STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 6045), H6684 [14SE]
———require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5015), H3079 [29AP]
Agriculture: offset contributions to fund providing technical assistance and capacity building to Brazilian cotton sector through reductions in certain direct payments to cotton producers (see H.R. 5439), H4638 [21JN]
———prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5578), H4779 [23JN]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 4671), H3014 [28AP]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: extend period for which certain nutrition assistance may be provided under the Food and Nutrition Act (see H.R. 5656), H5303 [30JN]
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: anniversary of Office of Multicultural Affairs (see H. Res. 913), H6881 [22SE]
Americans for the Arts (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1582), H6628 [10AU]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1504), H5618 [14JY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H4636 [17JN]
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), H1397 [12MR]
Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 4543), H2216 [22MR]
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1221 [9MR]
———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]
———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H2800 [21AP]
———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 6282), H7390 [29SE]
Arts in Education Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3273 [6MY]
Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 6354), H7393 [29SE]
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), H1105 [3MR]
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), H2261 [23MR]
———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), H4906 [28JN]
———make it an unfair or deceptive practice for any air carrier or ticket agent to charge a fee for or accept payment from a passenger on a flight segment for the first piece of checked baggage (see H.R. 4077), H7396 [29SE]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 4677), H1169 [4MR]
———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 5043), H6573 [30JY]
Belafonte, Harry: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award recipient (see H. Res. 1474), H4872 [24JN]
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), H6407 (see H. Res. 1433), H6458 [29JY]
Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]
Branson, MO: anniversary of Silver Dollar City (theme park) (see H. Con. Res. 241), H2460 [25MR]
Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 5107), H6284 [28JY]
Buy American Act: eliminate certain waivers to strengthen requirement that steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in a capital project are produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 5791), H6881 [22SE]
———require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 5792), H6881 [22SE]
California State University: anniversary of system (see H. Res. 1117), H972 [26FE]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 1314), H3078 [29AP]
Cell Phones for Soldiers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1078), H2800 [21AP]
Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 1524), H6284 [28JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 213), H1221 [9MR]
Children and youth: provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5747), H6043 [26JY]
———require States to take certain additional steps to assist foster children in making the transition to independent living (see H.R. 6193), H6988 [23SE]
Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 4318), H2697 [20AP] (see H.R. 6456), H7643 [29NO]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of university and college immigrant assistance programs (see H. Res. 1398), H4388 [10JN]
Colombia: tribute to work of Constitutional Court on behalf of Colombia's internally displaced persons, especially indigenous peoples, Afro-Colombians, and women (see H. Res. 1224), H2937 [27AP]
Constitutional amendments: anniversary of 19th Amendment providing women the right to vote (see H. Res. 1375), H4388 [10JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H4975 (see H.R. 5561), H5204 [29JN]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 5309), H3483 [13MY]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: anniversary (see H. Res. 1420), H4215 [28MY]
———U.S. policy relative to certain endangered species at the Conference of the Parties (see H. Res. 1180), H1519 [16MR]
Correctional institutions: authorize appropriations of U.S. assistance to help eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities (see H.R. 6153), H7454 [15NO]
———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4335), H6881 [22SE]
Courts: deter and establish limited immunity against ``strategic lawsuits against public participation'' (SLAPPs) to protect free speech and petition activity (see H.R. 4364), H4636 [17JN]
———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 5492), H4636 [17JN]
———provide an exception to the requirement of motion to the court of appeals before filing certain second or subsequent petitions for habeas corpus (see H.R. 3320), H6804 [16SE]
———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 6059), H6764 [15SE]
———provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 984), H7499 [16NO]
Credit: permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 2483), H3658 [19MY]
———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H3124 [4MY]
———require inclusion of credit scores with free annual credit reports provided to consumers (see H.R. 4538), H422 [27JA]
Crime: improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H1221 [9MR]
———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3079 [29AP] (see H.R. 5566), H5712 [19JY]
———provide accountability for criminal acts of Federal contractors and employees outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4567), H471 [2FE]
———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 5137), H4678 [22JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 5806), H6574 [30JY]
Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 4914), H4330 [9JN]
———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), H1169 [4MR]
Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4650), H754 [23FE]
