Engineering Companies Grand Conceptor Award recipient, E811 [11MY]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Chamber of Commerce, E953 [26MY]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: SEC investigation of alleged fraudulent activities relative to sale of financial product tied to subprime mortgages, H2647 [20AP], H2803, H2804, H2822 [22AP], H2880 [27AP], H2939, H2997-H3003 [28AP], H3104, H3105 [4MY], H3195 [5MY], H4573 [16JN]

Google, Inc.: threats to discontinue service in China over cyber attack and censorship issues, H46 [13JA]

Government: study expansion of temporary assignment of private sector cybersecurity professionals to Federal agencies, H511 [3FE]

Grainfield, KS: tribute to Harvest Market, H1085 [3MR]

Greater Seattle Business Association: anniversary of scholarship fund, E862 [18MY]

Gulf of Mexico: call on BP P.L.C., to improve system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, H4218 [8JN], H4371 [10JN]

———EPA insistence that BP P.L.C., drill a second relief well in order to stop the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4250 [9JN]

———Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion, H3765 [25MY], H3854, H3855 [26MY], H4374-H4376 [10JN], H4390 [14JN], H4446, H4489 [15JN], H4572, H4573, H4575, H4576, H4584-H4591 [16JN], H4605, H4630, H4631 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H4746-H4750 [23JN], H5289-H5293, H5298 [30JN], H5610, H5613 [14JY]

———impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, H3129, H3131, H3132 [5MY], H3250 [6MY], H3313 [12MY], H3488, H3489, H3530-H3535 [18MY], H3687 [20MY], H3722 [24MY], H3792, H3793 [25MY], H3828 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], H4207 [28MY], H4250 [9JN], H4370, H4374, H4379-H4383 [10JN], H4446, H4482 [15JN], H4576, H4578-H4584 [16JN], H4655, H4656, H4671 [22JN], H4915 [29JN], E870 [18MY]

———impose an additional civil penalty on Gulf Coast oil spills of more than one million barrels and direct those funds towards coastal restoration projects, H6550-H6552 [30JY]

———impose moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration, H3755 [25MY]

———processing of claims relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H6540 [30JY]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4441 [15JN], H4580 [16JN], H4619 [17JN], H5291-H5293 [30JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to provide critical data and samples to scientists studying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4370 [10JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4252 [9JN], H4444 [15JN], H4511, H4584-H4586, H4587, H4589 [16JN], H4601 [17JN]

———response to BP P.L.C., assisting the Federal Government in cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H6540 [30JY]

———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H4375 [10JN], H4586-H4589, H4591, H4593 [16JN], H4629, H4630 [17JN], H4671 [22JN], H5961 [22JY]

Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (H.R. 417), H119 [13JA], H538 [3FE], H4646 [22JN], E143 [3FE]

Hall, Representative John J.: personal accomplishments during tenure, E2255 [22DE]

Health: consult with Federal antitrust enforcement agencies to ensure healthy competitive market incentives relative to health care reform, E455 [23MR]

———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 (H.R. 3596), H762, H766 [24FE]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (H.R. 2360), H1496 [16MR], H1901, H1904 [21MR]

———health insurance premiums rates, H2991-H2996 [28AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures relative to impact on small businesses, H654 [23FE]

———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H2828 [22AP]

Hemp History Week: observance, E774 [6MY]

Herbst, Marc: Construction Financial Management Association Long Island, NY, Chapter Construction Executive of the Year award recipient, E1848 [29SE]

Herman's Modern Bakery, Inc.: tribute, H4483 [15JN]

Hilex Poly Co., LLC: anniversary, E853 [14MY]

Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.: tribute, E225 [24FE]

———tribute to Marysville, OH, manufacturing plant, E1373 [20JY]

House Rules: prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities (H. Res. 614), H2264 [24MR]

Hyundai Motor America (company): decision to move production of Elantra sedan from Republic of Korea to Montgomery, AL, facility, H6861 [22SE]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 5193), E709 [29AP]

———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, H3624 [19MY]

———require domestic manufacturers of U.S. flags to participate in E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, H7027 [28SE]

———require employers receiving hiring tax incentives to check the legal status of potential new hires through the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification, H1139 [4MR]

Income: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions, H3257 [6MY]

Independence, MO: anniversary of Independence Chamber of Commerce, E1847 [29SE]

Indiana: tribute to Construction Advancement Foundation/Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (organization) award honorees, E819 [12MY]

Insurance: allow sharing of historical loss data and performance of actuarial services by health insurance companies, H774-H778, H788 [24FE]

———end practice of rescission by insurance companies, H2941 [28AP]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, H2618 [15AP]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (H.R. 5324), E870 [18MY]

———further competition in the insurance industry (H.R. 1583), H1919 [21MR]

———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, E1407 [22JY], E1505 [30JY], E2144 [15DE]

International Paper Co.: Corporate Responsibility Officer Association Top 100 Corporate Citizen honoree, E1887 [15NO]

International Truck Sales of Richmond Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E301 [4MR]

Intrado, Inc.: anniversary, E176 [22FE]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan, H3761 [25MY]

———provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 6183), E1692 [22SE]

———require 120-day waiting period for startup companies to receive investor funds, H3017 [29AP]

Iola, KS: shutdown of brakes factory, H5729 [20JY]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), H2776 [21AP], H4599 [17JN]

———ensure companies operating in the U.S. that receive Federal funds are not conducting business in Iran, H4075 [27MY], H4851 [24JN]

———impose sanctions, H2556 [14AP]

———impose sanctions, provide for State and local government divestment of assets, and identify locations of concern relative to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items (S. 2799), H1489 [16MR], H2776 [21AP], E658 [26AP]

James Spring & Wire Co.: anniversary, E925 [25MY]

Joeten Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, H2826 [22AP]

Knights Apparel (company): tribute to Dominican Republic factory production of goods without use of sweatshop labor, E1418 [26JY]

Kraft Foods Inc.: increased whole grain content in snack crackers, E1504 [30JY]

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 (H.R. 1409), H7199 [28SE]

Lake City Trucks, LLC: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E407 [18MR]

Lakeside International, LLC: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E329 [9MR]

LaMantia, Steve: Laredo, TX, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1467 [29JY]

Lamont, Tom: Laredo, TX, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E775 [6MY]

Laredo, TX: anniversary of Coca-Cola Bottling Co., E1179 [23JN]

La-Z-Boy South, Inc.: anniversary, E1163 [22JN]

Lewis, Rodney: Laredo, TX, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E780 [6MY]

Lewisville, TX: tribute to Lewisville Feed Mill, E2028 [1DE]

Longhorn International Trucks (business): Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E393 [17MR]

Louis Gelder and Sons Co.: anniversary, E332 [9MR]

Louisiana: allow partial oil drilling, H4444 [15JN]

M.D. Products, Inc.: Humboldt County, IA, Horizon Award recipient, E519 [13AP]

Madrid Protocol Implementation Act: revise, H1080, H1081 [3MR]

Manufacturing: support and strengthen, H8848 [21DE]

Marine mammals: cumulative impacts of oil and natural gas extraction activities, H6539 [30JY]

Maudlin International Trucks, Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E385 [16MR]

McLanahan Corp.: anniversary, E1550 [10AU]

McLean County Community COMPACT (organization): anniversary, E247 [25FE]

Medina, OH: tribute to job creation efforts of Sandridge Food Corp., H5895 [21JY]

MEDRAD Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E2017 [1DE]

Metroplex Technology Business Council: tribute to Tech Titans Award recipients, E1476 [29JY]

Miami Valley International Trucks (business): Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E354 [11MR]

Middletown, CT: express condolences to families and friends of victims of explosion at Kleen Energy Systems, LLC, powerplant, H2903 [27AP]

MidwayUSA, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, E2192 [18DE]

Millennium Challenge Corp.: awarding of contracts to Chinese owned businesses, E1814 [29SE]

Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council: anniversary, E2039 [2DE]

Minimum wage: adjust minimum wage schedule for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands, H7361-H7364 [29SE]

———impact of increase, H2276 [24MR]

MITRE Corp.: anniversary of Colorado Springs, CO, site, E2036 [2DE]

Mohawk Industries, Inc.: settlement with employees in lawsuit relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H2584 [15AP]

Molina Healthcare, Inc.: inclusion in Hispanic Business (publication) list of largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S., E1828 [29SE]

Morris, Jessica: Florida Public Relations Association For Profit Communicator of the Year Award recipient, E959 [26MY]

