NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3079 [29AP]
Africa: acknowledge significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2877 [26AP]
———commend independence anniversary of several nations (see H. Res. 1405), H4022 (see H. Res. 1405), H4084 [27MY]
African Americans: honor and celebrate contributions to U.S. transportation and infrastructure (see H. Res. 1085), H647 [22FE]
———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]
———recognize individuals who have overcome obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science (see H. Res. 1133), H1027 [2MR]
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H3311 [11MY]
Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H6573 [30JY]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1690), H7500 [16NO]
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H4975 (see H. Res. 913), H5204 [29JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5618 [14JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H5677 [15JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3907), H7644 [29NO]
———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H8990 [22DE]
———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), H5503 [1JY]
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]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1220 [9MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: require reports on management (see H.R. 6496), H8286 [9DE]
Armed Forces: eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 4947), H3542 [18MY]
———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]
———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 208), H3483 [13MY]
———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), H2800 [21AP]
———recognize Committee on Armed Services (Senate) hearing and testimony on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy as an important step in permitting gays and lesbians to serve openly (see H. Res. 1090), H934 [25FE]
Army: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4424 [14JN]
———tribute to 2d Ranger Infantry Co. (Airborne) (see H. Res. 1211), H2506 [13AP]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3273 [6MY]
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), H4506 [15JN]
———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), H5304 [30JN]
———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]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H7155 (see H.R. 4677), H7213 [28SE]
Belafonte, Harry: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award recipient (see H. Res. 1474), H4872 [24JN]
Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program (organization): recognize contributions to community health and fight against racial health disparities (see H. Res. 1591), H6572 [30JY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H423 [27JA]
Blinded Veterans Association: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 80), H1168 [4MR]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H4780 [23JN]
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), H7397 [29SE]
Campbell, Robert M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1499), H5986 [22JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1168 [4MR]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1369), H3659 [19MY]
Cates, Clifton B.: encourage the Navy to name an appropriate ship in honor (see H. Res. 330), H649 [22FE]
Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (see H.R. 4621, 4621), H649 [22FE]
Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H755 [23FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 5462), H4214 [28MY]
Certified Nurses Day: observance (see H. Res. 1158), H2262 [23MR]
Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H139 [13JA]
Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3562), H472 [2FE]
Chemicals: provide for a phased ban on decabrominated diphenylether and mixtures or products containing that chemical (see H.R. 4394), H2460 [25MR]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]
Child Nutrition Act: establish Healthy Habits School Challenge Program to reduce childhood obesity by recognizing schools promoting good nutrition and physical activity (see H.R. 5113), H3658 [19MY]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H2877 [26AP]
———provide for programs and activities with respect to the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 6241), H8598 [16DE]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H5504 [1JY]
———require Depts. of State and Justice to take certain actions against specified foreign nationals in international child abductions (see H.R. 3487), H2504 [13AP]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 919), H2506 [13AP]
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), H603 [4FE]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 4318), H1104 [3MR]
Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H387 [26JA]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1751), H1104 [3MR]
———recognize contributions of university and college immigrant assistance programs (see H. Res. 1398), H4598 [16JN]
Colombia: tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2459 [25MR]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H2696 [20AP]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H41 [12JA]
Community of Democracies (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1143), H1169 [4MR]
Community Reinvestment Act: improve assessments of regulated financial institutions (see H.R. 6334), H8030 [2DE]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H4216 [28MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H4975 (see H.R. 5561), H5204 [29JN]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 5309), H7499 [16NO]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 572), H1028 [2MR]
Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to AmeriCorps (see H. Res. 1338), H3312 [11MY]
Correctional institutions: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 1475), H8598 [16DE]
Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H2504 [13AP]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H5677 [15JY]
Credit: ensure that borrowers under federally related mortgage loans have an opportunity to inspect closing documents (see H.R. 4229), H1397 [12MR]
———exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H1028 [2MR]
———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H3870 [26MY]
Crime: enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to domestic sex trafficking of minors (see H. Res. 1379), H4216 [28MY]
———improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H5503 [1JY]
———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3542 [18MY]
———provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 1966), H8941 [21DE]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3871 [26MY]
———require the electronic recording of custodial interrogations in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 6245), H7389 [29SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: carry out a pilot program to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school breakfast or school lunch programs (see H.R. 5738), H6164 [27JY]
———ensure effective encouragement of local agricultural production and increased availability of fresh food in urban areas (see H.R. 4971), H7397 [29SE]
———establish a weekend and holiday feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children on weekends and extended school holidays during the school year (see H.R. 5012), H4506 [15JN]
———exempt unemployment benefits from the income asset test to determine Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 4163), H648 [22FE]
———increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H1221 [9MR]
———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 3048), H648 [22FE]
Dept. of Commerce: study and report on access by blind consumers to certain electronic devices, establish minimum nonvisual access standards for such devices, and establish an enforcement office (see H.R. 4533), H972 [26FE]
Dept. of Education: award contracts to nonprofit organizations to enter into partnerships with local educational agencies to turn around low-performing public high schools (see H.R. 5467), H5547 [13JY]
———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 4709), H932 [25FE]
———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 5671), H7499 [16NO]
———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 4037), H648 [22FE]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H3745 [24MY]
———establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers (see H.R. 5093), H3824 [25MY]
———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), H1221 [9MR]
———establish grant programs to help pregnant and parenting students stay in school (see H.R. 5460), H5712 [19JY]
———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), H3274 [6MY]
———make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 5096), H4506 [15JN]
———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 5894), H6282 [28JY]
———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1161), H602 [4FE]
———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H4506 [15JN]
Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (see H. Res. 1322), H4331 [9JN]
———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 5019), H3014 [28AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth under the Community Services Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4480), H1324 [10MR]
———authorize grants to States for demonstration projects to expand State registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index (BMI) collected or submitted by health care providers (see H.R. 3955), H756 [23FE]
———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), H4780 [23JN]
———conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 4846), H3745 [24MY]
———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), H3311 [11MY]
———establish a commission to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community services (see H.R. 5187), H3077 [29AP]
———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4601), H2505 [13AP]
———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H2579 [14AP]
———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]
———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), H648 [22FE]
———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 5848), H6406 (see H.R. 5848), H6458 [29JY]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H4872 [24JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 4898), H1890 (see H.R. 4898), H2173 [21MR]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 476), H555 [3FE]
———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H266 [20JA]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2159), H5546 [13JY]
———authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 5091), H2798 [21AP]
———compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act (see H.R. 4717), H1519 [16MR]
———compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4717), H2845 [22AP]
———establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H5986 [22JY]
———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 5304), H4216 [28MY]
———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H7396 [29SE]
Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Women's Bureau (see H. Res. 1589), H6572 [30JY]
———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), H3542 [18MY]
———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H756 [23FE]
———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in territories (see H.R. 3181), H3745 [24MY]
Dept. of State: establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the earthquake (see H.R. 6232), H7154 (see H.R. 6232), H7211 [28SE]
———provide assistance to eradicate trafficking in children in eligible countries through implementation of Child Protection Compacts (see H.R. 2737), H1397 [12MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 6199), H8520 [15DE]
———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]
———provide grants to certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 5134), H2843 [22AP]
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), H8286 [9DE]
———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), H3703 [20MY]
———establish centers to support research, development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 3147), H1104 [3MR]
———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), H1028 [2MR]
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), H2505 [13AP]
———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H1104 [3MR]
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), H6990 [23SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6990 [23SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H6403 (see H.R. 5933), H6454 [29JY]
———include certain active duty service in the Reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H4215 [28MY]
———increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning (see H.R. 950), H2642 [15AP]