———reduce discretionary overseas contingency operations funds in budget for operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan and provide a tax credit against savings from such reduction (see H.R. 5353), H4216 [28MY]
Dept. of Education: allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 4286), H3014 [28AP]
———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 Energy: anniversary of Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program (see H. Res. 1322), H3871 [26MY]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H6804 [16SE]
———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H556 [3FE]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for viral hepatitis infection to reduce chronic viral hepatitis and liver cancer (see H.R. 3974), H194 [19JA]
———improve health of children, reduce occurrence of sudden unexpected infant death, and enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth (see H.R. 3212), H2696 [20AP]
———tribute to family planning services provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act (see H. Res. 1476), H5618 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 5091), H3658 [19MY]
———establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H6684 [14SE]
———improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 5304), H3482 [13MY]
———provide State and local government incentives under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to provide certain services to rape and sexual assault victims (see H.R. 6214), H7398 [29SE]
———reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 789), H7396 [29SE]
Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H756 [23FE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 5213), H3200 [5MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see H.R. 5510), H5304 [30JN]
———instruct U.S. representatives to multilateral development banks to use the voice and influence of the U.S. to cancel Haiti's debt to such institutions (see H.R. 4573), H1028 [2MR]
Dept. of Transportation: carry out an active transportation investment program to encourage a mode shift within selected communities by providing safe and convenient options to bicycle and walk for routine travel (see H.R. 4722), H1324 [10MR]
———condition receipt of certain highway funding by States on the enactment and enforcement of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see H.R. 4891), H6164 [27JY]
———require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 2428), H6683 [14SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 949), H5711 [19JY]
———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H7397 [29SE]
———improve the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5933), H7397 [29SE]
———inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 5879), H6163 [27JY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 775), H2936 [27AP]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 5191), H6764 [15SE]
———promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 5121), H2842 [22AP]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 5268), H3658 [19MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 4405), H473 [2FE]
Diseases: improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 2109), H5503 [1JY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1210), H1518 [16MR]
———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H2460 [25MR]
District of Columbia: authorize Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work (see H.R. 4195), H2505 [13AP]
Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 5458), H5819 [20JY]
———support academically-based social studies curriculum standards for elementary and secondary education public school text books (see H. Res. 1593), H6991 [23SE]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: protect consumers who have government benefit cards (see H.R. 4552), H603 [4FE]
Employment: promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 4830), H3484 [13MY]
———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), H1519 [16MR]
enetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 5579), H4779 [23JN]
EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H1028 [2MR]
Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see H.R. 4689), H2460 [25MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H3311 [11MY]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H3542 [18MY]
FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H3202 [5MY]
FCC: extend time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal (see H.R. 5020), H2578 [14AP]
FDA: require dentists to provide patients with a factsheet before performing any dental restoration work (see H.R. 4615), H602 [4FE]
Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see H.R. 5037), H5676 [15JY]
Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), H6567 [30JY]
Federal employees: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 5746), H6684 [14SE]
———express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2580 [14AP]
Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H2504 [13AP]
FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 5114), H3542 [18MY]
———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 3415), H1518 [16MR]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities (see H.R. 3380), H933 [25FE]
———provide a retroactive increase in deposit insurance for depositors (see H.R. 5429), H4597 [16JN]
———provide for a safe, accountable, fair, and efficient banking system (see H.R. 5159), H3274 [6MY]
Firearms: restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 5718), H5712 [19JY]
Fish and fishing: prohibit trade in billfish (see H.R. 5804), H6764 [15SE]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5577), H4778 [23JN]
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), H3014 [28AP]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4879), H2580 [14AP]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 5117), H4023 (see H.R. 5117), H4085 [27MY]
———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 5441), H7499 [16NO]
Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction (see H. Res. 1016), H6574 [30JY]
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), H4677 [22JN]
———require foreign manufacturers of products imported into the U.S. to establish registered agents in the U.S. who are authorized to accept service of process against such manufacturers (see H.R. 4678), H1519 [16MR]
Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology: anniversary of EyeCare America program (see H. Res. 1226), H6684 [14SE]
