PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4015 [27MY]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4820 [24JN]
Appointments
John P. Murtha funeral attendees, H626 [22FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H1324 [10MR]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H2697 [20AP]
Americans for the Arts (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1582), H6405 (see H. Res. 1582), H6457 [29JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H5921 [21JY]
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), H4636 [17JN]
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]
Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 331), H8598 [16DE]
Armed Forces: honor service and sacrifice of Latino members (see H. Res. 1651), H6989 [23SE]
———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), H2261 [23MR]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3273 [6MY]
Austin, TX: condemn airplane attack on Federal building, honor victims of attack, commend IRS employees and first responders, and reject expressions of sympathy for those who attack public servants (see H. Res. 1127), H1027 [2MR]
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), H4873 [24JN]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H1169 [4MR]
Bureau of the Census: provide for a 5-year term of office for the Director of the Census and provide for authority and duties of the Director and Deputy Director of the Census (see H.R. 4945), H2456 [25MR]
Business and industry: require express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company (see H.R. 4537), H1028 [2MR]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H7156 (see H. Res. 1621), H7214 [28SE]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]
Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 4920), H3658 [19MY]
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), H2642 [15AP]
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), H2579 [14AP]
———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 6425), H7613 [18NO]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2937 [27AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: increase amount of fruits and vegetables purchased for school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4333), H1169 [4MR]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to promote community greening initiatives (see H.R. 2222), H3483 [13MY]
———reduce matching requirement for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program participants (see H.R. 4393), H41 [12JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1179), H7155 (see H.R. 1179), H7212 [28SE]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H2579 [14AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for the Science and Technology Directorate (see H.R. 4842), H2505 [13AP]
———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 3116), H3274 [6MY]
———recognize and honor employees who lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 1394), H4507 [15JN]
Dept. of HUD: set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 4632), H6763 [15SE]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 734), H1324 [10MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H7396 [29SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7397 [29SE]
———improve provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 6123), H6681 [14SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 5555), H4635 [17JN]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H7397 [29SE]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 4568), H471 [2FE]
Diseases: support raising awareness and educating the public about Alper's disease (see H. Res. 1700), H7395 [29SE]
Drugs: require a northern border counternarcotics strategy (see H.R. 4748), H1103 [3MR]
Earthquakes: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable contributions for relief of victims in Chile and extend period from which such contributions for relief of victims in Haiti may be accelerated (see H.R. 4783), H1219 [9MR]
Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 5458), H4214 [28MY]
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), H2505 [13AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 5902), H7397 [29SE]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H7499 [16NO]
Federal-State relations: create a loan program to provide funds to State special purpose vehicles for use in collateral support programs and loan participation programs to benefit qualified manufacturers (see H.R. 4629), H646 [22FE]
FEMA: authorize the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program (see H.R. 4580), H2505 [13AP]
Firearms: 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]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H2460 [25MR]
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), H6804 [16SE]
Galilei, Galileo: anniversary of first use of the telescope for astronomical observation (see H. Res. 1269), H2641 [15AP]
Greece: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1107), H833 [24FE]
Gulf of Mexico: require BP P.L.C., to establish a gulf coast recovery fund to cover cleanup efforts and damage claims associated with Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5520), H4507 [15JN]
Haiti: provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
———tribute to U.S. urban search and rescue teams' efforts to help the people of Haiti in aftermath of earthquake (see H. Res. 1059), H471 [2FE]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H3274 [6MY]
Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6881 [22SE]
———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H1657 [18MR]
Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]
Housing: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (see H.R. 4687), H1744 [19MR]
Hurley, Bob, Sr.: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 1319), H3078 [29AP]
Iraq: deplore ongoing violence by Iraqi security forces against the residents of Camp Ashraf and call on Iraqi Government to ensure the well-being of such residents (see H. Res. 704), H141 [13JA]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H2643 [15AP]
IRS: permit issuance of prospective guidance clarifying employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments relative to such clarifications (see H.R. 6128), H7454 [15NO]
Israel: 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]
Jacksonville, AR: commend support in creating a unique and lasting partnership with Little Rock AFB, members of the Armed Forces stationed there and their families (see H. Res. 1724), H7548 [17NO]
