POLIS, JARED (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4026 [27MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3274 [6MY]

AID: establish the Health Technology Program (see H.R. 3560), H603 [4FE]

American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H2843 [22AP]

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4671), H4425 [14JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5712 [19JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H6573 [30JY]

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), H3274 [6MY]

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]

Appropriations: require Congress to establish a searchable database on a public Internet site for congressional earmarks (see H.R. 5258), H5617 [14JY]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 6520), H8520 [15DE]

———honor service and sacrifice of Latino members (see H. Res. 1651), H6989 [23SE]

———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), H647 [22FE]

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

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H2877 [26AP]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 1046), H603 [4FE]

Braden, Dallas: tribute (see H. Res. 1351), H3745 [24MY]

Braille Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 1034), H473 [2FE]

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), H834 [24FE]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 1314), H3078 [29AP]

Census: encourage individuals to participate in the 2010 Census to ensure an accurate and complete count (see H. Res. 1096), H1029 [2MR]

———protect integrity by prohibiting deceptive mail practices (see H.R. 4621, 4621), H756 [23FE]

Census Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1096), H1029 [2MR]

Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H194 [19JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 1524), H6284 [28JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H603 [4FE]

Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 6172), H6879 [22SE]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H556 [3FE]

———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]

Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of university and college immigrant assistance programs (see H. Res. 1398), H4216 [28MY]

Colombia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1267), H6043 [26JY]

Colorado Rapids (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 1747), H7855 [1DE]

Colorado Springs, CO: recognize the National Museum of World War II Aviation as America's National World War II Aviation Museum (see H. Res. 1207), H7398 [29SE]

Conservation of energy: establish incentives to increase the energy efficiency of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 4099), H4387 [10JN]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H5618 [14JY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H5677 [15JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H1221 [9MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H7398 [29SE]

Courts: provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 6059), H6570 [30JY]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 3054), H755 [23FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H4215 [28MY]

———provide an interest rate cap and other requirements for creditors making covered loans (see H.R. 5689), H5501 [1JY]

Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2877 [26AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]

Cuba: remove obstacles to legal sales of U.S. agricultural commodities and end travel restrictions (see H.R. 4645), H5617 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities to implement farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools (see H.R. 4710), H3311 [11MY]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 5806), H5919 [21JY]

———issue guidance to school food authorities on indirect costs (see H.R. 5202), H3123 [4MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 5156), H4387 [10JN]

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

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H6990 [23SE]

———anniversary of Impact Aid Program (see H. Res. 1641), H6880 [22SE]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5071), H5921 [21JY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 1526), H472 [2FE]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 4065), H1359 [11MR]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see H.R. 3130), H7396 [29SE]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (see H.R. 6274), H7390 [29SE]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2089), H648 [22FE]

———make grants to local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 4833), H1441 [15MR]

———pay Fort Lewis College an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students that are not residents of Colorado (see H.R. 5974), H6405 (see H.R. 5974), H6456 [29JY]

———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), H4780 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 5019), H3014 [28AP]

———improve innovative technology loan guarantee program and provide additional options for deploying energy technologies (see H.R. 2212), H3274 [6MY]

———provide credit support to enhance the availability of private financing for clean energy technology deployment (see H.R. 3836), H3441 [12MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H603 [4FE]

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

———conduct programs to screen adolescents, and educate health professionals, with respect to bleeding disorders (see H.R. 4846), H1596 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure detainees are treated humanely, provided adequate medical care, and granted certain specific rights (see H.R. 4470), H3311 [11MY]

Dept. of HUD: 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), H3311 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 5119), H4425 [14JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3014 [28AP]

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), H3274 [6MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H7397 [29SE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H5503 [1JY]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 2987), 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]

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

Ecology and environment: expand science and stewardship of America's most important wildlife corridors (see H.R. 5101), H2798 [21AP]

Education: authorize grants to train principals in instructional leadership skills and promote incorporation of instructional leadership standards into State-level principal certification or licensure (see H.R. 5172), H3014 [28AP]

———award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 5477), H4975 (see H.R. 5477), H5204 [29JN]

———develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (see H.R. 6355), H8286 [9DE]

———express that the Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority (see H.R. 5198), H4216 [28MY]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see H.R. 5495), H6043 [26JY]

———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), H5547 [13JY]