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]
Gulf of Mexico: express condolences to workers who died on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, recognize other workers, and commend rescuers and volunteers providing support to surviving families (see H. Res. 1347), H3824 [25MY]
Haiti: authorize appropriations to promote long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development (see H.R. 6021), H6569 [30JY]
———provide customs support services (see H.R. 5160), H3124 [4MY]
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 4844), H6684 [14SE]
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), H6684 [14SE]
Health: provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4808), H6804 [16SE]
Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]
Henry C. Gonzalez Post Office Building, South Gate, CA: designate (see H.R. 5293), H3745 [24MY]
Hollywood, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Walk of Fame (see H. Res. 1357), H3441 [12MY]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 5596), H4871 [24JN]
Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5028), H7615 [18NO]
———provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (see H.R. 4687), H1221 [9MR]
Howard, Robert L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1067), H603 [4FE]
Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S. (see H. Res. 762), H4975 (see H. Res. 762), H5204 [29JN]
Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 4594), H2505 [13AP]
Immigration: temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before recent Haitian earthquake (see H.R. 4616), H1519 [16MR]
India: condemn human rights violations against Kashmiri Pandits, dismantle terrorist infrastructure in the region, and hold terrorists accountable for their actions (see H. Res. 1601), H7398 [29SE]
Indonesia: end human rights crisis in Papua and West Papua (see H. Res. 1355), H3659 [19MY]
Insurance: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see H.R. 4014), H3079 [29AP]
———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see H.R. 5324), H3540 [18MY]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1692), H7500 [16NO]
Iran: enhance ability of Iranians to access the Internet and communications services (see H.R. 4301), H3014 [28AP]
———enhance sanctions by imposing certain travel restrictions and prohibiting certain procurement contracts, and authorize humanitarian and people-to-people assistance (see H.R. 4303), H2937 [27AP]
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), H6881 [22SE]
Israel: investigate critical injury to Tristan Anderson in West Bank village of Nil'in and express sympathy to him and his family (see H. Con. Res. 270), H3658 [19MY]
Japanese Americans: recognize heroic contributions of those who served in the Military Intelligence Service during and after World War II (see H. Res. 1387), H3744 [24MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 546), H4678 [22JN]
Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6384), H7394 [29SE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 5748), H5674 [15JY]
———prohibit the extrajudicial killing of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6010), H6568 [30JY]
———require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 4129), H194 [19JA]
Law enforcement officers: express that videotaping or photographing of police engaged in potentially abusive activity in a public place should not be prosecuted in State or Federal courts (see H. Con. Res. 298), H6284 [28JY]
Ledbetter, Lilly M.: relief (see H.R. 2764), H423 [27JA]
Locatelli, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Res. 1528), H6407 (see H. Res. 1528), H6458 [29JY]
Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: designate (see H.R. 4360), H194 [19JA]
Major League Baseball: urge relocation of 2011 All Star Game from Phoenix, AZ, if recently-adopted Arizona immigration law remains in effect (see H. Res. 1370), H4975 (see H. Res. 1370), H5204 [29JN]
Marine mammals: improve and strengthen whale conservation efforts and ensure that commercial, scientific, and other lethal whaling does not occur for any purpose other than aboriginal subsistence (see H. Res. 1390), H4388 [10JN]
Medicare: eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 6143), H6763 [15SE]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H1221 [9MR]
———update physician fee schedule (see H.R. 6427), H7613 [18NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 6072), H6571 [30JY]
———enhance penalties to combat fraud, establish a data-mining system and biometric technology program, and support GAO study on Medicare administrative contractors (see H.R. 5044), H3484 [13MY]
Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 1258), H2641 [15AP]
Mineta, Norman Y.: tribute (see H. Res. 1377), H8353 [14DE]
Mining and mineral resources: improve transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals (see H.R. 4128), H266 [20JA]
Monterey Institute of International Studies: recognize contributions of James Martin Center to combat nuclear weapons proliferation by training nonproliferation specialists and disseminating timely information (see H. Res. 1358), H3483 [13MY]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2057), H4387 [10JN]
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1116), H1170 [4MR]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 242), H1324 [10MR]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 4759), H1168 [4MR]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1648), H6880 [22SE]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1648), H6880 [22SE]
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H1324 [10MR]
National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children: establish (see H. Res. 1576), H6805 [16SE]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H2580 [14AP]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 4671), H3014 [28AP]
National ESIGN Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4871 [24JN]
National Estuaries Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1503), H6764 [15SE]
National Healthy Schools Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1280), H2801 [21AP]
National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H141 [13JA]
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: anniversary (see H. Res. 1444), H7549 [17NO]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1261), H2697 [20AP]