———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 3441), H3658 [19MY]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 5191), H4023 (see H.R. 5191), H4085 [27MY]
———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H3124 [4MY]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 1410), H1397 [12MR] (see H.R. 5268), H3310 [11MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H2579 [14AP]
Disabled: expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see H.R. 3656), H1359 [11MR]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4404), H1028 [2MR]
———coordinate Federal research efforts on, and improve public education and awareness of, congenital heart disease (see H.R. 1570), H3441 [12MY]
———establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 1230), H5546 [13JY]
———establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H3824 [25MY]
———establish research advisory committee and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 5354), H4506 [15JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H7615 [18NO]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H1440 [15MR]
———prevent, treat, and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1995), H5676 [15JY]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H603 [4FE]
———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 2413), H1518 [16MR]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 4756), H4215 [28MY]
———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use (see H.R. 4836), H4506 [15JN]
———recognize affects of colon cancer on women, and urge regular screenings, regular exercise, and a healthy diet to reduce risk of colon cancer (see H. Res. 1053), H1104 [3MR]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4563), H1221 [9MR]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H4215 [28MY]
District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H5303 [30JN]
Drugs: reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H7644 [29NO]
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (see H. Res. 1494), H6574 [30JY]
Earth Day: commemorate anniversary and honor founder, Gaylord Nelson (see H. Con. Res. 255), H1744 [19MR]
Ecology and environment: reduce heat island effect and associated ground level ozone pollution from Federal facilities (see H.R. 6136), H6763 [15SE]
———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 672), H5617 [14JY]
Education: award Congressional Gold Medal to honor GI Bill assistance recipients in recognition of contributions made to the Nation and Harry W. Colmery in enacting the GI Bill (see H.R. 4745), H1596 [17MR]
———ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 4557), H1028 [2MR]
———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), H421 [27JA]
———establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3753), H4678 [22JN]
———provide funds for Pell Grants (see H.R. 5055), H3274 [6MY]
———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 5495), H5618 [14JY]
———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]
———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 3249), H4678 [22JN]
———tribute to special education teachers (see H. Con. Res. 284), H4507 [15JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3745 [24MY]
———provide for school improvement and professional development for teachers, principals, instructional staff, and other school leaders (see H.R. 5218), H3201 [5MY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6078), H6571 [30JY]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]
———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), H1441 [15MR]
Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see H. Res. 1722), H7757 [30NO]
EPA: establish a program that tests chemicals found in drinking water to determine whether they are endocrine disruptors and the extent of their ability to interfere with human hormones (see H.R. 5210), H4597 [16JN]
———establish water system adaptation partnerships (see H.R. 2969), H140 [13JA]
ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 5000), H3311 [11MY]
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1343), H3543 [18MY]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (see H. Res. 1022), H266 [20JA]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H2505 [13AP]
———require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 4692), H3542 [18MY]
Fair Housing Act: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 4820), H5546 [13JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H3658 [19MY]
———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H2642 [15AP]
Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 4806), H2505 [13AP]
———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2979), H933 [25FE]
———require restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing facilities (see H.R. 4534), H3745 [24MY]
———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H3542 [18MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects, and include domestic partners (see H.R. 2515), H1104 [3MR]
———allow leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2132), H1104 [3MR]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H4636 [17JN]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H2505 [13AP]
Federal agencies and departments: improve management and oversight of contracts and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see H.R. 5726), H5546 [13JY]
———require review of Government programs for purposes of assessing their performance and improving their operations, and establish the Performance Improvement Council (see H.R. 2142), H1518 [16MR]
Federal aid programs: define terms and services for community-based gang intervention to utilize funding in a cost-effective manner and hold community-based agencies accountable for holistic and integrated services (see H.R. 3526), H1028 [2MR]
———increase AmeriCorps, Job Corps, and Peace Corps funding (see H. Res. 1396), H4331 [9JN]
———increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H7499 [16NO]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H5921 [21JY]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1507), H6283 [28JY]
———ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H1359 [11MR]
———establish and fund certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees (see H.R. 5522), H5819 [20JY]
———express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H1518 [16MR]
———extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants (see H.R. 5200), H3123 [4MY]