Motor vehicles: recognize contributions of dealerships and provide closed dealerships an opportunity to obtain a franchise when manufacturers seek partners to open future dealerships (H. Res. 713), H3601, H3602 [19MY], H5897 [21JY], E902 [20MY], E930 [25MY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (H.R. 2743), H3061 [29AP]

———role of Federal Government in determining terms of bankruptcy proceedings of Chrysler LLC, and General Motors Co., H4421 [14JN], H7202 [28SE]

NAFTA: renegotiate cross-border trucking provisions, H2557 [14AP]

———withdrawal (H.R. 4759), H5530 [13JY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (H. Res. 1472), H5680, H5681 [19JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (H.R. 2554), H1071-H1076 [3MR]

National Association of Women in Construction: tribute to Las Vegas, NV, chapter #74, E304 [4MR]

National Award Center: tribute, E1981 [18NO]

National Commission on American Recovery and Reinvestment: establish (H.R. 4219), H336 [26JA]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), H4721-H4727 [23JN], H5914 [21JY], E1195, E1198, E1205, E1210 [24JN]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury (S. 4036), H8975 [22DE]

National Dairy Month: support goals (H. Res. 1368), H4390, H4391 [14JN], E1097 [15JN]

National ESIGN Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 290), H5279 [30JN], E1221 [28JN], E1271 [1JY]

National objectives: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy, H8083, H8084 [7DE]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (H. Res. 444), H5949 [22JY], H7270 [29SE]

National Robotics Week: designate (H. Res. 1055), H1177-H1180 [9MR]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1481), H6189, H6190 [28JY]

National Work and Family Month: designate (H. Res. 1598), H7709-H7711 [30NO]

Native Americans: facilitate business and agricultural leasing of Navajo Nation lands (H.R. 6210), E1732 [23SE]

Navarro, Imelda: Laredo, TX, Business Hall of Fame inductee, E777 [6MY]

Navy: extend authority to enter into multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G aircraft (H.R. 6102), H6639 [14SE]

Nebraska: tribute to Third District Excellence in Economic Development Award recipients, E1707 [22SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), H5723 [20JY], H6166, H6167 [28JY], H6286, H6382-H6400, H6409-H6412 [29JY], H6563 [30JY], H6633, H6648 [14SE], H7215, H7230-H7257 [29SE], H8777 [17DE], E1046 [9JN], E1505, E1509, E1511, E1512 [30JY], E1621 [15SE], E1863 [29SE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8945, H8946, H8947-H8966, H8981 [22DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7219-H7230 [29SE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), motion to recommit, H7255 [29SE]

Nexteer Automotive, Inc.: tribute, E2005 [30NO]

9/11 Health and Compensation Act: finance legislation through spending cuts instead of tax increases, H7255 [29SE]

NIST: carry out the green manufacturing and construction initiative, H3450, H3452 [13MY]

———work in cooperation with State, Federal, and private sector partners to develop an effective cybersecurity framework, H506, H507 [3FE]

Northrop Grumman Corp.: proposed closure of Avondale Shipyards, H6287 [29JY]

Northwest Arkansas Council: anniversary, H5680 [19JY]

Novato, CA: anniversary of Frank Howard Allen Realtors (business), E2090 [8DE]

NSF: allow Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program participants to apply for private sector internships, H504, H505 [3FE], E158 [4FE]

———conduct outreach to encourage fellowship and scholarship applications from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H3392 [12MY]

———report on economic and ethnic breakdown of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education internship recipients, H3393 [12MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5524-H5528 [13JY], H5723, H5724, H5725 [20JY], H5924 [22JY], H6168 [28JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, H173 [19JA], H196, H198 [20JA], H271, H303, H306 [21JA], H477 [3FE], H612, H640 [22FE], H651, H652, H654, H655 [23FE], H821, H822 [24FE], H924 [25FE], H936 [26FE], H1735-H1738 [19MR], H2248 [23MR], H2508, H2562 [14AP], H2701 [21AP], H3007-H3012 [28AP], H3115 [4MY], H3314 [12MY], H4627 [17JN], H4656 [22JN], H4770-H4773 [23JN], H4960 [29JN], H5550, H5570, H5571, H5574 [14JY], H5731, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5737, H5738, H5739, H5799-H5804 [20JY], H5942, H5964-H5969 [22JY], H5988, H5989 [26JY], H6050 [27JY], H6583 [10AU], H6812 [22SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2067), H2902 [27AP]

Office of Minority and Women Inclusion: establish, H4967 [29JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: require submittal of a strategic national plan to invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., H3403 [12MY]

Oil Pollution Act: authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (S. 3473), H4336-H4342, H4381 [10JN], H5914 [21JY]

———ensure liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited by the parent oil company in the event the subsidiary goes bankrupt, H6547, H6548 [30JY]

———extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (H.R. 5686), E1283 [1JY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, H4682 [23JN]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (H.R. 5214), H4381-H4383 [10JN], H6498 [30JY]

OPIC: reauthorize programs (H.R. 5975), E2021 [1DE]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (H.R. 3438), H1461 [16MR]

Opportunity Enterprises, Inc.: tribute to Achievement Award ceremony, E544 [14AP]

O&S Trucking, Co.: Commercial Carrier Journal Innovator of the Year award recipient, E716 [29AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H478 [3FE], H1340 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H2442 [25MR], H8267 [9DE], E905 [20MY]

———modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (H.R. 5677), E1285 [1JY], E1473 [29JY]

———require each oil or gas drilling and production operation with leases to annually certify compliance with applicable laws and regulations (H.R. 5846), E1413 [22JY]

———Russian deal with Cuba to drill for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, H2218 [23MR]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, H4304 [9JN]

———suspend certain activities until the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed (H.R. 5222), H3530-H3533 [18MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold, or discharged under a lease (H.R. 5513), H4445 [15JN]

Owen, Brad: Tacoma-Pierce County, WA, Chamber of Commerce George Francis Train International Business Commemorative Award recipient, E1523 [30JY]

Owensboro, KY: Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce recipient of American Chamber of Commerce Executives (organization) Chamber of the Year award, E1929 [16NO]

Palm Beach County, FL: tribute to Puerto Rican Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1593 [14SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to National Trademark Expo, E1832 [29SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on insurance coverage for part-time workers, H4399 [14JN]

———impact on small businesses, H2832 [22AP], H4372 [10JN]

Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (H.R. 3936), H3766 [25MY]

———provide funding relief to multiemployer defined benefit plans, E1257 [30JN]

Petroleum: provide equitable means for ensuring that damages for physical and economic injuries caused by oil spills are efficiently secured (H.R. 5676), H5492 [1JY], H6508 [30JY]

———recover damages for physical and economic injuries, adverse environmental effects, and oil spill clean up, improve safety of offshore drilling vessels and pipelines, and require adequate response plans (H.R. 5629), H5664 [15JY], E1244 [30JN]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, H5386 [1JY]

Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (H.R. 6008), H7094-H7096 [28SE]

Pitney Bowes, Inc.: anniversary, E559 [15AP]

Pittsburg, CA: anniversary of USS POSCO Industries, E1721 [23SE]

Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest and increase penalties for violators of such ban (H.R. 4517), H391 [27JA], H4800 [24JN]

———clarify that the ban on campaign expenditures by government contractors includes oil companies with Federal leases to drill in the Outer Continental Shelf, H4818-H4820 [24JN]

———constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and labor organizations from using operating funds for advertisements relative to Federal election campaigns, H392 [27JA]

———prohibit expenditures by corporations with significant foreign government ownership or cumulative majority ownership by foreign nationals, H4820-H4822 [24JN]

Populist Caucus: agenda, H1011-H1017 [2MR]

Portland, OR: tribute to Portland Development Commission for exceeding diversity goals in construction contracting, E182 [22FE]

Power resources: enhance research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, E104 [27JA]

———prohibit offshore rig inspectors from striking, H5614 [14JY], H5669 [15JY]

———secure U.S. energy future, provide incentives for domestic production of clean energy technology, achieve meaningful pollution reductions, and create jobs, H4590 [16JN]

———support certain activities to advance technologies for safe and environmentally responsible exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas (H.R. 5716), H5874-H5878 [21JY], E1391, E1394 [21JY]

———use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H272 [21JA], H758 [24FE], H5613 [14JY]

Precious metals: require certain return policies from businesses that purchase precious metals from consumers and solicit such transactions through an Internet website (H.R. 4501), H8105-H8107 [8DE]

