KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H6573 [30JY]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H194 [19JA]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H2697 [20AP]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: reserve funds for payments to the Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for Indian children (see H.R. 4475), H265 [20JA]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5618 [14JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H5547 [13JY]
Animals: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 4497), H1028 [2MR]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H646 [22FE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H4872 [24JN]
Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 1119), H933 [25FE]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 4269), H1221 [9MR]
———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4269), H2461 [25MR]
Army: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4424 [14JN]
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), H4506 [15JN]
———recognize key contributions of flight support specialists to aviation safety by restoring retirement treatment of specialists whose functions were outsourced by the Government (see H.R. 5115), H4597 [16JN]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H832 [24FE]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H6882 [22SE]
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), H934 [25FE]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H424 [27JA]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]
China: limit total value of Chinese goods procured by the U.S. Government in a year to not more than the total value of U.S. goods procured by the Chinese Government the preceding year (see H.R. 5312), H3483 [13MY]
Conservation of energy: provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (see H.R. 5476), H5819 [20JY]
Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 5625), H4974 (see H.R. 5625), H5202 [29JN]
———take action on the Chicago waterway system to prevent migration of bighead and silver carps into Lake Michigan (see H.R. 4472), H388 [26JA]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H6573 [30JY]
———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H3824 [25MY]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2798 [21AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H2458 [25MR]
———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H327 [21JA]
Dept. of Commerce: award grants to States to establish revolving loan funds for small and medium-sized manufacturers to improve energy efficiency and produce clean energy technology (see H.R. 3083), H3311 [11MY]
———promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H6043 [26JY]
Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science (see H.R. 4053), H933 [25FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 5376), H3822 [25MY]
———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 4864), H5676 [15JY]
Dept. of the Interior: provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 4347), H2505 [13AP]
———provide with a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of Soledad Canyon, CA, mining contracts (see H.R. 4332), H1104 [3MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 5510), H7548 [17NO]
Dept. of Transportation: 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), H2877 [26AP]
———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), H648 [22FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 4541), H2505 [13AP]
———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H7396 [29SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7397 [29SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
———provide certain abused dependents of veterans with health care (see H.R. 6466), H7854 [1DE]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7397 [29SE]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H2642 [15AP]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H6043 [26JY]
Diseases: increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 2987), H6573 [30JY]
———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), H6573 [30JY]
District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H4872 [24JN]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 329), H7499 [16NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3079 [29AP]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H6573 [30JY]
———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]
EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 76), H3275 [6MY]
———disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 76), H3484 [13MY]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H5676 [15JY]
———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H931 [25FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 5902), H6574 [30JY]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H972 [26FE]
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), H7397 [29SE]
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), H6628 [10AU]
———express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2580 [14AP]
Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H646 [22FE]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H8353 [14DE]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H5503 [1JY]
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]
Forest Service: revise the Recreation Residence Program as it applies to units derived from public domain by implementing a procedure for determining cabin user fees (see H.R. 4888), H5819 [20JY]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5618 [14JY]
Galarraga, Armando: commend for pitching a near-perfect game and call on Major League Baseball to overturn the umpire's call that spoiled the perfect game (see H. Res. 1425), H4246 [8JN]
GAO: evaluate propriety of assistance provided to General Motors Corp., under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 6046), H6684 [14SE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]
Government: ensure efficient performance of agency functions (see H.R. 2736), H3483 [13MY]
Great Lakes: issue restoration semipostal stamp (see H.R. 4876), H3014 [28AP]
———protect and restore (see H.R. 4755), H1324 [10MR]