———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 1722), H2319 [24MR]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 4979), H2458 [25MR]
Federal firefighters: provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay (see H.R. 3243), H6990 [23SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H6406 (see H.R. 1549), H6457 [29JY]
FEMA: authorize the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (see H.R. 4580), H2505 [13AP]
———establish a grant program to improve the ability of trauma center hospitals and airports to withstand earthquakes (see H.R. 4852), H1517 [16MR]
Financial institutions: provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5159), H3745 [24MY]
———require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H1324 [10MR]
Firearms: establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 2324), H4779 [23JN]
———prevent gun trafficking (see H.R. 4298), H5546 [13JY]
———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 5718), H6804 [16SE]
Food: provide children from underserved areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs (see H.R. 4734), H2505 [13AP]
———provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H6573 [30JY]
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), H1104 [3MR]
———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), H3202 [5MY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H6406 (see H.R. 4879), H6458 [29JY]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4873 [24JN]
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (see H.R. 2378), H6880 [22SE]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H3124 [4MY]
Fragile X Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 611), H5618 [14JY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5652), H5618 [14JY]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2503 [13AP]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1617), H6882 [22SE]
GSA: provide for the training of Federal building personnel to ensure energy efficient operation of such buildings (see H.R. 5112), H2842 [22AP]
Gulf of Mexico: establish Gulf Coast Conservation Corps to create jobs cleaning up the oil spill and restoring the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding areas (see H.R. 5631), H5677 [15JY]
———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]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 3240), H2642 [15AP]
Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 6021), H6569 [30JY]
———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]
———express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of earthquake and support relief efforts (see H. Res. 1021), H265 [20JA]
———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 417), H1027 [2MR]
Haiti Marshall Plan Committee: establish (see H. Res. 1160), H1323 [10MR]
Hazardous substances: prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 5643), H6628 [10AU]
Health: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 3470), H4636 [17JN]
———extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H4023 (see H.R. 5040), H4085 [27MY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H8291 [13DE]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6990 [23SE]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H1324 [10MR]
———provide further study of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (see H. Res. 1309), H3312 [11MY]
———raise awareness of hypertension and reverse prevalence in U.S. through education, community programs, culturally competent strategies, research, and efforts to reduce salt content in foods (see H. Res. 1656), H6989 [23SE]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2273), H1324 [10MR]
Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 1460), H1221 [9MR]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 13), H648 [22FE]
Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H1104 [3MR]
Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5359), H3701 [20MY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 1362), H3541 [18MY]
Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5028), H3824 [25MY]
———prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H3745 [24MY]
———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 1408), H2844 [22AP]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H6574 [30JY]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H834 [24FE]
———recognize plight of people with albinism in East Africa and condemn their murder and mutilation (see H. Res. 1088), H647 [22FE]
Illinois: tribute to National Guard (see H. Res. 936), H3080 [29AP]
Immigration: 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), H1519 [16MR]
Indonesia: end human rights crisis in Papua and West Papua (see H. Res. 1355), H6164 [27JY]
Insurance: improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see H.R. 3799), H2579 [14AP]
———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), H3441 [12MY]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1692), H7395 [29SE]
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), H5618 [14JY]
———negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2505 [13AP]
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), H7156 (see H.R. 6128), H7213 [28SE]
Israel: tribute to efforts to save lives and provide relief to the people of Haiti in aftermath of the earthquake (see H. Res. 1277), H3080 [29AP]
James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6507), H8264 [8DE]
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act: revise (see H.R. 5983), H7156 (see H.R. 5983), H7213 [28SE]
Johnson, John H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3990), H1397 [12MR]
Jubilee Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1578), H6685 [14SE]
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]
Ledbetter, Lilly M.: relief (see H.R. 2764), H602 [4FE]
LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H755 [23FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: commemorate anniversary of release from prison and recognize role in ending apartheid and contributions to South Africa and the global community (see H. Res. 1102), H755 [23FE]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H7155 (see H.R. 1625), H7212 [28SE]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4383), H3824 [25MY]
Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H3870 [26MY]
———establish collaborative care networks to reduce use of expensive hospital and provider resources and to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals (see H.R. 3430), H755 [23FE]
