KAGEN, STEVE (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), H2605 [15AP]
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]
Agricultural Marketing Act: improve reporting on sales of livestock and dairy products (see H.R. 5852), H6042 [26JY]
American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H2937 [27AP]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H5921 [21JY]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H756 [23FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the members of the Army's 24th Infantry Division who have received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 232), H387 [26JA]
Armed Forces: call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide (see H. Res. 1229), H2459 [25MR]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1324 [10MR]
———enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4505), H2800 [21AP]
———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H2697 [20AP]
———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 4440), H1596 [17MR]
———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]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4551), H423 [27JA]
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), H2261 [23MR]
———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]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6684 [14SE]
Business and industry: provide shareholders with a non-binding vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 3351), H1104 [3MR]
Buy American Act: amend certain waivers providing greater transparency for exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements (see H.R. 4553), H1359 [11MR]
———eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 5791), H5818 [20JY]
———require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 5792), H5818 [20JY]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H6043 [26JY]
Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office, Waterford, WI: designate (see H.R. 5873), H6162 [27JY]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H8031 [2DE]
Census: recognize importance and significance of 2010 Census and encourage each Native American community to name an elder to be the first member of that community to answer the 2010 Census (see H. Res. 1086), H972 [26FE]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]
China: withdraw normal trade relations status and provide for a balanced trade relationship with the U.S. (see H.R. 6071), H6570 [30JY]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 919), H1397 [12MR]
Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H556 [3FE]
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 1587), H3824 [25MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) (see H. Res. 1152), H3484 [13MY]
Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 5625), H6164 [27JY]
Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H141 [13JA]
———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H1221 [9MR]
———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 4538), H473 [2FE]
Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H141 [13JA]
Crime: provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4567), H471 [2FE]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3202 [5MY]
Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H753 [23FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see H.R. 4710), H1890 [21MR] (see H.R. 5456), H4214 [28MY]
Dept. of Commerce: study and report on access by blind consumers to certain electronic devices, establish minimum nonvisual access standards for such devices, and establish an enforcement office (see H.R. 4533), H972 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H834 [24FE]
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), H140 [13JA]
———award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H1596 [17MR]
———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2089), H472 [2FE]
Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see H.R. 5710), H5502 [1JY]
———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H6683 [14SE]
———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 2891), H2579 [14AP]
———establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (see H.R. 4222), H1359 [11MR]
———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H1104 [3MR]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H1518 [16MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H2800 [21AP]
Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 4632), H646 [22FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a system of background checks for employers and employees of the electronic life safety and security system installation and monitoring industry (see H.R. 1939), H3824 [25MY]
———provide incentive payments under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes (see H.R. 4614), H756 [23FE]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 3355), H3824 [25MY]
———carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H1359 [11MR]
———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H1657 [18MR]
———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), H833 [24FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 3787), H6627 [10AU]
———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 4541), H422 [27JA]
———expand types of approved education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4320), H2697 [20AP]
———furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see H.R. 4555), H470 [2FE]
———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H6627 [10AU]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6628 [10AU]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H6804 [16SE]
———inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 5879), H6163 [27JY]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H6684 [14SE]
Diseases: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1878), H972 [26FE]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H1440 [15MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H5676 [15JY]
———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use (see H.R. 4836), H3745 [24MY]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 5162), H3013 [28AP]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H6043 [26JY]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 213), H6163 [27JY]
Education: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H1324 [10MR]
———increase Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers (see H.R. 959), H1440 [15MR]
Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 1875), H1104 [3MR]
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), H2505 [13AP]
Endangered species: prohibit treatment of the gray wolf as an endangered species or threatened species (see H.R. 6028), H6990 [23SE]
EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H648 [22FE]
———exempt regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 4396), H424 [27JA]
———facilitate implementation of the renewable fuel standard (see H.R. 5778), H6628 [10AU]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H931 [25FE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H648 [22FE]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H2319 [24MR]
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), H6804 [16SE]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H933 [25FE]
———exempt well-managed community-based depository institutions from certain capitalization, debt, and accounting requirements to ensure access to credit by small businesses and family farms (see H. Res. 943), H328 [21JA]
———provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 5249), H3273 [6MY]
———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 4375), H3274 [6MY]
Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see H.R. 2565), H1028 [2MR]
