CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H930 [15FE], H1183 [17FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3673 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4737 [7JY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4481, H4489 [23JN]

Appointments

Committee to escort Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak into the House Chamber, H6882 [13OC]

Conferee: H.R. 1540, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H8208 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Civil Rights Leader Clara Luper Has Died, Robert Medley and Bryan Painter, NewsOK.com (Internet site), E1096 [15JN]

Clara Luper, a Leader of Civil Rights Sit-Ins, Dies at 88, Dennis Hevesi, New York (NY) Times, E1095 [15JN]

Clara Luper—Mother of the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma, Stan Paregien, Sr., Paregien.net (Internet site), E1096-E1098 [15JN]

GOP Jumps on Old CBO Job Numbers, Jason Millman, Hill (publication), H692 [11FE]

Health Care Reform Is Constitutional, Erwin Chemerinsky, Politico (publication), H221 [18JA]

Is Bush's War Illegal?—Let Us Count the Ways, Francis Boyle, CounterPunch.org (Internet site), E559 [30MR]

Stirring Moment in Jazz History To Echo in Turkish Embassy, J. Freedom du Lac, Washington (DC) Post, E329 [28FE]

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. 780), H1177 (see H.R. 780), H1196 [17FE]

———require the President to transmit a plan with timeframe and completion date and reports with status updates on the transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan (see H.R. 1735), H3162 [10MY]

Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H722 [11FE]

Agriculture: provide for a more structured and stable domestic agricultural labor market in the U.S. (see H.R. 3017), H6413 [22SE]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H1983 [17MR]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4751 [7JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8728 [12DE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H8728 [12DE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H6626 [5OC]

———prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6237 [19SE]

Antitrust policy: restore rule making it illegal for manufacturers to set a minimum price below which a retailer cannot sell the manufacturer's product (see H.R. 3406), H7577 [14NO]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 574), H6139 [13SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H3161 [10MY]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1665 [9MR]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Libya (see H. Con. Res. 51), H3987 [2JN]

———exempt active-duty members with conditional residence status serving abroad from time period requirements to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove conditional status (see H.R. 398), H433 [24JA]

———expand matters covered by preseparation counseling (see H.R. 535), H549 [8FE]

———extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H3301 [13MY]

———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H598 [9FE]

———facilitate naturalization and removal of conditional immigration status of military personnel and their families (see H.R. 3761), H10015 [20DE]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8320 [8DE]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 1110), H2328 [5AP]

———lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 2085), H3984 [2JN]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force (see H.R. 3702), H9925 [16DE]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H7892 [18NO]

———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. 2859), H5964 [7SE]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H924 [15FE]

———require the President to obtain in advance specific statutory authorization for use in response to civil unrest in Libya (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1842 [15MR]

———require to display flags of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands whenever the official flags of all 50 States are displayed (see H.R. 985), H3111 [5MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 243), H2999 [3MY]

Assets for Independence Act: reauthorize and approve applications to operate new demonstration programs, renew existing programs, and enhance program flexibility (see H.R. 1623), H6552 [4OC]

Atomic Energy Act: require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries (see H.R. 1280), H5932 [30AU]

Bahrain: limit issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and services to Bahrain (see H.J. Res. 80), H6855 [12OC]

Bankruptcy: clarify proper venue for cases filed by corporations (see H.R. 2533), H5085 [14JY]

———extend exemption from application of means-test presumption of abuse for qualifying Armed Forces Reserve component and National Guard members called to active duty or homeland defense activities (see H.R. 2192), H4578 [24JN]

———make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3755 [26MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H726 [11FE]

Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station, Bisbee, AZ: designate (see H.R. 2668), H5660 [27JY]

Budget Control Act: protect education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2726), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicaid from budget cuts (see H.R. 2724), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Medicare from budget cuts (see H.R. 2725), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, and education programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2727), H6626 [5OC]

———protect Social Security and SSI programs from budget cuts (see H.R. 2723), H6626 [5OC]

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H3060 [4MY]

———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. 3178), H7715 [16NO]

Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (see H.R. 1239), H7008 [24OC]

———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. 487), H8135 [5DE]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 3051), H6455 [23SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: accept a statue of Gerald R. Ford from the people of Michigan for placement (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1619 [8MR]

———designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5812 [30JY]