Price, UT: anniversary of J.C. Penney store, E758 [5MY]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1167), H1485 [16MR]

Progressive Financial Services, Inc.: anniversary, E861 [18MY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs and activities (H.R. 5897), E1450 [28JY]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Puget Sound Business Journal for explanatory reporting, E600 [21AP]

Railroad Retirement Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1463), H5746-H5751 [20JY]

Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (H. Res. 1366), H6078-H6081 [27JY]

Real estate: address instability in commerical real estate market, H3179 [5MY]

Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation, E1582 [14SE]

———anniversary of establishing legislation (H. Res. 1595), H6696, H6697 [15SE], E1664 [16SE], E1745 [24SE]

Rechtien International Trucks, Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E343 [10MR]

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI): inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``100 Best Companies To Work For'' list, E154 [4FE]

Regional Contracting Services, LLC: District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E524 [13AP]

Regional International Corp.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E279 [2MR]

Renewable energy: promote development and use of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies and identify and address potential impacts of such technologies (H.R. 6344), E1813 [29SE]

Reyez, Margaret: ATHENA Award recipient, E244 [25FE]

Richter, Irvin E.: New Jersey Business Hall of Fame inductee, E618 [22AP]

Riverview International Trucks, LLC: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E394 [17MR]

Roberts Truck Center (business): Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E393 [17MR], E416 [18MR]

RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1073), H3833, H3834 [26MY]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce honorees, E820 [12MY]

Sacramento Center for International Trade Development: Dept. of Commerce President's ``E'' Award for Export Service recipient, E816 [12MY]

Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (H.R. 6495), H8131-H8144 [8DE]

Sames Motor Co.: anniversary, E1602 [14SE]

SBA: establish a small business intermediary lending pilot program (H.R. 5332), H3665 [20MY]

———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers, E1723 [23SE]

———expand export promotion activities relative to small- and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 5797), H5925 [22JY]

———improve the Express Loan Program (H.R. 4598), H1493, H1494 [16MR]

———make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (H.R. 4549), H1497 [16MR], H5904 [21JY]

———provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries (H.R. 3738), H4516 [16JN]

Schaefer, Steve: Rotary Club of Golden, CO, Ethics in Business Award recipient, E557 [15AP]

Schramm Inc.: tribute to efforts to free miners in Chile, E1933 [16NO]

SCOOTER Store, Ltd.: inclusion in Fortune (publication) ``100 Best Companies To Work For'' list, H391 [27JA]

Securities: clarify definition of hedge funds and private equity funds, H5226 [30JN], E1295 [13JY]

———regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets and improve market transparency, H4957 [29JN], H5245, H5248 [30JN]

Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H5255 [30JN]

Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.: anniversary, E719 [29AP]

Small business: authorize certain debt refinancing (H.R. 2527), H323 [21JA]

———establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE]

———impact from health insurance premiums rates, H1702 [19MR], H2254 [23MR]

———improve access to credit, H3633-H3637 [19MY], H5538 [13JY]

———prohibit conversion of private employees working on military bases to public employees to encourage growth, H3884 [27MY]

———provide support for small business concerns, H2823 [22AP]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE], H6887, H6934-H6937, H6972 [23SE], H7456 [16NO], H7528 [17NO]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 5141), H2888 [27AP], H5522 [13JY], H6596 [10AU], H7578 [18NO]

———tax rates, H6688 [15SE]

———tribute to entrepreneurs, E241 [25FE]

Small Business Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H4516 [16JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5849), H6097 [27JY], E1499 [30JY], E1542 [9AU]

Small Business Investment Act: improve programs providing access to capital (H.R. 3854), H4516 [16JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5849), H6097 [27JY], E1499 [30JY], E1542 [9AU]

Snap-on Inc.: anniversary, E1372 [20JY]

Social Security: limit access to account numbers (S. 3789), H8100-H8102 [8DE]

———prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward certain pension benefits, improve provisions governing totalization agreements, and prevent unauthorized employment (H.R. 2028), H3815 [25MY]

———prohibit access of prisoners to Social Security account numbers (H.R. 5854), E1423 [26JY]

———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (H.R. 6066), E1533 [30JY]

South Carolina: tribute to economic development efforts, H44 [13JA]

Southland International Trucks, Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E422 [19MR]

Southwest International Trucks, Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E305 [4MR]

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: improve oversight of contractors in Afghanistan, H4041, H4043 [27MY]

Spirit Aerosystems Inc.: tribute to Kinston, NC, facility, E1270 [1JY]

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce award recipients, E760 [5MY]

Stanwood Boom Works (business): tribute to efforts to assist with cleanup in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4653 [22JN]

States: ensure women and minority-owned businesses are provided with capital lending opportunities, H4513 [16JN]

Stuarts Draft, VA: anniversary of McKee Foods Corp., facility, E1093 [14JN]

Sturtevant, Thomas: SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E827 [12MY]

Summerville Insurance Agency: anniversary, E747 [5MY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H289 [21JA], H390, H392 [27JA], H3830 [26MY], H5524 [13JY]

———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC, H8357 [15DE]

———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H7504 [17NO]

Taiwan: tribute to efforts to assist with cleanup in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, E1284 [1JY], E1289 [13JY]

Targacept, Inc.: tribute to Alzheimer's disease research, E2107 [9DE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to issuers of qualified school construction bonds, H1488 [16MR]

———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (H.R. 4850), H1494 [16MR], H3635 [19MY]

———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases, H2487 [13AP]

———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment, H1488 [16MR]

———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment (H.R. 4730), H1034 [3MR]

———allow the private sector to create robust levels of economic growth (H.R. 5029), H2823 [22AP], H3101 [4MY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3580), H3072 [29AP], H3438 [12MY], H3640 [19MY], H6869 [22SE], H7028, H7031 [28SE], H8929 [21DE]

———create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (H.R. 5762), E1339 [15JY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), H6355-H6368 [29JY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), consideration (H. Res. 1568), H6297-H6306 [29JY]

———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (H.R. 6031), H6491 [30JY]

———eliminate incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, H4091, H4092 [28MY]

———eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore, H6580, H6582, H6615, H6619 [10AU], H6739, H6740 [15SE]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (H.R. 4877), H3633 [19MY]

———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (H.R. 4309), H307 [21JA]

———exclude from gross income compensation provided by BP P.L.C., for victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (H.R. 5598), H5897 [21JY]

———exclude from personal holding company income dividends from foreign affiliates which are reinvested in the U.S. (H.R. 5473), E1029 [8JN]

———exclude income attributable to certain empowerment zone real property from gross income (H.R. 6041), E1512 [30JY]

———exempt disaster relief payments received in response to oil leak in Gulf of Mexico, H4749 [23JN]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (H.R. 3586), H3314 [12MY]

———expand definition of cellulosic biofuel to include algae-based biofuel for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer credit and special allowance for plant property (H.R. 4168), H7070-H7073 [28SE], E1857 [29SE]

———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (H.R. 6099), E1567 [10AU]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, H6166 [28JY], H6288 [29JY], H7001, H7027, H7031 [28SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H2649 [20AP], H3469 [13MY], H3634 [19MY], H3731 [24MY], H3754, H3757, H3759, H3761, H3762, H3763, H3791, H3795, H3804 [25MY], H3828, H3830, H3841 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], E281 [2MR], E750 [5MY], E939 [25MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4101, H4169-H4187, H4204, H4208 [28MY], H4784 [24JN], H4914, H4915, H4938 [29JN], H5208 [30JN], H5693, H5697-H5709 [19JY], H5723, H5732, H5733, H5734, H5735, H5737 [20JY], H5924, H5938-H5950, H5971 [22JY], H6033-H6034 [26JY], H6048 [27JY], E1047, E1048 [9JN], E1099 [15JN], E1424 [26JY], E1441 [27JY], E1577 [10AU]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4089-H4097 [28MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1550), H5926-H5938 [22JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment—same-day consideration (H. Res. 1537), H5885-H5892 [21JY]

———extend credit for producing electricity from open-loop biomass, E2211 [21DE]

———impact of corporate tax rates on job creation, H5537 [13JY]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), H2270 [24MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H2332-H2413 [25MR], H6077 [27JY], H6580, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6604-H6625 [10AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1212), H2325-H2332 [25MR]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6589-H6597 [10AU]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses, H306 [21JA]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (H.R. 4414), H12, H16 [12JA], H44 [13JA]

