DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S4112, S4149, S4150, S4152, S4153, S4154, S4155, S4156 [24MY], S4172, S4181, S4182, S4185, S4190, S4193, S4194, S4195, S4200, S4201, S4202, S4224, S4225, S4226, S4228, S4229, S4230, S4231, S4232, S4233, S4237, S4238 [25MY], S4405, S4406, S4410, S4416, S4419, S4421, S4426, S4448, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4453, S4457, S4458, S4459, S4460, S4461, S4462, S4463, S4464, S4465, S4466, S4467, S4468, S4469 [26MY], S4479, S4502, S4503, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4556, S4557, S4559 [27MY], H5356, H5359, H5369, H5371, H5383 [1JY], H6052 [27JY]

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

Articles and editorials

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

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (see H.R. 4899), H1890 (see H.R. 4899), H2173 [21MR]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration (see H. Res. 1204), H2215 [22MR]

———making supplemental (see H.R. 5745), H5674 [15JY]

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

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

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 3686), S6584 [2AU]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: create a job training program and an economic stability program to stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region (see H.R. 5855), H6042 [26JY]

Education: establish a technical school training subsidy program (see H.R. 5594), H4871 [24JN]

Employment: authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training (see S. 3720), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 6141), H6763 [15SE]

———authorize additional funding for on-the-job training (see S. 3459), S4621 [7JN]

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

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

———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), H1323 [10MR]

———reauthorize grants program to provide mentoring, job training and placement, and other transitional services to assist eligible offenders in obtaining and retaining employment (see H.R. 4688), H833 [24FE]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: suspend the statute of limitations for certain rights of action during investigations (see S. 3877), S7787 [29SE]

Federal aid programs: increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding (see H. Res. 1396), H3823 [25MY]

Immigration: provide for the temporary employment of agricultural workers (see S. 3912), S7788 [29SE]

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

National Urban League: provide grants for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 5708), H5502 [1JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Veterans: establish a pilot program to encourage employment of veterans in energy-related positions (see H.R. 4592), H555 [3FE]

———publish on an Internet website certain information about the number of veterans who are employed by Federal contractors (see H.R. 6103), H6627 [10AU]

Women's Bureau: anniversary (see H. Res. 1589), H6572 [30JY]

Workforce Investment Act: provide oil spill relief employment (see H.R. 5654), H5303 [30JN]

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

Youth Corps: establish programs and provide for wider dissemination of the model (see S. 3178), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 5376), H3822 [25MY]

Cloture motions

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S349 [28JA], S386 [1FE]

Letters

Energy Jobs for Veterans Act: Douglas C. Lynn, Centers of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management, H2187 [22MR]

———Jim Ferland, PNM Resources, Inc., H2187 [22MR]

———John M. Garcia, New Mexico Dept. of Veteran's Services, H2187 [22MR]

———Nick Voges, Las Cruces, NM, Green Chamber of Commerce, H2187 [22MR]

———Raul Sanchez, VFW, New Mexico, H2187 [22MR]

———Tim Zenk, Sapphire Energy, Inc., H2187 [22MR]

———Vernon Mollan, Marine Corps League of New Mexico, H2187 [22MR]

National Mediation Board rule on recognition of a labor union if a simple majority of workers who cast ballots approved organizing, S7381 [23SE]

Nomination of M. Patricia Smith to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor: C. Kenneth Morrelly, Long Island Forum for Technology (organization), S424 [2FE]

———Garry F. Douglas, Plattsburgh, NY, North Country Chamber of Commerce, S424 [2FE]

———Kathryn S. Wylde, Partnership for New York City (organization), S423 [2FE]

———Kenneth Adams, Business Council of New York State, Inc., S422 [2FE]

———Margot Dorfman, U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, S425 [2FE]

———Randy Wolken, Manufacturing Association of Central New York, S423 [2FE]

Motions

Remarks in House

———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, H5307, H5358-H5407 [1JY], H5551 [14JY], H5621, H5657 [15JY], H5730, H5752 [20JY], H5960 [22JY], H6029 [26JY], H6049, H6050, H6052-H6068 [27JY], H6168 [28JY], E1293, E1296 [13JY], E1318 [14JY], E1331, E1341 [15JY], E1445, E1449, E1450, E1452 [28JY], E1469 [29JY], E1505, E1534 [30JY]

———making supplemental (H.R. 5745), H6630 [14SE]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (H.R. 1855), H5686-H5690 [19JY]

