ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Appointments
John P. Murtha funeral attendees, H626 [22FE]
Articles and editorials
Dividends of U.S. Support for Israel, by, Bergen-Hackensack (NJ) Record, E633
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H2877 [26AP]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H3542 [18MY]
Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation, clarify evidentiary rules for alcohol matters, and ensure collection of all alcohol taxes (see H.R. 5034), H4425 [14JN]
American Football League: anniversary of inaugural season (see H. Res. 1286), H2799 [21AP]
Americans for the Arts (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1582), H6405 (see H. Res. 1582), H6457 [29JY]
Anacortes, WA: honor victims of Tesoro refinery fire and express condolences to their families and friends (see H. Res. 1262), H2641 [15AP]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H4425 [14JN]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308), H2215 [22MR]
———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), H3745 [24MY]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H756 [23FE]
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), H8089 [7DE]
Armed Forces: call for the President to overturn the policy that prohibits sending a Presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member who has died by suicide (see H. Res. 1229), H2459 [25MR]
———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), H5547 [13JY]
———honor service and sacrifice of Latino members (see H. Res. 1651), H6989 [23SE]
———increase health benefits of dependents of members who die because of a combat-related injury (see H.R. 917), H7453 [15NO]
———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), H755 [23FE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H6683 [14SE]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 840), H4872 [24JN]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3273 [6MY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1316), H3078 [29AP]
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), H3274 [6MY]
Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H7499 [16NO]
Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1433), H6574 [30JY]
BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission: establish (see H.R. 5241), H3658 [19MY]
Braille Literacy Month: designate (see H. Res. 1034), H327 [21JA]
Catholic Charities USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1621), H6991 [23SE]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 1008), H139 [13JA]
Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 3852), H6683 [14SE]
Chicago Blackhawks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1439), H4507 [15JN]
Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see H.R. 4247), H140 [13JA]
———reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H5712 [19JY]
Citizen Diplomacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 1402), H3870 [26MY]
Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 4771), H5676 [15JY]
Colleges and universities: create jobs through the hiring of new faculty and counselors at community colleges (see H.R. 4196), H1397 [12MR]
———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 6425), H7613 [18NO]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 5309), H5617 [14JY]
Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2177), H6573 [30JY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H4636 [17JN]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H7499 [16NO]
Credit: exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 4400), H606 [5FE]
———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H1518 [16MR]
———prohibit furnishing of certain negative loan modification information to a consumer reporting agency and prohibit such information from being used in computing a consumer's credit score (see H.R. 5743), H7615 [18NO]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5566), H4676 [22JN]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H3871 [26MY]
Cyprus: call for protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom (see H. Res. 1631), H6991 [23SE]
Dentists: enhance roles of dentists and allied dental personnel in the national disaster response framework (see H.R. 903), H1220 [9MR]
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), H3441 [12MY]
———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), H5547 [13JY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 4676), H2460 [25MR]
———promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H4215 [28MY]
———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 Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 4324), H1441 [15MR]
———establish medical surveillance system identifying Armed Forces members exposed to chemical hazards from waste disposal in Iraq and Afghanistan and prohibit disposal producing toxic levels (see H.R. 4477), H1028 [2MR]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H141 [13JA]
———review military service records of Jewish American World War I veterans to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 5371), H4023 (see H.R. 5371), H4085 [27MY]
———take illegal subsidization into account in evaluating proposals for contracts for major defense acquisition programs (see H.R. 5298), H3482 [13MY]
Dept. of Education: award grants to local educational agencies to improve college enrollment (see H.R. 2579), H2696 [20AP]
———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), H2216 [22MR]
———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 4037), H5985 [22JY]
———establish a program for displaced aerospace professionals to become certified elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers (see H.R. 5093), H2798 [21AP]
———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
———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), H4387 [10JN]
Dept. of HHS: improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H3311 [11MY]
———make grants to eligible States to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2730), H3202 [5MY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H1104 [3MR]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H140 [13JA]
