KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4818 [24JN]
Appointments
John P. Murtha funeral attendees, H626 [22FE]
Articles and editorials
Afghanistan Questions U.S. Silence Over Pakistan's Role, Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters (news service), H6122 [27JY]
America's Secret Afghan Prisons, Anand Gopal, Nation (publication), H1279-H1281 [10MR]
Cracked Heart Marks Brunswick Woman's Valentine Pain, John Kroll, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H5559 [14JY]
Do Targeted Killings Work? Daniel L. Byman, Brookings Institution, H1279 [10MR]
Glory of Poland, Roger Cohen, New York (NY) Times, H2548 [14AP]
How the U.S. Funds the Taliban, Aram Roston, Nation (publication), H1272-H1274 [10MR]
In Afghanistan, Signs of Crony Capitalism, Andrew Higgins, Washington (DC) Post, H1271 [10MR]
Obama Is Wrong on Both Counts, Craig Murray, H1276 [10MR]
Officials Puzzle Over Millions of Dollars Leaving Afghanistan by Plane for Dubai, Andrew Higgins, Washington (DC) Post, H1270 [10MR]
Pakistanis See US as Biggest Threat, Owen Fay, Al Jazeera (news service), H6117 [27JY]
Pakistan's Double Game, New York (NY) Times, H6108 [27JY]
Southwest Brewfest To Benefit Family of Deceased Letter Carrier David Donafee, Damon Sims, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H5559 [14JY]
U.S. Forces Step Up Pakistan Presence, Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal, H6107 [27JY]
Unocal and the Afghanistan Pipeline, Larry Chin, Centre for Research on Globalisation (organization), H1277 [10MR]
What Now? Afghanistan Sitrep, William R. Polk, counterpunch.org (Internet site), H5391-H5393 [1JY]
Widow Sandi Donafee of Brunswick Mourns Husband, David, Who Was Killed on Valentine's Day, Stan Donaldson, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, H5559 [14JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H2578 [14AP]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4671), H3745 [24MY]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H6043 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H7397 [29SE]
Animals: require Federal agencies to procure food products derived from certain animals only from sources that raised the animals free from cruelty and abuse (see H.R. 4733), H2697 [20AP]
Arlington National Cemetery: require reports on management (see H.R. 6496), H8264 [8DE]
Armed Forces: recognize Committee on Armed Services (Senate) hearing and testimony on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy as an important step in permitting gays and lesbians to serve openly (see H. Res. 1090), H2697 [20AP]
———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 6282), H7390 [29SE]
Baltic States: anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania reestablishing full independence (see H. Con. Res. 267), H2877 [26AP]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H4425 [14JN]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H6043 [26JY]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6764 [15SE]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]
Bowling Green State University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1232), H3124 [4MY]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 1314), H7398 [29SE]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H7398 [29SE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H2800 [21AP]
Chiari Malformation Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1454), H6574 [30JY]
Chiari Malformation Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1454), H6574 [30JY]
Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 6172), H7499 [16NO]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]
City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]
Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office, Columbus, OH: designate (see H.R. 4840), H1396 [12MR]
Clinton County, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
Coastal States Organization: anniversary (see H. Res. 1624), H6882 [22SE]
Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H2579 [14AP]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H2696 [20AP]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H3014 [28AP]
Community Reinvestment Act: improve assessments of regulated financial institutions (see H.R. 6334), H8941 [21DE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H5677 [15JY]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 5309), H5617 [14JY]
Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 5625), H6164 [27JY]
Courts: provide a restoration of notice pleading in Federal courts (see H.R. 4115), H4872 [24JN]
Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H2697 [20AP]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: award grants for projects that leverage community resources and support student access to physical activity, nutrition education, and nutritious food during school (see H.R. 5430), H4507 [15JN]
———ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H2458 [25MR]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 5012), H4425 [14JN]
———promote health and wellness in child care (see H.R. 5431), H4507 [15JN]
———provide for resolution of certain discrimination claims by women farmers and reform loan system in order to end gender discrimination (see H.R. 4264), H3745 [24MY]
———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 3048), H2877 [26AP]
———require persons who retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register and pay fees for retaining such seed (see H.R. 3299), H6573 [30JY]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H6573 [30JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 4477), H2800 [21AP]