———support high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged elementary school students in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 5586), H4779 [23JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: 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: provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 4812), H1323 [10MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for the contractor employee compensation program (see H.R. 6189), H6879 [22SE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 6500), H8263 [8DE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H7396 [29SE]

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), H6573 [30JY]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H3442 [12MY]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H6683 [14SE]

FCC: establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 3458), H2642 [15AP]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to travel on private aircraft by candidates for the office of President, Vice President, and Senator (see H.J. Res. 65), H3312 [11MY]

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]

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), H7156 (see H.R. 5746), H7213 [28SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: distribution and citation of scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 4913), H2260 [23MR]

Financial institutions: exempt well-managed community-based depository institutions from certain capitalization, debt, and accounting requirements to ensure access to credit by small businesses and family farms (see H. Res. 943), H141 [13JA]

———provide financial assistance to community development financial institutions to help defray the costs of operating small dollar loan programs (see H.R. 4694), H932 [25FE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1257), H2641 [15AP]

Foreign aid: 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]

Frank Evans GPO Building, Pueblo, CO: designate (see H.R. 5706), H5502 [1JY]

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

Global Youth Service Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1240), H2800 [21AP]

Government-sponsored enterprises: require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see H.R. 5766), H5675 [15JY]

GPO: eliminate mandatory printing of bills and resolutions for use by Congress (see H.R. 4640), H647 [22FE]

Haiti: 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]

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), H7397 [29SE]

Health: expand and accelerate genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase drug safety, and identify novel treatments (see H.R. 5440), H5618 [14JY]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 4926), H2318 [24MR]

———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H1028 [2MR]

———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (see H.R. 4230), H603 [4FE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 3025), H5712 [19JY]

House Rules: strengthen public disclosure of all earmark requests (see H. Res. 440), H1221 [9MR]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H8941 [21DE]

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

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H-1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 1791), H3745 [24MY]

———provide for admission to the U.S. of certain Tibetans (see H.R. 1340), H7396 [29SE]

Iraq: congratulate people on resolve to vote in parliamentary elections (see H. Con. Res. 250), H2460 [25MR]

———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), H473 [2FE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H1596 [17MR]

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

———call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 1359), H4388 [10JN]

———commend accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 1391), H3871 [26MY]

———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]

Kent State University: anniversary of shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen (see H. Res. 1272), H2695 [20AP]

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]

Major William Edward Adams Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Craig, CO: designate (see H.R. 5798), H5818 [20JY]

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]

Marine mammals: promote international whale conservation, protection, and research (see H.R. 2455), H3824 [25MY]

Medicare: provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1219 [9MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]

———reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 4720), H1170 [4MR]

Mineral Leasing Act: require an operator to compensate a surface owner for damages resulting from the oil and gas operations of the operator on land affected by the operations (see H.R. 5759), H5712 [19JY]

Motor vehicles: further national deployment of electric drive vehicles and strengthen and enhance national power grid through the integration of such vehicles (see H.R. 4399), H4387 [10JN]

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

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1149), H3080 [29AP]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H473 [2FE]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (see H. Res. 1560), H6163 [27JY]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 902), H328 [21JA]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4671), H4425 [14JN]

National GEAR UP Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1638), H6809 [20SE]

National Medal of Technology and Innovation: tribute to recipients (see H. Res. 935), H649 [22FE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H5819 [20JY]

National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 1055), H934 [25FE]

National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H2216 [22MR]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 1645), H7156 (see H. Res. 1645), H7214 [28SE]

Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H3745 [24MY]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H6574 [30JY]

New Mexico (U.S.S.): tribute (see H. Res. 1132), H2319 [24MR]

NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see H.R. 4502), H1324 [10MR]

Oceans: adopt national policies and pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification, and study its impacts and effects on marine ecosystems and coastal economies (see H. Res. 989), H1324 [10MR]

Oil Pollution Act: repeal limits on liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill (see H.R. 5355), H4023 (see H.R. 5355), H4085 [27MY]

———require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H4387 [10JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: protect marine and coastal environments in making areas available for leasing, exploration, and development and prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas (see H.R. 5657), H5986 [22JY]

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

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H5985 [22JY]

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), H756 [23FE]

———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]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 6116), H6681 [14SE]

———require corporations to identify their chief executive officer or labor organizations to identify their president in certain campaign-related communications (see H.R. 4527), H756 [23FE]