———review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits (see H.R. 6012), H6990 [23SE]
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), H3870 [26MY]
———establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H7499 [16NO]
———fund and increase accessibility to National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, share data with National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and facilitate reporting to such systems (see H.R. 3695), H472 [2FE]
Dept. of Labor: establish a safe patient handling and injury prevention standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H.R. 2381), H4506 [15JN]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H6804 [16SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: 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), H1104 [3MR]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H6573 [30JY]
———establish an Office of Livability (see H.R. 4287), H603 [4FE]
———implement pilot program to establish truck parking facilities (see H.R. 2156), H7396 [29SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand types of approved education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4320), H1104 [3MR]
———furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, when the well water was contaminated (see H.R. 4555), H470 [2FE]
———improve appeals process and establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits (see H.R. 4121), H6683 [14SE]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6684 [14SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
———increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning (see H.R. 950), H6627 [10AU]
———increase plot allowances for certain veterans and provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 6013), H6568 [30JY]
———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H5819 [20JY]
———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 5549), H6684 [14SE]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H4906 [28JN]
Diplomacy: support work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy (see H. Res. 569), H2697 [20AP]
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), H387 [26JA]
Disasters: provide child safety, care, and education continuity in the event of a Presidentially declared disaster (see H.R. 5240), H5617 [14JY]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 1079), H555 [3FE]
———improve asthma management, education, and research (see H.R. 3754), H5819 [20JY]
———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), H6990 [23SE]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H4387 [10JN]
District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 4197), H6627 [10AU]
Drugs: provide grants for treatment of methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 5678), H5501 [1JY]
———reduce deaths occurring from overdoses (see H.R. 2855), H972 [26FE]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]
Education: develop undergraduate and graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect, forensic interview training programs, and regional training centers for State and local child protection professionals (see H.R. 5847), H7855 [1DE]
———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), H2460 [25MR]
Endangered species: support international tiger conservation efforts and the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia (see H. Res. 1722), H8598 [16DE]
EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H1028 [2MR]
ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 5000), H2580 [14AP]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H5921 [21JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H6573 [30JY]
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), H1322 [10MR]
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H972 [26FE]
FBI: include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 2401), H3745 [24MY]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 4429), H603 [4FE]
———increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H6567 [30JY]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H6881 [22SE]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1507), H6572 [30JY]
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5270), H7499 [16NO]
Food: provide plant-based commodities under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program (see H.R. 4870), H1595 [17MR]
Foreign aid: 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), H6684 [14SE]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H2261 [23MR]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4387 [10JN]
———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5441), H5819 [20JY]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H3312 [11MY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5652), H5618 [14JY]
Gies, Miep: tribute (see H. Res. 1074), H602 [4FE]
Greece: anniversary of Battle of Marathon (see H. Res. 1704), H7549 [17NO]
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]
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), H6881 [22SE]
Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 6021), H7499 [16NO]
Harrington, Donald: tribute (see H. Res. 1040), H473 [2FE]
Hazardous substances: ensure the public and environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure (see H.R. 5820), H6764 [15SE]
———prohibit use, production, sale, import, or export of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080) and ban use of sodium cyanide for predator control (see H.R. 5643), H6573 [30JY]
Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 5040), H5503 [1JY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H648 [22FE]
———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 4926), H5546 [13JY]
———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
Health care professionals: encourage safe patient handling to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care workers (see H. Res. 510), H6684 [14SE]
———increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H194 [19JA]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H7454 [15NO]
Hurley, Bob, Sr.: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 1319), H3078 [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), H3311 [11MY]
Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 4596), H2642 [15AP]
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), H6407 (see H. Res. 1431), H6458 [29JY]
———impose sanctions on those complicit in human rights abuses committed against citizens or their families after the June 12, 2009, political processes (see H.R. 4647), H1028 [2MR]
Iran Sanctions Act: restrict oil and gas leasing of persons engaging in sanctioned activities and require lessees disclose participation in energy-related ventures, investments, or partnerships (see H.R. 6043), H6569 [30JY]
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), H473 [2FE]
———establish a U.S. consulate in the Kurdistan region (see H. Res. 873), H3080 [29AP]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 1171), H2319 [24MR]
Israel: 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), H3823 [25MY]
———express condolences to families of victims of forest fire (see H. Res. 1751), H8089 [7DE]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (see H. Con. Res. 260), H2503 [13AP]
———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]
Japan: condemn abduction of U.S. children, return such children to custodial parent or original jurisdiction for a custody determination, and provide parents access to their children (see H. Res. 1326), H3442 [12MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn unprovoked military attack against South Korea (see H. Res. 1735), H7758 [30NO]
Korean Americans: tribute (see H. Res. 1036), H603 [4FE]
Korean War: anniversary and U.S.-Korea alliance reaffirmation (see H.J. Res. 86), H4636 [17JN]
Law enforcement: reduce the rape kit forensic analysis backlog (see H.R. 4114), H424 [27JA]
Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H1657 [18MR]
Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H3274 [6MY]
Medicare: continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H6809 [20SE]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H6573 [30JY]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1844), H41 [12JA]
———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H6573 [30JY]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 4662), H3542 [18MY]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 3108), H6573 [30JY]
———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 5803), H6684 [14SE]
———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H3542 [18MY]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 1077), H3824 [25MY]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H472 [2FE]
———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H6880 [22SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3559), H3311 [11MY]
Members of Congress: permit to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization (see H.R. 4862), H1744 [19MR]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H603 [4FE]
Middle East: support a negotiated solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict and condemn unilateral measures to declare or recognize a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 1765), H8520 [15DE]
Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H4905 [28JN]
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), H2460 [25MR]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 767), H5712 [19JY]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1033), H2800 [21AP]
National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 6534), H8597 [16DE]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H473 [2FE]
National Criminal Justice Commission: establish (see H.R. 5143), H4638 [21JN]
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1264), H4598 [16JN]
National Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3543 [18MY]
National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6574 [30JY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: carry out a collaborative research effort to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 4890), H3311 [11MY]
National Lab Day: support ideals (see H. Res. 1213), H3124 [4MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1488), H5547 [13JY]
National Previvor Day: designate (see H. Res. 1522), H6574 [30JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1485), H5547 [13JY]
National Robotics Week: designate (see H. Res. 1055), H972 [26FE]
National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H834 [24FE]
———permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H756 [23FE]
———promote health and wellbeing of schoolchildren in the U.S. through effective local wellness policies (see H.R. 5090), H5712 [19JY]
National security: require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 4974), H2458 [25MR]
Natural resources: strengthen U.S. capacity to lead international community in reversing renewable natural resource degradation trends (see H.R. 4959), H3484 [13MY]
Navy: improve the littoral combat ship program (see H.R. 6494), H8089 [7DE]
New Orleans Saints (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 1079), H649 [22FE]
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), H3824 [25MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith for physics (see H. Res. 1069), H756 [23FE]
North American Inclusion Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1014), H424 [27JA]
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), H1818 [20MR]
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H4247 [8JN]
Palestinians: reaffirm opposition to declaration of a Palestinian state and support resolution of Israeli/Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 1734), H7855 [1DE]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 259), H5986 [22JY]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H3486 [14MY]
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]
———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), H1397 [12MR]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H2460 [25MR]
———replace delivery vehicle fleet with electric motor vehicles (see H.R. 4711), H2505 [13AP]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determination of the limit on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5938), H6990 [23SE]
Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 3718), H5617 [14JY]
