KIRKPATRICK, ANN (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4064 [27MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6374 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 1034), H4877 [25JN]

———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), H3123 [4MY]

Army: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4424 [14JN]

———anniversary of Army Signal Corps (see H. Res. 1590), H7398 [29SE]

———tribute to service and sacrifice of the 14th Armored Division during World War II (see H. Res. 1483), H5304 [30JN]

Aviation: express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (see H. Res. 1401), H4678 [22JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 5827), H5983 [22JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 78), H6574 [30JY]

Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H6043 [26JY]

Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H6763 [15SE]

Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H194 [19JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services (see H.R. 3519), H4330 [9JN]

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), H2460 [25MR]

———anniversary of Impact Aid Program (see H. Res. 1641), H6880 [22SE]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see H.R. 5843), H7156 (see H.R. 5843), H7213 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 4717), H2460 [25MR]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5119), H2842 [22AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2261 [23MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow discretion to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure and to modify such penalty (see H.R. 2143), H194 [19JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 5014), H2697 [20AP]

———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6684 [14SE]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H6804 [16SE]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H6684 [14SE]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 5458), H5618 [14JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide for school improvement and professional development for teachers, principals, instructional staff, and other school leaders (see H.R. 5218), H3201 [5MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2981), H266 [20JA] (see H.R. 3017), H387 [26JA]

EPA: disapprove rule relative to endangerment findings and regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (see H.J. Res. 76), H1519 [16MR]

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 Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H2579 [14AP]

Firearms: provide that certain firearms listed as curios or relics may be imported into the U.S. by a licensed importer without obtaining authorization from the Depts. of State or Defense (see H.R. 6240), H7388 [29SE]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H3441 [12MY]

Immigration: establish enhanced penalties for alien smuggling by certain Federal officials (see H.R. 4622), H609 [9FE]

Iran: mark anniversary of Presidential election, support citizens' pursuit of basic freedoms, and condemn ongoing human rights abuses and continued pursuit of nuclear weapons capability (see H. Res. 1457), H4780 [23JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H1745 [19MR]

Israel: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H3824 [25MY]

Jim Kolbe Post Office, Patagonia, AZ: designate (see H.R. 4495), H326 [21JA]

Klein, Gerda Weissmann: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (see H. Res. 1743), H8031 [2DE]

Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H424 [27JA]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H5819 [20JY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2421), H1440 [15MR]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3349), H933 [25FE]

National Dairy Month: support goals (see H. Res. 1368), H3541 [18MY]

National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H7156 (see H. Res. 1600), H7214 [28SE]

National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (see H.R. 5875), H6163 [27JY]

Native Americans: facilitate business and agricultural leasing of Navajo Nation lands (see H.R. 6210), H6989 [23SE]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see H.R. 1924), H41 [12JA]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 1141), H1169 [4MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: eradicate marijuana cultivation and develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking on public lands (see H. Res. 1540), H5921 [21JY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]

Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H7396 [29SE]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H4425 [14JN]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 1111), H972 [26FE]

SBA: reauthorize the National Small Business Tree Planting Program (see H.R. 4509), H3311 [11MY]

Senior citizens: 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), H3658 [19MY]

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 5714), H5545 [13JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H4247 [8JN]

Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5128), H2842 [22AP]

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 an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1956), H1169 [4MR]

———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 5905), H7454 [15NO]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H6684 [14SE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H6406 (see H.R. 571), H6457 [29JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H41 [12JA]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 690), H6627 [10AU]

———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), H4780 [23JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3079 [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), H4678 [22JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 5680), H5618 [14JY]

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 Arizona: anniversary (see H. Res. 1145), H1324 [10MR]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2579 [14AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4667), H754 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arizona: secure Federal ownership and management of natural, scenic, and recreational resources, protect cultural resources, and facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources (see H.R. 4880), H1656 [18MR]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (see H.R. 5110), H2842 [22AP]

Coconino National Forest: convey a small parcel of land (see H.R. 4824), H1357 [11MR]

———convey land to correct erroneous survey (see H.R. 5985), H6567 [30JY]

———establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area (see H.R. 4823), H1357 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain tracts of the Big Springs Environmental Study Area of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to the Blue Ridge Unified School District (see H.R. 5212), H3200 [5MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for hiring, training, and deploying of additional Border Patrol agents along the southwest international border of the U.S. (see H.R. 5256), H3309 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include a definition of ``loss of use'' for purposes of evaluating disabilities and providing adapted housing and automobiles (see H.R. 5550), H4635 [17JN]

———provide for annual reviews of mental health professionals treating veterans (see H.R. 5731), H5616 [14JY]

FEMA: provide for certain exceptions to the mandatory waiting period before new or modified flood insurance coverage takes effect (see H.R. 6254), H7389 [29SE]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 4825), H1357 [11MR]

Members of Congress: reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 4720), H1026 [2MR]

Money: prevent smuggling using stored value and prepaid cards by including means of access or the value of funds in certain records and reports on monetary instrument transactions (see H.R. 4941), H2456 [25MR]

Native Americans: develop the former Bennett Freeze area to contribute to rehabilitation of conditions of those affected by ban on development of tribal lands in Arizona (see H.R. 6525), H8519 [15DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2175 [22MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3827 [26MY]

Remarks

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, H6050 [27JY]

Arizona: encourage job creation through the Copper Basin Jobs Project and the Four Forest Restoration Initiative, H608 [9FE]

———resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (H.R. 1065), H296 [21JA]

———tribute to firefighters, H4510 [16JN]

———tribute to teachers and school staff, H4640 [22JN]

Budget: deficit, H148 [19JA], H3279 [11MY], H5594 [14JY]

———reduce the deficit by establishing discretionary spending caps, H4217 [8JN]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: modify boundary (H.R. 5110), H4088 [28MY], H6823 [22SE]

Coconino National Forest: establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area (H.R. 4823), H4088 [28MY], H6825 [22SE]

Courts: provide funding for settlement of the Cobell class action lawsuit involving Federal management and accounting of individual Native American trust accounts, H7692 [30NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6781 [16SE]

———provide funding for settlement of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs, H7692 [30NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H6781 [16SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3553), H2655 [20AP], H3828 [26MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6374, H6375 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6374, H6375 [29JY]

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, H7692 [30NO]

Economy: importance of job creation, H47 [13JA]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H335 [26JA]

Financial institutions: awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H335 [26JA]

Firearms: preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas, H655 [23FE]

Flag Day: observance, H4437 [15JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, H4437 [15JN]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (H.R. 4825), H1543 [17MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 5146), H2940 [28AP]

———reduce rates of basic pay (H.R. 4720), H973 [2MR], H2940 [28AP], H5594 [14JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3828 [26MY]

Mexico: assist in fighting drug cartels and curbing violence against Mexican and U.S. citizens, H1447 [16MR]

National security: improve border security, H1174 [9MR], H2322 [25MR], H2511 [14AP], H3130 [5MY], H6050 [27JY]

Native Americans: authorize tribal water rights settlements, H7692 [30NO]

Prescott, AZ: anniversary of Prescott Fire Dept., E242 [25FE]

Taxation: rates, H2703 [21AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5615 [14JY]

Tributes

Yazzie, Lemuel, H4252 [9JN]