———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1137), H2504 [13AP]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 4662), H2937 [27AP]
———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H3824 [25MY]
———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 2443), H3441 [12MY]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 3108), H2844 [22AP]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1519 [16MR]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H755 [23FE]
———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), H7499 [16NO]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H2642 [15AP]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H834 [24FE]
———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 5527), H7499 [16NO]
———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H3311 [11MY]
———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H7499 [16NO]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H3484 [13MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H3658 [19MY]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H424 [27JA]
———permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H2261 [23MR]
Mental health: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see H.R. 4544), H2937 [27AP]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2877 [26AP]
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), H3124 [4MY]
Mojave National Preserve: condemn illegal removal of Mojave Cross memorial and urge continued attempts at recovery (see H. Res. 1378), H5304 [30JN]
Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1295), H3125 [4MY]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1029 [2MR]
NASA: authorize the Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (see H.R. 5534), H4506 [15JN]
National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1472), H5547 [13JY]
National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial: rededicate (see H.R. 482), H933 [25FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (see H.R. 5616), H5304 [30JN]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1033), H2800 [21AP]
National Basketball Association: tribute to All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex (see H. Res. 1057), H471 [2FE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 233), H423 [27JA]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1410), H4022 (see H. Res. 1410), H4084 [27MY]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1219), H4024 (see H. Res. 1219), H4085 [27MY]
National Chiropractic Health Month: observance (see H. Res. 1523), H6882 [22SE]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1547), H5920 [21JY]
National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families: establish (see H.R. 5574), H4677 [22JN]
National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 635), H755 [23FE]
National Credit Union Administration: increase borrowing authority, establish an insurance fund restoration plan period, and assess costs of corporate credit union stabilization on an anti-cyclical basis (see H.R. 2351), H1656 [18MR]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H4678 [22JN]
National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children: establish (see H. Res. 1576), H6882 [22SE]
National Day To Prevent Teen Pregnancy: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1290), H3125 [4MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1637), H6882 [22SE]
National Environmental Education Act: update, streamline, and modernize (see H.R. 6194), H8990 [22DE]
National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6882 [22SE]
National Guard: anniversary (see H. Res. 1740), H7644 [29NO]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1030), H7757 [30NO]
National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3125 [4MY]
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H5921 [21JY]
National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7394 [29SE]
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1452), H4636 [17JN]
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: anniversary (see H. Res. 1444), H6764 [15SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4160), H3311 [11MY]
———conduct research program on endocrine disruption and reduce exposure to chemicals that undermine development of children before they are born (see H.R. 4190), H327 [21JA]
National Lab Day: support ideals (see H. Res. 1213), H3124 [4MY]
National Limb Loss Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H2845 [22AP]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4424 [14JN]
National Minority Golf Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 1486), H5504 [1JY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H3015 [28AP]
National Nursing Home Week: designate (see H. Res. 1291), H3484 [13MY]
National Preparedness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1618), H6682 [14SE]
National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H5921 [21JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H5547 [13JY]
National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1125), H1027 [2MR]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 262), H3015 [28AP]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H41 [12JA]
———improve purchase and processing of healthful commodities for use in school meal programs (see H.R. 4607), H648 [22FE]
———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H1028 [2MR]
———promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H2937 [27AP]
National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 363), H4780 [23JN]
———improve efforts to prevent, deter, prepare for, detect, attribute, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 5498), H4780 [23JN]
National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1250), H3203 [5MY]
National Streetscaping Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 240), H932 [25FE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1081), H1221 [9MR]
National Urban Crimes Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 227), H139 [13JA]
National Urban League: anniversary (see H. Res. 1157), H1323 [10MR]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 268), H3275 [6MY]
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), H3484 [13MY]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H6574 [30JY]
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), H2505 [13AP]
NIH: establish a pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 758), H3273 [6MY]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H388 [26JA]