———increase number and diversity of statues honoring State residents on display in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 1289), H5936 [2SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3869 (see H. Res. 289), H3910 [1JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize funding for creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality (see H.R. 2127), H4035 [3JN]

Children and youth: create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth (see H.R. 1901), H3344 [23MY]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H5966 [7SE]

———require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1303), H2214 [31MR]

———tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]

Civilian Conservation Corps: reestablish (see H.R. 494), H5919 [16AU]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5932 [30AU]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5286 [20JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require members and staff to disclose lobbying activities and political contributions, streamline hearings online, and make report and legislation public (see H.R. 2860), H6140 [13SE]

———require to conduct business in a manner open to the public (see H.R. 2796), H5905 [12AU]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 127), H1391 [28FE]

Committees of the House: establish select committee to review national security laws, policies, and practices (see H. Res. 48), H396 [20JA]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (see H.R. 2471), H5581 [26JY]

———protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1797 [14MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2659), H5734 [28JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H3759 [26MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H42 [5JA]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2511), H5966 [7SE]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6097 [12SE]

———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H9929 [16DE]

Corps of Engineers: study feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins (see H.R. 892), H1573 [3MR]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 2343), H4527 [23JN]

———clarify policy relative to good time credit toward service of sentences of imprisonment (see H.R. 2344), H4527 [23JN]

———provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]

Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H726 [11FE]

Courts: clarify circumstances under which the enhanced penalty provisions for subsequent convictions apply (see H.R. 2398), H4575 [24JN]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 394), H433 [24JA]

———establish a meaningful opportunity for parole or similar release for child offenders sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 3305), H7207 [1NO]

———prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (see H.R. 1021), H1724 [10MR]

———provide for deferred sentencing and the possibility of dismissal for drug offenders (see H.R. 2567), H6506 [3OC]

Credit: adjust certain home loans and forgive certain student loans (see H. Res. 365), H6273 [20SE]

———prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage that is assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 2425), H10017 [20DE]

———prohibit use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purpose of making adverse employment decisions (see H.R. 321), H3986 [2JN]

———provide enhanced mortgage-backed and asset-backed security investor protections to prevent foreclosure fraud (see H.R. 1783), H3108 [5MY]

———require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H2935 [2MY]

———require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 1618), H2911 [15AP]

Crime: amend stalking laws (see H.R. 196), H4750 [7JY]

———improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H8967 [14DE]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5897 [5AU]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]

———exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]

———improve access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 350), H601 [9FE]

———remove ineligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits of individuals who participate in a strike (see H.R. 530), H2412 [6AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (see H.R. 1912), H3301 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 2665), H5660 [27JY]

———post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

———reduce budget to level provided for fiscal year 2008 and freeze budget at such level (see H.R. 413), H553 [8FE]

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. 415), H5936 [2SE]

———authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H5966 [7SE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H6139 [13SE]

———award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 853), H6098 [12SE]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H3000 [3MY]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H6233 [15SE]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1704), H6782 [11OC]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H4674 [6JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3000 [3MY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H1621 [8MR]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7577 [14NO]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H6010 [8SE]

———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 1342), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1367), H2327 [5AP]

———provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: allocate funds for collection of statistics from most recent versions of the Standard Certificates of Live Birth and Death and Standard Report of Fetal Death (see H.R. 666), H723 [11FE]

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H6552 [4OC]

———provide diapers and diapering supplies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 3134), H6672 [6OC]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H553 [8FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———reform and modernize the Office of Refugee Resettlement (see H.R. 1475), H2602 [12AP]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H2039 [29MR]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 3054), H6455 [23SE]

———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2189), H5489 [25JY]

———enhance the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program (see H.R. 1896), H3300 [13MY]

———establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 1360), H2292 [4AP]

———establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H7332 [3NO]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7133 [26OC]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5882 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model (see H.R. 711), H5932 [30AU]

———permit establishment of Job Corps centers in U.S. territories (see H.R. 2395), H4575 [24JN]

———phase out issuance of special wage certificates to entities providing employment to disabled individuals at rates of pay below the Federal minimum wage (see H.R. 3086), H7627 [15NO]

