MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H4300 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abarbanel, Gail: tribute to founding of Rape Treatment Center at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and creating the Fast Track Forensics Program to speed up DNA processing (see H. Res. 716), H473 [2FE]

AbilityOne Base Supply Centers: anniversary (see H. Res. 1693), H7395 [29SE]

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H6570 [30JY]

———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3079 [29AP]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H4678 [22JN]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H4638 [21JN]

Almanzo Wilder Post Office Building, Malone, NY: designate (see H.R. 6139), H6763 [15SE]

American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7549 [17NO]

Americans for the Arts (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1582), H6405 (see H. Res. 1582), H6457 [29JY]

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: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308), H5676 [15JY]

———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), H3311 [11MY]

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]

Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5502 [1JY]

Armed Forces: honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H3124 [4MY]

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H6406 (see H.R. 3699), H6458 [29JY]

———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), H4597 [16JN]

Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3273 [6MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1316), H3078 [29AP]

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), H4598 [16JN]

———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]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]

Boeheim, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 1318), H3745 [24MY]

Brooklyn Botanic Garden: anniversary (see H. Res. 1428), H4330 [9JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 83), H3310 [11MY]

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 5107), H3311 [11MY]

———require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H834 [24FE]

Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5921 [21JY]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (see H.R. 5148), H2936 [27AP]

———encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]

Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]

Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H139 [13JA]

Chatham County, NC: honor historic and community significance of Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, NC, and express condolences for the fire damage sustained by the courthouse (see H. Res. 1364), H3541 [18MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H5618 [14JY]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins to recognize and commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (see H.R. 3712), H4247 [8JN]

Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of university and college immigrant assistance programs (see H. Res. 1398), H4247 [8JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 5087), H6043 [26JY]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 682), H7453 [15NO]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H3657 [19MY]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H327 [21JA]

———revise laws on liability in certain civil actions arising from maritime incidents (see H.R. 5503), H5304 [30JN]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H2844 [22AP]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (see H.R. 5502), H4386 [10JN]

Crime: enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to domestic sex trafficking of minors (see H. Res. 1379), H3658 [19MY]

———improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H933 [25FE]

———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3124 [4MY]

———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), H4597 [16JN]

Cyprus: call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom (see H. Res. 1631), H6803 [16SE]

Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H3870 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4650), H754 [23FE]

———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), H6684 [14SE]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H4023 (see H.R. 4386), H4085 [27MY]

———review military service records of Jewish American World War I veterans to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 5371), H4247 [8JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H4330 [9JN]

———establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 2377), H387 [26JA]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2136), H2696 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS: amend and reauthorize the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program (see H.R. 5710), H5502 [1JY]

———carry out programs to provide youth in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities the information and skills needed to reduce teenage pregnancies (see H.R. 5033), H5503 [1JY]

———conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 4846), H6684 [14SE]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H4597 [16JN]

———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H6627 [10AU]

———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), H387 [26JA]

———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H6683 [14SE]

———promote optimal maternity outcomes by making evidence-based maternity care a national priority (see H.R. 5807), H5919 [21JY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H2579 [14AP]

———require a criminal background check for a child care staff member of any child care provider in a State that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3315), H194 [19JA]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H2504 [13AP]

———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H4872 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles (see H.R. 3838), H194 [19JA]

Dept. of State: investigate role of Insan Hak ve Hurriyetleri ve Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH) (organization) in supporting terrorist organizations and foreign involvement in breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza (see H. Res. 1532), H6764 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Newtown Battlefield and suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 4448), H139 [13JA]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see H.R. 3742), H1169 [4MR]

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 (see H.R. 5297), H3482 [13MY]

———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 Veterans Affairs: 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 provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 6123), H8941 [21DE]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7397 [29SE]

———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H266 [20JA]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 5191), H6406 (see H.R. 5191), H6458 [29JY]

———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H2842 [22AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H3310 [11MY]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H423 [27JA]

Diseases: address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 137), H3124 [4MY]

———commend progress made by anti-tuberculosis programs (see H. Res. 1140), H1169 [4MR] (see H. Res. 1155), H1323 [10MR]

———establish research advisory committee and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 5354), H3701 [20MY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H4872 [24JN]

———support raising awareness and educating the public about Alper's disease (see H. Res. 1700), H7395 [29SE]

District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H4387 [10JN]

Earl Wilson, Jr., Post Office, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 6400), H7453 [15NO]

Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]

Education: tribute to special education teachers (see H. Con. Res. 284), H4507 [15JN]