Northwestern University: anniversary of Feinberg School of Medicine (see H. Res. 1004), H141 [13JA]
NTSB: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4714), H1026 [2MR]
Oil Pollution Act: repeal limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (see H.R. 5355), H6573 [30JY]
———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H4216 [28MY]
OMB: issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software to prohibit the personal use of such software by Federal employees (see H.R. 4098), H1104 [3MR]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 2485), H3483 [13MY]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 259), H4678 [22JN]
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]
Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to dedication in support of those who have sacrificed their lives for our country (see H. Res. 1501), H7156 (see H. Res. 1501), H7213 [28SE]
Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H5617 [14JY]
Pensions: allow Federal employees and Armed Forces members to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan any payment received for accumulated and accrued annual or vacation leave (see H.R. 4865), H2261 [23MR]
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: 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 shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H6043 [26JY]
Postal Service: replace delivery vehicle fleet with electric motor vehicles (see H.R. 4711), H971 [26FE]
Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H834 [24FE]
Public buildings: provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4869), H2505 [13AP]
Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 946), H1028 [2MR]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1247), H2845 [22AP]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H1028 [2MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and improve programs and activities (see H.R. 5897), H6282 [28JY]
Radford University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1182), H2580 [14AP]
Railroads: tribute to freight rail industry (see H. Res. 1366), H3541 [18MY]
Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 1111), H972 [26FE]
Red Cross Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 311), H1221 [9MR]
Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 1775), H1028 [2MR]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1430), H6764 [15SE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H933 [25FE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H7499 [16NO]
School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 1091), H972 [26FE]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]
———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H2457 [25MR]
Securities: allow for private right of action against secondary violators that provide substantial assistance in aiding-and-abetting securities fraud (see H.R. 5042), H6573 [30JY]
Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see H. Res. 1342), H5712 [19JY]
Serve America Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1276), H2695 [20AP]
Sheppard, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1529), H6805 [16SE]
Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H2506 [13AP]
Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small business concerns (see H.R. 2299), H755 [23FE]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 6283), H7548 [17NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H6406 (see H.R. 235), H6457 [29JY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2145), H6573 [30JY]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H2642 [15AP]
———reward States for engaging individuals with disabilities in work activities (see H.R. 5083), H4636 [17JN]
Sojourn to the Past (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1058), H471 [2FE]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 226), H4598 [16JN]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3482 [13MY]
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]
Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H6882 [22SE]
———misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 13), H141 [13JA]
Tarboro, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 1475), H4872 [24JN]
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 qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see H.R. 1912), H648 [22FE]
———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H3542 [18MY]
———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 4693), H1028 [2MR]
———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 2964), H2696 [20AP]
———allow the low income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see H.R. 4109), H1028 [2MR]
———allow the work opportunity credit to small businesses which hire members of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 4859), H2642 [15AP]
———eliminate restriction on reducing Federal refunds for past-due State tax obligations of out-of-state residents when the State has a reciprocal agreement to reduce State refunds for Federal tax obligations (see H.R. 2303), H140 [13JA]
———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2085), H7396 [29SE]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 3035), H3745 [24MY]
———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 5078), H7499 [16NO]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H3274 [6MY]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H755 [23FE]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H3311 [11MY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by certain financial and other businesses (see H.R. 4414), H39 [12JA]
———increase additional standard deduction for individuals age 65 and older (see H.R. 5956), H6404 (see H.R. 5956), H6456 [29JY]
———increase and make refundable the dependent care credit (see H.R. 1500), H648 [22FE]
———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), H3658 [19MY]
———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 6201), H7398 [29SE]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H933 [25FE]
———permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see H.R. 3227), H4636 [17JN]
———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 4306), H4678 [22JN]
———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit (see H.R. 5693), H5502 [1JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1547), H3079 [29AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5764), H5675 [15JY]
