CHU, JUDY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3445 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H649 [22FE]
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H6684 [14SE]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3274 [6MY]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H6043 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H6628 [10AU]
Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 4543), H2216 [22MR]
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]
Appropriations: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see H.R. 5258), H7397 [29SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H3079 [29AP]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 6520), H8520 [15DE]
———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H388 [26JA]
———recognize Committee on Armed Services (Senate) hearing and testimony on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy as an important step in permitting gays and lesbians to serve openly (see H. Res. 1090), H647 [22FE]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H648 [22FE]
———tribute to members and their families from Los Angeles County, CA, for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1535), H5921 [21JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1316), H3078 [29AP]
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), H3441 [12MY]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H832 [24FE]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H2877 [26AP]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H603 [4FE]
California State University: anniversary of system (see H. Res. 1117), H972 [26FE]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H267 [20JA]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 1524), H7454 [15NO]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H756 [23FE]
Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 6258), H7389 [29SE]
———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H472 [2FE]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]
———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H2696 [20AP]
City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H387 [26JA]
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 (see H.R. 6098), H6805 [16SE]
Courts: limit effect of legal releases in certain civil actions (see H.R. 5895), H7397 [29SE]
———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H648 [22FE]
———revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents (see H.R. 5503), H4386 [10JN]
Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H4247 [8JN]
———prohibit furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score (see H.R. 5743), H5819 [20JY]
———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 3149), H755 [23FE]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3202 [5MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
———prohibit public officials from engaging in undisclosed self-dealing (see H.R. 6391), H7394 [29SE]
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5197), H4023 (see H.R. 5197), H4085 [27MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: assess effectiveness and efficiency of administrative review systems to ensure compliance with Federal meal standards (see H.R. 5027), H3124 [4MY]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 5012), H3542 [18MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 5156), H3542 [18MY]
Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 4324), H648 [22FE]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H141 [13JA]
Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 3943), H472 [2FE]
———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H2642 [15AP]
———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 3545), H41 [12JA]
———establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers (see H.R. 5093), H3274 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 5033), H4780 [23JN]
———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H472 [2FE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H4387 [10JN]
———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3315), H1440 [15MR]
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), H472 [2FE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H5303 [30JN]
———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 3695), H194 [19JA]
———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 5304), H4636 [17JN]
———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 6085), H7499 [16NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H2504 [13AP]
———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H2844 [22AP]
Dept. of the Interior: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 204), H755 [23FE]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5213), H3200 [5MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 5510), H8264 [8DE]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H1028 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 3491), H4425 [14JN]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 4541), H756 [23FE]
———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H7454 [15NO]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7454 [15NO]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7499 [16NO]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H3441 [12MY]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H2842 [22AP]
Disasters: provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see H.R. 5240), H6284 [28JY]
Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H1221 [9MR]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H41 [12JA]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3753), H5303 [30JN]
———improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 6036), H6684 [14SE]
———support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4223), H5503 [1JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H755 [23FE]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]
———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]
EPA: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize pesticide use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of such use (see H.R. 4159), H1221 [9MR]
Escalante, Jaime A.: tribute (see H. Res. 1265), H2641 [15AP]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
Fair Housing Act: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 4820), H1397 [12MR]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H6627 [10AU]
———prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 4806), H1322 [10MR]
———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H4247 [8JN]
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 H.R. 2132), H2642 [15AP]
———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H555 [3FE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H2505 [13AP]
FBI: provide safeguards relative to criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes (see H.R. 5300), H6804 [16SE]
FCC: authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintained to prohibit operation of unlicensed television band devices on protected frequencies (see H.R. 4353), H2877 [26AP]
FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 5786), H6628 [10AU]
———require dentists to provide patients with a factsheet before performing any dental restoration work (see H.R. 4615), H602 [4FE]
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), H7499 [16NO]
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]
———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 673), H8264 [8DE]
———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H2642 [15AP]
———improve Federal internship programs to facilitate hiring of full-time Federal employees (see H.R. 3264), H194 [19JA]
———provide premium pay for employees whose official duties require the use of one or more languages besides English (see H.R. 4832), H1358 [11MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H387 [26JA]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H1221 [9MR]
———provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs (see H.R. 4694), H932 [25FE]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H3658 [19MY]
———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H2800 [21AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H6406 (see H.R. 4879), H6458 [29JY]
Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 5564), H6804 [16SE]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H194 [19JA]
Foreign trade: remove preferential trade treatment for certain textile articles (see H.R. 5940), H6684 [14SE]
———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), H1324 [10MR]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5712 [19JY]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H6881 [22SE]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H6684 [14SE]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6684 [14SE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H194 [19JA]
Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building, South Gate, CA: designate (see H.R. 5293), H3440 [12MY]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1691), H7454 [15NO]
Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]
Hoover Dam: anniversary (see H. Res. 1636), H6804 [16SE]
Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (see H.R. 4687), H1221 [9MR]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H5676 [15JY]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H833 [24FE]
Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H3441 [12MY]
———ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H5712 [19JY]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3441 [12MY]
Iran: condemn human rights violations, release political prisoners, support democracy, remove terrorist designation from opposition group, and impose sanctions to deter nuclear program (see H. Res. 1431), H4598 [16JN]
Iraq: condemn violence and threats against vulnerable religious communities, in particular the attack against Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad (see H. Res. 1725), H8089 [7DE]
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 H.R. 6128), H7156 (see H.R. 6128), H7213 [28SE]
Japanese Americans: recognize heroic contributions of those who served in the Military Intelligence Service during and after World War II (see H. Res. 1387), H3744 [24MY]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H3123 [4MY]
Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H2643 [15AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: celebrate life and work during the anniversary of the Stevie Wonder song tribute, ``Happy Birthday'' (see H. Res. 1010), H194 [19JA]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 4986), H5304 [30JN]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
Locatelli, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1528), H6882 [22SE]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H2579 [14AP]
Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H3542 [18MY]
———establish collaborative care networks to reduce use of expensive hospital and provider resources and to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals (see H.R. 3430), H755 [23FE]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4597 [16JN]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1519 [16MR]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H834 [24FE]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 6147), H7615 [18NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H6042 [26JY]
Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H2844 [22AP]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2877 [26AP]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (see H. Res. 1377), H3658 [19MY]
Monterey Institute of International Studies: recognize contributions of James Martin Center to combat nuclear weapons proliferation by training nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information (see H. Res. 1358), H3483 [13MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1221 [9MR]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1472), H5712 [19JY]
National Archives and Records Administration: authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 5616), H5304 [30JN]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1514), H6043 [26JY]
National ESIGN Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]
National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6882 [22SE]
National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3125 [4MY]
National Immunization Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 709), H194 [19JA]
National Lab Day: support ideals (see H. Res. 1213), H3124 [4MY]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H2461 [25MR]
National School Lunch Act: increase number of children eligible for free school meals (see H.R. 3705), H3274 [6MY]
National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1645), H7156 (see H. Res. 1645), H7214 [28SE]
National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]
Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H7155 (see H.R. 4959), H7213 [28SE]
News media: promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, research impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 4925), H2800 [21AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H602 [4FE]
Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H3202 [5MY]
———establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3079 [29AP]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 1141), H1222 [9MR]
Olympic games: tribute to Vancouver, Canada, for hosting winter games and U.S. participants (see H. Res. 1128), H1027 [2MR]
OMB: issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software by Federal employees (see H.R. 4098), H933 [25FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]
Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 6295), H7391 [29SE]
Political campaigns: disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4749), H2937 [27AP]
———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (see H.R. 5175), H3312 [11MY]