Flag—U.S.: require purchase of domestically made U.S. flags for use by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2853), H6627 [10AU]
Foreign trade: 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), H832 [24FE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1617), H7156 (see H. Res. 1617), H7214 [28SE]
Government: make funds available to increase program integrity efforts and reduce wasteful government spending of taxpayer's dollars (see H.R. 5363), H3702 [20MY]
Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 4755), H2697 [20AP]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H3014 [28AP]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H3745 [24MY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H1518 [16MR]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 1671), H2936 [27AP]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H1169 [4MR]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1314), H4215 [28MY]
———support credible and effective policies which welcome lawful immigrants and nonimmigrants and also prevent the unlawful entry or continued presence of unlawful foreign persons (see H. Res. 1026), H326 [21JA]
Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 5206), H3658 [19MY]
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. 4649), H2505 [13AP]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H1596 [17MR]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2643 [15AP]
———tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H2695 [20AP]
Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H2643 [15AP]
LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H1028 [2MR]
Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H2261 [23MR]
Marquette University: honor the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University (see H. Res. 1161), H1323 [10MR]
Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H2844 [22AP]
———exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2962), H3702 [20MY]
———permit pass-through payment of costs for nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals (see H.R. 3151), H3014 [28AP]
———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 5926), H6574 [30JY]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H1358 [11MR]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 574), H3824 [25MY]
———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H3079 [29AP]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H41 [12JA]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 4593), H555 [3FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H3311 [11MY]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H1028 [2MR] (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2641 [15AP]
Michigan Technological University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1564), H6163 [27JY]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H3824 [25MY]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 4759), H1168 [4MR]
National Choroideremia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1507), H5986 [22JY]
National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: establish (see H.R. 3332), H3870 [26MY]
National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 1368), H3541 [18MY]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H40 [12JA]
National Museum of American Jewish History: tribute (see H. Res. 1381), H3702 [20MY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H2845 [22AP]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1488), H6809 [20SE]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 1630), H6803 [16SE]
National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]
National School Lunch Act: award grants to eligible entities for farm to school programs (see H.R. 4710), H2173 [21MR]
———improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H194 [19JA]
———promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H2798 [21AP]
National Teach Ag Day: support goals and purposes (see H. Res. 886), H1359 [11MR]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 268), H3080 [29AP]
Navy: improve the littoral combat ship program (see H.R. 6494), H8030 [2DE]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H388 [26JA]
Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H933 [25FE]
Petroleum: recover damages for physical and economic injuries, adverse environmental effects, and oil spill clean up, improve safety of offshore drilling vessels and pipelines, and require adequate response plans (see H.R. 5629), H6043 [26JY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1298), H6804 [16SE]
Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see H.R. 4522), H386 [26JA]
———apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest and increase penalties for violators of such ban (see H.R. 4517), H424 [27JA]
———apply ban on election activity by foreign nationals to domestic corporations which are subsidiaries of foreign principals (see H.R. 4540), H422 [27JA]
———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), H4216 [28MY]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H1104 [3MR]
Public utilities: provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information (see H.R. 4860), H3124 [4MY] (see H.R. 5696), H6574 [30JY]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H1441 [15MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs and activities (see H.R. 5897), H6282 [28JY]
Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (see H. Res. 1366), H3745 [24MY]
Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6218), H7153 (see H.R. 6218), H7210 [28SE]
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), H6043 [26JY]
SBA: improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H756 [23FE]
———increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H1744 [19MR]
Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H3079 [29AP]
———support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see H. Res. 1342), H5712 [19JY]
Ships and vessels: require vessels used in drilling for oil or gas in ocean waters that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction to be properly documented (see H.R. 5613), H4905 [28JN]
Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H2697 [20AP]
Small Business Act: amend relative to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 3729), H5546 [13JY]
Social Security: remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H3824 [25MY]
Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H3703 [20MY]
Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H3824 [25MY]
Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 200), H2937 [27AP]
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 amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 4693), H6573 [30JY]
———allow a credit for using energy derived from biomass to power domestic paper, pulp and paperboard manufacturing process facilities (see H.R. 4389), H648 [22FE]
———allow an exemption from tax for individuals with gross income of not more than $50,000 (see H.R. 6082), H6626 [10AU]
———allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 2672), H556 [3FE]
———allow employers a refundable credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4437), H138 [13JA]
———allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 5978), H6405 (see H.R. 5978), H6456 [29JY]
———close foreign tax loopholes (see H.R. 5793), H5818 [20JY]
———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]
———deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 4310), H1169 [4MR]
———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4309), H1028 [2MR]
———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 3586), H5819 [20JY]
———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 1677), H327 [21JA]