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), H2319 [24MR]

Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see H. Res. 1722), H8941 [21DE]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H388 [26JA]

Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1343), H3871 [26MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H4873 [24JN]

Families and domestic relations: require restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 4534), H422 [27JA]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H327 [21JA]

FCC: authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintained to prohibit operation of unlicensed television band devices on protected frequencies (see H.R. 4353), H327 [21JA]

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), H6809 [20SE]

———express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2506 [13AP]

Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H933 [25FE]

Firearms: restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 5718), H6406 (see H.R. 5718), H6458 [29JY]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H5819 [20JY]

Foreign aid: authorize appropriations to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, stimulate rural economies, and improve emergency response to food crises (see H.R. 3077), H755 [23FE]

———coordinate all health-related assistance, assist developing countries in improving delivery of health services, and assist developing countries in strengthening their indigenous health workforces (see H.R. 4933), H5819 [20JY]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H2261 [23MR]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4023 (see H.R. 5117), H4085 [27MY]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 5564), H4676 [22JN]

Fort Drum, NY: tribute to 10th Mountain Division (see H. Res. 1217), H2697 [20AP]

Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H3015 [28AP]

Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2697 [20AP]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4416), H6683 [14SE]

Greece: anniversary of Battle of Marathon (see H. Res. 1704), H7500 [16NO]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1107), H833 [24FE]

Gulf of Mexico: ensure Government access to independent, peer-reviewed scientific data and information to assess health of oil spill clean-up workers and vulnerable residents resulting from Deepwater Horizon oil spill (see H.R. 6017), H7454 [15NO]

———express condolences to workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, recognize other workers, and commend rescuers and volunteers providing support to surviving families (see H. Res. 1347), H3824 [25MY]

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]

Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H6764 [15SE]

———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: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H5676 [15JY]

Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H40 [12JA]

———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H1169 [4MR]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]

Housing: establish the Residential Construction Loan Guarantee Program to guarantee loans made to eligible home building companies for viable building projects (see H.R. 5409), H3869 [26MY]

———prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H1657 [18MR]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H194 [19JA]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H601 [4FE]

———recognize plight of people with albinism in East Africa and condemn their murder and mutilation (see H. Res. 1088), H647 [22FE]

Hunger: address global hunger and improve food security through development and implementation of a comprehensive governmentwide global hunger reduction strategy (see H.R. 2817), H4677 [22JN]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H933 [25FE]

———temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 4616), H934 [25FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3578), H5712 [19JY]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 4596), H972 [26FE]

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), H5986 [22JY]

———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 6296), H7391 [29SE]

Iran Sanctions Act: restrict oil and gas leasing of persons engaging in sanctioned activities and require lessees disclose participation in energy-related ventures, investments, or partnerships (see H.R. 6043), H6804 [16SE]

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), H266 [20JA]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H1519 [16MR]

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), H7454 [15NO]

Israel: authorize assistance for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (see H.R. 5327), H3658 [19MY]

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

———commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 1391), H3823 [25MY]

———express condolences to families of victims of forest fire (see H. Res. 1751), H8089 [7DE]

———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]

Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: revise (see H.R. 5983), H7156 (see H.R. 5983), H7213 [28SE]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6076), H6571 [30JY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: amend relative to juveniles who have committed offenses (see H.R. 1873), H194 [19JA]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 6235), H7154 (see H.R. 6235), H7211 [28SE]

Malawi: address human rights violations and encourage release of individuals detained solely on the basis of sexual orientation (see H. Res. 1335), H4331 [9JN]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H4330 [9JN]

Marquette University: honor the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University (see H. Res. 1161), H2845 [22AP]

Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office, Troy, NY: designate (see H.R. 4425), H40 [12JA]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H4636 [17JN]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see H.R. 6373), H7393 [29SE]

Medicare: continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H2642 [15AP]

———establish a cancer center construction loan program (see H.R. 5861), H6574 [30JY]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 5803), H7757 [30NO]

———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1359 [11MR]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 1458), H1104 [3MR]

———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), H7615 [18NO]

———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H41 [12JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H387 [26JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 6072), H6628 [10AU]

Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2641 [15AP]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H4636 [17JN]

Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H3082 [3MY]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 767), H5677 [15JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 5616), H5304 [30JN]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 110), H7615 [18NO]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see H.R. 5481), H4246 [8JN]

National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children: establish (see H. Res. 1576), H6809 [20SE]

National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1290), H2937 [27AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1637), H6804 [16SE]