———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (H.R. 4426), H195, H196 [20JA], H363 [26JA], H558 [4FE], H1012 [2MR], H6287 [29JY]

———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (H.R. 4191), H393 [27JA], H558 [4FE], H1014-H1017 [2MR]

———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 5783), E1371 [20JY]

———impose an excise tax on foreign companies that are not members of certain international trade agreements in order to pay for health benefits for first responders to terrorist attacks, H8960, H8961 [22DE]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, H4319 [9JN]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions (H.R. 4226), H3212 [6MY], E766 [5MY]

———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (H.R. 2600), H5585 [14JY]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), H7064-H7070 [28SE]

———modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies (H.R. 4337), Senate amendment, H8412-H8418 [15DE]

———modify rate of tax for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, H4182 [28MY], H4587 [16JN]

———permanently extend the research and development credit, H1366 [12MR], H3128 [5MY], H4096 [28MY], E750 [5MY]

———prevent pending tax increases (H.R. 4746), H6596 [10AU], H7760 [1DE]

———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (H.R. 5649), E1255 [30JN]

———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (H.R. 4585), H1032 [3MR], E146 [3FE]

———provide a temporary payroll tax reduction, H8526, H8558, H8560-H8565, H8576 [16DE], H8777 [17DE]

———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (H.R. 4599), E165 [4FE]

———provide an exemption from employer Social Security taxes relative to previously unemployed individuals and a credit for the retention of such individuals for a certain period, H1118-H1120, H1144 [4MR], H1488 [16MR]

———provide for the eligibility of older workers for the work opportunity credit (H.R. 5558), H4600 [17JN]

———provide for total expensing for capital property placed in service between certain dates (H.R. 6126), H6741 [15SE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2244 [23MR], H2281-H2299 [24MR], H2321 [25MR], H3469 [13MY], H4437, H4441 [15JN], H6031 [26JY], H6360 [29JY], E500, E507, E508 [25MR]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), consideration (H. Res. 1205), H2219-H2228 [23MR]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), motion to recommit, H2296, H2297 [24MR]

———provide individual and corporate income tax relief, reduce the employee share of payroll taxes, and rescind unobligated stimulus funds (H.R. 4100), H2888 [27AP], H5965, H5967 [22JY]

———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (H.R. 470), H655 [23FE]

———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 1763), H4485, H4489 [15JN]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities, H2294 [24MR]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 537), H1304 [10MR]

———rates, H13 [12JA], H109 [13JA], H186 [19JA], H359 [26JA], H654, H740 [23FE], H2483-H2488 [13AP], H2508, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2512, H2556, H2557 [14AP], H2582, H2583, H2584, H2588-H2592, H2622-H2638 [15AP], H2649 [20AP], H2703, H2781-H2786 [21AP], H2820-H2822 [22AP], H2872-H2875 [26AP], H3131, H3191 [5MY], H3263 [6MY], H3461 [13MY], H4619 [17JN], H4654, H4656 [22JN], H4681 [23JN], H5606, H5608 [14JY], H5725 [20JY], H5824, H5908-H5912 [21JY], H5989 [26JY], H6047, H6049, H6050, H6153 [27JY], H6615, H6617 [10AU], H6688, H6689 [15SE], H6812, H6813 [22SE], H6884 [23SE], H7000 [28SE], H7216, H7218 [29SE], H7423 [15NO], H7497 [16NO], E561, E563 [15AP], E575 [16AP]

———reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate and offset the revenue cost by repealing certain corporate tax benefits (H.R. 5962), H6461 [30JY], E1531 [30JY]

———reduce the maximum corporate rate of tax (H.R. 4781), E368 [12MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5982), H6470-H6482 [30JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 5644), E1252 [30JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H1444 [16MR], H2563 [14AP], H2872-H2875 [26AP], H3517 [18MY], H4654 [22JN]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (H.R. 3333), unanimous-consent agreement, H1376 [12MR]

———require any business who makes a purchase from another corporate entity that is over certain yearly cumulative amount to file a 1099 form, H2911 [27AP]

———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (H.R. 5552), H4934-H4936 [29JN]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (H.R. 510), E1279 [1JY]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (H.R. 562), unanimous-consent agreement, H1376 [12MR]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, H2224, H2225 [23MR]

———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, H1917 [21MR]

———suspend employment and income taxes for a certain period, H5814 [20JY]

———treat certain employee-funded pensions the same as qualified trusts for purposes of unrelated debt-financed income derived from real property and increase limit on elective deferrals to such pensions (H.R. 6056), E1522 [30JY]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 1258), H2522-H2524 [14AP]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (S. 30), H8376-H8380 [15DE]

———require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (H.R. 3993), H4698-H4701 [23JN], E1189, E1201 [24JN]

Television: reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (S. 3333), H3317-H3330 [12MY], E849 [13MY]

Tempe, AZ: anniversary of Tempe Leadership Program, E184 [22FE]

Texas Truck Centers of Houston, Ltd.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E416 [18MR]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (S. 1147), H1526-H1535 [17MR], E412 [18MR]

Toda America, Inc.: Dept. of Energy Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative grant recipient to build hybrid battery plant in Battle Creek, MI, H655 [23FE]

Trademark Act: amend (S. 2968), H1079-H1081 [3MR]

Truck King International (business): Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E268 [26FE]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H2879 [27AP], H5207 [30JN], H8452 [15DE]

U.S.-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H5309 [1JY], H5694 [19JY], H6861 [22SE], H8072 [7DE]

Umicore Autocat USA Inc.: tribute to safety record, E1912 [16NO]

Unemployment: rates, H45 [13JA], H173 [19JA], H196, H197 [20JA], H335, H337 [26JA], H551 [3FE], H936 [26FE], H1151 [4MR], H1425 [15MR], H1463 [16MR], H2887 [27AP], H3101 [4MY], H3191, H3192 [5MY], H3753, H3761, H3762 [25MY], H4093, H4094 [28MY], H4251, H4324, H4325 [9JN], H5307 [1JY], H5591 [14JY], H5679 [19JY], H5723, H5724, H5726, H5727, H5728, H5729, H5730, H5799 [20JY], H5988, H6029 [26JY], H6049, H6050, H6150 [27JY], H6169, H6262 [28JY], E57 [21JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H838, H846-H848, H895-H901 [25FE]

University of Alabama: tribute to Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team, E543 [14AP]

Ventantonio, James B.: Somerset County, NJ, Business Partnership Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E522 [13AP]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (H.R. 6086), H6954 [23SE]

———repeal section relative to protecting confidentiality of materials submitted to the SEC (S. 3717), H6952-H6955 [23SE]

Washington Mutual, Inc.: economic impact of bank failure, H2649 [20AP]

Waters Truck & Tractor Co.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E178 [22FE]

Waxman, Representative: allegations of abuse of power relative to retaliatory actions against citizens expressing the right to petition Congress for redress of grievances, H2510 [14AP]

West Columbia, SC: tribute to opening of Home Depot USA Inc., Rapid Deployment Center, H1032 [3MR]

West Liberty, KY: anniversary of Commercial Bank, E1502 [30JY]

Western Sugar Cooperative, Inc.: anniversary of Scottsbluff, NE, facility, E1273 [1JY]

Westrux International Inc.: Navistar, Inc., Circle of Excellence Award recipient, E416 [18MR]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), H6486-H6492, H6497, H6510 [30JY]

———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), consideration (H. Res. 1574), H6462-H6468 [30JY]

———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]

———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), motion to recommit, H6552-H6554 [30JY]

Wooster, OH: inclusion in Site Selection (publication) list of top micropolitan areas for business attraction and expansion, H5895 [21JY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2941 [28AP], E698 [28AP]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 375), H2900-H2904 [27AP], E745 [4MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 375), unanimous-consent agreement, H3059 [29AP]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, E1092 [14JN]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1167), H1485 [16MR]

World Trade Month: observance, H3281 [11MY]

World Trade Week: observance, H3686 [20MY]

Yerecic Label Co.: Dept. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E1421 [26JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aerojet-General Corp.: Camden, AR, facility recipient of National Safety Council Million Work Hours Award, S6877 [5AU]

———Redmond, WA, facility recipient of United Space Alliance, LLC, Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award, S5782 [13JY]

Agren Appliance & Television (business): tribute, S11033 [22DE]

Agricultural Marketing Act: improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products (S. 3656), S6305 [27JY], S6977 [5AU]