Disabled: Dept. of Labor rule allowing subminimum wage for people with disabilities, H6689 [15SE]

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 (H.R. 4812), H1303 [10MR], H3731, H3732 [24MY], H3762 [25MY], H5346 [1JY], H5973 [22JY], H6029 [26JY]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (H.R. 4072), H307 [21JA], H7088, H7089 [28SE], E1778 [29SE]

———summer youth job programs funding, H3731, H3732 [24MY]

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

Immigration: advertising campaign offering assistance to illegal immigrants facing wage disparities, H4776 [23JN]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety, H2902, H2903 [27AP]

National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute: provide for training of new disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, H7016 [28SE]

Occupational safety and health: require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (H.R. 4864), H2941 [28AP]

Veterans: carry out a grant program to provide reintegration services through programs and facilities that emphasize services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, H7340 [29SE]

———carry out a grant program to provide reintegration services through programs and facilities that emphasize services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children (H.R. 293), H7013 [28SE]

———establish a pilot program to encourage employment of veterans in energy-related positions (H.R. 4592), H2185-H2188 [22MR], E501 [25MR]

``We Can Help'' campaign: tribute, E1390 [21JY]

Work-Life Balance Award: establish (H.R. 4855), H4463-H4466, H4484 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), S3402 [7MY], S3951 [19MY], S4111-S4123, S4129 [24MY], S4166, S4169, S4172-S4176, S4181-S4188, S4190-S4204 [25MY], S4397, S4398, S4402, S4405, S4434-S4437, S4468 [26MY], S4474, S4497, S4499-S4507 [27MY], S4567, S4570, S4571 [28MY], S6171, S6188-S6190 [22JY], S7738 [29SE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), unanimous-consent request, S3386 [7MY]

———offset emergency supplemental spending for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program by eliminating wasteful, inefficient, and duplicative spending, S4196-S4199 [25MY], S4406-S4409, S4424 [26MY], S6171 [22JY]

Employment: provide funding for summer and year-round youth jobs and training programs (S. 2923), S4483 [27MY]

———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (S. 3529), S5441 [24JN]

———require employers certify that they have not and will not lay off employees prior to employing foreign workers, S7584 [28SE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety, S2224-S2226 [13AP], S2771 [29AP], S7403 [23SE]

———improvements in mine safety, S151 [22JA]

OSHA: authorize and expand the Voluntary Protection Programs to include more small businesses (S. 3257), S2643 [26AP]

Pensions: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans (S. 401), S7170 [16SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S587 [11FE], S5217 [22JN]

Smith, M. Patricia: nomination to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor, S349 [28JA], S366-S372, S375-S387 [1FE], S406-S410, S414, S417, S421-S425 [2FE], S452-S456 [4FE]

———suitability to be Dept. of Labor Solicitor relative to inconsistencies in testimony before Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) on New York Wage and Hour Watch program, S371, S375-S384 [1FE], S406-S409, S417 [2FE], S452-S454 [4FE]

Taxation: waive Federal Unemployment Tax Act penalties on employers in States that borrow money from the Dept. of Labor to pay unemployment benefits, S2189 [12AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1204) (H. Rept. 111-454), H2215 [22MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1500) (H. Rept. 111-522), H5500 [1JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3686) (S. Rept. 111-243), S6583 [2AU]

Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4899) (S. Rept. 111-188), S3782, S3783 [14MY]

Energy Jobs for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4592) (H. Rept. 111-453), H2215 [22MR]

Nomination of James L. Taylor To Be Dept. of Labor Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3164 [5MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), H2309 [24MR]

Tables

Disclosure of earmarks in H.R. 4899, emergency supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H6065 [27JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of Brown of Ohio substitute amendment to H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, S11011 [22DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act, H5498 [1JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8517 [15DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1204, consideration of H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act, H2273 [24MR]

H. Res. 1500, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act and pass H. Res. 1493, budget enforcement for 2011, H5342 [1JY]

H.R. 1855, Strenthening Employment Clusters To Organize Regional Success (SECTORS) Act, H5686-H5688 [19JY]

H.R. 4072, American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration (AMERICA Works) Act, H7088 [28SE]

H.R. 4592, Energy Jobs for Veterans Act, H2185 [22MR]

H.R. 4855, Work-Life Balance Award Act, H4463 [15JN]

H.R. 4899, Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act, S4573-S4583 [28MY], H2300 [24MR]

H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8418-H8448 [15DE], H8982 [22DE]

S. 3753, Preventing Unemployment Act, S6902-S6904 [5AU]