National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1264), H7500 [16NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H7757 [30NO]

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1452), H4636 [17JN]

National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H267 [20JA]

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: anniversary (see H. Res. 1444), H5677 [15JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H2641 [15AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1488), H5921 [21JY]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2877 [26AP]

National security: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 6410), H7499 [16NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1312), H3125 [4MY]

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), H1358 [11MR]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H2457 [25MR]

Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building, Lynbrook, NY: designate (see H.R. 5723), H6684 [14SE]

New York, NY: tribute to citizens, law enforcement officers, and first responders for response to attempted terrorist attack in Times Square (see H. Res. 1320), H3123 [4MY]

News media: promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, research impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish a National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 4925), H5304 [30JN]

North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H388 [26JA]

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), H1028 [2MR]

Oil Pollution Act: repeal limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (see H.R. 5355), H3745 [24MY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H3745 [24MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: require payment of royalty on all oil and gas saved, removed, sold, or discharged under a lease (see H.R. 5513), H4507 [15JN]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 259), H6684 [14SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]

Penfield, NY: anniversary (see H. Res. 1234), H3745 [24MY]

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]

———constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to regulate expenditure of funds by corporations engaging in political speech (see H.J. Res. 74), H649 [22FE]

———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]

———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 4630), H646 [22FE]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H1220 [9MR]

Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2845 [22AP]

Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 6205), H6989 [23SE]

Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: permanently extend (see H.R. 4766), H1168 [4MR]

Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4869), H4247 [8JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2845 [22AP]

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), H6164 [27JY]

Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga Race Course (see H. Res. 1513), H5618 [14JY]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 2568), H2319 [24MR]

———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), H834 [24FE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]

———raise awareness of school pushout, reform disciplinary practices, encourage teaching of proper behavior, and facilitate effective teaching and learning environments (see H. Res. 1777), H8785 [17DE]

Securities Investor Protection Act: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 5032), H2697 [20AP]

Senior citizens: establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1371), H5617 [14JY]

Sheppard, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1529), H5986 [22JY]

South Africa: tribute to successful convictions for human trafficking (see H. Res. 1412), H4023 (see H. Res. 1412), H4084 [27MY]

Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5304 [30JN]

Sudan: implement Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army to help ensure peace and stability (see H. Res. 1588), H6685 [14SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H40 [12JA]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H6164 [27JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H3079 [29AP]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 832), H3541 [18MY]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H7397 [29SE]

———increase alternative minimum tax exemption amount and index such amount for inflation (see H.R. 5077), H2695 [20AP]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H8030 [2DE]

———modify treatment of foreign investments in U.S. real property (see H.R. 4539), H1744 [19MR]

———provide a credit for property certified by the EPA under the WaterSense program (see H.R. 1908), H2460 [25MR]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H648 [22FE]

———provide adjustments in individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1943), H2579 [14AP]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H6406 (see H.R. 5058), H6458 [29JY]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H2696 [20AP]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H602 [4FE]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 5081), H4506 [15JN]

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), H833 [24FE]

Transportation: provide emergency operating funds for public transportation (see H.R. 5418), H4636 [17JN]

———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6404 (see H.R. 5967), H6456 [29JY]

Tucker, C. DeLores: tribute (see H. Res. 1094), H2261 [23MR]

U.N.: anniversary of resolution on women, peace, and security (see H. Res. 1676), H7454 [15NO]

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

U.S. Soccer Federation: recognize and support efforts of USA Bid Committee to bring 2018 or 2022 World Cup to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7454 [15NO]

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), H555 [3FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6419), H7615 [18NO]

———provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits (see H.R. 4183), H3542 [18MY]

Veterans: establish a commission to review benefits provided by each State to disabled veterans (see H.R. 4559), H470 [2FE]

———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H7397 [29SE]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H4677 [22JN]

Wildlife: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H755 [23FE]

Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 1124), H6042 [26JY]

World Economic Forum (organization): support mission and goals (see H. Res. 1148), H1397 [12MR]

World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3275 [6MY]

World Veterinary Year: designate (see H. Res. 1531), H6882 [22SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 3927), H6809 [20SE]

———ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7454 [15NO]

Zachary Smith Post Office Building, Hornell, NY: designate (see H.R. 4665), H754 [23FE] (see H.R. 5051), H2640 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (see H.R. 4945), H2456 [25MR]

Census: protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (see H.R. 4621), H609 [9FE]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 5309), H3483 [13MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (see H.R. 6098), H6627 [10AU]

Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 4885), H1656 [18MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H4778 [23JN]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 6085), H6626 [10AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 6567), H8940 [21DE]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4563), H470 [2FE]

FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (see H.R. 4520), H386 [26JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5441), H4022 (see H.R. 5441), H4083 [27MY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5652), H5303 [30JN]

Housing: ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (see H.R. 5361), H3701 [20MY]

Immigration: establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (see H.R. 5193), H3078 [29AP]

IRS: focus on internal revenue law violations by persons under investigation for promotion of commercial sex acts and human trafficking and increase monetary penalty for tax underpayment or overpayment due to fraud (see H.R. 6491), H8030 [2DE]

Taxation: provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (see H.R. 4585), H554 [3FE]

Excerpts

Jobs Creation and Retention: Jeffrey Joerres, H1137 [4MR]

Factsheets

Newspaper Editorials Supporting Health Insurance Reform: Representative Pelosi, H1635 [18MR]

Letters

Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act: Arturo Vargas, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund (organization), H8315 [14DE]

———several organizations, H8316 [14DE]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H8315 [14DE]

National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5777 [20JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5776 [20JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1031 [3MR], H4249 [9JN]

Remarks

Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5403 [1JY], E1331 [15JY]

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, H5403 [1JY], E1331 [15JY], E1450 [28JY]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), E417 [19MR]

———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, H4059 [27MY], H8409 [15DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5403 [1JY], E1331 [15JY], E1450 [28JY]

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), H1871 [21MR]

———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, E567, E573 [15AP]

Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (H.R. 4945), E493 [25MR]

———provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (S. 3167), H8311, H8312, H8314, H8315, H8316 [14DE]

Census: clarify instances in which the term ``census'' may appear on mailable matter (H.R. 5148), H2948 [28AP]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (H.R. 4621), H1199 [9MR], E173 [9FE]

Cerf, Christopher: McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc., Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education recipient, E1692 [22SE]

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), E2069 [7DE]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of report entitled ``Understanding the Economy, State by State'', H357 [26JA], H5963 [22JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, E507 [25MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 5309), E847 [13MY]

Corporations: require disclosure of beneficial owners of newly incorporated entities to prevent exploitation for criminal gain and assist law enforcement with terrorism and money laundering prevention (H.R. 6098), E1565 [10AU]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8232 [8DE], E2123 [14DE]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act: amend effective date of provisions relative to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general use prepaid cards (H.R. 5502), H4394 [14JN]

Crime: protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 4885), E411 [18MR]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1398 [22JY]

———call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom (H. Res. 1631), H7049 [28SE]

———support reunification agreement, E1398 [22JY]

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations, E1019 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow Sikhs to maintain religious articles of faith while serving, H2193 [22MR]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4059 [27MY], E1019 [8JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2089), E148 [3FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3224 [6MY], E828 [12MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 5575), E1176 [23JN]

———establish a grant program to benefit victims of sex trafficking (S. 2925), H8897, H8898 [21DE]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (H.R. 6085), E1555 [10AU]

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), H3547 [19MY], H4679 [23JN], H6765 [16SE]

———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), Senate amendment, H6937 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 6567), E2224 [21DE]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (H.R. 4563), E118 [2FE]

Dutch Kills Civic Association: tribute, E2007 [30NO]

East River Development Alliance: tribute, E2011 [30NO]

Economy: importance of job creation, H47 [13JA], H270 [21JA], H2264 [24MR], H3749 [25MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3362 [12MY]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1137 [4MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H197 [20JA]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, H5239 [30JN]

FDA: help prevent occurrence of cancer resulting from the use of ultraviolet tanning lamps by imposing more stringent controls on the use of such devices (H.R. 4520), E93 [26JA]

Federation of Italian American Organizations of Queens: tribute, E82 [26JA]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (H.R. 5441), E978 [28MY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7224 [29SE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 5652), E1253 [30JN]

Greece: condemn recent attack on Etz-Hayyim synagogue in Hania, Crete, E129 [2FE]

———independence anniversary (H. Res. 1107), H1196 [9MR]

Gulf of Mexico: health of workers involved in clean up of oil spill from accidental explosion of oil rig, H4249 [9JN], H4735 [23JN]

———require BP P.L.C., to provide critical data and samples to scientists studying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident, H4370 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1600, H1635, H1639 [18MR], H1871 [21MR], E567 [15AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), Senate amendments, E1247 [30JN]

HealthCare Chaplaincy (organization): tribute, E2012 [30NO]