Agriculture: biotechnology research and development funding, S8003-S8005 [18NO]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S1493 [15MR], S3797-S3800 [17MY], S4796, S4797 [10JN], S4872-S4876 [14JN], S4899-S4901 [15JN], S4953 [16JN], S5508 [29JN], S5638 [30JN], S6268 [27JY], S7604 [28SE], S8017-S8019 [18NO]

———provide a point of order against adding legislation establishing a global warming pollution emission cap and trade program to other legislation unless previously approved by the Senate (S. 3655), S6269 [27JY]

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: tribute to Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility recipients, S7346 [22SE]

America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: implementation, S4438 [26MY]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S1868 [23MR]

———business practices that precipitated Government bailout, S296 [28JA]

American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act: strike section on employment tax treatment of professional service businesses, S5416-S5419 [24JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding, S234 [26JA], S2278 [14AP], S5292-S5294 [23JN], S5838-S5840 [14JY], S7590-S7592 [28SE]

Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act: eliminate sunset of provisions relative to the Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division leniency program (S. 3259), S2649 [26AP]

———extend (H.R. 5330), S4559, S4560 [27MY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, S3626 [12MY]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), S824 [26FE], S825 [1MR], S2015 [24MR], S2087 [25MR]

———restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product, S3698 [13MY]

Applied Thermal Sciences, Inc.: tribute, S118 [21JA]

Argentina: impact of debt default, S10404 [16DE]

Arkansas: tribute to Governor's Work-Life Balance Award recipients, S3712 [13MY]

———tribute to professionals included in Northwest Arkansas Business Journal ``40 Under 40'' list, S7085 [14SE]

———tribute to Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, S5958 [15JY]

Arkansas Business (publication): tribute to ``40 Under 40'' honorees, S5266 [22JN]

Aviation: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan, S10509 [17DE]

———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, S1732 [18MR]

———require air carriers and ticket agents to notify consumers of taxes and fees applicable to airline tickets and prohibit imposition of fuel surcharges that do not correlate to fuel costs, S1585 [16MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws, S3017-S3019, S3026-S3028 [3MY]

———make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), S8205 [19NO], S10508 [17DE]

Black Dinah Chocolatiers (business): tribute, S3712 [13MY]

Bull Moose (business): tribute, S738 [24FE]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S284 [28JA], S2143 [26MR], S8756-S8758 [10DE]

Calderon Hinojosa, Felipe: remarks linking expiration of U.S. assault weapons ban to surge in violence in Mexico, S5953 [15JY]

Cayman Islands: assessment as a tax secrecy jurisdiction that allows citizens and companies to avoid taxes and other financial disclosures, S4721, S4723 [9JN]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (H.R. 5148), S3291 [5MY]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (H.R. 4621), S2165 [26MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ban on mailings sent by Medicare Advantage providers relative to the effect of health care reform proposals on the quality and cost of such plans, S3794 [17MY], S4166 [25MY]

CFTC: provide authority to prevent the trading of futures and swap contracts that are contrary to the public interest, S5906, S5907 [15JY]

———provide clear antimarket manipulation authority, S3348 [6MY]

———require foreign boards of trade to register, S3531 [11MY], S3702 [13MY], S4064 [20MY]

———set aggregate position limits across all markets on non-commercial market participants, S5919 [15JY]

———set hard caps on speculative position limits for futures on energy commodities, S2410 [19AP]

Chick-fil-A, Inc.: tribute, S535 [9FE]

China: equalize trade practices and tariff rates with the U.S., S413 [2FE]

———review normal trade relations status and provide for a balanced trade relationship with the U.S., S7313 [22SE]

Civil liberties: reaffirm centrality of freedoms of expression and press as cornerstones of U.S. foreign policy, encourage international Internet freedom, and condemn cyber attacks and censorship by China (S. Res. 405), S447 [2FE], S472 [4FE]

———require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (S. 4046), S10517 [17DE]

Clark, Trapper: SBA Maine Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4080 [20MY]

Coltsville National Historical Park: establish (S. 3291), S2808 [29AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets, S2676-S2678 [27AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S11012, S11013, S11024-S11026 [22DE]

———legislative priorities, S7916 [17NO]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (S. Res. 411), S538 [9FE], S6980 [5AU]

Consumers: protect from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet (S. 3386), S8053 [18NO], S8305 [30NO]

Contracts: discrimination against minority- and women-owned businesses in airport related contracts, S1606 [16MR]

———enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), S8441 [2DE]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses, S5221-S5223 [22JN]

———establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (S. 931), S2016 [24MR]

———promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S8377-S8380 [2DE]

Conway, AR: inclusion in Kiplinger.com (Internet site) ``Least Expensive Cities for Living in the U.S.'' list, S6582 [2AU]

Copyrights: clarify, improve, and correct laws (S. 3689), S6594, S6595 [2AU]

———clarify, improve, and correct laws (S. 3689), House amendment, S8204 [19NO]

———provide protection for fashion design (S. 3728), S6893 [5AU]

Corporations: impact of federalized corporate governance relative to improved proxy assests, S3131 [5MY]

Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against providers of interactive computer services (H.R. 2765), S5978-S5980 [19JY]

———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments if they are inconsistent with U.S. law and provide victims of such suits a means to clear their name (S. 3518), S5275 [22JN]

———remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker, S6510 [29JY]

———ruling on Obama administration moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S5392-S5394 [24JN]

CPSC: prohibit manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of children's food and beverage containers composed of bisphenol A (BPA), S7941, S7942 [17NO]

Credit: establish penalties for servicers that fail to timely evaluate the applications of homeowners under home loan modification programs (S. 3161), S2024 [24MR]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions, S3083-S3085 [4MY]

———promulgate regulations regarding debit and credit card interchange transaction fees, S3455 [10MY], S3588-S3590 [12MY], S3695-S3698, S3704, S3705 [13MY], S4839-S4841 [10JN], S4929-S4931 [15JN], S4977 [16JN], S5925 [15JY], S10995-S10997 [22DE]

———protect consumers from usury, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2362 [15AP], S2446 [20AP], S2734, S2735 [28AP]

———restore State's rights to protect consumers from usury, S3708, S3709 [13MY], S3803 [17MY], S3971, S3972 [19MY]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (H.R. 5502), S5795 [13JY]

Crime: prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services (S. 3941), S8239 [29NO]

Dakota BUSINESS Finance (company): SBA Certified Development Company of the Year award recipient, S2800 [29AP]

Darling's Auto (business): Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (organization) Above and Beyond Award recipient, S7751 [29SE]

DEA: enhance ability to combat methamphetamine (H.R. 2923), S7562 [27SE]

Death on the High Seas Act: allow families of those killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S8683-S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses, S6510 [29JY]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), S4659 [8JN], S8683-S8685 [9DE]

———allow families of those killed on the high seas to receive fair compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses (S. 3463), unanimous-consent request, S8683 [9DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6558 [2AU], S7004-S7008 [13SE]

DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff Inc.: tribute, S2585 [22AP]

Dept. of Commerce: expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and Technology Innovation Program to include projects with potential for commercial exploitation in foreign markets, S6170, S6188 [22JY]

———expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and Technology Innovation Program to include projects with potential for commercial exploitation in foreign markets (S. 3084), S1496 [15MR]

———expand Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program for projects to create jobs, increase energy efficiency, and promote technology transfer (S. 3340), S3541 [11MY]

———export promotion activities funding, S6150, S6151 [22JY], S6382 [28JY]

———promote coastal jobs creation and sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (S. 3528), S5440 [24JN]

———provide cost-sharing assistance to improve access to foreign markets for energy efficiency and renewable energy products exported by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. (S. 3395), S4090 [20MY]

———reauthorize Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (S. 3523), S5320 [23JN]

———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (S. 3519), S5276 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program, S7230 [21SE], S10936 [22DE]

———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (H.R. 6540), S10960 [22DE]

———consideration of any unfair competitive advantage in evaluation of contract offers for the KC-X military air refueling tanker program (H.R. 6540), unanimous-consent request, S10961 [22DE]

Dept. of Energy: create the right business environment for doubling production of clean nuclear energy and other clean energy and create mini-Manhattan projects for clean energy research and development (S. 2776), S4438 [26MY], S4816 [10JN]

———enhance Loan Guarantee Program, S4413 [26MY], S4570 [28MY]

———establish a Supply Star program to support businesses in promoting supply chain energy efficiency (S. 3396), S4145 [24MY]