———reduce discretionary overseas contingency operations funds in budget for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and provide a tax credit against savings from such reduction (see H.R. 5353), H3701 [20MY]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H5617 [14JY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H2642 [15AP]
———study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3625), H4425 [14JN]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H4636 [17JN]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H7500 [16NO]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H2504 [13AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 1412), H2642 [15AP]
Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H2504 [13AP]
———establish a technical school training subsidy program (see H.R. 5594), H5677 [15JY]
———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H4506 [15JN]
Dept. of the Interior: reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H5546 [13JY]
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), H5304 [30JN]
———instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H471 [2FE]
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), H3745 [24MY]
———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H3745 [24MY]
———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), H2844 [22AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H2844 [22AP]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7454 [15NO]
———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 5555), H4635 [17JN]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7397 [29SE]
Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H4023 (see H.R. 5121), H4085 [27MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H2579 [14AP]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H2844 [22AP]
Drugs: provide for the mandatory recall of adulterated or misbranded drugs (see H.R. 5740), H7397 [29SE]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H6574 [30JY]
Education: recognize achievements of high school graduating class of 2010, encourage furthering of studies in post-secondary institutions, and support community engagement (see H. Res. 1443), H4506 [15JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3079 [29AP]
Emil Bolas Post Office, Wadsworth, OH: designate (see H.R. 4602), H6627 [10AU]
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), H1596 [17MR]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H6043 [26JY]
Families and domestic relations: provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H4387 [10JN]
———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H4425 [14JN]
———strengthen juvenile and family courts (see H.R. 4446), H4425 [14JN]
FDA: require dentists to provide patients with a factsheet before performing any dental restoration work (see H.R. 4615), H1657 [18MR]
Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 5037), H6573 [30JY]
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), H7499 [16NO]
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), H5921 [21JY]
———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H1359 [11MR]
———improve Federal internship programs to facilitate hiring of full-time Federal employees (see H.R. 3264), H266 [20JA]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H3824 [25MY]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H6804 [16SE]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: require payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures (see H.R. 6075), H6571 [30JY]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4873 [24JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H6763 [15SE]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5618 [14JY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5652), H5303 [30JN]
Great Lakes: protect and restore (see H.R. 4755), H2505 [13AP]
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), H4597 [16JN]
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), H5302 [30JN]
Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H6406 (see H.R. 3652), H6458 [29JY]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H1028 [2MR]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1236), H5617 [14JY]
Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5028), H4330 [9JN]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H3484 [13MY]
Indonesia: end human rights crisis in Papua and West Papua (see H. Res. 1355), H5547 [13JY]
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: observance (see H. Res. 929), H2845 [22AP]
Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6183), H6879 [22SE]
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]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H4331 [9JN]
Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6384), H7394 [29SE]
Medicare: provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1219 [9MR]
———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), H7615 [18NO]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H4425 [14JN]
Mickelson, Phil: tribute (see H. Res. 1256), H2800 [21AP]
Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 3041), H2877 [26AP]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 4759), H1168 [4MR]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2580 [14AP]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1410), H4022 (see H. Res. 1410), H4084 [27MY]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4671), H3745 [24MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H6683 [14SE]
National School Lunch Act: promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H4330 [9JN]
NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H4387 [10JN]
———establish Office of Mitochondrial Medicine (see H.R. 3502), H2642 [15AP]
Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H3871 [26MY]
———establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6763 [15SE]
Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1047), H423 [27JA]
OMB: establish and maintain a single website accessible to the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 6026), H6990 [23SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Pesticides: prohibit use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine (see H.R. 5124), H6573 [30JY]
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: 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]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2845 [22AP]
Public welfare programs: repeal denial to drug felons of eligibility for benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3053), H4506 [15JN]
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), H5618 [14JY]
San Antonio, TX: tribute to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (see H. Res. 1244), H4873 [24JN]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]
———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 5628), H4974 (see H.R. 5628), H5203 [29JN]
———improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H4425 [14JN]
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]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———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), H7397 [29SE]
———impose a tax on certain securities transactions to fund job creation and deficit reduction (see H.R. 4191), H4330 [9JN]
———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 5783), H6574 [30JY]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H5546 [13JY]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H6627 [10AU]
———provide a special rule for allocating the cover over of distilled spirits taxes between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 2122), H1518 [16MR]
———provide incentives for the establishment of supermarkets in certain underserved areas (see H.R. 5685), H5501 [1JY]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———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), H756 [23FE]
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: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H1656 [18MR]
———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6574 [30JY]
U.N.: anniversary of adoption of Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic of Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (see H. Res. 929), H2845 [22AP]
U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives (see H. Con. Res. 318), H7500 [16NO]
University of Dayton: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1456), H4638 [21JN]
Veterans: require the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out an outreach program for veterans who reside in Appalachia (see H.R. 5226), H3484 [13MY]
Wilmington, OH: anniversary (see H. Res. 1121), H933 [25FE]
World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3824 [25MY]
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), H7644 [29NO]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5676 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H4779 [23JN]
———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 5579), H4779 [23JN]
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1168 [4MR]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5984 [22JY]
David John Donafee Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 5390), H3822 [25MY]
Economy: modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (see H.R. 6550), H8785 [17DE]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H4778 [23JN]
Great Lakes: affirm waters are impressed and managed consistent with public trust principles to protect the navigational, conservation, and public interest in such waters (see H.R. 6006), H6568 [30JY]
Law enforcement: prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6010), H6568 [30JY]
States: provide for general revenue sharing (see H.R. 6300), H7391 [29SE]
Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (see H.R. 4414), H39 [12JA]
Essays
Truth Emerging in the Kent State Cold Case Homicide: Laurel Krause, E2124
Excerpts
U.S. Constitution: Article I, Section 8 on the powers of Congress, H6114 [27JY]
Lists
Savings by States with single-payer health care systems, H2439 [25MR]
Papers
Economics of Nuclear Reactors—Renaissance or Relapse? (excerpt): Mark Cooper, Institute for Energy and the Environment, H5387-H5389 [1JY]
Poems
``Dash,'' Linda Ellis (excerpt), E2107
Remarks
Acta, Manuel E.: Cleveland, OH, Hispanic Heritage Month honoree, E1661
Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5391 [1JY]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H3314 [12MY], H6047 [27JY]
———strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H4880 [28JN]
———withdrawal of U.S. military presence, H935 [26FE], H1001 [2MR], H1032 [3MR], H1107 [4MR]
Albania: independence anniversary, E2023
American-Croatian Lodge, Inc.: anniversary, E254
Appropriations: making continuing, H7376 [29SE]
———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, H5387, H5391 [1JY], H6064 [27JY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1500), H5347 [1JY]
———making omnibus appropriations, E2147
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), H1176 [9MR], H1251, H1256, H1257, H1262, H1266, H1267, H1268, H1269, H1270, H1276, H1277, H1278, H1282, H1283 [10MR]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), consideration (H. Res. 1146), H1247 [10MR]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Pakistan (H. Con. Res. 301), H6114, H6115, H6116, H6118, H6120, H6121, H6122, H6123 [27JY]