Law enforcement: mandate reporting requirements for sex offenders intending to travel internationally, provide notice to the destination, and prevent entry to the U.S. by foreign sex offenders (see H.R. 5138), H2876 [26AP]
Law enforcement officers: permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 4466), H328 [21JA]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H6683 [14SE]
Medicare: exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 5235), H6684 [14SE]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1104 [3MR]
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1264), H3484 [13MY]
National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 2521), H3542 [18MY]
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: anniversary (see H. Res. 1444), H6764 [15SE]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H2697 [20AP]
National Preparedness Month: observance (see H. Res. 1618), H6682 [14SE]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 1029), H327 [21JA]
National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 1312), H3125 [4MY]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]
New Jersey: commend construction of the New Meadowlands Project as one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable sports complexes in the world (see H. Res. 1563), H7156 (see H. Res. 1563), H7214 [28SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for physics (see H. Res. 1069), H555 [3FE]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H424 [27JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H3745 [24MY]
Olympic Day: support goals, congratulate Team USA for accomplishments in Vancouver, Canada, and support World Fit program promoting physical fitness to middle school students (see H. Res. 1461), H8598 [16DE]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]
Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4147), H1441 [15MR]
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]
———honor victims of Soviet police on the anniversary of the Katyn massacre and urge Russia to declassify all official records and cooperate with investigations of such massacre (see H. Res. 1323), H3123 [4MY]
Political campaigns: require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H1519 [16MR]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2877 [26AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H4247 [8JN]
Public welfare programs: extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H470 [2FE]
Railroads: make the Northeast Corridor eligible for high-speed rail corridor development grants (see H.R. 4838), H1396 [12MR]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see H. Res. 1595), H6572 [30JY]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants (see H.R. 5236), H3272 [6MY]
SBA: make grants to small business concerns to assist the commercialization of research developed with funds received under the second phase of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4549), H556 [3FE]
Schools: end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 5628), H4974 (see H.R. 5628), H5203 [29JN]
Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building, Westwood, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4628), H646 [22FE]
Sheppard, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1529), H5676 [15JY]
Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H1169 [4MR]
———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 6130), H6881 [22SE]
———reject severe changes and make common-sense adjustments to strengthen and preserve program (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5618 [14JY]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H5546 [13JY]
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building, Carlstadt, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5133), H2843 [22AP]
State Small Business Credit Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5302), H3482 [13MY]
Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART) Research and Development Compact: grant congressional consent (see H.R. 6308), H7391 [29SE]
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), H6882 [22SE]
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 installation of residential micro-combined heat and power property (see H.R. 2328), H3702 [20MY]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1646), H8030 [2DE]
———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H2579 [14AP]
———allow specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see H.R. 4256), H2505 [13AP]
———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H7155 (see H.R. 147), H7212 [28SE]
———create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5893), H6282 [28JY]
———disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (see H.R. 3424), H5617 [14JY]
———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H1596 [17MR]
———encourage deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property (see H.R. 4751), H6990 [23SE]
———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 4877), H3658 [19MY]
———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H1221 [9MR]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1132), H1169 [4MR]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H3441 [12MY]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H7397 [29SE]
———modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles by maintaining level of credit for vehicles placed in service after 2009 and by allowing credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see H.R. 5174), H3484 [13MY]
———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 4144), H7396 [29SE]
———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H4905 [28JN]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H972 [26FE]
———provide a temporary payroll increase tax credit for certain employers (see H.R. 4585), H554 [3FE]
———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H601 [4FE]
———provide for active qualified public safety employees to elect to be covered under the hospital insurance tax (see H.R. 5279), H3484 [13MY]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H3312 [11MY]
———provide incentives for life sciences research (see H.R. 6165), H6879 [22SE]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (see H.R. 4849), H1517 [16MR]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H3311 [11MY]
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 4994), H2502 [13AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 4976), H3542 [18MY]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5982), H6567 [30JY]
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), H1596 [17MR]