———provide grants to the National Urban League for an Urban Jobs Program (see H.R. 683), H1666 [9MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H1250 (see H.R. 808), H1361 [18FE]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3056), H6455 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see H.R. 1022), H1724 [10MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H2917 [15AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 300), H553 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5939 [6SE]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H5966 [7SE]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see H.R. 3337), H7329 [3NO]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H4332 [20JN]

———make on time tuition payments for veterans enrolled in institutions of higher learning who are receiving Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program assistance (see H.R. 3462), H7929 [29NO]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H3107 [5MY]

———temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees at non-public institutions of higher education pursued by Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program enrollees (see H.R. 1383), H3281 [12MY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: establish programs to help States that have high rates of homicide and other violent crime (see H.R. 1550), H2935 [2MY]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3357), H7330 [3NO]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see H.R. 3030), H6413 [22SE]

Diseases: address HIV/AIDS in the African-American community (see H.R. 1462), H4577 [24JN]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H4459 [22JN]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3411 [24MY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H7208 [1NO]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (see H.R. 2123), H5019 [13JY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4578 [24JN]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 266), H7332 [3NO]

———statehood (see H.R. 265), H7332 [3NO]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 2242), H4332 [20JN]

———apply reduced sentences for certain cocaine based offenses retroactively for certain offenders (see H.R. 2316), H4526 [23JN]

———ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H2909 [15AP]

———limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H4526 [23JN]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5375 [21JY]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5375 [21JY]

———create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H7890 [18NO]

———create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (see H.R. 3638), H8968 [14DE]

———increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5150 [18JY]

———modernize and reform monetary system and restore exclusive and sovereign authority of U.S. Government to create and regulate money to rebuild the economy (see H.R. 2990), H6341 [21SE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, summer and year-round employment opportunities for low-income youth, and work-based training for unemployed adults and youth (see H.R. 3425), H8136 [5DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE]

———authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 646), H6182 [14SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5375 [21JY]

———ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H1621 [8MR]

———provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7397 [4NO]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H6782 [11OC]

Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building, Munising, MI: designate (see H.R. 3378), H9929 [16DE]

Emergency Trade Deficit Commission: establish (see H.R. 1603), H2911 [15AP]

Employment: adjust discretionary spending limits for appropriations for emergency job creation (see H.R. 2857), H5964 [7SE]

———allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H3278 [12MY]

———create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6180 [14SE]

———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund (see H.R. 2920), H6552 [4OC]

———incentivize establishment and provide States with temporary financing of short-time compensation programs (see H.R. 2421), H4671 [6JY]

Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate the national significance of the fair housing movement (see H.R. 3278), H7333 [3NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H5286 [20JY]

———establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 631), H7714 [16NO]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H6626 [5OC]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H4527 [23JN]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2193), H4277 [15JN]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H6043 [9SE]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 1350), H8728 [12DE]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and certain governmental retirees receive a one-time payment to compensate for the lack of cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2590), H5239 [19JY]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 616), H679 [10FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2040 [29MR]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7207 [1NO]

Federal Railroad Administration: require a percentage of funding be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 3513), H7927 [29NO]

FEMA: establish Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (see H.R. 2849), H5964 [7SE]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H6782 [11OC]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H4279 [15JN]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H2935 [2MY] (see H.R. 2451), H4748 [7JY]

Financial literacy: require financial literacy and economic education counseling for student borrowers (see H.R. 2535), H5085 [14JY]

Firearms: ensure that individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and require a background check for every firearm sale (see H.R. 1781), H3108 [5MY]

———prohibit trafficking (see H.R. 2554), H5125 [15JY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H254 [18JA]

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H3344 [23MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2705), H6098 [12SE]

———provide assistance for the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 949), H4529 [23JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 304), H4186 [14JN]

———establish guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]

———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. 157), H3162 [10MY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H680 [10FE]

———prevent importation of merchandise into the U.S. in a manner that evades antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see H.R. 3057), H6456 [23SE]

———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. 3646), H8880 [13DE]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3465), H7829 [17NO]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H2215 [31MR]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H4574 [24JN]

———provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H3304 [13MY]

Government: express that the President should make every effort to negotiate passage of an increase in the statutory debt limit or, failing that, use constitutional authority to pay U.S. debts (see H. Con. Res. 69), H5885 [1AU]

Government-sponsored enterprises: apply Freedom of Information Act to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during any period that such entities are in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 463), H776 [14FE]