———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), H2877 [26AP]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2319 [24MR]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H1104 [3MR]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H933 [25FE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for rehabilitation, road projects, and job creation (see H.R. 4291), H194 [19JA]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H470 [2FE]
Radio Free Asia: permanently authorize (see H.R. 4886), H4425 [14JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H1028 [2MR]
Rollins College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1169), H3484 [13MY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H3824 [25MY]
Safety: 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), H5618 [14JY]
Sam Sacco Post Office Building, Eureka, CA: designate (see H.R. 6387), H7394 [29SE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H648 [22FE]
———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]
———establish a grant program to assist schools in establishing a universal free classroom breakfast program (see H.R. 4325), H2800 [21AP]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 4181), H4678 [22JN]
———raise awareness of school pushout, reform disciplinary practices, encourage teaching of proper behavior, and facilitate effective teaching and learning environments (see H. Res. 1777), H8785 [17DE]
———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H4387 [10JN]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2429), H6573 [30JY]
Small business: clarify regulations relative to misrepresentation through the use of pass-through business (see H.R. 4420), H4872 [24JN]
Small Business Act: amend relative to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 3729), H4872 [24JN]
Social Security: oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7500 [16NO]
———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), H755 [23FE]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5304 [30JN]
Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 1657), H6989 [23SE]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 4132), H556 [3FE]
———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H5546 [13JY]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H3542 [18MY]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H7454 [15NO]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4426), H2579 [14AP]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H6627 [10AU]
———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]
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), H5819 [20JY]
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), H2844 [22AP]
Thailand: urge peaceful and democratic resolution of political problems (see H. Res. 1321), H3543 [18MY]
Tom Bradley Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5450), H4022 (see H.R. 5450), H4084 [27MY]
Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building, Napa, CA: designate (see H.R. 6237), H7154 (see H.R. 6237), H7211 [28SE]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H3824 [25MY]
———ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1443), H648 [22FE]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6404 (see H.R. 5967), H6456 [29JY]
———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 2104), H2937 [27AP]
U.N.: promote respect for and full application of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (see H. Res. 1551), H6043 [26JY]
University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 1480), H5504 [1JY]
Vietnam: use diplomatic pressure to uphold basic human rights, call on U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam to visit certain detained democracy activists, and request release of such activists (see H. Res. 1515), H6164 [27JY]
Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 1124), H6572 [30JY]
Wooden, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H4247 [8JN]
World Economic Forum (organization): support mission and goals (see H. Res. 1148), H1397 [12MR]
World Hepatitis Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3125 [4MY]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H2799 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 6487), H8030 [2DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: issue guidance to school food authorities on indirect costs (see H.R. 5202), H3123 [4MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to eligible entities to establish or expand linked learning pathways and a system of pathways (see H.R. 6174), H6879 [22SE]
———establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school (see H.R. 5460), H4214 [28MY]
———provide low-income students with access to early education programs that promote school readiness, address achievement gap for English-language learners, and encourage bilingualism (see H.R. 6435), H7614 [18NO]
———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 6229), H7154 (see H.R. 6229), H7211 [28SE]
Dept. of HHS: tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H4872 [24JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require States receiving funds under such Act to establish policies with respect to the auditing of charter schools (see H.R. 6204), H6989 [23SE]
Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1032), H327 [21JA]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H40 [12JA]
E-mails
Jobs Now program funding: Alyssa Avila, H2221 [23MR]
Letters
Relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke: Elliot Williams, Dept. of Homeland Security, H8366 [15DE]
Relief of Shigeru Yamada: Elliot Williams, Dept. of Homeland Security, H8364 [15DE]
Tribute to U.S. Paralympics Team: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7035 [28SE]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7035 [28SE]
Lists
Health organizations supporting H. Res. 1003, National Influenza Vaccination Week, H347 [26JA]
Memorandums
Relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke: Dept. of Homeland Security, H8366 [15DE]
Relief of Shigeru Yamada: Dept. of Homeland Security, H8364 [15DE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2463 [13AP]
Remarks
Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5396 [1JY]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H1301 [10MR]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), Senate amendments, H5396 [1JY]
Arizona: passage of State immigration enforcement legislation, H3064 [29AP]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, H8403 [15DE]
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5396 [1JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3644 [19MY]
Bankruptcy: make technical corrections to U.S. Code provisions (H.R. 6198), Senate amendment, H8535 [16DE]
Boise State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 1042), H2468, H2469 [13AP]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1831 [21MR]
California State University: anniversary of system (H. Res. 1117), H1083 [3MR]
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7805 [1DE], E2039
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 182), H2768 [21AP]
Clinton County, OH: anniversary (H. Res. 1121), H4269 [9JN]