Housing: ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (H.R. 5361), E908 [20MY]

Hunter College of the City University of New York: tribute to U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM (U.N. Development Fund for Women)/National Council for Research on Women national conference, E1281 [1JY]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8232 [8DE], E2123 [14DE]

———establish employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish business in the U.S. (H.R. 5193), E709 [29AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2701), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1674), H7224 [29SE]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), conference report, H4853 [24JN]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), motion to instruct conferees, E653 [26AP]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H4853 [24JN], E653 [26AP]

Israel: authorize assistance for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (H.R. 5327), E910 [20MY]

———call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (H. Res. 1359), E1204 [24JN]

———commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (H. Res. 1391), E968 [28MY]

———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (H. Con. Res. 260), E633 [22AP]

———support right of self-defense and condemn outside efforts to break blockade of Gaza, E1104 [15JN]

———U.S. policy, E442 [22MR]

Itzkowitz, Murray: Adaptive Design Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2010 [30NO]

Long Island City, NY: anniversary of Noguchi Museum, E899 [20MY]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), E1247 [30JN]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (H.R. 5481), E1210 [24JN]

National Siblings Day: support goals, E525 [13AP]

National Women's Political Caucus: tribute to Exceptional Merit in Media Award recipients, E1921 [16NO]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), H5723 [20JY], H6166 [28JY], H6396 [29JY], H7215, H7244 [29SE], E1046 [9JN]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8961 [22DE]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), consideration (H. Res. 1674), H7224 [29SE]

———observance of World Trade Center Responder Day, E1046 [9JN]

———tribute to citizens, law enforcement officers, and first responders for response to attempted terrorist attack in Times Square (H. Res. 1320), E774 [6MY]

———tribute to Stickball Hall of Fame inductees, E1269 [1JY]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (H. Res. 267), E407 [18MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H3314 [12MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), E1226 [29JN]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8409 [15DE]

———ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (H.R. 2568), H5963 [22JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1137 [4MR]

South Africa: tribute to successful convictions for human trafficking (H. Res. 1412), E1298 [13JY]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (H.R. 4462), H214 [20JA]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4178 [28MY], E1424 [26JY]

———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (H.R. 4585), H1032 [3MR], E146 [3FE]

———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), E507 [25MR]

Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (H.R. 4684), H5775, H5776, H5777 [20JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H3875 [27MY], H7762 [1DE], E1424 [26JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H5620 [15JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7572 [18NO]

Votes: position on missed, E50 [20JA], E1735 [23SE], E1926 [16NO]

Women: health care for women, H1600, H1635, H1639 [18MR]

World War II: commemorate anniversary Auschwitz liberation, honor Nazi concentration camp victims, commend those who helped defeat the Nazi regime, enhance Holocaust education, and combat anti-Semitism (H. Res. 1044), E148 [3FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2316 [24MR]

Special order: granted, H381 [26JA], H1653 [18MR], H2214 [22MR], H4383 [10JN], H4777 [23JN], H5815 [20JY]

Reports filed

Joint Economic Report: Committee on Economics (Joint) (H. Rept. 111-545), H5674 [15JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Dept. of Justice Office of Special Investigations Recognition: American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Their Descendants (organization), E515 [13AP]

Summaries

Cyprus—Destruction of Cultural Property in the Northern Part of Cyprus and Violations of International Law: Library of Congress, H7050-H7052 [28SE]

Testimonies

Jobs Creation and Retention: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H1138 [4MR]

———Richard Berner, H1138 [4MR]

Tributes

Boylan, Christopher, E2037 [2DE]

Carpenter, Liz, E1921 [16NO]

Choloyan, Oshagan, H2699 [21AP]

Dawkins, Stephanie R., E33 [15JA]

Frank, Lyle, E1052 [9JN]

Geffner, Edward, E1091 [14JN]

Gersh, Edward, E268 [26FE]

Hanlon, Pamela, E2009 [30NO]

Haynes, Carl, E1515 [30JY]

Height, Dorothy I., E631 [22AP]

Hobbs, John, E36 [15JA]

Murtha, John P., E290 [3MR]

Obaid, Thoraya Ahmed, E2217 [21DE]

O'Brien, Robert R., Jr., E1264 [1JY]

Onorato, George, E2008 [30NO]

Prozes, Andy, E2006 [30NO]

Rattan, Tejdeep S., H2193 [22MR]

Saccone, Joanna, E2005 [30NO]

Wager, Julian, E31 [15JA]

Wolf, Arthur, E1266 [1JY]