HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4015 [27MY]
Appointments
National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community, H8991 [29DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: honor seven Americans killed in Khost for their service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 1009), H267 [20JA]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H2578 [14AP]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H5986 [22JY]
Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 4543), H2216 [22MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 331), H8031 [2DE]
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]
———prevent and end occurrence of sexual assaults (see H.R. 5347), H3701 [20MY]
Army: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4598 [16JN]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H4873 [24JN]
Aviation: require air carriers to refund baggage fees if such baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include the cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 5384), H3822 [25MY]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H4678 [22JN]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6574 [30JY]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]
BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (see H.R. 5241), H3442 [12MY]
Braden, Dallas: tribute (see H. Res. 1351), H3543 [18MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 78), H1027 [2MR]
———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 5454), H5819 [20JY]
———require annual progress toward meeting fiscally responsible 5- and 10-year deficit and debt targets (see H.R. 5008), H2642 [15AP]
———require Presidential and congressional budgets to disclose and display the net present value of future costs of entitlement programs (see H.R. 4856), H2937 [27AP]
Business and industry: reduce use of paper and plastic bags and encourage use of reusable bags (see H. Res. 1298), H2843 [22AP]
California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 93), H5921 [21JY]
California State University: anniversary of system (see H. Res. 1117), H972 [26FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H4214 [28MY]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H194 [19JA]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 1524), H6284 [28JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H2319 [24MR]
Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H6683 [14SE]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): analyze each tax expenditure identified in annual tax expenditure report for equity, efficiency, and ease of administration (see H.R. 5291), H3440 [12MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H4873 [24JN]
Crime: provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3703 [20MY]
Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5197), H3082 [3MY]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H4330 [9JN]
Dept. of Energy: implement Clean Cities Program (see H.R. 3488), H4872 [24JN]
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), H6804 [16SE]
———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H606 [5FE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H3484 [13MY]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H6764 [15SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Cybersecurity Compliance Division and enhance security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks (see H.R. 6423), H7548 [17NO]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5213), H3200 [5MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2641 [15AP]
Diseases: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 930), H4247 [8JN]
———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H5985 [22JY]
———recognize affects of colon cancer on women, and urge regular screenings, regular exercise, and a healthy diet to reduce risk of colon cancer (see H. Res. 1053), H1596 [17MR]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H41 [12JA]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3542 [18MY]
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), H3274 [6MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H3311 [11MY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H1169 [4MR]
FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H2642 [15AP]
Federal agencies and departments: require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H2844 [22AP]
Federal aid programs: create a means to review and abolish Federal programs that are inefficient, duplicative, or in other ways wasteful of taxpayer funds (see H.R. 5568), H4676 [22JN]
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), H6684 [14SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H4387 [10JN]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1617), H6991 [23SE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Government: make funds available to increase program integrity efforts and reduce wasteful government spending of taxpayer's dollars (see H.R. 5363), H3702 [20MY]
Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H7397 [29SE]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H5617 [14JY]
———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), H3014 [28AP]
Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish (see H.R. 4757), H1167 [4MR]
Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]
Hoover Dam: anniversary (see H. Res. 1636), H6991 [23SE]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H3441 [12MY]
———recognize plight of people with albinism in East Africa and condemn their murder and mutilation (see H. Res. 1088), H647 [22FE]
Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 3393), H2844 [22AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see H.R. 4647), H1744 [19MR]
Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H4388 [10JN]
———commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 1391), H3871 [26MY]
———tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H3745 [24MY]
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]
Klein, Gerda Weissmann: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 1743), H8031 [2DE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 4986), H4678 [22JN]
Locatelli, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1528), H6574 [30JY]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H3483 [13MY]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H2502 [13AP]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (see H. Res. 1377), H8520 [15DE]
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]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H1169 [4MR]
National Aerospace Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 292), H5712 [19JY]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2506 [13AP]
National Craniofacial Acceptance Month: designate (see H. Res. 1603), H6991 [23SE]
National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1290), H3082 [3MY]
National ESIGN Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]
National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1280), H2801 [21AP]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H267 [20JA]