Green, Christina Taylor: tribute to organ donation following death at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event in Tucson, AZ, and encourage organ donation as a personal choice (see H. Res. 55), H684 [10FE]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 1250), H2605 [12AP]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5375 [21JY]

———enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H3000 [3MY]

———increase public awareness and create educational programs concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 36), H6182 [14SE]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4366 [21JN]

———provide for medical neutrality protecting medical facilities and personnel during armed conflict and establish accountability for violations of the principle of medical neutrality (see H.R. 2643), H5579 [26JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H601 [9FE]

Honduras: limit assistance pending certification that the Government of Honduras has settled all outstanding expropriation claims brought by U.S. companies (see H.R. 2200), H5734 [28JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3159 [10MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3305 [13MY]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 267), H7332 [3NO]

———reestablish Page Program (see H. Res. 397), H6273 [20SE]

Housing: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 1548), H2854 [14AP]

———constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5375 [21JY]

Immigration: allow companies to attract foreign graduates of U.S. universities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and reform and create new immigration categories to stimulate the economy (see H.R. 2161), H4185 [14JN]

———allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP] (see H.R. 1796), H3114 [6MY]

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H3282 [12MY]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 2185), H4277 [15JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 864), H5966 [7SE]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H5239 [19JY]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H553 [8FE]

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 148), H1619 [8MR]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5892 [2AU]

Japan: express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H2040 [29MR]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7135 [26OC]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see H.R. 2563), H5125 [15JY]

Labor unions: recognize importance in ensuring a strong middle class by advocating for equitable wages, humane work conditions, improved benefits, and increased civic engagement by workers (see H. Res. 452), H7207 [1NO]

Libya: disapprove U.S. intervention (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3985 [2JN]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H9946 [19DE]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H8967 [14DE]

Medicare: apply additional health information technology (HITECH) payment provisions to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1273), H2106 [30MR]

———apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see H.R. 3613), H8318 [8DE]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H5919 [16AU]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H5926 [23AU]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H5127 [15JY]

———require use of analytic contractors in identifying and analyzing misvalued physician services and an annual review of potentially misvalued codes under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 1256), H2268 [1AP]

Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H3112 [5MY]

Minimum wage: provide for calculation based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census (see H.R. 283), H1525 [2MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of motorcoaches (see H.R. 873), H7208 [1NO]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3510), H10017 [20DE]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7135 [26OC]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 51), H554 [8FE]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 362), H5373 [21JY]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 623), H679 [10FE]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7331 [3NO]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H433 [24JA]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 75), H551 [8FE] (see H. Res. 83), H681 [10FE]

National parks and recreation areas: codify into law as title 54 of the U.S. Code certain laws relative to the National Park System (see H.R. 1950), H3342 [23MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8728 [12DE]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H3411 [24MY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 87), H724 [11FE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 27), H1252 (see H.R. 27), H1364 [18FE]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 353), H5126 [15JY]

New Zealand: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts (see H. Res. 139), H1727 [10MR]

NIH: research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 2332), H4527 [23JN]

NLRB: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 2775), H5884 [1AU]

Norway: condemn terrorist attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island and express condolences and support to those affected by the attack (see H. Res. 379, 380), H5733 [28JY]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H138 [7JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H5888 [1AU]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H5888 [1AU]

Patents: exempt expired patents from false marking fines if the manufacturing or production process remains unchanged or if the patent is identified as expired (see H.R. 1056), H1796 [14MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see H.R. 439), H601 [9FE]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2970), H6271 [20SE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H141 [11JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1454 [1MR]

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H141 [11JA]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H7900 [25NO]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H5018 [13JY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H5936 [2SE]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H6506 [3OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5375 [21JY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 3564), H9929 [16DE]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1916), H3301 [13MY]

———designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 3334), H7329 [3NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3573), H8186 [6DE]

Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7331 [3NO]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H3063 [4MY]

Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3556), H8188 [6DE]

SBA: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 3184), H6919 [13OC]

———improve microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program and establish an Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2809), H8967 [14DE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H3000 [3MY]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 778), H7830 [17NO]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H6626 [5OC]

———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. 576), H1621 [8MR]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6181 [14SE]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4793 [8JY]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H776 [14FE]

———modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2063), H6552 [4OC]

Sudan: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that Sudan is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way the Lord's Resistance Army (see H.R. 895), H2216 [31MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5375 [21JY]

