DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3079 [29AP]
Africa: commend independence anniversary of several nations (see H. Res. 1405), H4022 (see H. Res. 1405), H4084 [27MY]
African Americans: honor and celebrate contributions to U.S. transportation and infrastructure (see H. Res. 1085), H647 [22FE]
———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]
———recognize individuals who have overcome obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science (see H. Res. 1133), H1027 [2MR]
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H4780 [23JN]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H3202 [5MY]
American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H3543 [18MY]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: extend period for which certain nutrition assistance may be provided under the Food and Nutrition Act (see H.R. 5656), H5303 [30JN]
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H3080 [29AP]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5618 [14JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H7499 [16NO]
Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H7453 [15NO]
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1168 [4MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H2261 [23MR]
Augustana College: anniversary (see H. Res. 1089), H1397 [12MR]
Austin, TX: condemn airplane attack on Federal building, honor victims of attack, commend IRS employees and first responders, and reject expressions of sympathy for those who attack public servants (see H. Res. 1127), H1027 [2MR]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H5921 [21JY]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H2640 [15AP]
Belafonte, Harry: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award recipient (see H. Res. 1474), H4872 [24JN]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program (organization): recognize contributions to community health and fight against racial health disparities (see H. Res. 1591), H6572 [30JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H423 [27JA]
Boise State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1042), H1104 [3MR]
Braille Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 1034), H756 [23FE]
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: anniversary (see H. Res. 1428), H4330 [9JN]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3659 [19MY]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H8031 [2DE]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1008), H194 [19JA]
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]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H6628 [10AU]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H139 [13JA]
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), H4424 [14JN]
Children and youth: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 6258), H7389 [29SE]
———create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H3274 [6MY]
———provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5747), H5674 [15JY]
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]
———mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H472 [2FE]
Colombia: tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2459 [25MR]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2319 [24MR]
Correctional institutions: establish pilot program for training and certification of Federal inmates in the culinary arts to be utilized while incarcerated and for future employment and education (see H.R. 5984), H6567 [30JY]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H4330 [9JN]
———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 6059), H6570 [30JY]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H4023 (see H.R. 3421), H4084 [27MY]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3079 [29AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
———require the electronic recording of custodial interrogations in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 6245), H7389 [29SE]
Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H7155 (see H.R. 4645), H7213 [28SE]
Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H7155 (see H.R. 3567), H7213 [28SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see H.R. 4785), H4387 [10JN]
———ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H2458 [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3482 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
———establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school (see H.R. 5460), H7644 [29NO]
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), H2639 [15AP]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H4247 [8JN]
———establish a commission to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community services (see H.R. 5187), H3077 [29AP]
———provide for acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities (see H.R. 1685), H140 [13JA]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H7398 [29SE]
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), H3079 [29AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see H.R. 5455), H4873 [24JN]
———conduct a special resource study of the West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (see H.R. 5869), H8353 [14DE]
———conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 6199), H7398 [29SE]
———conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 4491), H326 [21JA]
———conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 4514), H4330 [9JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H1104 [3MR]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H5546 [13JY]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H5547 [13JY]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H2504 [13AP]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4404), H648 [22FE]
———commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 1155), H1359 [11MR]
———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 2112), H2877 [26AP]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H1359 [11MR]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 4756), H6284 [28JY]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H2642 [15AP]
District of Columbia: anniversary of Langston golf course (see H. Res. 526), H141 [13JA]
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6118), H6881 [22SE]
Earl Wilson, Jr., Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 6400), H7453 [15NO]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H2580 [14AP]
Education: 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]