———establish Clean Energy for Homes and Buildings Program to provide financial assistance to promote residential-, commercial-, and industrial-scale energy efficiency and on-site renewable technologies (S. 1574), S8326 [1DE]

———establish deadline for OMB review of Loan Guarantee Program applications, S4414 [26MY]

———improve energy conservation and efficiency standards for certain appliances and other consumer products (S. 3925), S7813 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: call for investigation into BP P.L.C., contradictory statements relative to ability to respond to oil spills, S4041 [20MY]

———combat online infringement of intellectual property (S. 3804), S7207-S7210 [20SE], S8239 [29NO]

———improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S1610 [16MR], S2414 [19AP]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (S. 3529), S5441 [24JN]

———require employers certify that they have not and will not lay off employees prior to employing foreign workers, S7584 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: improve administration of the Minerals Management Service, S4964 [16JN], S5074-S5076 [17JN], S5775 [13JY], S6290 [27JY]

———improve administration of the Minerals Management Service (S. 3431), S4400 [26MY], S5299 [23JN]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S8048 [18NO], S10273 [15DE]

———limit moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities (S. 3588), S5867 [14JY], S5870 [15JY]

———moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, S4964 [16JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, S3851 [18MY], S4190, S4191, S4193 [25MY], S4492 [27MY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 3358), S4199 [25MY]

———prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (S. 3541), S5492 [28JN]

———provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (S. 3057), S946 [2MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: facilitate community bank access to capital in order to increase lending to small businesses, S319-S321 [28JA]

———General Motors Co., use of funds from a Dept. of the Treasury escrow account to repay Troubled Asset Relief Program loan, S2745 [28AP]

———guarantee payment on bonds or notes used to provide loans to community development financial institutions, S4035, S4036 [20MY], S6383 [28JY], S6475 [29JY]

———prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards for Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance recipients, S1213 [5MR]

———provide assistance to community depository institutions under the Public-Private Investment Program, S7102 [15SE]

———require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used for debt reduction, S3512, S3513 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish loan guarantee program for qualified shipyards to maintain shipbuilding capability, S1012 [3MR], S1443 [11MR]

———establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), S10770 [19DE], S10810 [20DE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (S. 1425), S1303 [9MR]

Dirk Leach Rustic Arts (business): tribute, S7417 [23SE]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), S1819, S1821 [23MR]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091-S2094 [25MR], S2145 [26MR]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3173), S2138, S2149-S2152 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs, S836-S838 [1MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S761, S776-S792, S816 [25FE], S818-S821, S824 [26FE], S825, S826, S852-S854 [1MR], S898-S904, S910-S921, S923, S926-S934 [2MR], S1211 [5MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent agreement, S926 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent request, S772, S773, S776, S778, S786, S792, S816 [25FE], S819, S820 [26FE], S826, S844 [1MR], S897, S898, S899 [2MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): anniversary, S6573 [2AU]

Economic Development Administration: establish a grant program for organizations to assist individuals and businesses affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to file claims for damages, S4203 [25MY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2195-S2197 [12AP], S2497 [21AP], S2726 [28AP], S3591-S3594 [12MY], S4046-S4052 [20MY], S4206 [25MY]

———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, S110 [21JA], S136 [22JA], S5256 [22JN], S5801 [14JY], S7079 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7406 [23SE], S7468 [27SE], S7881 [15NO]

———extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, S8703-S8708 [9DE], S8735, S8738-S8740, S8743, S8744, S8774-S8776, S8778-S8781 [10DE], S8840-S8844 [13DE], S8992, S9005, S9012 [14DE], S10252-S10255 [15DE]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, S5801 [14JY], S8740-S8742 [10DE]

———impact of failure to extend Bush administration tax cuts, S7077 [14SE], S7106 [15SE], S7309-S7311, S7327, S7332-S7334, S7342 [22SE], S7410 [23SE], S7463, S7468, S7470-S7472 [27SE], S7876 [15NO], S8273 [30NO], S8317 [1DE], S8358, S8363-S8365, S8380 [2DE]

———impact of tax cuts, S785 [25FE], S5806 [14JY], S6177-S6179 [22JY], S6233, S6236-S6238 [26JY], S7406 [23SE], S8314-S8316 [1DE], S8364, S8366, S8381, S8383-S8390 [2DE]

———importance of job creation, S112 [21JA], S137 [22JA], S222 [26JA], S363 [1FE], S413, S414, S429 [2FE], S846 [1MR], S1283 [9MR], S1435 [11MR], S2137 [26MR], S2189 [12AP], S4599, S4600 [7JN], S5414-S5418 [24JN], S5721 [12JY], S5808, S5822 [14JY], S6132 [22JY], S6238 [26JY], S7017, S7018 [13SE], S7079 [14SE], S7103, S7123 [15SE], S7405, S7408 [23SE], S8340-S8342 [1DE], S8754-S8757 [10DE]

———increase U.S. global competitiveness, S7484 [27SE]

———indicators of progress towards economic recovery, S8311 [1DE]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), S10451 [17DE], S10924 [21DE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S509, S510 [9FE], S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S600-S613 [22FE], S677-S679, S681-S688, S691-S693 [23FE], S718-S727, S730 [24FE], S784 [25FE], S1212, S1224 [5MR], S1453, S1479 [11MR], S1496, S1500-S1504 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584 [16MR], S1633-S1638 [17MR], S1745 [18MR]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S693 [23FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S682 [23FE]

———national objectives priority assignments, S10-S13 [20JA], S7232 [21SE], S7386 [23SE]

———prohibit use of taxpayer funds to bailout failing financial institutions, S2752 [28AP], S3017, S3020-S3023, S3026-S3028 [3MY], S3061-S3065, S3083 [4MY], S3140, S3147 [5MY], S4072 [20MY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), S2152, S2155-S2157 [26MR], S4110, S4139 [24MY], S4192, S4207, S4208 [25MY], S4404 [26MY], S4497-S4499, S4560 [27MY], S4839-S4841 [10JN], S4929-S4931 [15JN], S4967, S4973, S4977 [16JN], S5167 [21JN]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5656-S5661 [30JN], S5774, S5775 [13JY], S5801-S5803, S5807, S5811, S5814-S5822, S5825, S5828-S5835, S5840-S5842, S5844 [14JY], S5870-S5933, S5943-S5945 [15JY], S6040, S6041 [21JY], S6155 [22JY], S6241-S6243 [26JY], S6513 [29JY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), insert S. 3217 language in lieu, S4077 [20MY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), motion to instruct conferees, S4130-S4139 [24MY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), unanimous-consent agreement, S4076, S4104 [20MY], S5880 [15JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S176 [25JA], S299, S319 [28JA], S388 [1FE], S473-S475 [4FE], S1220-S1222 [5MR], S1416-S1421 [11MR], S1609-S1611 [16MR], S1719-S1721 [18MR], S2152-S2155 [26MR], S2189 [12AP], S2216-S2218, S2222-S2224 [13AP], S2254, S2258-S2260, S2262-S2265 [14AP], S2414-S2416 [19AP], S7599-S7601 [28SE], S7744 [29SE], S8769-S8771 [10DE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S6850 [5AU]

———stability of domestic automobile manufacturers, S7017, S7018 [13SE], S7078 [14SE], S7405 [23SE]

Education: analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, S8986-S8990 [14DE]

———analysis of for-profit colleges and universities relative to revenue from military educational benefits programs, S8618 [8DE], S8990-S8992 [14DE]

———tribute to corporate executive officers efforts to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, S7164 [16SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures by corporations or labor organizations intended to affect elections (S.J. Res. 36), S6283 [27JY]

Employment: establish funds to rapidly create new jobs in the private and public sector (S. 2952), S252 [26JA]

———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, S1352 [10MR], S7068-S7071 [14SE]

———importance of manufacturing jobs, S8765-S8768 [10DE], S9013 [14DE], S10438-S10440 [17DE]

———permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (S. 3840), S7447 [24SE]

Entertainment industry: commend encouragement of interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) (S. Res. 623), S7138 [15SE], S7365 [22SE]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, S84-S94 [21JA], S557 [11FE]

———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), S4706 [8JN], S4723-S4725 [9JN], S4873-S4876 [14JN]

———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), motion to proceed, S4788-S4836 [10JN]

———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (S.J. Res. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S4394 [25MY], S4785 [9JN]

———impact of overregulation on businesses and the economy, S7602-S7604 [28SE]