———require disclosure to shareholders of any expenditure made by companies in support of or in opposition to any candidate for Federal, State, or local public office (see H.R. 4630), H756 [23FE]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 4790), H4636 [17JN]

Postal Service: replace delivery vehicle fleet with electric motor vehicles (see H.R. 4711), H2505 [13AP]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 3731), H1104 [3MR]

———require treatment of any plans, documents, and lease sales required for Outer Continental Shelf drilling as a major Federal action relative to the National Environmental Policy Act (see H.R. 5506), H4386 [10JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H648 [22FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to eating disorders (see H.R. 1193), H3702 [20MY]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4858), H3014 [28AP]

Public utilities: establish uniform national standards for the interconnection of certain small power production facilities (see H.R. 5082), H2695 [20AP]

———provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information (see H.R. 4860), H3542 [18MY] (see H.R. 5696), H5502 [1JY]

Roads and highways: protect States that have in effect laws or orders with respect to pay to play reform (see H.R. 3427), H3079 [29AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park: anniversary (see H. Res. 1020), H265 [20JA]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1430), H6882 [22SE]

Safety: improve mine and occupational safety law compliance, empower workers to raise concerns, prevent workplace tragedies, and establish rights for workplace accident victims and families (see H.R. 5663), H5819 [20JY]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (see H. Res. 1244), H4906 [28JN]

SBA: improve the Express Loan Program (see H.R. 4598), H3274 [6MY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 2882), H2696 [20AP]

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 5628), H4974 (see H.R. 5628), H5203 [29JN]

———establish a grant program to assist schools in establishing a universal free classroom breakfast program (see H.R. 4325), H41 [12JA]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 4181), H4678 [22JN]

———support high-need middle and high schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation for citizenry (see H.R. 4122), H2216 [22MR]

Science: provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see H.R. 4413), H1028 [2MR]

Serve America Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1276), H2695 [20AP]

Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount for loans to State and local development companies and provide temporary authority for debt refinancing of commercial real estate (see H.R. 5412), H3870 [26MY]

Social Security: 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), H1744 [19MR]

Solar energy: increase the quantity of solar photovoltaic electricity by providing rebates for the purchase and installation of additional photovoltaic systems (see H.R. 4597), H4678 [22JN]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 4918), H5712 [19JY]

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 equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 5767), H5675 [15JY]

———allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (see H.R. 4850), H1657 [18MR]

———establish lifelong learning accounts to provide an incentive for employees to save for career-related skills development and to promote a competitive workforce (see H.R. 5715), H5545 [13JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H140 [13JA]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H140 [13JA]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 564), H4387 [10JN]

———increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5765), H5675 [15JY]

———permit issuance of tax-exempt bonds for financing clean energy improvements under State and local property assessed clean energy programs (see H.R. 4155), H3441 [12MY]

———provide a permanent exclusion of all gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 4663), H1397 [12MR]

———provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power (see H.R. 4149), H1104 [3MR]

———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H3311 [11MY]

———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H3274 [6MY]

———provide for the designation of Clean Energy Business Zones and tax incentives for the construction of, and employment at, energy-efficient buildings and clean energy facilities (see H.R. 3919), H3274 [6MY]

———provide that solar electric property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 5464), H4214 [28MY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H1397 [12MR]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 5644), H5302 [30JN]

———temporarily increase investment tax credit for geothermal energy property (see H.R. 5612), H7397 [29SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H2504 [13AP]

———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 1258), H1324 [10MR]

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: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H3483 [13MY]

U.N. Commission on the Status of Women: condemn selection of Iran to serve (see H. Res. 1371), H3657 [19MY]

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), H7454 [15NO]

U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission: anniversary (see H. Res. 1511), H5820 [20JY]

Uganda: express that the ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'' under consideration, imposing long term imprisonment and the death penalty for certain acts, threatens the protection of fundamental human rights (see H. Res. 1064), H555 [3FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2135), H5546 [13JY]

Water: reduce lead in drinking water (see H.R. 5289), H4387 [10JN]

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), H6572 [30JY]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H648 [22FE]

World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 333), H7855 [1DE]

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

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), H7644 [29NO]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2000), H5676 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 101), consideration (see H. Res. 1741), H7757 [30NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 105), consideration (see H. Res. 1776), H8784 [17DE]