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), H6043 [26JY]
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), H3870 [26MY]
Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H7548 [17NO]
U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 5680), H5618 [14JY]
U.S. Olympic Committee: tribute to U.S. Paralympics Team (see H. Res. 1479), H6164 [27JY]
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: develop a strategy to support efforts to protect civilians and eliminate threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and authorize funds for relief, reconstruction, and transitional justice (see H.R. 2478), H3311 [11MY]
———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), H756 [23FE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6419), H7548 [17NO]
Universal Children's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 928), H3202 [5MY]
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1239), H2503 [13AP]
Veterans: assist small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5627), H4974 (see H.R. 5627), H5203 [29JN]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H2579 [14AP]
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), H3658 [19MY]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H2580 [14AP]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Water: reduce lead in drinking water (see H.R. 5289), H4387 [10JN]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 5487), H4507 [15JN]
West Virginia: tribute to efforts of the West Virginia National Guard and local responders for rescuing individuals from a downed military helicopter (see H. Res. 1153), H2506 [13AP]
White House Conference on Haiti: convene (see H.R. 5006), H2503 [13AP]
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), H6406 (see H.R. 1124), H6457 [29JY]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H648 [22FE]
Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H2506 [13AP]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 333), H7855 [1DE]
World Hepatitis Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3125 [4MY]
World Refugee Day: reaffirm goals (see H. Res. 1350), H3484 [13MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942 (see H.R. 2598), H6683 [14SE]
Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 5308), H4331 [9JN]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5712 [19JY]
Zamora y Diaz, Pedro P.: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4598 [16JN]
Zimbabwe: facilitate lasting peace, rule of law, democracy, and economic recovery (see H.R. 5971), H6574 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 263), H2799 [21AP]
———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2799 [21AP]
———provide for furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall (see H.R. 5493), H4330 [9JN]
Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (see H.R. 4452), H139 [13JA]
District of Columbia: afford residents who are Federal employees the same opportunities for political participation as Federal employees residing in Maryland or Virginia (see H.R. 6138), H6763 [15SE]
———authorize improvements in the operation of government (see H.R. 5103), H2798 [21AP]
———deauthorize a portion of Potomac River, Washington Channel navigation project (see H.R. 5545), H4597 [16JN]
———direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5494), H4330 [9JN]
———establish charter for government (see H.R. 5968), H6404 (see H.R. 5968), H6456 [29JY]
———expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands (see H.R. 6278), H7390 [29SE]
———permit advertising and sale of lottery tickets within certain areas inside the ``Federal enclave'' (see H.R. 5703), H5502 [1JY]
———promote development of southwest waterfront (see H.R. 5544), H4597 [16JN]
———reduce the waiting period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in the District of Columbia Council (see H.R. 5702), H5502 [1JY]
———revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (see H.R. 5367), H3744 [24MY]
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6118), H6681 [14SE]
Federal employees: provide for a voluntary, non-work-related disability insurance program (see H.R. 6368), H7393 [29SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (see H.R. 5724), H5546 [13JY]
FEMA: tribute to organizations comprising the National Urban Search and Rescue System for determination and work as first responders to disasters and other incidents, including the recent Haiti earthquake (see H. Res. 1070), H555 [3FE] (see H. Res. 1076), H602 [4FE]
National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 1514), H5546 [13JY]
Postal Service: issue postage stamp to honor lives of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr. (see H. Res. 1306), H3014 [28AP]
Smithsonian Institution: apply Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (see H.R. 4775), H1168 [4MR]
———prohibit charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility (see H.R. 4776), H1168 [4MR]
———revise composition of the Board of Regents so that all members are individuals appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (see H.R. 4774), H1168 [4MR]
Taxation: create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (see H.R. 5762), H5675 [15JY]
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for permanent existence (see H.R. 4685), H833 [24FE]
Letters
Increase transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees: Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6018 [26JY]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6019 [26JY]
U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act: Representative Skelton, Committee on Armed Services (House), H4892 [28JN]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H4892 [28JN]
Remarks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H1225, H1226 [10MR]
Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H2408 [25MR]
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: anniversary (H. Res. 1428), H7459 [16NO]
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), H1874 [21MR]
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 (S. 3167), H8314 [14DE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide for furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall (H.R. 5493), H8493 [15DE]
———provide for the furnishing of statues by U.S. territories for display in Statuary Hall, H8493 [15DE]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 1439), H4885, H4886 [28JN]
D.C.'s Different Drummers (organization): anniversary, E1773
