CARSON, ANDRE (a Representative from Indiana)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4016 [27MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3274 [6MY]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5015), H3543 [18MY]
African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their military sacrifices, and their patriotism (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [24FE]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H3274 [6MY]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H4873 [24JN]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308), H7499 [16NO]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3123 [4MY]
Armed Forces: anniversary of soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, in shooting incident (see H. Con. Res. 319), H6879 [22SE]
———call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide (see H. Res. 1229), H2459 [25MR]
Army: tribute to service and sacrifice of the 14th Armored Division during World War II (see H. Res. 1483), H4975 (see H. Res. 1483), H5204 [29JN]
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), H4780 [23JN]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H2460 [25MR]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H603 [4FE]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]
Buyer, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1629), H6803 [16SE]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5986 [22JY]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 1314), H6684 [14SE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H4216 [28MY]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H8031 [2DE]
Chicago, IL: tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men (see H. Res. 1414), H4215 [28MY]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]
City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]
Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 4771), H5503 [1JY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5547 [13JY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H4873 [24JN]
Credit: require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 4538), H422 [27JA]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3311 [11MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H3202 [5MY]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H6043 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3542 [18MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H5303 [30JN]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H4387 [10JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 2946), H6881 [22SE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H2579 [14AP]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H4872 [24JN]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H6042 [26JY]
Dept. of State: provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H2800 [21AP]
Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1964), H387 [26JA]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H4597 [16JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H1169 [4MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H1744 [19MR]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 4756), H6284 [28JY]
District of Columbia: anniversary of Langston golf course (see H. Res. 526), H603 [4FE]
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6118), H6881 [22SE]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H972 [26FE]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H5547 [13JY]
Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 5477), H6043 [26JY]
———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 5495), H6043 [26JY]
———recognize achievements of high school graduating class of 2010, encourage furthering of studies in post-secondary institutions, and support community engagement (see H. Res. 1443), H4506 [15JN]
Employment: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H1519 [16MR]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H4975 (see H.R. 3564), H5203 [29JN]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H4906 [28JN]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H6881 [22SE]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H6804 [16SE]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H6406 (see H.R. 5117), H6458 [29JY]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H3124 [4MY]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2800 [21AP]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]
Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 855), H4597 [16JN]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H648 [22FE]
———optimize delivery of critical medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see H.R. 1581), H2799 [21AP]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H5985 [22JY]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
House Rules: require public disclosure by Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) of written reports and findings of the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (see H. Res. 1416), H4215 [28MY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H2643 [15AP]
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: revise (see H.R. 5983), H7499 [16NO]
Korean War: anniversary and U.S.-Korea alliance reaffirmation (see H.J. Res. 86), H4023 (see H.J. Res. 86), H4085 [27MY]
Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H756 [23FE]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H5819 [20JY]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1519 [16MR]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H2697 [20AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 6072), H6684 [14SE]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H2697 [20AP]
Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 4866), H3311 [11MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1104 [3MR]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2319 [24MR]
National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6882 [22SE]
National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 1740), H7644 [29NO]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H2697 [20AP]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2845 [22AP]
National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H424 [27JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to regulate expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech (see H.J. Res. 74), H649 [22FE]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H6764 [15SE]
Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see H.R. 4940), H5676 [15JY]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H934 [25FE]
Religion: recognize cultural and religious significance of Eid al-Adha and wish Muslim-Americans and Muslims around the world a prosperous holiday (see H. Res. 1719), H7499 [16NO]
RV Centennial Celebration Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1073), H3202 [5MY]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H4636 [17JN]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H6880 [22SE]
Social Security: oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7154 (see H. Res. 1670), H7212 [28SE]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H140 [13JA]
SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office, Rome City, IN: designate (see H.R. 4624), H609 [9FE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H931 [25FE]
Tarboro, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1475), H4872 [24JN]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H3014 [28AP]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H3542 [18MY]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H2261 [23MR]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H41 [12JA]
Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 5081), H4906 [28JN]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H4425 [14JN]
Thailand: urge peaceful and democratic resolution of political problems (see H. Res. 1321), H4873 [24JN]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H3824 [25MY]
Tucker, C. DeLores: tribute (see H. Res. 1094), H2261 [23MR]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 5680), H5618 [14JY]
U.S. Soccer Federation: recognize and support efforts of USA Bid Committee to bring 2018 or 2022 World Cup to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7454 [15NO]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H2580 [14AP]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942 (see H.R. 2598), H1656 [18MR]
Zimbabwe: facilitate lasting peace, rule of law, democracy, and economic recovery (see H.R. 5971), H6404 (see H.R. 5971), H6456 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 5049), H2640 [15AP]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 5753), H5675 [15JY]
Diseases: expand and intensify programs of research and related activities regarding the population of older individuals living with or at risk for HIV (see H. Res. 1100), H755 [23FE]
Evansville, IN: anniversary of Old National Bank (see H. Res. 1201), H1744 [19MR]
Liuzzo, Viola: tribute (see H. Res. 1214), H2318 [24MR]
Senior citizens: include information on HIV in certain disease prevention and health promotion services (see H.R. 4657), H754 [23FE]
Veterans: express appreciation for the service of Muslim American veterans (see H. Res. 1758), H8286 [9DE]
Proclamations
Tribute to Joy L. Thornton: by, E1953
Remarks
America Saves Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1082), H1071 [3MR]
Armed Forces: call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide, H4019 [27MY]
———expand preseparation counseling program to include a personal finances component, H4019 [27MY]
Budget: reinstitute and update the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration (H.R. 2920), H478 [3FE]
Butler University: tribute to men's basketball team, E671
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H8946 [22DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4019 [27MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase availability of credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), H4513 [16JN]
Economy: provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, H5216 [30JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1660 [19MR]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5216 [30JN]
———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1487), H5216 [30JN]
Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of La Plaza Fiesta Indianapolis, E1658
———tribute to Ben Davis High School girls' basketball team, E681
Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Inc.: tribute, E1595
New Orleans Saints (football team): tribute (H. Res. 1079), H1066 [3MR]
Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3053), H272 [21JA]
Social Security: anniversary, H6048 [27JY]
———ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (H.R. 2829), H272 [21JA]
States: ensure women and minority-owned businesses are provided with capital lending opportunities, H4513 [16JN]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (S. 1055), H6955, H6956 [23SE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 846), H6960, H6961 [23SE]
Tributes
Bridges, Ruby, E1946
Morgan, Rod, E22