MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1062 [3MR]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3398 [12MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H414 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Factory Defies Sweatshop Label, but Can It Thrive? Steven Greenhouse, New York (NY) Times, E1418
Fresh Thinking on Supporting Israel, E40 [19JA]
Pittsburg Activist Left a Legacy, Longtime Residents Say, Rick Radin, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E1549
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H3824 [25MY]
American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 879), H388 [26JA]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5503 [1JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H4425 [14JN]
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), H1596 [17MR]
Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 4543), H2216 [22MR]
Armed Forces: 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 (see H.R. 6520), H8520 [15DE]
———mint coins in commemoration of Army Five-Star Generals and alumni of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (see H.R. 1177), H2642 [15AP]
———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 5170), H3013 [28AP]
———recognize service of medical and air crews in helping transport wounded warriors back to the U.S. and commend Air Force aeromedical evacuation personnel (see H. Res. 1605), H6572 [30JY]
———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), H266 [20JA]
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]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H832 [24FE]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H2877 [26AP]
BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (see H.R. 5241), H3658 [19MY]
Braden, Dallas: tribute (see H. Res. 1351), H3543 [18MY]
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), H2842 [22AP]
California State University: anniversary of system (see H. Res. 1117), H972 [26FE]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5986 [22JY]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 1314), H6407 (see H. Res. 1314), H6458 [29JY]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H388 [26JA]
Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see H.R. 1347), H3745 [24MY]
———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 6172), H6879 [22SE]
———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 6241), H7388 [29SE]
Coastal States Organization: anniversary (see H. Res. 1624), H6763 [15SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) (see H. Res. 1152), H3484 [13MY]
———tribute to AmeriCorps (see H. Res. 1338), H3273 [6MY]
Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H2937 [27AP]
———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]
———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 4538), H756 [23FE]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2877 [26AP] (see H.R. 5566), H5618 [14JY]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3202 [5MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see H.R. 4710), H1170 [4MR]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H472 [2FE]
Dept. of Education: extend deadline for distribution of late collections for the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 5448), H4022 (see H.R. 5448), H4083 [27MY]
Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (see H. Res. 1322), H3123 [4MY]
Dept. of HHS: enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H472 [2FE]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H5504 [1JY]
Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Women's Bureau (see H. Res. 1589), H6572 [30JY]
———establish the Work-Life Balance Award (see H.R. 4855), H1517 [16MR]
———establish wage theft prevention and community partnership grant program (see H.R. 6268), H7389 [29SE]
———require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 4864), H2216 [22MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 4491), H326 [21JA]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5213), H3200 [5MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2261 [23MR]
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), H1324 [10MR]
———expand the Safe Routes to School Program to high schools (see H.R. 4021), H2505 [13AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H4779 [23JN]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H3542 [18MY]
———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), H1028 [2MR]
Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H5303 [30JN]
District of Columbia: anniversary of Langston golf course (see H. Res. 526), H603 [4FE]
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (see H.R. 4691), H931 [25FE] (see H.R. 4851), H1517 [16MR]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]
Ecology and environment: expand science and stewardship of America's most important wildlife corridors (see H.R. 5101), H2798 [21AP]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4526), H834 [24FE]
Escalante, Jaime A.: tribute (see H. Res. 1265), H2641 [15AP]
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' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5270), H3310 [11MY]
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H3274 [6MY]
Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5159), H3274 [6MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H4387 [10JN]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H1441 [15MR]
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), H6283 [28JY]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H6881 [22SE]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2697 [20AP]
Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 5766), H5675 [15JY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H7615 [18NO]
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]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building, South Gate, CA: designate (see H.R. 5293), H3440 [12MY]
Hoover Dam: anniversary (see H. Res. 1636), H6804 [16SE]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H2800 [21AP]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H2505 [13AP]
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see H.R. 5324), H3540 [18MY]
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), H6762 [15SE]
Israel: 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]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: honor life and work and encourage continued commitment to Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as a national day of service (see H. Res. 1002), H40 [12JA]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
Locatelli, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1528), H6882 [22SE]
Mackey, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 1189), H2262 [23MR]
Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H603 [4FE]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (see H. Res. 1377), H6764 [15SE]
Monterey Institute of International Studies: recognize contributions of James Martin Center to combat nuclear weapons proliferation by training nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information (see H. Res. 1358), H3483 [13MY]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1221 [9MR]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1410), H4022 (see H. Res. 1410), H4084 [27MY]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: authorize subpoena power (see H.R. 5481), H4246 [8JN]
National ESIGN Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1397 [12MR]
National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1598), H6805 [16SE]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H5820 [20JY]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H424 [27JA]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
———permit certain individuals losing their COBRA continuation coverage to have access to the high-risk health insurance pool program (see H.R. 5664), H5618 [14JY]
Political campaigns: 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]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H1028 [2MR]
Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6218), H7153 (see H.R. 6218), H7210 [28SE]
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 6329), H7392 [29SE]
Sam Sacco Post Office Building, Eureka, CA: designate (see H.R. 6387), H7394 [29SE]
San Francisco Bay: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see H.R. 5061), H2640 [15AP]
San Francisco Giants (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1760), H8353 [14DE]
Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga Race Course (see H. Res. 1513), H5618 [14JY]
SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 6212), H6989 [23SE]
Senate Rules: request an amendment to the filibuster rule to facilitate consideration of bills and resolutions (see H. Res. 1018), H193 [19JA]
Social Security: oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7500 [16NO]
Sojourn to the Past (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1058), H5504 [1JY]
Stewart Lee Udall Dept. of the Interior Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5128), H3014 [28AP]
Supreme Court: disapprove closure of main entrance (see H. Con. Res. 314), H6684 [14SE]
Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H2579 [14AP]
Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H193 [19JA]
———allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 4132), H1518 [16MR]
———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 3666), H6881 [22SE]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6881 [22SE]
———implement on-going appropriations for withdrawals from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3447), H7615 [18NO]
———improve commuting and transportation options (see H.R. 3271), H5503 [1JY]
———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), H2642 [15AP]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H3824 [25MY]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H6683 [14SE]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1194), H3311 [11MY]
Technology: combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 5694), H5502 [1JY]
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]
Tom Bradley Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5450), H4022 (see H.R. 5450), H4084 [27MY]
Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building, Napa, CA: designate (see H.R. 6237), H7154 (see H.R. 6237), H7211 [28SE]
Transportation: 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]
Travis AFB, CA: tribute to civilian and military personnel of 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th Air Mobility Wing, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and 615th Contingency Response Wing (see H. Res. 1585), H6571 [30JY]
Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H140 [13JA]
U.N.: promote respect for and full application of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (see H. Res. 1551), H5985 [22JY]
U.S. Men's National Soccer Team: tribute (see H. Res. 1527), H6043 [26JY]
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), H7394 [29SE]
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]
Water: reduce lead in drinking water (see H.R. 5289), H3440 [12MY]
West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (see H. Res. 1236), H2503 [13AP]
World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H3312 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]
Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (see H. Res. 1363), H3541 [18MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (see H.R. 6469), H7854 [1DE]
Ed Roberts Day: designate (see H. Res. 1759), H8353 [14DE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 329), H7499 [16NO]
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), H1323 [10MR]
Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4416), H39 [12JA]
Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (see H.R. 5610), H4904 [28JN]
Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (see H.R. 6495), H8034 [3DE]
———improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 5663), H5500 [1JY]
Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (see H.R. 6547), H8785 [17DE]
Serve America Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1276), H2695 [20AP]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower and other protections to certain offshore workers (see H.R. 5749), H5675 [15JY]
———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 5851), H6042 [26JY]
Eulogies
Taylor, William L.: by Ralph G. Neas, E1292
Letters
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), E869 [18MY]
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3345 [12MY]
College Fire Prevention Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3590 [19MY]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), E1004 [28MY]
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H7811 [1DE]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7810 [1DE]
National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act: by, Commitee on Education and Labor (House), H8323 [14DE]
National Save for Retirement Week: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6190 [28JY]
Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6488 [30JY]
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6488 [30JY]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act, Best Buddies International, Inc., mentoring program, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3586 [19MY]
Tribute to Arthur H. Rosenfeld: several California Representatives, E624
Motions
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), H2429 [25MR]
Obituaries