Haiti: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake, support relief efforts, and commend crews of USNS Comfort and other naval vessels for medical relief efforts (see H. Res. 1048), H603 [4FE]
Harrington, Donald: tribute (see H. Res. 1040), H556 [3FE]
Harwell, William E. (Ernie): tribute (see H. Res. 1328), H3201 [5MY]
Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 5643), H8030 [2DE]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H3441 [12MY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H41 [12JA]
———prevent health care facility-acquired infections (see H.R. 2937), H602 [4FE]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H5921 [21JY]
Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish (see H.R. 4757), H1324 [10MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ``homeless person'' to include certain homeless children and youth (see H.R. 29), H3702 [20MY]
———provide education for homeless children and youths (see H.R. 5285), H3440 [12MY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H2460 [25MR]
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see H.R. 5324), H5504 [1JY]
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), H7398 [29SE]
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), H1028 [2MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H1596 [17MR]
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), H6881 [22SE]
———repeal authority to enter into private debt collection contracts (see H.R. 796), H2459 [25MR]
Joyce Rogers Post Office Building, Brighton, MI: designate (see H.R. 5341), H3657 [19MY]
Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H2643 [15AP]
Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6384), H7394 [29SE]
Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 5138), H3015 [28AP]
———reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H140 [13JA]
Mackey, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 1189), H2262 [23MR]
Mankiller, Wilma P.: tribute (see H. Res. 1237), H2503 [13AP]
Marianas Trench Marine National Monument: enhance visitor services, fish and wildlife research, and marine and coastal resource management on Guam (see H.R. 4493), H934 [25FE]
Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H3824 [25MY]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H3441 [12MY]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H4779 [23JN]
Medicare: improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H5547 [13JY]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 4662), H5546 [13JY]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H1359 [11MR]
———provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B (see H.R. 5588), H6573 [30JY]
———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 6147), H7397 [29SE]
———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]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H194 [19JA]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H6406 (see H.R. 4544), H6458 [29JY]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H3015 [28AP]
Michigan Technological University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1564), H6163 [27JY]
Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H3870 [26MY]
Mother Teresa: commemorate anniversary of birth and honor life and legacy (see H. Res. 1615), H6991 [23SE]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1170 [4MR]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 4759), H1168 [4MR]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1648), H6880 [22SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1648), H6880 [22SE]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1472), H5547 [13JY]
National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H648 [22FE]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H2319 [24MR]
National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children: establish (see H. Res. 1576), H6805 [16SE]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1097), H755 [23FE]
National ESIGN Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]
National Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Month: designate (see H. Res. 536), H3703 [20MY]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H267 [20JA]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H3080 [29AP]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H972 [26FE]
———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H972 [26FE]
National Take a Child to a Park Week: designate (see H. Res. 1536), H6574 [30JY]
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]
Native Americans: establish a position for a representative of Indian tribes on the Joint Board overseeing the implementation of universal communications service (see H.R. 6530), H8597 [16DE]
New Hampshire: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 899), H1324 [10MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: encourage students to become civically engaged through local and Federal government fellowships (see H.R. 4339), H6763 [15SE]
Oil Pollution Act: repeal limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (see H.R. 5355), H4247 [8JN]
———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H4506 [15JN]
Oklahoma: commend National Guard Agribusiness Development Team for efforts to modernize agriculture and sustainable farming practices in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1110), H3442 [12MY]
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), H3658 [19MY]
Pipelines: ensure telephonic notice of certain incidents (see H.R. 6008), H6568 [30JY]
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), H1359 [11MR]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H3080 [29AP]
Power resources: extend certain tax incentives for alcohol used as fuel and additional duties on ethanol (see H.R. 4940), H3274 [6MY]
Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H3824 [25MY]
Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4869), H3311 [11MY]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H934 [25FE]
Riverside County, CA: authorize water rights settlement with the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 5413), H3870 [26MY]
Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 1727), H7757 [30NO]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H4023 (see H.R. 2766), H4084 [27MY]
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), H5500 [1JY]