———establish Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1191), H3220 [11MY]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6506 [3OC]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H2039 [29MR] (see H.R. 747), H2293 [4AP]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]

———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. 755), H1456 [1MR]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6782 [11OC]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H774 [14FE]

———increase tax rates for millionaires and billionaires (see H.R. 1124), H2935 [2MY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H4673 [6JY]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see H.R. 1804), H3159 [10MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4852 [11JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H5928 [26AU]

———provide market-based manufacturing incentives (see H.R. 3495), H7890 [18NO]

———qualify formerly homeless youth who are students for purposes of low income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3076), H6922 [13OC]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H4076 [13JN]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 2230), H4578 [24JN]

———repeal excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 436), H601 [9FE]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 2280), H4852 [11JY]

———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H1176 (see H.R. 772), H1196 [17FE]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5660 [27JY]

Territories: treat American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands as States for certain criminal justice programs (see H.R. 986), H1664 [9MR]

Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H3754 [26MY]

———provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H4946 [12JY]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H8077 [1DE]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H6182 [14SE]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: anniversary of Protocol To Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (see H. Res. 508), H10015 [20DE]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 2944), H6231 [15SE]

Ukraine: condemn persecution of political prisoners such as Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko (see H. Res. 435), H6979 [14OC]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H5734 [28JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H726 [11FE]

———provide grants to cities with high unemployment rates to provide job training, public works, and economic development programs (see H.R. 2537), H5085 [14JY]

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. 303), H2934 [2MY] (see H.R. 333), H3220 [11MY]

———provide for reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position to obtain medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2875), H6042 [9SE]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H1525 [2MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H5966 [7SE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5375 [21JY]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 3658), H8965 [14DE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2572 [8AP]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4946 [12JY]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

———require mammography reports contain a breast density summary and a statement on the benefit of supplementary screening tests for patients with dense breast tissue (see H.R. 3102), H6624 [5OC]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6506 [3OC]

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H3344 [23MY]

Young, Charles: provide for posthumous promotion to brigadier general in the Army (see H.R. 1015), H4750 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ba, Al-Housseynou: relief (see H.R. 1276), H2107 [30MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 1587), H2910 [15AP]

———improve administration of certain cases (see H.R. 2667), H5660 [27JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H34 [5JA]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients (see H. Con. Res. 72), H5885 [1AU]

Courts: protect the safety of judges by extending authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports (see H.R. 1059), H1796 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1573 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (see H.R. 323), H353 [19JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1523 [2MR]

Discrimination: take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (see H. Res. 283), H3756 [26MY]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1409), H2533 [7AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

International Memorial to the Underground Railroad: anniversary (see H. Res. 434), H6920 [13OC]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 105), H1251 (see H. Res. 105), H1362 [18FE]

Kumor, Bartosz: relief (see H.R. 1857), H3219 [11MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 109), H37 [5JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 1899), H3300 [13MY]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (see H.R. 322), H353 [19JA]

Sports: remove antitrust immunity applicable to professional football teams (see H.R. 1060), H1796 [14MR]

Taxation: promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H5780 [29JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions (see H.R. 1805), H3159 [10MY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 107), H37 [5JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 108), H37 [5JA]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 2212), H4326 [16JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Ba, Al-Housseynou: relief (H.R. 1276), H2108 [30MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 1587), H2914 [15AP]

———improve administration of certain cases (H.R. 2667), H5661 [27JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H43 [5JA]

Courts: protect the safety of judges by extending authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports (H.R. 1059), H1796 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (H.R. 894), H1575 [3MR]

Dept. of Justice: create and maintain a public database of administrative, civil, and criminal actions against corporate entities (H.R. 323), H355 [19JA]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (H.R. 870), H1524 [2MR]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 1409), H2534 [7AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H725 [11FE]

Kumor, Bartosz: relief (H.R. 1857), H3220 [11MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 3618), H8319 [8DE]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 109), H45 [5JA], H255 [18JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 1899), H3302 [13MY]

Product safety: require businesses to warn employees, consumers, and the appropriate Federal officials of any product or service that poses serious danger to the public (H.R. 322), H355 [19JA]

Sports: remove antitrust immunity applicable to professional football teams (H.R. 1060), H1796 [14MR]