William L. Taylor, 78; Washington Lawyer, Champion of Civil Rights, Emma Brown, Washington (DC) Post, E1291
William Taylor, Vigorous Rights Defender, Dies at 78, Douglas Martin, New York (NY) Times, E1291
Remarks
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8130 [8DE]
Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5391 [1JY]
AFL-CIO: anniversary of Transportation Trades Dept., E232
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: require colleges and universities receiving funding to respond to certain union information requests, H3399 [12MY]
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, H5391 [1JY]
Armed Forces: making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5391 [1JY]
Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H567 [4FE]
———increase statutory limit on the public debt (H.J. Res. 45), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1065), H567 [4FE]
———provide budget enforcement for 2011 (H. Res. 1493), E1595
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1881 [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, H2429, H2431 [25MR]
Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (H.R. 1855), H5690
California: anniversary of East Bay Regional Park District (H. Con. Res. 211), H3492, H3493 [18MY]
California State University: anniversary of system (H. Res. 1117), H1083
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8130 [8DE]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8130 [8DE]
Children and youth: ensure grant program to assist State agencies in protecting students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint uses competitive procedures to award grants, H1063 [3MR]
———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), H1048, H1050, H1060, H1062 [3MR]
———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (H.R. 4247), consideration (H. Res. 1126), H1039, H1040 [3MR]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7800, H7806, H7810 [1DE], H7870, H7873 [2DE], E2083
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), motion to recommit, H7815 [1DE]
Committee on Education and Labor (House): grant authority to investigate underground coal mine operator compliance with Federal safety laws and transmit a report on such investigation (H. Res. 1363), H3673 [20MY]
Committee on House Administration (House): achieve deficit reduction by reducing waste, fraud, and abuse and promoting government reform and efficiency, E1595
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8230 [8DE], E2219
Dept. of Agriculture: establish certain conditions for receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program and eliminate Federal price floor for paid school lunches, H7815 [1DE]
———make receipt of funds under the child and adult care food program conditional on criminal background checks for child care staff members (H.R. 6469), H7869, H7870, H7873 [2DE]
Dept. of Labor: establish the Work-Life Balance Award (H.R. 4855), H4465 [15JN]
———require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (H.R. 4072), E1778
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6501 [30JY]
———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]
———establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), motion to recommit, H6559 [30JY]
———extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 3940), Senate amendments, H7361, H7362, H7363 [29SE]
———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H6559 [30JY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3399 [12MY]
———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), Senate amendment, H8845 [21DE]
Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, H6610, H6611 [10AU]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8529, H8546 [16DE]
———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 6473), H7868 [2DE]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8130 [8DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1881 [21MR]
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8230 [8DE], E2219
Knights Apparel (company): tribute to Dominican Republic factory production of goods without use of sweatshop labor, E1418
Mankiller, Wilma P.: tribute (H. Res. 1237), H2536, H2537 [14AP]
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6610, H6611 [10AU]
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), H8467 [15DE]
Minimum wage: adjust minimum wage schedule for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands, H7361, H7362, H7363 [29SE]
Mining and mineral resources: improve mine safety, H2902 [27AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2067), H2902 [27AP]
Pittsburg, CA: anniversary of USS POSCO Industries, E1721
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), H3035 [29AP]
Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, and prevent workplace tragedies (H.R. 6495), H8131, H8140, H8143 [8DE]
Schools: require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 6547), H8801, H8802 [21DE]
Social Security: anniversary, E1484
———privatization proposals, E1484
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4175 [28MY]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8529, H8546 [16DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6473), H7868 [2DE]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H6610, H6611 [10AU]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H8529, H8546 [16DE]
Travis AFB, CA: tribute to civilian and military personnel of 60th Air Mobility Wing, 349th Air Mobility Wing, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, and 615th Contingency Response Wing (H. Res. 1585), E2009
Votes: position on missed, H7703
West Virginia: honor coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South, extend condolences to their families, and recognize efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster (H. Res. 1236), H2537, H2539, H2541 [14AP]
Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), H6486, H6487, H6490, H6492 [30JY]
———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]
———provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (H.R. 5851), motion to recommit, H6553 [30JY]
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 375), H2902 [27AP]
Reports filed
Activites During the 111th Congress: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H. Rept. 111-696), H8993 [29DE]
Miner Safety and Health Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5663) (H. Rept. 111-579), H6402, H6454 [29JY]
Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4247) (H. Rept. 111-417), H753 [23FE]
Tributes
Alarcon, Dee, E1997
Augustine, Len, E1967
Bishop, Walter J., E713
Bryan, William C., E1576
Diemer, Dennis M., E2159
Grodsky, Jamie, E1637
Kloian, Richard D., E1193
Lawson, Fannie Mae, E1549
Leydecker, Byron, E2186
Oberstar, Representative, H7868 [2DE]
Rosenfeld, Arthur H., E624
Rupf, Warren E., E1594
Taylor, William L., E1291