EUHOFA International (organization): tribute to hosting of World Congress in Providence, RI, S7953 [17NO]

FAA: Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Airport Improvement Program funding, S1802 [22MR]

———Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S1802 [22MR]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, S1652 [17MR]

———improve airline safety and pilot training (H.R. 3371), unanimous-consent request, S5652-S5654 [30JN]

———improve training and increase minimum flight hours for commercial pilots, S1700-S1703 [18MR]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve (S. 3888), S7801 [29SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (S. 3680), S6549 [30JY]

———extend benefits to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, S5312 [23JN]

FCC: broadband policy on neutrality, S10853, S10889-S10891 [21DE]

———encourage continued investment and innovation in communications networks by establishing a new competition analysis-based regulatory framework (S. 3624), S6081 [21JY]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (H.R. 6533), S10696 [18DE]

———protect Internet neutrality relative to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, S10690 [18DE]

FDA: strengthen regulation of dietary supplements that may pose safety risk unknown to consumers (S. 3002), S494 [4FE], S613 [22FE]

FDIC: impact of granting liquidation authority over small depository institutions and large financial institutions, S3960 [19MY]

———remove statutory references to credit rating agencies as sources for determining creditworthiness of investments, S3323 [6MY]

Federal Acquisition Institute: improve (S. 2902), S8947, S8948 [13DE]

Federal agencies and departments: improve management and oversight of contracts and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (S. 3323), S3362 [6MY]

Federal employees: assess compensation comparisons with private sector employees, retirement eligibility, and investment in improving Federal workforce, S7113-S7115 [15SE]

Federal Reserve Board: transmit to the Committee on Finance (Senate) copies of documents on American International Group, Inc. (AIG) business practices that precipitated Government bailout, S299 [28JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: require restitution for victims of criminal violations, S6510 [29JY]

———require restitution for victims of criminal violations (S. 3466), S4746 [9JN]

Financial institutions: address concept of ``too big to fail'' through stricter limits on leverage and liabilities and through improved capital assessment and financial reporting, S2625 [26AP], S2997, S2998 [30AP], S3024-S3026 [3MY], S3080 [4MY], S3303, S3307-S3309, S3350, S3351 [6MY], S3888 [18MY]

———address the concept of ``Too Big To Fail'' through improved regulation and breaking up large banks in order to prevent future Government bailouts (S. 2746), S8768 [10DE]

———advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, S5772 [13JY], S6354 [28JY]

———advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (S. 2919), unanimous-consent request, S10725, S10726 [19DE]

———allow purchase and disposal of securities and other underwriting or market making activities that do not exceed near term demands of clients, customers, or counterparties, S5906 [15JY]

———awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S8739 [10DE]

———clarify applicability of certain State enforcement authorities with respect to regulating national banks, S3867-S3873 [18MY]

———create a financial stability council to oversee the financial regulatory activities of the Government, S3459-S3461 [10MY], S3953 [19MY]

———eliminate special treatment of derivatives in bankruptcy and liquidation process, S2410 [19AP]

———enhance supervision of non-bank financial companies, S5872 [15JY]

———ensure application of antitrust laws to enhance accountability and protect consumers, S3626 [12MY]

———establish specific consumer protection liaison for Armed Forces members and their families, S3611-S3613 [12MY]

———handling of foreclosure crisis, S553 [11FE]

———impact of mark to market financial regulatory rule 114 relative to real estate appraisals, S387-S389 [1FE]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), S2332, S2334, S2346, S2352-S2357, S2362 [15AP], S2399, S2401, S2404-S2410 [19AP], S2433-S2439, S2446, S2447, S2452-S2454, S2467 [20AP], S2484-S2487, S2489-S2493, S2495-S2497, S2500-S2506 [21AP], S2536-S2541, S2545, S2548 [22AP], S2750-S2752 [28AP], S2772-S2782, S2786, S2790-S2794 [29AP], S2987-S2999, S3001-S3004 [30AP], S3015-S3028 [3MY], S3051-S3085, S3087 [4MY], S3119-S3126, S3128-S3133, S3135-S3144, S3147-S3157, S3291 [5MY], S3296-S3353 [6MY], S3385-S3387, S3398-S3403 [7MY], S3453-S3470 [10MY], S3488-S3509, S3511-S3532 [11MY], S3569, S3572-S3613, S3616-S3627 [12MY], S3664-S3683, S3686-S3711 [13MY], S3769, S3772-S3778 [14MY], S3793, S3800-S3819 [17MY], S3855-S3902 [18MY], S3951-S3953, S3955-S3964, S3966-S3980 [19MY], S4027-S4078 [20MY], S10921 [21DE]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), motion to proceed, S2553-S2559, S2562, S2574-S2580 [22AP], S2605-S2637 [26AP], S2674-S2678, S2680-S2707 [27AP], S2716-S2719, S2721-S2745, S2747-S2750 [28AP]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), unanimous-consent agreement, S2682 [27AP], S2748 [28AP], S3617 [12MY]

———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), unanimous-consent request, S2553 [22AP], S3811, S3812 [17MY], S3896 [18MY], S4031 [20MY]

———limit proprietary trading activity of banks, S139-S142 [22JA]

———prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies, S3889 [18MY], S4072 [20MY]

———prohibit certain affiliations between commercial banking and investment banking companies (S. 2886), S474 [4FE], S2727 [28AP], S5909 [15JY]

———prohibit federally insured banks from engaging in proprietary trading and impose strict capital charges on large nonbanking financial entities, S2629 [26AP]

———prohibit naked credit default swaps, S2998 [30AP], S3079 [4MY], S3874, S3877-S3879, S3884, S3890-S3894 [18MY]

———provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions, S3620-S3624 [12MY], S3668-S3670, S3673, S3686-S3691 [13MY], S3802 [17MY], S4039 [20MY]

———provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system, S2781 [29AP]

———provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (S. 3241), S2519-S2521 [21AP], S2612 [26AP], S2682 [27AP], S2727 [28AP]

———reform the way initial credit ratings are assigned, S3082 [4MY], S3155, S3156 [5MY], S3311 [6MY], S3399 [7MY], S3465 [10MY], S3673-S3678, S3681-S3683 [13MY], S3955, S3958, S3977-S3979 [19MY], S4044 [20MY]

———require all financial companies put into receivership to be liquidated, S2779-S2781 [29AP]

———require financial institutions to disclose to customers if they have a material conflict of interest with the financial product they are selling, S4062 [20MY]

———require systemically risky companies to disclose all off-balance sheet activities to the SEC, S3151 [5MY]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking, S115 [21JA], S1416-S1421 [11MR], S2414-S2416 [19AP], S2446 [20AP], S2492 [21AP]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: add State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members, S3710 [13MY]

———add the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration as a voting member, S3352 [6MY]

Findley, Kathy Manis: Arkansas Business (publication) Nonprofit Executive of the Year award recipient, S7084 [14SE]

Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (S. 843), S2159 [26MR], S2463 [20AP]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, S5953 [15JY]

Fish and fishing: allow fishermen who hold capital construction fund accounts to make a penalty-free withdrawal from such accounts without requiring reinvestment in the fishing industry (S. 3276), S2762 [28AP]

———authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector (S. 1609), S8105 [18NO]

———mitigate the economic impact of transition to sustainable fisheries on fishing communities (S. 3594), S5967 [15JY]

Floods: small business and housing relief programs funding, S2199 [12AP]

Florida: impact of Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico on travel and tourism, S4602 [7JN]

Food: establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3767), S7038 [13SE]

———increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 3669), S6526 [29JY]

Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4380), S6341 [27JY]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), S10438-S10440 [17DE], S10914 [21DE], S10990, S11011 [22DE]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), unanimous-consent request, S10439 [17DE]

———impact of preventing the offshoring of American jobs overseas on treaty obligations, S7583 [28SE]

———impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, S6573 [2AU], S7337-S7341 [22SE]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (S. 3725), S6890 [5AU]

———protect aircraft and small aviation products industry from unfair foreign competition, S6294 [27JY], S6491-S6493 [29JY]

———provide for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the U.S. (S. 3080), S1180 [4MR]

———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers, S4931-S4933 [15JN], S5390, S5391 [24JN]

———support increased market access for exports of U.S. beef and beef products (S. Res. 544), S4560 [27MY]

———U.S. deficit, S5807 [14JY], S7406 [23SE], S7467 [27SE]