———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3666), H3274 [6MY]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H2640 [15AP]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H6628 [10AU]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (see H.R. 4414), H141 [13JA]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4426), H194 [19JA]
———increase work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans (see H.R. 4443), H2646 [16AP]
———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 4144), H2697 [20AP]
———provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4663), H1397 [12MR]
———provide a simplified research tax credit for small businesses (see H.R. 4244), H1359 [11MR]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H266 [20JA]
———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3267), H3658 [19MY]
———provide relief to certain married couples ineligible for first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 4701), H2261 [23MR]
———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (see H.R. 5552), H4635 [17JN]
———treat distributions of debt securities in a tax free spin-off transaction in the same manner as distributions of cash or other property (see H.R. 4486), H325 [21JA]
Telecommunications: improve and coordinate emergency communications systems through use of 911 services and support construction and operation of ubiquitous and reliable citizen activated system (see H.R. 4829), H1357 [11MR]
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), H4215 [28MY]
Transportation: establish national transportation objectives and performance targets to assess progress toward meeting national transportation objectives (see H.R. 2724), H1744 [19MR]
Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3786), H6164 [27JY]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 1527), H5676 [15JY]
Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see H. Res. 1064), H1104 [3MR]
University of Virginia: tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 991), H141 [13JA]
University of Wisconsin: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1767), H8520 [15DE]
Veterans: improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H3745 [24MY]
World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3201 [5MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corps of Engineers: cease construction of temporary causeway in connection with the Renard Island Confined Disposal Facility in Green Bay Harbor, WI, until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6474), H8030 [2DE]
Foreign trade: express that foreign countries have engaged in unfair trade practices in the U.S. with regards to paper products (see H. Res. 1699), H7395 [29SE]
———prohibit import of paper products not manufactured in accordance with requirements under Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (see H.R. 6285), H7390 [29SE]
Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 6039), H6569 [30JY]
Gulf of Mexico: require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5520), H4424 [14JN]
Health: provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H932 [25FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2581 [15AP], H6582 [10AU], H8091 [8DE]
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, H6268 [28JY], H6737 [15SE]
———impact of the extension and modification of the first-time homebuyer credit on income tax refunds, H2485, H2486 [13AP]
———impact on additional COBRA unemployment health insurance coverage, H2484 [13AP]
———impact on college education expenses, H2484 [13AP]
———impact on small business tax credits, H2486 [13AP]
Appleton Coated LLC: impact of Chinese subsidized paper imported and dumped into the U.S., H6688 [15SE]
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]
Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H7501 [17NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5396 [1JY]
Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H595 [4FE]
———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), Senate amendment, H595 [4FE]
———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), H1827 [21MR]
Business and industry: bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas, H5901, H5904 [21JY], H6737, H6740, H6741, H6742 [15SE]
Buy American Act: eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (H.R. 5791), H6264, H6265, H6266, H6267, H6269 [28JY]
———increase requirement for American-made content and tighten waiver provisions (H.R. 4351), H1014 [2MR]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H5729 [20JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3315 [12MY]
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), H4532 [16JN]
———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment, H6737 [15SE]
Dept. of Transportation: impact of voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle, H2485 [13AP]
Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H6265 [28JY]
———comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H1012 [2MR]
———extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, H8572 [16DE]
———importance of job creation, H1012, H1016 [2MR]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H3315 [12MY]
———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H2700 [21AP]
Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H6264, H6265, H6266, H6267, H6269 [28JY]
EPA: require coordinated monitoring strategy between Federal, State, and local agencies under the National Estuary Program, H2605 [15AP]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8572 [16DE]
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 (H.R. 5987), H8097 [8DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), H2605 [15AP]
Financial institutions: allow small banks to amortize losses or write-downs on real estate loans in order to increase availability of credit for small businesses, H4532 [16JN]
———improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), H2885 [27AP]
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H6266 [28JY]
Gulf of Mexico: require BP P.L.C., to reimburse all costs incurred by the Federal Government in assisting with cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4252 [9JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H661 [23FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1821 [21MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1827 [21MR]
Little Chute, WI: Tri-County Single-Stream Recycling Facility recipient of Solid Waste Association of North America Gold Award for Excellence, E1783
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (H.R. 2521), H1016 [2MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: eradicate marijuana cultivation and develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking on public lands (H. Res. 1540), H8244 [8DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7650 [30NO]
Populist Caucus: agenda, H1012, H1014, H1016 [2MR]
Taxation: eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore, H6740 [15SE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8572 [16DE]
———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (H.R. 4191), H393 [27JA], H1016 [2MR]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H8572 [16DE]
———rates, H2483, H2484, H2485, H2486, H2488 [13AP]
Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, E804
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay: tribute to women's basketball team, H2242 [23MR], E519
Votes: position on missed, H8892
Wisconsin: tribute to Wisconsin Fire and Police Hall of Fame inductees, E1843
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H599 [4FE]
Reports
Marijuana Smoking and Fungal Sensitization: by, H8244-H8246 [8DE]
Tributes
Brennan, Nancie, E804
Cable, Alan, E1541
Curtis, Francis J., E1815
Harrsch, Fred, E1819
Hinz, Tom, E2141
Koenecke, Jennifer, E804
Paltzer, Toby, E2147
Weyers, Larry, H2581 [15AP]