National Preparedness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1618), H6682 [14SE]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H2461 [25MR]
National security: require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 4974), H2458 [25MR]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]
Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H388 [26JA]
Olympic Day: support goals, congratulate Team USA for accomplishments in Vancouver, Canada, and support World Fit program promoting physical fitness to middle school students (see H. Res. 1461), H8786 [17DE]
Olympic games: tribute to Vancouver, Canada, for hosting winter games and U.S. participants (see H. Res. 1128), H1027 [2MR]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI): recognize as the leading cause of death and disability of children and young adults and endorse the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H. Con. Res. 198), H1170 [4MR]
Poland: express sympathy to citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership (see H. Res. 1246), H2578 [14AP]
Political campaigns: 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]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2643 [15AP]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H934 [25FE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3658 [19MY]
Roy Wilson Post Office, Palm Desert, CA: designate (see H.R. 4214), H1441 [15MR]
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), H6406 (see H.R. 5663), H6458 [29JY]
Sagres (vessel): welcome Portuguese ship and crew to U.S. (see H. Res. 1393), H4678 [22JN]
Sam Sacco Post Office Building, Eureka, CA: designate (see H.R. 6387), H7394 [29SE]
San Francisco Giants (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1760), H8353 [14DE]
Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga Race Course (see H. Res. 1513), H5618 [14JY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H387 [26JA]
States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 4918), H2800 [21AP]
Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6683 [14SE]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 1560), H2642 [15AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
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), H4330 [9JN]
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: 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]
Travis AFB, CA: tribute to civilian and military personnel of 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th Air Mobility Wing, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and 615th Contingency Response Wing (see H. Res. 1585), H6571 [30JY]
Twain, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 1733), H7758 [30NO]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 1527), H6164 [27JY]
Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H194 [19JA]
University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 1480), H5504 [1JY]
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 Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3312 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: tribute to members and their families from Los Angeles County, CA, for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1535), H5818 [20JY]
Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of outdoor lighting (see H.R. 5201), H3123 [4MY]
Financial institutions: provide a retroactive increase in deposit insurance for depositors (see H.R. 5429), H4021 (see H.R. 5429), H4083 [27MY]
Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (see H.R. 5548), H4597 [16JN]
Telecommunications: award grants for development of nonstationary radio over Internet protocol devices that support mission-critical broadband voice and data communications of public safety personnel (see H.R. 5907), H6283 [28JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1597 [18MR]
Remarks
Aerospace Corp.: anniversary, E342
Afghanistan: honor seven Americans killed in Khost for their service to the U.S. (H. Res. 1009), H223 [20JA]
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), H1260 [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, H4004 [27MY], H8385 [15DE]
———tribute to members and their families from Los Angeles County, CA, for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (H. Res. 1535), E1378
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), H1597 [18MR]
CIA: make unclassified version of report on Peruvian narcotics operations publicly available, H883 [25FE]
Computers: enhance cybersecurity and secure intelligence networks, H3750 [25MY]
Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of outdoor lighting (H.R. 5201), E744
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8240
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4004 [27MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (H.R. 553), Senate amendment, H7075, H7076, H7077 [28SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), H2600
Financial institutions: provide a retroactive increase in deposit insurance for depositors (H.R. 5429), E980
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1597 [18MR]
Holbrooke, Richard C.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 335), H8614 [17DE]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8240
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H900 [25FE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2701), H854, H883 [25FE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2701), Senate amendment, H7303 [29SE]
———require the Inspector General of intelligence community to report on the impact of overclassification of documents to Federal, State, and local law enforcement, H854 [25FE]
———require the President to expand certain briefings to all intelligence committee members, H7303 [29SE]
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), conference report, H4850 [24JN]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), motion to instruct conferees, H2810 [22AP]
———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H2810 [22AP]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), Senate amendments, H900 [25FE]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (H. Res. 1377), H8499
National Aerospace Week: observance, E1676
National Lab Day: support ideals (H. Res. 1213), H3088 [4MY]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: work with the NRC to assess intelligence on harmful radiological materials, H854 [25FE]
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1764), H8385 [15DE]
Technology: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure (H.R. 5548), E1123
Telecommunications: award grants for development of nonstationary radio over Internet protocol devices that support mission-critical broadband voice and data communications of public safety personnel (H.R. 5907), E1457
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H900 [25FE]
Veterans: provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (H.R. 3199), H6840 [22SE]
Tributes
Conrad, Paul, H6630 [14SE]
Holbrooke, Richard C., E2134
Jones, Jon, E359
Murtha, John P., H807