MILLER, BRAD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

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), H4612 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their military sacrifices, and their patriotism (see H. Con. Res. 238), H834 [24FE]

American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H3080 [29AP]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H7499 [16NO]

Aviation: establish limitations on the approval of cooperative arrangements between 2 or more air carriers or between an air carrier and a foreign air carrier (see H.R. 4788), H6284 [28JY]

Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6407 (see H. Res. 1433), H6458 [29JY]

Blue Ridge Parkway: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 294), H5303 [30JN]

Business and industry: require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H1028 [2MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H6628 [10AU]

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]

———honor historic and community significance of the Chatham County Courthouse and express condolences to Chatham County and the town of Pittsboro for the fire damage sustained by the courthouse (see H. Res. 1274), H2695 [20AP]

Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 1402), H6684 [14SE]

Credit: ensure that borrowers under federally related mortgage loans have an opportunity to inspect closing documents (see H.R. 4229), H5503 [1JY]

———exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H473 [2FE]

———prohibit furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score (see H.R. 5743), H5674 [15JY]

Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3745 [24MY] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]

———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4567), H471 [2FE]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H6573 [30JY]

Dept. of Defense: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 5829), H6164 [27JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H4636 [17JN]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H2937 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relative to textile or apparel articles (see H.R. 5393), H4975 (see H.R. 5393), H5204 [29JN]

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), H6573 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (see H.R. 6115), H6681 [14SE]

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), H5547 [13JY]

———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]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate (see H.R. 6304), H7391 [29SE]

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), H6573 [30JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6804 [16SE]

———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H6881 [22SE]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 2103), H6572 [30JY]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H4677 [22JN]

Duke University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1242), H2504 [13AP]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]

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]

———require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 5458), H5819 [20JY]

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), H3542 [18MY]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H3311 [11MY]

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), H6573 [30JY]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H6573 [30JY]

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]

Howard, Robert L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1067), H756 [23FE]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H8089 [7DE]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H6573 [30JY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1339), H7155 (see H.R. 1339), H7212 [28SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see H.R. 4647), H3079 [29AP]

Louise Lassiter Post Office, Seaboard, NC: designate (see H.R. 5904), H6283 [28JY]

Manufactured and Modular Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H3275 [6MY]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H1028 [2MR]

———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see H.R. 2358), H6573 [30JY]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H6573 [30JY]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 4662), H4597 [16JN]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 3108), H6573 [30JY]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H4678 [22JN]

Michigan Technological University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1564), H6163 [27JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H1441 [15MR]

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

National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H5617 [14JY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H2877 [26AP]

Nonprofit organizations: strengthen partnership with Federal Government (see H.R. 5533), H6573 [30JY]

North Carolina Central University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1361), H3543 [18MY]

NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see H.R. 4502), H2877 [26AP]

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]

Real estate: prohibit certain transfer fees and covenants relative to the sale of real property (see H.R. 6260), H7389 [29SE]

Roads and highways: protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway (see H.R. 4524), H4597 [16JN]

SBA: establish a small business intermediary lending pilot program (see H.R. 5332), H3540 [18MY]

Small Business Act: amend relative to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 3729), H6763 [15SE]

State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3482 [13MY]

Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H4877 [25JN]

Taiwanese American Heritage Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1352), H3484 [13MY]

Taxation: establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5503 [1JY]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H6881 [22SE]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3301), H5503 [1JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H1324 [10MR]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H6164 [27JY]

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), H3311 [11MY]

Twain, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 1733), H7758 [30NO]

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), H1359 [11MR]

Ukraine: support continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 981), H41 [12JA]

Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 1036), H4779 [23JN]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H6990 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: prohibit the servicer of a home mortgage, or any affiliate of the servicer, from holding any other mortgage on the property (see H.R. 4953), H2457 [25MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see H.R. 4555), H470 [2FE]

Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5159), H3013 [28AP]

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]

Small business: include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (see H.R. 6191), H6988 [23SE]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4031 [27MY]

———furnish the Dept. of HHS Toxic Substances and Disease Registry with information pertaining to the Camp Lejeune, NC, well water contamination, H4031 [27MY]

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), H4612 [17JN]

———include construction and land development loans as eligible under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4612 [17JN]

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

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1490), H5227 [30JN]

Financial institutions: improve accountability and transparency in the financial system, end ``too big to fail'', end bailouts, and protect consumers from abusive financial services practices (S. 3217), H2941 [28AP]

Small business: include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (H.R. 6191), H7081 [28SE]

Sri Lanka: recognize anniversary of end of civil war, provide for resettlement of internally displaced persons, and call for investigation of alleged war crimes, E887 [19MY]

Sudan: implement Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army to help ensure peace and stability, H6871 [22SE]

Uganda: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (S. 1067), H3413 [12MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6985 [23SE]