SBA: establish a Native American entrepreneurial development program (see H.R. 6233), H7154 (see H.R. 6233), H7211 [28SE]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H1518 [16MR]
Serve America Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1276), H2695 [20AP]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see H.R. 4558), H5546 [13JY]
Social Security: oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7154 (see H. Res. 1670), H7212 [28SE]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 4054), H972 [26FE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3482 [13MY]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5128), H3014 [28AP]
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), H6406 (see H.R. 4690), H6458 [29JY]
Taxation: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H1657 [18MR]
———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]
———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), H7397 [29SE]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4426), H146 [15JA]
———modify rate for excise tax on investment income of private foundations (see H.R. 4090), H2877 [26AP]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H4877 [25JN]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H1657 [18MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H972 [26FE]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H3274 [6MY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H6573 [30JY]
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), H4425 [14JN]
Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H5546 [13JY]
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), H4975 (see H.R. 3786), H5203 [29JN]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6091), H6626 [10AU] (see H.R. 6419), H7548 [17NO]
Veterans: improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H7397 [29SE]
———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses (see H.R. 2243), H556 [3FE]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7757 [30NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1477), H4872 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: require restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 4534), H422 [27JA]
Health: support efforts to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit to provide access to affordable healthcare for Delphi Corp., retirees and other eligible individuals (see H. Res. 1628), H6803 [16SE]
Monuments and memorials: require commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs to be constructed of materials grown, produced, or manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 6270), H7389 [29SE]
Lists
House of Representatives' Pages, H3886 [27MY], E52
Remarks
Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (H.R. 1065), H297 [21JA]
Aurora, IL: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Star Innovator award (H. Res. 862), H54 [13JA]
Bay City, MI: tribute to Saginaw River Coast Guard station, E1821
Beagle family: Genesee County Bar Foundation honorees, E1844
Boy Scouts: anniversary of Tall Pine Council, E164
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1830 [21MR]
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3886 [27MY], E52
Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (H. Res. 860), H60 [13JA]
Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H7689 [30NO]
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, H7689 [30NO]
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, H7689 [30NO]
Flint, MI: anniversary of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E861
———anniversary of Rosehaven Manor retirement community, E286
———tribute to Cesar E. Chavez Citizen March, E459
———tribute to National Multicultural Diversity Day celebration, E1902
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), H7267 [29SE]
———impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H3545 [19MY]
Genesee County Committee for Community Peace (organization): tribute, E1842
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 2314), consideration (H. Res. 1083), H695
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1830 [21MR]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H1830 [21MR]
Ingram, Mark: tribute (H. Res. 970), H51, H53 [13JA]
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), H56, H57 [13JA]
Michigan Economic Developers Association: anniversary, E1582
Native Americans: authorize tribal water rights settlements, H7689 [30NO]
———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, H5867 [21JY]
———protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (H.R. 725), Senate amendment, H5867 [21JY]
Nexteer Automotive, Inc.: tribute, E2005
North Central College: tribute to men's cross country team (H. Res. 1001), H55, H56 [13JA]
Saginaw, MI: anniversary of Hoyt Library participation in Federal Depository Library Program, E1528
———tribute to Saginaw Valley Babe Ruth All-Star baseball team, E1823
Schmidt, Steve: National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1184
Shaink, M. Richard: Association of Community College Trustees Marie Y. Martin Chief Executive Award recipient, E1952
Smith, Gerald W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E195
University of Michigan-Flint: anniversary of Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives, E1900
WAPQ-TV (Saginaw, MI): anniversary, E462
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: tribute for casting 20,000th vote, H698, H699, H744 [23FE], E211 [23FE], E224 [24FE], E241 [25FE]
Tributes
Alter, Gary, E1609
Barcia, James A., E850
Bobb, Roger T., E1575
Bradley, Rufus, Sr., E1591
Burrell, Norma L., E1762
Caprathe, William J., E1948
Cordell, Richard, E1588
Coulouris, Andy, E864
Dean, Bernice Booker, E710
Edwards, Ira G., Sr., E1552
Eldridge, Carlion J., E663
Fuller, Marilyn W. and Henry L., Jr., E526
Ganges, Tendaji W., E1900
Gettelfinger, Ronald A., H4737 [23JN]
Gwizdala, Eugene, E2042
Horgan, John J. (J.J.), E1345
Johnson, Joseph D., E1178
Jones, Mark A., Sr., E1441
Knox, Urundi B., E1784
Lynch, James E., E663
Madden, Mark, E806
McIntyre, Harold, E922
Motley, Colonel J., E1140
Murtha, John P., E291
Neurohr, Herman, E1442
Oetman, Donald, E844
Qualls, Isiah L., E772
Rao, Venkat, E1836
Roman, Beulah B., E2139
Spencer, Mark, E846
Stewart, Major A., E284
Stewart, Paul A.G., Sr., E1358
Svitkovich, Thomas, E1790
Vandemark, Mary Ann, E460
Williams, Thomas, E1402
Zuckschwerdt, Duane, E1423