National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H7454 [15NO]
National School Lunch Act: permit certain service institutions in all States to provide year-round services (see H.R. 4274), H756 [23FE]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]
Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 1518), H5820 [20JY]
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), H4387 [10JN]
NIH: anniversary of Office of Research on Women's Health (see H. Res. 1750), H8030 [2DE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H3014 [28AP]
Oil Pollution Act: require polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills (see H.R. 5214), H4216 [28MY]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize and amend relative to drug courts (see H.R. 6090), H7397 [29SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]
Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H4780 [23JN]
Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 6295), H7391 [29SE]
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]
Postal Service: ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 173), H4636 [17JN]
Poverty in America Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H388 [26JA]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H6283 [28JY]
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]
———extend the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4564), H470 [2FE]
Publice welfare programs: require States to take steps to address domestic and sexual violence among Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 4978), H2458 [25MR]
Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6218), H7398 [29SE]
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (see H. Res. 1595), H6572 [30JY]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1430), H5921 [21JY]
Rwanda: urge release from prison of human rights lawyer, Peter Erlinder (see H. Res. 1426), H4598 [16JN]
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), H5986 [22JY]
Sam Sacco Post Office Building, Eureka, CA: designate (see H.R. 6387), H7394 [29SE]
San Francisco Bay: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see H.R. 5061), H2640 [15AP]
San Francisco Giants (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 1760), H8353 [14DE]
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), H6043 [26JY]
———require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 4958), H3824 [25MY]
Social Security: oppose legislation raising the retirement age (see H. Res. 1670), H7154 (see H. Res. 1670), H7212 [28SE]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 5714), H5545 [13JY]
———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5712), H5545 [13JY]
———reject severe changes and make common-sense adjustments to strengthen and preserve program (see H. Res. 1077), H606 [5FE]
Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]
Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 226), H6043 [26JY]
SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 4937), H4247 [8JN]
Tariff: recreational performance outerwear (see H.R. 3168), H7396 [29SE]
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 specified energy property grants to real estate investment trusts without regard to the ratable share income limitations (see H.R. 4256), H3202 [5MY]
———close foreign tax loopholes (see H.R. 5793), H6881 [22SE]
———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]
———establish a temporary surtax to offset the costs of the Afghanistan war (see H.R. 4130), H2697 [20AP]
———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 5078), H7499 [16NO]
———expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 6099), H6627 [10AU]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6881 [22SE]
———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H7397 [29SE]
———increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 2298), H2799 [21AP]
———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit (see H.R. 5693), H5502 [1JY]
———provide an investment credit for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property (see H.R. 4085), H3014 [28AP]
———provide for an investment credit for biofuel facilities (see H.R. 5142), H3202 [5MY]
———provide for home energy conservation bonds (see H.R. 5617), H4975 (see H.R. 5617), H5204 [29JN]
———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 5058), H6684 [14SE]
———reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for U.S. businesses (see H.R. 5328), H4780 [23JN]
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (see H.R. 4994), H2502 [13AP]
———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 5178), H3077 [29AP]
———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]
———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 5644), H5547 [13JY]
———repeal limitation on issuance of new clean renewable energy bonds and terminate eligibility of governmental bodies to issue such bonds (see H.R. 6117), H7156 (see H.R. 6117), H7213 [28SE]
———treat computer technology and equipment as eligible higher education expenses under certain college savings plans and allow certain individuals a credit for contributions to such plans (see H.R. 1351), H4387 [10JN]
Telecommunications: award grants for development of nonstationary radio over Internet protocol devices that support mission-critical broadband voice and data communications of public safety personnel (see H.R. 5907), H7156 (see H.R. 5907), H7213 [28SE]
Terrorism: strike medals in commemoration of anniversary of terrorist attacks and establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (see H.R. 4684), H4215 [28MY]
Tom Bradley Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 5450), H4022 (see H.R. 5450), H4084 [27MY]
Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building, Napa, CA: designate (see H.R. 6237), H7154 (see H.R. 6237), H7211 [28SE]
Transportation: provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 5967), H6404 (see H.R. 5967), H6456 [29JY]
———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 2104), H2460 [25MR]
U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives (see H. Con. Res. 318), H6990 [23SE]
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]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 6091), H6764 [15SE] (see H.R. 6419), H7548 [17NO]
University of Southern California: tribute to men's tennis team (see H. Res. 1480), H5504 [1JY]
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), H3014 [28AP]
