TITUS, DINA (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4065 [27MY]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3449 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Craft Beer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1297), H2937 [27AP]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 5434), H7397 [29SE]

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]

Armed Forces: anniversary of soldiers killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, in shooting incident (see H. Con. Res. 319), H6879 [22SE]

———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), H5819 [20JY]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see H.R. 4923), H2844 [22AP]

———honor service and achievements of female members and veterans, commend those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ensure receipt of adequate combat training (see H. Res. 904), H5921 [21JY]

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), H3745 [24MY]

———express gratitude for contributions that U.S. air traffic controllers make to keep the traveling public safe and U.S. airspace running efficiently (see H. Res. 1401), H5304 [30JN]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 6073), H6571 [30JY]

Cervical Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1011), H139 [13JA]

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

Children and youth: reauthorize child nutrition programs (see H.R. 5504), H4386 [10JN]

City of Lilburn Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1642), H6880 [22SE]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (see H.R. 5219), H3201 [5MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 5561), H6043 [26JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to AmeriCorps (see H. Res. 1338), H3312 [11MY]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 4376), H2697 [20AP]

———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), H5819 [20JY]

Crime: enhance law enforcement, support victims, and increase penalties relative to domestic sex trafficking of minors (see H. Res. 1379), H3745 [24MY]

———improve assistance to domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3401), H424 [27JA]

———prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H3745 [24MY] (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), H3703 [20MY]

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), H6803 [16SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce deficits and Government spending through elimination of wasteful agriculture subsidies and programs (see H.R. 5779), H6164 [27JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 4676), H2460 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 4386), H266 [20JA]

Dept. of Education: establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see H.R. 2849), H472 [2FE]

———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), H6804 [16SE]

———establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 745), H4974 (see H.R. 745), H5203 [29JN]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4601), H4678 [22JN]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 3668), H3703 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: incorporate transportation costs associated with the location of housing into affordability measures and standards and develop a transportation affordability index (see H.R. 5824), H5983 [22JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a grant program to benefit domestic minor victims of sex trafficking (see H.R. 5575), H7499 [16NO]

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), H3702 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a competitive leasing program for wind and solar energy development on Federal land (see H.R. 5735), H6628 [10AU]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2641 [15AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 4241), H1028 [2MR]

———expand types of approved education programs under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4320), H2697 [20AP]

———improve efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans (see H.R. 5928), H6574 [30JY]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 5116), H3278 [7MY]

Education: express that the Pell Grant program should be a high funding priority (see H.R. 5198), H3123 [4MY]

———require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 5458), H5618 [14JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 2054), H3079 [29AP]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H2844 [22AP]

Families and domestic relations: strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 5211), H4425 [14JN]

———strengthen juvenile and family courts (see H.R. 4446), H139 [13JA]

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4116), H327 [21JA]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 5786), H7397 [29SE]

Federal aid programs: increase benefits for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities for one month in 2011 to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5987), 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), H6628 [10AU]

———express appreciation for contributions and seek ways to improve safety and security during performance of official duties (see H. Res. 1187), H2580 [14AP]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3339), H648 [22FE]

Foreign trade: 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), H2697 [20AP]

Fort Drum, NY: tribute to 10th Mountain Division (see H. Res. 1217), H7454 [15NO]

Gambling: delay compliance date for certain regulations relative to prohibition on funding of unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 2266), H2642 [15AP]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 2267), H2642 [15AP]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4635 [17JN]

Greece: anniversary of Battle of Marathon (see H. Res. 1704), H7549 [17NO]

———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1107), H833 [24FE]

Health: require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 716), H3870 [26MY]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 1281), H2799 [21AP]

Hoover Dam: anniversary (see H. Res. 1636), H6804 [16SE]

Improper Payments Information Act: amend to prevent improper payments, improve recovery, and hold agencies accountable for improper payments (see H.R. 3393), H2877 [26AP]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 4596), H5819 [20JY]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H327 [21JA]

Iran: 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), H2319 [24MR]

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), H1221 [9MR]

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]

James L. Oberstar U.S. Dept. of Transportation Building Complex, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 6507), H8286 [9DE]

Kellogg, Will Keith (W.K.): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H2643 [15AP]

Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 2296), H6880 [22SE]

Marquette University: honor the Centennial Celebration of Women at Marquette University (see H. Res. 1161), H2845 [22AP]

Medicaid: cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see H.R. 1625), H2504 [13AP]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5471), H5712 [19JY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 4796), H5546 [13JY]

———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H4506 [15JN]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H4678 [22JN]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H6284 [28JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H5712 [19JY]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H2937 [27AP]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H1596 [17MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 43), H3123 [4MY]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 6072), H7156 (see H.R. 6072), H7213 [28SE]

———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), H3274 [6MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4255), H41 [12JA] (see H.R. 5146), H2935 [27AP]

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 771), H4387 [10JN]

Money: prevent smuggling using stored value and prepaid cards by including means of access or the value of funds in certain records and reports on monetary instrument transactions (see H.R. 4941), H2456 [25MR]

NASA: reauthorize manned space flight activities (see H.R. 4804), H4023 (see H.R. 4804), H4085 [27MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H41 [12JA]

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), H2319 [24MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1637), H7156 (see H. Res. 1637), H7214 [28SE]

National Influenza Vaccination Week: designate (see H. Res. 1003), H267 [20JA]

National Nursing Home Week: designate (see H. Res. 1291), H3080 [29AP]

National Physician Assistant Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1600), H7398 [29SE]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1162), H2461 [25MR]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1125), H1027 [2MR]

National Rifle Association: tribute to Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program (see H. Res. 1365), H3541 [18MY]

National School Lunch Act: improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care (see H.R. 4402), H1169 [4MR]