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 3726), consideration (see H. Res. 1038), H386 [26JA]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 6280), H7390 [29SE]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 336), H8785 [17DE]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1756), H8263 [8DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with States to carry out comprehensive and innovative strategies to end childhood hunger (see H.R. 5480), H4246 [8JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 5894), H6282 [28JY]

———provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see H.R. 5929), H6403 (see H.R. 5929), H6454 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: require notice of receipt of Outer Continental Shelf oil exploration, development, and production plans, and ensure such plans comply with environmental laws (see H.R. 5863), H6042 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1782), H8940 [21DE]

Education: provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 6244), H7389 [29SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide for school improvement and professional development for teachers, principals, instructional staff, and other school leaders (see H.R. 5218), H3201 [5MY]

Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H1358 [11MR]

Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]

Goodall, Jane: anniversary of the beginning of scientific research in what is today Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania (see H. Res. 1543), H5818 [20JY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 2314), consideration (see H. Res. 1083), H646 [22FE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 1752), H8089 [7DE]

———prohibit bills and joint resolutions from containing more than one subject (see H. Res. 1573), H6405 (see H. Res. 1573), H6457 [29JY]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (see H. Res. 1752), H8089 [7DE]

Housing: facilitate affordable workforce homeownership in, and develop the full-time resident communities of, resort areas (see H.R. 6079), H6578 [9AU]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 4474), consideration (see H. Res. 1038), H386 [26JA]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1472), H4872 [24JN]

National Environmental Education Act: update, streamline, and modernize (see H.R. 6194), H6988 [23SE]

National School Lunch Act: promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H2798 [21AP]

NOAA: establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (H.R. 3644), consideration (see H. Res. 1192), H1655 [18MR]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: require royalty and other payments for oil that is removed under an offshore oil and gas lease and discharged into waters of the U.S. or ocean waters (see H.R. 5661), H5500 [1JY]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (H.R. 1612), consideration (see H. Res. 1192), H1655 [18MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), consideration (see H. Res. 1305), H3013 [28AP]

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

———enhance credit program for charter schools through green initiatives (see H.R. 5989), H6567 [30JY]

Taxation: encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (see H.R. 4877), H1656 [18MR]

———increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5763), H5675 [15JY]

Letters

Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act: several environmental organizations, H1663 [19MR]

Motions

House of Representatives: pledge not to assemble ``lame-duck'' session between mid-term elections and convening of 112th Congress, H6599 [10AU]

Remarks

Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5346 [1JY]

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act: restrict funding to program participants enrolled in the employment eligibility verification program, H3351 [12MY]

Americans for the Arts (nonprofit organization): anniversary (H. Res. 1582), H6948, H6950 [23SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 1504), H5989, H5991, H5996 [26JY]

Appropriations: making continuing, H8901, H8902, H8904 [21DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 101), consideration (H. Res. 1741), H7763, H7764, H7766 [1DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 105), consideration (H. Res. 1776), H8763, H8764 [17DE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1500), H5346 [1JY]

Arizona: passage of State immigration enforcement legislation, H2620 [15AP], H3062, H3065, H3067, H3068 [29AP], H5660 [15JY]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), consideration (H. Res. 1146), H1247 [10MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Pakistan (H. Con. Res. 301), consideration (H. Res. 1556), H6110 [27JY]

———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, H3879 [27MY], H8384 [15DE], H8944 [22DE]

Arts in Education Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 275), H6011, H6012 [26JY]

Boulder, CO: anniversary of National Center for Atmospheric Research, H2312 [24MR]

Budget: provide budget enforcement for 2011 (H. Res. 1493), pass (H. Res. 1500), H5346 [1JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1838 [21MR]

Castle Nugent National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 3726), consideration (H. Res. 1038), H393, H394, H396, H397, H398 [27JA]

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), consideration (H. Res. 1742), H7768 [1DE]

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 (H.R. 1751), H5725 [20JY]

Colorado: provide for exchange of certain lands in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests with the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District (H.R. 3923), H5507 [13JY]

———tribute to GEAR UP program, H2245 [23MR]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 4061), H505 [3FE], E158 [4FE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 336), H8765 [17DE]

Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8925-H8928 [21DE]

———clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1756), H8213, H8220 [8DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (H.R. 2476), H6446 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), consideration (H. Res. 1404), H3879 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: education programs and jobs funding, H5346 [1JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require issuance and use of Social Security cards with biometric identifiers for the establishment of employment authorization and identity, H3064 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6546 [30JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H3633, H3635 [19MY]

———invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), consideration (H. Res. 1344), H3351 [12MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H363 [26JA], H3633, H3635 [19MY]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H390 [27JA]

Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, H6589, H6590, H6591, H6594, H6596 [10AU]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8531 [16DE]

———extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8572 [16DE]

Foreign trade: recognize importance of trade to the U.S. economy and the importance of passing free trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama, H7766 [1DE]

Goodall, Jane: anniversary of the beginning of scientific research in what is today Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania (H. Res. 1543), H6008, H6009, H6010 [26JY]

Gulf of Mexico: impact of response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion on the environment and future offshore drilling policies, H4380 [10JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1455 [16MR], H2265 [24MR], H2445 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1838 [21MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1752), H8110, H8111 [8DE]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1752), H8110, H8111 [8DE]

Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H7858 [2DE], H8213, H8220 [8DE], H8925-H8928 [21DE]

———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program, H3624 [19MY]

———reform, H658 [23FE], H2883 [27AP], H3062, H3064, H3065, H3066, H3067, H3068 [29AP], H3132 [5MY], E447 [22MR]

———reform detention procedures, H3065, H3067 [29AP]

———reform (H.R. 4321), H3624 [19MY]

Iran: expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), conference report, H4850 [24JN]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H4850 [24JN]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3855 [26MY]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6589 [10AU]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H7001 [28SE]

National Computer Science Education Week: designate (H. Res. 1560), H6945, H6946, H6947 [23SE]

National Postdoc Appreciation Week: designate (H. Res. 1545), H6950, H6951 [23SE]

National School Lunch Act: promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (H.R. 5090), H7769 [1DE]

NSF: allow Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program participants to apply for private sector internships, H505 [3FE], E158 [4FE]

Obama, President: proposal to freeze discretionary spending, H658 [23FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: eradicate marijuana cultivation and develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking on public lands (H. Res. 1540), H8062 [7DE]

Oil Pollution Act: ensure damage assessments emphasize complete restoration of damaged areas and that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an acceptable alternative to restoration, H6546 [30JY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E334 [9MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4800 [24JN]

———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1826), H363 [26JA]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 2499), consideration (H. Res. 1305), H3019, H3022, H3024, H3025 [29AP]

———require English to become official language, H3024 [29AP]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8944 [22DE]

———enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1764), H8384 [15DE]

Small business: improve access to credit, H3633 [19MY]

Sojourn to the Past (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 1058), H6007, H6008 [26JY]

Taxation: allow companies to utilize existing alternative minimum tax credits to create and maintain U.S. jobs (H.R. 4850), H3635 [19MY]

———encourage investment in certain industries by providing an exclusion from tax on certain gains (H.R. 4877), H3633 [19MY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8572 [16DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1766), H8531 [16DE]

———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1606), H6589, H6590, H6591, H6594, H6596 [10AU]

———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H8531, H8572 [16DE]

———rates, H2623 [15AP]

U.S.-Mexico Parliamentary Exchange: report on congressional delegation trip to Campeche, Mexico, H4442 [15JN]

University of Dayton: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 1456), H6010, H6011 [26JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2260 [23MR], H2316 [24MR], H2455 [25MR], H2638 [15AP], H3655 [19MY], H5672 [15JY]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1752) (H. Rept. 111-674), H8089 [7DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 101, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1741) (H. Rept. 111-664), H7757 [30NO]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 105, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1776) (H. Rept. 111-689), H8784 [17DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2314, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1083) (H. Rept. 111-413), H646 [22FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1305) (H. Rept. 111-468), H3013 [28AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3644, Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act and H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1192) (H. Rept. 111-445), H1655 [18MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act and H.R. 4474, Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1038) (H. Rept. 111-401), H386 [26JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1782) (H. Rept. 111-694), H8940 [21DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 5281, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1756) (H. Rept. 111-677), H8263 [8DE]

Same-Day Consideration of Resolutions Allowing Consideration of Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1752) (H. Rept. 111-674), H8089 [7DE]

Statements

Manifest of the Hope, E447 [22MR]

Tributes

Cohen, Robert, E1964 [18NO]

Diaz-Balart, Representative Lincoln, H8110 [8DE]

McCartin, Muftiah, H3351 [12MY]

Skelton, Representative, H7839 [1DE]