———support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4223), H972 [26FE]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: protect consumers who have government benefit cards (see H.R. 4552), H3124 [4MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6078), H6571 [30JY]
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), H2261 [23MR]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H1359 [11MR]
———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H4780 [23JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H5985 [22JY]
FCC: 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), H2642 [15AP]
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), H6567 [30JY]
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), H5921 [21JY]
———express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H1518 [16MR]
———improve Federal internship programs to facilitate hiring of full-time Federal employees (see H.R. 3264), H194 [19JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H6627 [10AU]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H2504 [13AP]
———require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H1324 [10MR]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H2319 [24MR]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H5546 [13JY]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H6573 [30JY]
FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 3655), H327 [21JA]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2845 [22AP]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Greece: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1107), H833 [24FE]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]
———provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
Haitian-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 4961), H3079 [29AP]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H6763 [15SE]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H1104 [3MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5359), H3701 [20MY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]
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]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H3079 [29AP]
Intellectual property: anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act on retention of intellectual property arising from federally funded research (see H. Con. Res. 328), H7453 [15NO]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 2277), H6573 [30JY]
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), H6407 (see H. Res. 1431), H6458 [29JY]
Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H610 [9FE]
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]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H3080 [29AP]
Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3990), H194 [19JA]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1578), H6405 (see H. Res. 1578), H6457 [29JY]
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1778), H8785 [17DE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H1397 [12MR]
———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 4129), H6990 [23SE]
Lawyers and attorneys: permanently extend certain attorney and qualified non-attorney representatives fee withholding procedures under Social Security (see H.R. 4532), H556 [3FE]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H6284 [28JY]
Lovejoy, Elijah P.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 231), H387 [26JA]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H7155 (see H.R. 1616), H7212 [28SE]
Medicare: improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H6628 [10AU]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1359 [11MR]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 6147), H7397 [29SE]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1818 [20MR]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H3080 [29AP]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H4872 [24JN]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1221 [9MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1104 [3MR]
NASA: congratulate engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff for helping to successfully rescue trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile (see H. Res. 1714), H7453 [15NO]
National Archives and Records Administration: authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 5616), H5304 [30JN]
National Basketball Association: tribute to All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex (see H. Res. 1057), H471 [2FE]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1514), H6043 [26JY]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H. Res. 1339), H3312 [11MY]
National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6809 [20SE]
National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3125 [4MY]
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6164 [27JY]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4424 [14JN]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see H. Res. 990), H388 [26JA]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1488), H6764 [15SE]
National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6164 [27JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H6284 [28JY]
National Urban Crimes Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 227), H388 [26JA]
National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 268), H2936 [27AP]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1441 [15MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H5921 [21JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H327 [21JA]
North Carolina Central University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1361), H3483 [13MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H5546 [13JY]
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]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize and amend relative to drug courts (see H.R. 6090), H6626 [10AU]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Poverty in America Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H388 [26JA]
Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see H.R. 4940), H2456 [25MR]
President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Dixon, IL: designate (see H.R. 5278), H3440 [12MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H1518 [16MR]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2578 [14AP]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H470 [2FE]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see H. Res. 1595), H6572 [30JY]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1709), H8598 [16DE]
SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H1397 [12MR]
———improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H1441 [15MR]
School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 1091), H647 [22FE]
Schools: 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), H3542 [18MY]
———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]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1663), H7154 (see H. Res. 1663), H7212 [28SE]
Small business: clarify regulations relative to misrepresentation through the use of pass-through business (see H.R. 4420), H5546 [13JY]
Social Security: reject severe changes and make common-sense adjustments to strengthen and preserve program (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]
Sojourn to the Past (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1058), H5504 [1JY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Steve Goodman Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 4861), H1518 [16MR]
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]
———allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see H.R. 4256), H834 [24FE]
———allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see H.R. 4109), H2877 [26AP]
———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]
———encourage deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property (see H.R. 4751), H1103 [3MR]
———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H6881 [22SE]
———expand availability of saver's credit, make credit refundable, and make Federal matching contributions into the retirement savings of the taxpayer (see H.R. 1961), H6572 [30JY]
———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 6099), H6990 [23SE]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H8786 [17DE]
———limit penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions based on resulting tax benefits and require a report on tax shelter penalties and other enforcement actions (see H.R. 4068), H648 [22FE]
———make permanent accelerated depreciation of natural gas distribution property and clarify to which property such treatment applies (see H.R. 4411), H1169 [4MR]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H6043 [26JY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H6042 [26JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3441 [12MY]
———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]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H2877 [26AP]
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 4994), H2502 [13AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———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]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2215 [22MR]
Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H1440 [15MR]
Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H1397 [12MR]
University of Idaho: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1041), H1104 [3MR]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H2580 [14AP]
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H2506 [13AP]
World Hepatitis Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3125 [4MY]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H8786 [17DE]
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
Chicago, IL: anniversary of John G. Shedd Aquarium and anniversary of ``Amazon Rising'' exhibit (see H. Res. 1354), H3441 [12MY]
———deauthorize a portion of the Chicago Harbor navigation project under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 6023), H6569 [30JY]
Crime: provide a criminal penalty for torture committed by law enforcement officers and others acting under color of law (see H.R. 5688), H5501 [1JY]
Dept. of Education: make grants to local educational agencies to provide for the services of registered dieticians in schools (see H.R. 6324), H7392 [29SE]
Eversley, Simaya T.K.: relief (see H.R. 5254), H3273 [6MY]
Medicare: include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 5461), H4214 [28MY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2641 [15AP]
Northwestern University: anniversary of Feinberg School of Medicine (see H. Res. 1004), H40 [12JA]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 5184), H3077 [29AP]
Small business: express importance of biotechnology firms meeting small business standards to the U.S., its people, and its economy (see H. Res. 1179), H1396 [12MR]
Tariff: high-intensity sweetener (see H.R. 5123), H2842 [22AP]
Taxation: allow a credit for lightweight coal freight cars (see H.R. 4494), H326 [21JA]
———allow credit for installation of composite, recyclable power line poles (see H.R. 5952), H6404 (see H.R. 5952), H6455 [29JY]
———coordinate reduction in the American Opportunity Tax Credit with Federal Pell Grants, to the extent such grants are attributable to expenses not eligible for such credit (see H.R. 6488), H8030 [2DE]
———exclude from gross income amounts received for services by a student at a work-college (see H.R. 5244), H3272 [6MY]
———exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership (see H.R. 4839), H1396 [12MR]
Remarks
Africa: commend independence anniversary of several nations (H. Res. 1405), E1312
American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1297), H3509, H3510 [18MY]
American Diabetes Month: observance, E1974
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 1504), E1434
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), H1264 [10MR]
———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, E2197
Aurora, IL: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Star Innovator award (H. Res. 862), E36
Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 1046), H621
Braille Literacy Month: designate (H. Res. 1034), E1199
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), H1871 [21MR], H2198, H2199 [22MR]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1369), H4645 [22JN]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (H. Res. 1096), E347
Census Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 1096), E347
Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (H. Res. 860), H61
———tribute to Englewood Campus of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, E1149
———Walter Payton College Prep School recipient of Intel School of Distinction Star Innovator Award, E1768
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute, H4892 [28JN]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1061
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), E2204
Chinese New Year: observance, E193
Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (H.R. 4840), Senate amendments, H5560, H5561 [14JY]
Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, E2058
David John Donafee Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 5390), H5558, H5560 [14JY]
DePaul University: celebration of anniversary of the deaths of St. Vincent DePaul and St. Louise de Marillac, E828
———tribute to capital campaign, E828
Dept. of Agriculture: provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, E2058
———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H6622
Dept. of HHS: renew authority to approve demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in State child welfare programs (H.R. 6156), E1751
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1640), H6889 [23SE]
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, E2249
Diseases: provide grants and assistance to improve services for individuals with autism and their families and expand the number of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education (H.R. 5756), E1752
E.V. Wilkins Post Office, Roper, NC: designate (H.R. 3892), H63 [13JA]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (H.R. 4783), Senate amendments, E2058
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3395 [12MY]
———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, H5255
Education: ensure that students enrolled in 2-year certificate or associate programs are eligible for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs and increase minority participation in STEM careers, H3395 [12MY]
———establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, H6622
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H7881 [2DE], H8561 [16DE]
Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), H5584 [14JY]
———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), Senate amendment, H7568 [18NO]
Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4380), H5852
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (H. Res. 1021), H238 [20JA]
Health: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (H.R. 3470), E1775
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1871 [21MR], H2198, H2199 [22MR], H2464 [13AP]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: tribute (H. Res. 1362), H3499 [18MY]
Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (S. 1508), H5553, H5556, H5558 [14JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Res. 546), H4643 [22JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: honor life and work and encourage continued commitment to Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as a national day of service (H. Res. 1002), H59
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6622
Michael C. Rothberg Post Office, Sharon, MA: designate (H.R. 5099), H3505, H3506 [18MY]
Mickelson, Phil: tribute (H. Res. 1256), H3506, H3507 [18MY]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H6967 [23SE]
National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1434), E1204
National Library Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1222), H2466 [13AP]
National Men's Health Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 288), H4640, H4641 [22JN]
National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (H. Res. 1373), E1237
National Teacher Day: establish (H. Res. 403), H3507, H3508 [18MY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8964
Poverty: awareness of growing numbers of people living in poverty, E2115
Power resources: promote production and use of ethanol, E1358
Read Across America Day: designate (H. Res. 1111), E308
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (H. Res. 1595), H6696 [15SE]
Real Men Charities, Inc.: tribute to Real Men Cook for Charity event in Chicago, IL, H4640 [22JN]
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, E2197
Secret Service: transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (S. 1510), H4892 [28JN]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1663), E1877
Slater, Robert K.: tribute (H. Res. 792), H3510, H3511 [18MY]
Small Business Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5849), E1499
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5849), E1499
Social Security: anniversary, H5735 [20JY]
———privatization proposals, H5735 [20JY]
Sri Lanka: recognize anniversary of end of civil war, provide for resettlement of internally displaced persons, and call for investigation of alleged war crimes, E889
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (H.R. 4462), H213 [20JA]
———allow credit for installation of composite, recyclable power line poles (H.R. 5952), E1479
———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), H6363 [29JY]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4177 [28MY], H5944, H5948
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8561 [16DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H6622
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H7881 [2DE], H8561 [16DE]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2292 [24MR]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), H4475
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (H.R. 4994), E566
Tom Bradley Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 5450), H5561, H5562 [14JY]
Ukraine: support continued political and economic development (H. Res. 981), H50
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5944, H5948
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H4923 [29JN], H5325 [1JY]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7572, H7573
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff: tribute to men's basketball team, H2191 [22MR]
Votes: position on missed, E163
Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA (organization): tribute to National Junior Disability Championships, E1239
Year of the Father: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 285), E1206
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 846), H6963 [23SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H465 [2FE], H1439 [15MR], H2875 [26AP], H4383 [10JN], H4422 [14JN], H4595 [16JN], H6038 [26JY], H7431 [15NO], H7754 [30NO], H8085 [7DE], H8351 [14DE], H8517 [15DE], H8985 [22DE]
Special order: granted, H929 [25FE], H2840 [22AP], H2933 [27AP], H3012 [28AP], H3655 [19MY], H3868 [26MY], H4971 [29JN], H5300 [30JN], H6985 [23SE]
Tributes
Allen, Emma, E935
Durham, Tommy, H5552 [14JY]
Hadley, James, H910 [25FE]
Height, Dorothy I., H2989 [28AP]
Kehrein, Nathan D., E1005
Kelly, Richard, E720
Mitchell-Stewart, Edna, E1259
Wilson, Willie, E1409