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Pakistan (H. Con. Res. 301), consideration (H. Res. 1556), H6107, H6109 [27JY]
———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, E994
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5347, H5391 [1JY], H6064 [27JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 1316), H3778
Association of Fundraising Professionals: tribute to Greater Cleveland, OH, chapter National Philanthropy Day award recipients, E1902
Bay Village, OH: anniversary, E1897
Bolzan family: tribute to family reunion, E1507
Brooklyn, OH: anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, E523
Budget: deficit, H1268 [10MR]
———provide budget enforcement for 2011 (H. Res. 1493), pass (H. Res. 1500), H5347 [1JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), Senate amendments, H2437
Business and industry: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (H. Res. 444), H5949
Cimperman, Albert: French Legion of Honor medal of the Knight recipient, E2131
Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Carnegie West Library, E1659
———anniversary of Cleveland Women's Orchestra, E521
———anniversary of Polish Army Veterans, Kosciuszko Post 152, E931
———anniversary of St. Joseph Academy, E1955
———anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, E1433
ClevelandPeople.com (Internet site): tribute, E2127
Community Challenge (organization): anniversary, E1101
Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to Ohio chapter civil rights banquet, E928
Croatian American Association: anniversary, E967
Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Foreclosure Mediation Program, E2024
David John Donafee Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 5390), H5559 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), E994
———Gulf War Veterans' Illness Research Program funding, H7514
———report to congressional intelligence committees the names of U.S. citizens living abroad who are on the Joint Special Operations Command list of high value individuals for assassination, H858
Dept. of Energy: nuclear energy loan guarantee programs funding, H5387 [1JY]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), Senate amendments, H7376 [29SE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral, H3548 [19MY], H3749 [25MY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), Senate amendment, E2147
Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (H.R. 1210), E1856
Economy: impact of war and financial crisis, H6047 [27JY]
Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (H.R. 4692), H6178
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, E2128
Fairview Park, OH: anniversary, E522
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), H8100
Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, E994
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), H7270
GAO: enhance oversight authorities (H.R. 2646), H66, H67 [13JA]
Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society: anniversary, E969
Gulf of Mexico: clean up oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, H4264 [9JN]
———impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, H3828 [26MY]
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), E240
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1675
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1495), H5313 [1JY]
Housing Advocates, Inc.: tribute, E1098
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions, H901 [25FE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2701), H858
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2701), Senate amendment, H7311
Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), conference report, H4853
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), motion to instruct conferees, H2811 [22AP]
———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H2811 [22AP], H4853
Israel: authorize assistance for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (H.R. 5327), E906
———commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (H. Res. 1391), E1015
Jackson, Frank: Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year award recipient, E989
Komorowski, Bronislaw: U.S. visit by Polish President, E2109
Korea, Republic of: express sympathy to families of those killed in sinking of Cheonan (vessel) and solidarity with the Government in aftermath of the tragic incident (H. Res. 1382), E983
Korean War: anniversary, E1432
Kossuth, Lajos: anniversary of dedication of sculpture in Capitol rotunda, E385
Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland: anniversary, E1880
McHugh, Paul: Retired Irish Police Society of Cleveland James P. Sweeney Founder Award recipient, E376
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), Senate amendments, H901 [25FE]
MedWish International (organization): tribute, E1923
Middle East: support a negotiated solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and condemn unilateral measures to declare or recognize a Palestinian state (H. Res. 1765), E2194
NAACP: anniversary of Cleveland, OH, chapter, E1154
NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 3729), H7360
———tribute to Glenn Research Center observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, E1802
National Philanthropy Day: observance, E1902
Nelson, Gerry: Lakewood, OH, Democrat of the Year award recipient, E1328
North Olmsted, OH: anniversary of Olmsted Unitarian Universalist Church, E1037
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), E2203
Ohio Citizen Action (organization): anniversary, E1900
ORCA House Inc.: anniversary, E1664
Order of the Knights of Rizal (organization): tribute to Cleveland, OH, chapter, E1155