———make residents eligible for the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2839), H5617 [14JY]
SBA: increase loan limits and provide for low-interest refinancing for small businesses (see H.R. 4302), H2505 [13AP]
Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H422 [27JA]
———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 5628), H5819 [20JY]
———establish a grant program to assist schools in establishing a universal free classroom breakfast program (see H.R. 4325), H834 [24FE]
———improve automatic enrollment procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4148), H648 [22FE]
SEC: require issuers to make disclosures relative to Iranian investments (see H.R. 5833), H7757 [30NO]
Securities Investor Protection Act: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 5032), H4215 [28MY]
Senior citizens: authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support program and for the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information (see H.R. 519), H555 [3FE]
———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H602 [4FE]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H7499 [16NO]
Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building, Westwood, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4628), H646 [22FE]
Sheppard, Bob: tribute (see H. Res. 1529), H5921 [21JY]
Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see H. Res. 855), H141 [13JA]
Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 6283), H7499 [16NO]
———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 771), H6683 [14SE]
———oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7154 (see H. Res. 1670), H7212 [28SE]
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), H601 [4FE]
South Africa: tribute to successful convictions for human trafficking (see H. Res. 1412), H4331 [9JN]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
SSI: disregard, for purposes of eligibility, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 2866), H1656 [18MR]
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]
Taiwan: accord observer status in the International Civil Aviation Organization (see H. Con. Res. 266), H3080 [29AP]
———express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 200), H141 [13JA]
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 deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1126), H7396 [29SE]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H3079 [29AP]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 832), H5546 [13JY]
———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H3311 [11MY]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H6684 [14SE]
———impose a tax on bonuses paid by Troubled Asset Relief Program recipients (see H.R. 4426), H194 [19JA]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3758), H3202 [5MY]
———increase the credit for research expenses and allow the credit to be assigned (see H.R. 4770), H2697 [20AP]
———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), H7499 [16NO]
———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 571), H7499 [16NO]
———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H3311 [11MY]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 5600), H5986 [22JY]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H3441 [12MY]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H3311 [11MY]
———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 4278), H5546 [13JY]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
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), H833 [24FE]
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]
Tucker, C. DeLores: tribute (see H. Res. 1094), H2261 [23MR]
Twain, Mark: tribute (see H. Res. 1733), H7758 [30NO]
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]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6091), H6764 [15SE]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H7454 [15NO]
Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H3542 [18MY]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H555 [3FE]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H3441 [12MY]
World Hepatitis Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1302), H3543 [18MY]
World Ocean Day: observance (see H. Res. 1330), H4216 [28MY]
World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 3927), H5921 [21JY]
———ensure all U.S. Holocaust survivors are able to live remaining years with dignity, comfort, and security (see H. Con. Res. 323), H7549 [17NO]
Year of the Lung: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1122), H3484 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy and annual open change-in-enrollment periods (see H.R. 5844), H5984 [22JY]
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), H6163 [27JY]
Schools: enhance safety of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6063), H6570 [30JY]
Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (see H.R. 6379), H7393 [29SE]
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building, Carlstadt, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5133), H2843 [22AP]
Obituaries
Joseph W. Kukura: Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, E160
Remarks
Israel: authorize assistance for the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system (H.R. 5327), H3619 [19MY]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense (H. Con. Res. 260), E633
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6583 [10AU]
New Jersey: observance of Denim Day, E701
Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth: anniversary, E638
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building, Carlstadt, NJ: designate (H.R. 5133), H4268 [9JN]
Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1774
Taxation: impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H6583 [10AU]
Votes: position on missed, H4857
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H831 [24FE], H2796 [21AP]
Tributes
Adler, Mike and Elaine, E1991
Burstein, Albert, E1981
Gallup, George, Jr., E629
Graham, Aaron R., E1946
Kukura, Joseph W., E160
Moskal, Stanley J., E1752
Murtha, John P., H812 [24FE]
O'Neil, Barbara Heiser, E2227
Pirone, Nancy M. Grassano, E1150