Colleges and universities: assist under-represented students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields transition from 2-year to 4-year institutions, H3445 [13MY]
Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (H.R. 1107), Senate amendments, H8535, H8536 [16DE]
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8230, H8243 [8DE]
———establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 628), Senate amendment, H8536, H8537 [16DE]
———prevent proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the U.S. from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings (S. 4005), H8356 [15DE], H8539 [16DE]
———revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents (H.R. 5503), H4579 [16JN], H5335 [1JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: issue guidance to school food authorities on indirect costs (H.R. 5202), H3250 [6MY]
Dept. of Education: establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school (H.R. 5460), H4437 [15JN]
———provide low-income students with access to early education programs that promote school readiness, address achievement gap for English-language learners, and encourage bilingualism (H.R. 6435), H7503 [17NO]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 5213), H4579 [16JN]
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), H4541 [16JN]
———ensure that Small Business Lending Fund Program materials are culturally and linguistically diverse, provide for minority outreach, and disaggregate data, H4541 [16JN]
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6118), H7036 [28SE]
Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H4249 [9JN]
———impact of tax cuts, H7651 [30NO]
———importance of job creation, H3634 [19MY], H4249 [9JN]
———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3445 [13MY]
———Jobs Now program funding, H2220 [23MR], H4092 [28MY]
———national objectives priority assignments, H3634 [19MY]
———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, H4915 [29JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: require States receiving funds under such Act to establish policies with respect to the auditing of charter schools (H.R. 6204), H6885 [23SE]
Federal firefighters: provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (H.R. 3243), H7038 [28SE]
Ferschke, Hotaru Nakama: relief (S. 1774), H8365, H8366 [15DE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1617), H7036, H7037 [28SE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 90), H6446, H6447, H6448 [29JY]
Gulf of Mexico: clean up oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, H4262 [9JN]
———impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, H4579 [16JN]
Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (H.R. 5446), H8310, H8311 [14DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1458 [16MR], H1583 [17MR], H1630 [18MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1831 [21MR]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8069 [7DE], H8230, H8243 [8DE]
———recognize the marriage of an Armed Forces member and an alien spouse when the parties are not physically in the presence of each other due to service abroad (H.R. 6397), H8366 [15DE]
———reform, H3064 [29AP]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (H. Con. Res. 260), H2778 [21AP]
Kent State University: anniversary of shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen (H. Res. 1272), H3144, H3145 [5MY]
Klein, Gerda Weissmann: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (H. Res. 1743), H8308, H8310 [14DE]
Lock Haven University: anniversary (H. Res. 1198), H2469, H2470 [13AP]
Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens (H. Res. 1032), H269 [21JA], H1191, H1192 [9MR]
———murder of U.S. consulate employees, H1521 [17MR]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (H. Res. 1377), H3644 [19MY], H8497 [15DE]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1149), H3150, H3151 [5MY]
National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: designate (H. Res. 1603), H7037, H7038 [28SE]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (H. Res. 1003), H346 [26JA]
National Library Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1222), H2465, H2467 [13AP]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (H. Res. 1312), H3148, H3149, H3150 [5MY]
National Urban League: anniversary (H. Res. 1157), H3145, H3146, H3148 [5MY]
Point of order, H4267, H4269 [9JN], H8306, H8307, H8310 [14DE]
Power resources: national energy policy, H4579 [16JN]
President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Dixon, IL: designate (H.R. 5278), H4266, H4267 [9JN]
Presidents of the U.S.: provide that certain transition services shall be available to eligible Presidential candidates before the general election (S. 3196), H7040 [28SE]
Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (H.R. 6205), H8306, H8307 [14DE]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (H.R. 4564), H1301 [10MR]
Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), H5280, H5281 [30JN]
———provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), Senate amendment, H6257, H6258 [28JY]
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8403 [15DE]
Social Security: anniversary, H6168 [28JY]
———privatization proposals, H6168 [28JY]
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building, Carlstadt, NJ: designate (H.R. 5133), H4267 [9JN]
Taxation: 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), H6301 [29JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), H3634 [19MY]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H5701 [19JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1403), H4092 [28MY]
———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), H2220 [23MR]
———rates, H2556 [14AP]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (H. Res. 1527), H6449, H6450 [29JY]
U.S. Olympic Committee: tribute to U.S. Paralympics Team (H. Res. 1479), H7034, H7035 [28SE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5701 [19JY], H5726 [20JY]
University of Idaho: tribute to football team (H. Res. 1041), H2467, H2468 [13AP]
Veterans: include certain veterans organizations as eligible recipient organizations for donation of Federal surplus personal property through State agencies (S. 3794), H8307, H8308 [14DE]
Votes: position on missed, H8915
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (H. Res. 1546), H7034 [28SE]
White House Fellows Program: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 72), H8305, H8306 [14DE]
Wilmington, OH: anniversary (H. Res. 1121), H4269 [9JN]
Women: health care for women, H1630 [18MR]
World Ocean Day: observance (H. Res. 1330), H4262, H4266 [9JN]
Yamada, Shigeru: relief (S. 4010), H8363, H8364 [15DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1653 [18MR], H2796 [21AP]
Tributes
Andrade, Katherine Tellez, E2108
Delloro, John, E1130
Lai, Irvin R., E1448
Nakanishi, Don T., E184
Obledo, Mario, H6766 [16SE]
Roberts, Shirley, E2117
Salcedo, Agustin R. (Bobby), H44 [13JA], H269 [21JA], E5
Sandoval, Eric B., E2068
Test, Lee R. (Roy), E261
Tiller, George, H4335 [10JN]
To, May, E886