National security: making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security (see H.R. 6080), H6578 [9AU]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1259), H2697 [20AP]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1174), H1358 [11MR]

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), H2697 [20AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2067), H4872 [24JN]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 1047), H423 [27JA]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Pennsylvania Air National Guard 111th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1411), H5547 [13JY]

Political campaigns: 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), H2505 [13AP]

Read Across America Day: designate (see H. Res. 1111), H972 [26FE]

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]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 4530), H1028 [2MR]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see H.R. 2733), H1518 [16MR]

Senior citizens: improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries and conduct a longitudinal study on aging (see H.R. 1021), H3123 [4MY]

———support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]

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

Small business: include certain construction and land development loans in the definition of small business lending (see H.R. 6191), H6988 [23SE]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5220), H3275 [6MY]

Spirit of '45 Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 226), H5986 [22JY]

Supreme Court: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H3703 [20MY]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 1657), H6989 [23SE]

Taxation: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti (see H.R. 4462), H266 [20JA]

———allow a credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 4693), H2697 [20AP]

———encourage alternative energy investments and job creation (see H.R. 1835), H972 [26FE]

———encourage deployment of highly efficient combined heat and power property (see H.R. 4751), H6043 [26JY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 1205), H5546 [13JY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of student loans the repayment of which is income contingent or income based (see H.R. 2492), H327 [21JA]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 5623), H4973 (see H.R. 5623), H5202 [29JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3724), H6809 [20SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H6683 [14SE]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 5041), H2640 [15AP]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 5400), H7156 (see H.R. 5400), H7213 [28SE]

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 460), H3870 [26MY]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 4764), H1168 [4MR]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 3408), H6683 [14SE]

———provide a recovery period for computer-based gambling machines (see H.R. 5465), H4214 [28MY]

———provide a renewable electricity integration credit for a utility that purchases or produces renewable power (see H.R. 4149), H1518 [16MR]

———provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 4296), H6683 [14SE]

———provide an elective payment for specified energy property (see H.R. 4599), H6164 [27JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 1806), H1169 [4MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 275), H3014 [28AP]

———require payment of manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly and provide for Dept. of the Treasury assessment of certain criminal restitution (see H.R. 5552), H4780 [23JN]

———require the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid quarterly (see H.R. 510), H602 [4FE]

———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), H1169 [4MR]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (see H.R. 5081), H6990 [23SE]

Transportation: allow public transit agencies to use Federal transit funds for day-to-day operating expenses (see H.R. 2746), H648 [22FE]

University of Georgia: anniversary of Graduate School (see H. Res. 1372), H3657 [19MY]

Workers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 375), H2845 [22AP]

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), H2261 [23MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H2503 [13AP]

Dept. of Labor: require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (see H.R. 4864), H1518 [16MR]

Dept. of State: investigate role of Insan Hak ve Hurriyetleri ve Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH) (organization) in supporting terrorist organizations and foreign involvement in breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza (see H. Res. 1532), H5676 [15JY]

FEMA: require risk assessments for State Homeland Security Grant Program and require risk assessments conducted for Urban Areas Security Initiative be conducted with appropriate metropolitan area officials (see H.R. 5563), H4638 [21JN]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse (see H. Res. 1061), H472 [2FE]

Taxation: allow energy investment tax credit and residential energy efficient property credit for natural gas heat pumps (see H.R. 5518), H4386 [10JN]

Poems

``Life,'' Kenneth F. Brown, H2244 [23MR]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1874 [21MR]

Clark County, NV: withdraw Sloan Hills area from location, entry, and patent under mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials (S. 3313), H4512 [16JN]

Colleges and universities: certify pre-service and in-service science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education teacher training and professional development, H3451 [13MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: tribute to AmeriCorps (H. Res. 1338), H3339, H3340 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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 (H.R. 5012), H8113 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility in setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis, H4067 [27MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5136), H4067 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: establish and administer an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (H.R. 2377), H1405 [15MR]

Dept. of Labor: require a heightened review process of State occupational safety and health plans (H.R. 4864), H2941 [28AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Office of Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing (H.R. 3534), H6543 [30JY]

Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 5116), H3451 [13MY]

———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), H2702 [21AP]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (H.R. 4915), H2272 [24MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1327 [11MR], H1390 [12MR], H1452 [16MR], H1577 [17MR], H1629 [18MR], H1874 [21MR], H2266 [24MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocate certain percentage of funding for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, H6543 [30JY]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Stanley Cooper, Richard J. (Joe) Gardner, and other law enforcement officers for response to the armed assault at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse (H. Res. 1061), H1241 [10MR]

Medicare: apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H1578 [17MR]

———funding, H1577 [17MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 5146), H2886 [27AP]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 996), H3601 [19MY]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (H. Res. 1312), H3131 [5MY]

Social Security: anniversary, H5731 [20JY]

———privatization proposals, H5731 [20JY]

Taxation: expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 5623), H4938 [29JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4213), Senate amendment, H5699 [19JY]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 4915), H2272 [24MR]

———rates, H2510 [14AP]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H5699 [19JY]

Women: health care for women, H1629 [18MR]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, H2941 [28AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1165 [4MR], H2260 [23MR]

Tributes

Brown, Kenneth F., H2243 [23MR]

Goldberg, R.H. (Bob), H3761 [25MY]

Gomez, Herculez, H6167 [28JY]

Greenspun, Barbara, H4440 [15JN]

Guinn, Kenneth C., H6050 [27JY]

Harper, Bryce, H4783 [24JN]

Hennigan, Matthew R., H5553 [14JY]

Moonen, Rick, H5207 [30JN]

Scott, Jesse, H3317 [12MY]