Dept. of HHS: provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (H.R. 4452), E26
District of Columbia: afford residents who are Federal employees the same opportunities for political participation as Federal employees residing in Maryland or Virginia (H.R. 6138), E1626
———anniversary of Frager's Hardware (business), E1699
———anniversary of Howard Theatre, E187
———anniversary of Langston golf course (H. Res. 526), H616 [22FE]
———deauthorize a portion of Potomac River, Washington Channel navigation project (H.R. 5545), H5742, H5743 [20JY]
———direct the National Park Service and the Dept. of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia (H.R. 5494), H6826
———establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 3913), H4883, H4884, H4885 [28JN]
———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 157), H1874 [21MR], H2826 [22AP]
———establish charter for government (H.R. 5968), E1477
———expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands (H.R. 6278), H7464, H7465 [16NO]
———reduce the waiting period for holding special elections to fill vacancies in the District of Columbia Council (H.R. 5702), H7463, H7464 [16NO]
———restore right to keep and bear arms, H2826 [22AP]
———revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (H.R. 5367), H7465, H7466, H7467 [16NO]
———tribute to Black Pride Festival, E822
———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E825
———tribute to Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1031
Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 6118), H7036
E.W. Scripps Co.: tribute to National Spelling Bee participants (H. Res. 1494), H7468 [16NO]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H664 [23FE]
Evers, Medgar: honor life and sacrifice and congratulate the Navy for naming a supply ship in honor (H. Res. 1022), H438, H439 [2FE]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and providing stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system, H2408 [25MR]
———improve airline safety and pilot training, H2408 [25MR]
Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency and accountability of Federal advisory committees (H.R. 1320), H6017, H6018, H6019 [26JY]
Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), H5583 [14JY]
———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 1722), Senate amendment, H7567 [18NO]
———provide for a voluntary, non-work-related disability insurance program (H.R. 6368), E1857
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (H.R. 5724), E1299
———clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution (S. 3481), H8979
FEMA: establish a National Flood Insurance Program 5-year grace period and appeal period for purchasing flood insurance under locations newly mapped as flood areas, H5629 [15JY]
———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5629 [15JY]
———reauthorize the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 1746), Senate amendment, H8814, H8815, H8816 [21DE]
Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E587
GSA: convey a parcel of real property in Houston, TX, to the Military Museum of Texas (H.R. 6510), H8326, H8328 [14DE]
———enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (H.R. 2495), H4891 [28JN]
———provide for the training of Federal building personnel to ensure energy efficient operation of such buildings (S. 3250), H7827, H7828 [1DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1450 [16MR], H1874 [21MR]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5779, H5781 [20JY]
Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 5655), H7463 [16NO]
Joyce Rogers Post Office Building, Brighton, MI: designate (H.R. 5341), H5778, H5779 [20JY]
Lee, Nelle Harper: anniversary of publication of ``To Kill a Mockingbird'' (H. Res. 1525), H6014, H6015, H6016 [26JY]
National Commission on Children and Disasters: reauthorize and extend the final report deadline (H.R. 5266), H5740, H5741, H5742 [20JY]
National Dance Day: observance, E1529
Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. Wiener Post Office Building, Lynbrook, NY: designate (S. 3567), H7467, H7468 [16NO]
NTSB: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4714), H7100
Paula Hawkins Post Office Building, Maitland, FL: designate (H.R. 5395), H4893, H4894 [28JN]
Postal Service: issue postage stamp to honor lives of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr. (H. Res. 1306), E698
Regional Contracting Services, LLC: District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E524
Sam Sacco Post Office Building, Eureka, CA: designate (H.R. 6387), H7470, H7471 [16NO]
Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga Race Course (H. Res. 1513), H5779, H5780, H5781 [20JY]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H664 [23FE]
Secret Service: transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work for current members from District of Columbia Code to U.S. Code (S. 1510), H4886, H4891, H4893 [28JN]
Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building, Fall River, MA: designate (H.R. 5758), H7460, H7461 [16NO]
Sheppard, Bob: tribute (H. Res. 1529), H7461, H7462, H7463 [16NO]
Smithsonian Institution: apply Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (H.R. 4775), E301
———prohibit charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility (H.R. 4776), E309
———revise composition of the Board of Regents so that all members are individuals appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the leadership of the Congress (H.R. 4774), E314
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 226), H6013 [26JY]
Tarboro, NC: anniversary (H. Res. 1475), H7458 [16NO]
Taxation: create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (H.R. 5762), E1339
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H5737 [20JY]
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H2408 [25MR]
TimeBanks USA (organization): tribute to ``I Am . . . We Are'' community service program graduates, E1991
Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building, Napa, CA: designate (H.R. 6237), H7469, H7470 [16NO]
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for permanent existence (H.R. 4685), E223
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5737 [20JY]
Votes: position on missed, H4825
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2840 [22AP]
Tributes
Catoe, John B., Jr., E451
Cohen, Carla Furstenberg, E2184
Harley, Anthony (Little Benny), E1123
Harrod, John W., E1763
Height, Dorothy I., E473
Johnson, Sheila, E516
Oberstar, Representative, H8346 [14DE]
Snowdon, Richard W., III, E332