Walker, Madam C.J.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 81), H5304 [30JN]
Washington Stealth (lacrosse team): tribute (see H. Res. 1546), H5920 [21JY]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 2030), H3542 [18MY]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 333), H7855 [1DE]
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), H7454 [15NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Braden, Dallas: tribute (see H. Res. 1351), H3441 [12MY]
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]
Immigration: eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (see H.R. 4800), H1322 [10MR]
Social Security: ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 6192), H6988 [23SE]
———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 6130), H6762 [15SE]
Taxation: impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (see H.R. 5783), H5818 [20JY]
Letters
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Anne Stausboll, California Public Employees' Retirement System (organization), E2153
Remarks
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8131
Afghanistan: funding for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H5402
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief, summer youth jobs programs, and SBA loans program, and rescind amounts from certain accounts (H.R. 4899), Senate amendments, H5402
Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 248), H1283
———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Pakistan (H. Con. Res. 301), H6123
———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, H8407
———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities, H5402
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), H1913
———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 of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1225), H2423 [25MR]
California: anniversary of East Bay Regional Park District (H. Con. Res. 211), H3493 [18MY]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8131
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8131
Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 3307), H7811
Courts: clarify and improve certain provisions relative to removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts (H.R. 5281), Senate amendments, H8240
Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H7811
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), E994
Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3224
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), H2732
Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), Senate amendment, H2618
East Bay Economic Development Alliance: anniversary, E2140
Economy: extension of tax cuts for upper-income households, H8584
———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), conference report, H5257
Education: establish an Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job, H6624
FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H7887
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (S. 3817), H8131
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize the National Estuary Program (H.R. 4715), H2601
Foreign trade: clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws (H.R. 2378), H7270
Fremont, CA: anniversary of California School for the Blind, E928
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1913
Immigration: cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students, H8240
———eliminate deadline for application for asylum in the U.S. (H.R. 4800), E342
Insurance: extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage, H2618
Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6624
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H2618
———reform the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E465
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, E2153
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign influence, prevent Federal contractors from making expenditures, and establish additional spending disclosure requirements relative to Federal elections (H.R. 5175), H4804
———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1826), H4804
Real estate investment trusts: anniversary of establishing legislation (H. Res. 1595), H6697
San Lorenzo, CA: anniversary of the Alameda County Library, San Lorenzo Branch, E1697
SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), Senate amendment, H8407
Social Security: ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (H.R. 6192), E1722
———expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (H.R. 6130), H6838, H6839 [22SE], E1637
———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), H5563, H5564 [14JY]
———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), Senate amendments, H7620 [29NO]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H4184
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4853), Senate amendment, H8584
———impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses paid by businesses receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds (H.R. 1586), Senate amendments, H6624
———impose an excise tax on currency transactions and use funds to establish child care, global health care, and climate change adaptation and mitigation trust funds (H.R. 5783), E1371
———make certain middle class tax relief permanent, increase limits on small business expensing of certain depreciable assets, and extend alternative minimum tax relief, H7887
———reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections (H.R. 4994), Senate amendments, H8267, H8269, H8270 [9DE]
Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H2618
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 5618), H5326
———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 6419), H7574
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Ways and Means (House): appointment as acting chairman, H1047, H1048 [3MR]
———resignation as acting chairman, H1124 [4MR]
Reports filed
In the Matter of Representative Stark: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 111-409), H427 [29JA]
Resignations
Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1108 [4MR]
Tributes
Buffington, Reed L., E1947
Chan, Steven D., E41
Covall, Mark, E2070
Dowling, Kevin, E809
Espina, Deanna, E832
Gettelfinger, Ronald A., H4744
Goldberg, Leslie J., E1238
Hering, Louis, E866
Lai-Bitker, Alice, E2159
Mack, Chuck, E17
Mickleburgh, Barry, E1254
O'Neal, Kelly, E1257
Parks, David, E1247
Steele, Gail, E2159
Weed, John H., E2023
Zatkin, Steve, E1178