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]
Ukraine: support continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 981), H41 [12JA]
University of Arizona: anniversary (see H. Res. 1145), H1324 [10MR]
Veterans: 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), H194 [19JA]
———improve employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans, especially those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 5120), H7397 [29SE]
Wildlife: ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons (see H.R. 2811), H1324 [10MR]
World Veterinary Year: designate (see H. Res. 1531), H8031 [2DE]
World War II: ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7757 [30NO]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H1397 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 4908), H2215 [22MR]
Fire Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1706), H7396 [29SE]
Immigration: reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs (see H.R. 5397), H3823 [25MY]
Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1705), H7395 [29SE]
National security: 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), H4385 [10JN]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2459 [25MR]
Political campaigns: apply ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations in which foreign principals have an ownership interest (see H.R. 4522), H386 [26JA]
Taxation: eliminate drawback fee on manufacture or production of certain distilled spirits used in non-beverage products (see H.R. 4610), H602 [4FE]
———extend investment tax credit for offshore wind facilities (see H.R. 5771), H5711 [19JY]
———make permanent the treatment of municipal bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5311), H3483 [13MY]
———provide for depreciation of certain roof systems (see H.R. 5396), H3823 [25MY]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H2640 [15AP]
Letters
Express sympathy to Polish citizens and surviving families of victims of airplane crash in Russia, solidarity with people and Polish-American communities, and support for restoration of leadership: by, H2549 [14AP]
TRICARE Affirmation Act: several Representatives, H1868 [21MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7759 [1DE]
Remarks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H1304 [10MR]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), H778, H779 [24FE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration (H. Res. 1204), H2277 [24MR]
Armed Forces: require members to get same pre- and post-deployment cognitive impairment screening, H4018 [27MY]
Arts in Education Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 275), H6012 [26JY]
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), H1868 [21MR], E462
Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (H.R. 1347), H7184 [28SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4018 [27MY]
Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (H.R. 2136), H3591
Dept. of the Treasury: create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to make capital investments in eligible institutions to increase credit for small businesses (H.R. 5297), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1640), H6889, H6890 [23SE]
Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (H.R. 1875), H6186 [28JY]
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H7759 [1DE], H7880 [2DE], H8560 [16DE]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 5987), H8099
FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3814), E1745
Ferraro Medical Associates, P.A.: anniversary, E2238
Foreign trade: amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 4380), H5851 [21JY]
———clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), H7269
———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), H8451 [15DE]
Galilei, Galileo: anniversary of first use of the telescope for astronomical observation (H. Res. 1269), H3093
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1868 [21MR], E462
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), H6409 [29JY], H7249 [29SE], E1621
———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (H.R. 847), Senate amendment, H8965
———tribute to citizens, law enforcement officers, and first responders for response to attempted terrorist attack in Times Square (H. Res. 1320), H3140, H3142 [5MY]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (H. Con. Res. 259), H7516 [17NO]
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 (H. Res. 1246), H2549 [14AP]
Polish Singers Alliance of America: anniversary of Chopin Singing Society 182, E579
Political campaigns: prohibit expenditures by corporations with significant foreign government ownership or cumulative majority ownership by foreign nationals, H4820, H4822 [24JN]
———prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4820, H4822 [24JN]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (H. Res. 1595), H6697
Taxation: create jobs through infrastructure investment, extending Emergency Fund for Job Creation and Assistance, and eliminating loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5893), H6362 [29JY]
———extend estate tax relief, H8560 [16DE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H7759 [1DE], H8560 [16DE]
———impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (H.R. 2927), H3177 [5MY]
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H7759 [1DE], H7880 [2DE], H8560 [16DE]
———provide incentives for small business job creation, extend Build America Bonds program, and provide other infrastructure job creation tax incentives (H.R. 4849), H2292 [24MR]
———provide incentives for small business job creation (H.R. 5486), H4473 [15JN]
———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 537), H1304 [10MR]
———rates, H7216 [29SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1610), E1621
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H5323 [1JY]
Votes: position on missed, E208
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3199 [5MY]
Statements
TRICARE Affirmation Act: Eric K. Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1868 [21MR]
———Vietnam Veterans of America (organization), H1868 [21MR]
Tributes
Bocchicchio, Carl D., E587
Burgos, Eli M., E1114
Creech, Carlist A., E1683
DiMattio, Christopher L., E1898
DiVincenzo, Joseph N., Jr., E1905
Earl, Cesarina Augusto, E1881
Franks, Bob, H2475 [13AP]
Golzio, Ralph J., E1886
McCullough, George W., III, E2240
McGinnis, Richard M. (Muggs), E1903
Murtha, John P., H806 [24FE]
Quince, Willie J., E1998
Scully, Bill and Maura, E585
Slavin, Joseph F., E514
Speert, Arnold, E582