Fort Smith, AR: inclusion in Kiplinger.com (Internet site) ``Least Expensive Cities for Living in the U.S.'' list, S6582 [2AU]

FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3578 [12MY], S3775 [14MY], S3960, S3974 [19MY], S5891 [15JY]

———exempt auto dealers from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3775-S3778 [14MY], S3814 [17MY], S4130-S4136, S4138 [24MY], S5911 [15JY]

———exempt small businesses from regulation by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3577, S3578, S3618 [12MY], S3862 [18MY], S4063, S4064 [20MY]

———increase transparency and accountability, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2446 [20AP]

———publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3670-S3673 [13MY]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S175 [25JA], S2362 [15AP], S3080 [4MY]

———require consideration of economic impact of Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rules and regulations on small businesses, S3678-S3681 [13MY], S3884-S3888 [18MY]

———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S2686 [27AP], S2733 [28AP], S3016 [3MY], S3135-S3138 [5MY], S3329-S3334, S3337 [6MY], S3489-S3495 [11MY]

FTC: preserve enforcement and regulatory authority while coordinating regulatory efforts with the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3807, S3808 [17MY]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (S. Res. 681), S7992 [17NO]

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: SEC investigation of alleged fraudulent activities relative to sale of financial product tied to subprime mortgages, S2538 [22AP]

Government regulations: strengthen authority and oversight, S6290-S6292 [27JY]

Gresham, Walter, III: National Propane Gas Association Bill Hill Award recipient, S4523, S4524 [27MY]

Gulf of Mexico: authorization of National Guard members to assist oil leak clean-up, S5066 [17JN]

———call on BP P.L.C., to improve system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, S4964, S4965 [16JN]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits, S4841 [10JN]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits (S. 3410), S4394 [25MY], S4397, S4432 [26MY]

———create system to resolve claims of economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident and renegotiate lease relative to incident to increase existing liability limits (S. 3410), unanimous-consent request, S4179-S4181 [25MY]

———Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion, S4895, S4899, S4916 [15JN], S4951-S4953, S4966 [16JN], S5065-S5069 [17JN], S5169-S5171 [21JN], S5231-S5240 [22JN], S5289 [23JN], S5422 [24JN], S5505, S5513 [29JN], S5638-S5641, S5669-S5671 [30JN]

———impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S2782-S2784 [29AP], S3016 [3MY], S3126 [5MY], S3794 [17MY], S3955 [19MY], S4397 [26MY], S4587, S4589, S4600, S4604, S4606 [7JN], S4629 [8JN], S4710 [9JN], S4798, S4837 [10JN], S4896, S4897, S4899 [15JN], S4978 [16JN], S5078-S5080, S5095 [17JN], S5827 [14JY]

———monitor clean up of oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, S4432-S4434 [26MY]

———recognize economic and environmental impacts of BP P.L.C., oil spill and urge BP to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from States directly impacted (S. Res. 588), S6037 [20JY]

———report on congressional delegation trip relative to impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, S4904 [15JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4636 [8JN], S4722 [9JN], S4896, S4899, S4904 [15JN], S4952, S4962 [16JN], S5143 [18JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, S4185 [25MY], S4809, S4841 [10JN], S4870 [14JN]

———waive compliance with the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to assist in responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5069, S5095 [17JN], S5169-S5171 [21JN], S5513 [29JN], S5670 [30JN]

Health: 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, S3154 [5MY]

———health insurance premiums rates, S827-S836 [1MR], S2080 [25MR]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (S. 3501), S7931 [17NO]

Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish, S1954 [24MR]

———establish (S. 3078), S1172-S1174 [4MR], S2561 [22AP], S5184-S5186 [21JN], S5533 [29JN]

Heartland Health (company): Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S10927 [21DE]

Honeywell Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S10927 [21DE]

Houlton, ME: tribute to Smith & Wesson, Inc., facility, S4743 [9JN]

Housing: establish suitability standards for seniors relative to reverse mortgages and increase regulation of industry, S4040 [20MY]

Hugo Boss Fashions Inc.: decision to not close Brooklyn, OH, manufacturing plant, S6016 [20JY]

Immigration: improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders (S. 3858), S7633 [28SE]

———reform fees and taxes of certain visa programs, S6839 [5AU], S6997-S6999 [12AU]

Information technology: improve U.S. cyber security (S. 3538), S5445-S5447 [24JN], S7936, S7949 [17NO]

Insurance: create an industry-funded insurance program that spreads liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill among all oil companies participating in offshore drilling, S6269 [27JY]

———effect of health care legislation on professional employer organizations, S1989 [24MR]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, S736 [24FE], S761, S776 [25FE], S818-S822 [26FE], S852, S853 [1MR], S901-S904, S923, S930 [2MR], S1336 [10MR], S4717-S4719 [9JN], S5077 [17JN], S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5295 [23JN], S5668 [30JN]

Investments: clarify definition of swap dealers to not include end users that execute swaps through affiliates, S5907 [15JY]

———provide authority to CFTC and SEC to determine if a person dealing under-collateralization of investment swaps is a major swap participant or a major security-based swap participant, S5907 [15JY]

Iran: impose sanctions, provide for State and local government divestment of assets, and identify locations of concern relative to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items (S. 2799), S209 [26JA], S324-S332 [28JA], S353 [29JA], S8050 [18NO]

IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (S. 3786), S7135 [15SE]

Jones Act: repeal to allow foreign-flagged vessels to ship goods between waterborne ports of the U.S. (S. 3525), S5322 [23JN]

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 (S. 560), S512, S513 [9FE], S7372, S7381 [23SE]

———history of unionization, importance of collective bargaining, and role of NLRB in regulatory enforcement, S512 [9FE]

———history of unionization and importance of collective bargaining, S7380 [23SE]

Lander, Philip: SBA Maine Veteran Small Business Champion award recipient, S4846 [10JN]

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: release of report detailing bankruptcy filing, S1598 [16MR]

Lesser, Katy: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4439 [26MY]

M. Jacob & Sons (company): anniversary, S7748 [29SE]

Malvern, AR: anniversary of Brickfest, S5265 [22JN]

Marcus Corp.: anniversary, S7890 [15NO]

Marine resources: tribute to the underwater operations industry, S480 [4FE]

Mathews Brothers Co.: tribute, S5847 [14JY]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 3415), S4218 [25MY]

MidwayUSA, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S10927 [21DE]

Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council: anniversary, S10407 [16DE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 3671), S6527 [29JY], S7593-S7597, S7607 [28SE]

———improve occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (S. 3671), unanimous-consent request, S7595 [28SE]

———promote exploration for and development of rare earth elements and reestablish competitive supply chain for rare earth materials (S. 4031), S10442, S10443 [17DE]

———reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (S. 3521), S5276 [22JN]

———require U.S.-registered companies selling products using columbite-tantalite, coltan, cassiterite, and wolframite to disclose the country-of-origin of such materials to the SEC, S3866 [18MY], S3976 [19MY]

Motor vehicles: ensure availability of dual-fueled automobiles and light duty trucks and require major fuel distributors to install blender pumps in increasing numbers (S. 1627), S5287 [23JN]

———establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (S. 3442), S4438 [26MY], S4601 [7JN], S5168 [21JN], S6015 [20JY], S7703 [29SE], S8023-S8025 [18NO]

———establish a program to accelerate, provide incentives for, and examine the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of electric drive vehicles (S. 3495), S6562 [2AU], S7121 [15SE]

———exempt auto dealers from regulation by Consumer Financial Protection Agency, S2692, S2693 [27AP]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (S. 3181), S2127 [25MR]

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board: enhance regulation of municipal securities market, advisers, and dealers, S10921 [21DE]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), S5456 [24JN], S5459 [25JN]

———authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), unanimous-consent request, S5654 [30JN], S7716, S7717 [29SE]

———authorize subpoena power (S. 3462), unanimous-consent request, S5052 [17JN], S5654 [30JN]

National Credit Union Administration: clarify authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury (S. 4036), S10364 [16DE]

National ESIGN Day: designate (S. Res. 576), S5716 [30JN]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require installation of event data recorders in all motor vehicles manufactured in the U.S. (S. 3271), S2761 [28AP]

———restrict post-Government employment by former personnel in the automobile industry in areas dealing with compliance matters (S. 3268), S2760 [28AP]

National Mediation Board: disapprove rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing (S.J. Res. 30), motion to proceed, S7370-S7383 [23SE]