Parma, OH: anniversary of Parma Community General Hospital Elder Day Center, E83
———tribute to Westside Vet Center, E1277
Parma Heights, OH: anniversary of Incarnate Word Academy, E2107
Persian Gulf Conflict: commemorate and reaffirm U.S. commitment to veterans (H. Res. 1672), H7514
Petitti, Angelo: St. Malachi Center (organization) Sister Michael Marie Griffin Anchor Award recipient, E376
Poland: anniversary of Katyn Massacre by Soviet police, E808
———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, E586
———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 (H. Res. 1246), H2548 [14AP]
Polish Constitution Day: observance, E734
Political campaigns: clarify that the ban on campaign expenditures by government contractors includes oil companies with Federal leases to drill in the Outer Continental Shelf, H4818, H4819, H4820 [24JN]
———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4818, H4819, H4820 [24JN]
Polonia Foundation of Ohio: observance of Pulaski Day, E1940
Power resources: national energy policy, H4599 [17JN]
Recovery Resources (organization): anniversary, E1970
Rocky River, OH: St. Christopher School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1960
Siegal, Sol: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E1703
Slovenia: independence anniversary, E1229
Sokolowski, Michael P.: Cleveland Society of Poles ``Good Joe'' Polish Heritage Award recipient, E586
Solomon, Torrey: Cleveland Housing Network, Inc., Urban Neighborhood Hero award recipient, E1918
Strongsville, OH: anniversary of VFW Post 3345, E1156
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H5949
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, E2128
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (H.R. 4414), H12, H16 [12JA], H44 [13JA]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, E2128
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1610), H6634
Trading Post Train Shop (business): anniversary, E1799
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: anniversary, E965
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5949
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H5325 [1JY]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), consideration (H. Res. 1495), H5313 [1JY]
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7574
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions, H901 [25FE]
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge (organization): tribute to Ohio North Coast Chapter XXXVI, E806
Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of Vietnamese New Year, E186
Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, E719
Wong, Margaret: Cleveland, OH, Public Library ``Saluting the Dreamers'' Award recipient, E1813
World Ocean Day: observance (H. Res. 1330), H4264 [9JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H30 [12JA]
Reports
Authorization for Use of Military Force in Response to the 9/11 Attacks (P.L. 107-40)—Legislative History: Richard F. Grimmett, Congressional Research Service, H1260-H1262 [10MR]
Tables
Direct overt U.S. aid and military reimbursements to Pakistan, H6120 [27JY]
Tributes
Adams, Gary S., E987
Aldridge, Ann, E963
Andrews, James M., Sr., E1708
Bangayan, Norbert M., E1680
Bean, Donald L., E1707
Beekman, Harriet, E588
Benedict, Bernard M., E186
Bozanic, Josip, E253
Brown, Virgil E., Sr., E1913
Broz, Ann, E1899
Brutoco, Rinaldo S., E1917
Bustamante, John H., E1892
Celebrezze, Frank D., E468
Cielec, Emil, E1411
Cosser, Elizabeth J. (Nan), E22
Craciun, Marcel Rocawich, E1912
Crowder, Roland H., E1987
Davila, Rafael R., E2123
Day, James W., E1643
DelPizzo, Charles N., E927
DePiero, Gerald A., E1705
Dobrea, George, E2079
Dorr, Patricia A., E1276
Drayton, Otis P., Jr., E377
Ehrbar, Andrew J., E1103
Ehrbar, Erin K., E1103
Ertle, Karl, E1158
Feller, Robert W.A., E1949
Fortney, Elaine M., E691
Fritz, Bob, E1309
Fuller, Dan, E1920
Giordano, Jean Veloria, E2106
Golubski, Joseph F., E689
Grover, Linda, E248
Haddock, Doris (Granny D), E377
Hallaman, Ted, E1919
Hegedus, Steve, E1796
Jelepis, Tom, E1943
Johnson, Chalmers, E2030
Jones, Minnie L., E215
Kammerman, Herman, E693
Kelly, Peter, E384
Keshock, Edward G., E2129
King, Henrietta, E2180
King, Larry, E2178
Konyud, James C., E1890
Kusek, Julia J. Hadam, E1941
Lajack, Jerome, E377
LaRue, David, E1101
Lennon, John, E2148
Lentz, Martin, E2105
Lonsak, John, E745
Lugo, Ramon, III, E1797
Machaskee, Alex, E2126
Malloy, Donald, E991
Matjasic, Raymond, E2022
Miles, Christine, E742
Montague, William D., E214
Moore, Rolando, Jr., E1620
Mueller, Dorothy A., E692
Mullen, J. Thomas, E1801
Muller, Robert, E1804
Newman, Dave (Cousin Dave Wilson), E1648
Nyegran, Barbara A., E1884
Palevsky, Max, E810
Patterson, Michael D., E722
Patton, Thomas F., II, E383
Pekar, Harvey, E1312
Pickens, T. Boone, E970
Piechowski, Ronald, E1914
Pinkerton, Catherine, E1706
Pofok, George S., E1889
Potts, Timothy A., E1641
Pucci, Joseph V., E1617
Rapp, Margaret L., E1667
Rice, Gary, E1945
Rice, Robert, E1945
Rzepka, Fred, E2108
Sabol, John T., E1645
Sadie, Joseph, E1306
Schwarzwald, Melvin S., E520
Scott, Don, E187
Sgro, Albert and Vera, E1227
Sheinbaum, Stanley and Betty, E1100
Sliwa, Carole A., E1631
Smallwood, Richard, E809
Steinbacher, Roberta, E2103
Stumpe, Lester A., E368
Sullivan, James F., E807
Taylor, Ronald, E1657
Teare, Edward D., E521
Tolliver, Stanley E., E1922
Trafis, Gerald, E1313
Trivisonno, Mike (Triv), E1895
Ulstrom, John, E2093
Villanueva, Luz M., E695
Voinovich, Senator, E1434
Washington, Deborah, E992
Wendell, Lenore C. (Lori), E1105
Wing, Ann Kilbane, E140
Woods, Artha, E929
Zaborowski, George and Clara, E1155
Zannella, Philip M., Jr., E520
Zielinski, Anthony, E1390
Zmauc, Jure and Janja, E1229
Zunt, Richard J., E20
Zurcher, Neil, E1915