Taxation: promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H5781 [29JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunset of certain provisions (H.R. 1805), H3160 [10MY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (H.R. 107), H44 [5JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (H.R. 108), H45 [5JA], H254 [18JA]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 2212), H4328 [16JN]

Letters

Armed Forces authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force: James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, H8926 [14DE]

———Leon E. Panetta, Sec. of Defense, H8926 [14DE]

———Robert S. Mueller III, FBI Director, H8926 [14DE]

———William S. Sessions, Constitution Project (organization), H8925 [14DE]

———several retired military leaders, H8925 [14DE]

Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E2016 [4NO]

Regulatory reform legislation: William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H8086 [2DE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3025, H3027, H3029 [4MY]

Afghanistan: expedite transition of U.S. military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan, H8928 [14DE]

Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H874 [15FE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4138, H4139 [14JN]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H874 [15FE], E288, E298 [18FE]

Armed Forces: direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1931 [17MR], E571 [30MR]

———limit authority to detain U.S. citizens under authorizations for use of military force, H8925, H8927 [14DE]

———prohibit funding for deployment of ground troops in Libya, H3673, H3674 [25MY], H4737 [7JY]

Bi-State Development Agency: grant congressional consent to an amendment to interstate compact between Missouri and Illinois extending maturity dates of issued bonds (S.J. Res. 22), H8170 [6DE]

Budget: comply with cut-as-you-go requirement, H4383, H4386, H4387 [22JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7782, H7791, H7801, H7802, H7803 [17NO], H7842 [18NO]

———deficit, H7782 [17NO]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: prevent importation of counterfeit products and infringing devices, H8928 [14DE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E12 [5JA]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H687, H689, H692 [11FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), E95 [24JA]

Constitution Day: observance, E1713 [23SE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 2471), H8162 [6DE]

Corps of Engineers: emergency flood control and disaster relief funding through rescission of unobligated economic stimulus funding for high-speed and intercity passenger rail projects, E1302 [12JY]

Courts: clarify time limits for appeals in civil cases to which the U.S., Federal agencies, or Federal employees are parties (H.R. 2633), H6048 [12SE]

———prevent termination of temporary bankruptcy judges in certain judicial districts (H.R. 1021), H8166 [6DE]

———protect the safety of judges by extending authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports (H.R. 1059), H6049 [12SE], E475 [14MR]

———protect the safety of judges by extending authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports (H.R. 1059), Senate amendment, H9938 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4138, H4139 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3673, H3674 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), conference report, H8925, H8927 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4737 [7JY]

Dept. of HHS: family planning services funding, E288 [18FE]

Dept. of Justice: clarify statutory authority for the practice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities relative to certain serious violent crimes (H.R. 2076), H6046 [12SE]

Discrimination: take steps to counter the growth in anti-Muslim sentiments, targeted rhetorical attacks, and violence against the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian American communities (H. Res. 283), E971 [27MY]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), H2361 [6AP]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H687, H689, H692 [11FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8816 [13DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1302 [12JY]

FBI: extend term of incumbent Director (S. 1103), H5470 [25JY]

FDA: recall of grapes and tomatoes for salmonella contamination, H8087 [2DE]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law (H.R. 10), H687 [11FE], H8035 [1DE], H8083 [2DE], H8209, H8210, H8224 [7DE]

———reform process by which agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H.R. 3010), H8035 [1DE], H8082, H8083, H8086, H8087, H8088 [2DE]

———require agency submitting Federal rule proposal to include assessment of private or public jobs to be gained or lost relative to implementation of proposal, H8224 [7DE]

Firearms: create a comprehensive database containing all permits and licenses issued by States for carrying concealed weapons and ensure access to such database by law enforcement officers, H7675 [16NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7662, H7664, H7665, H7674, H7675, H7678, H7682 [16NO]

———exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity to enforce State laws requiring a person to be at least 21 years of age to possess or carry a concealed handgun, H7678 [16NO]

———exempt States from right-to-carry reciprocity when the State does not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station, H7674 [16NO]

GAO: study ability of State and local law enforcement to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed handgun carrying licences, H7682 [16NO]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H8035, H8037, H8038, H8039 [1DE], H8083 [2DE]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (H.R. 1409), E661 [7AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H215, H221 [18JA]

Heath, Jimmy: DC Jazz Festival Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1075 [13JN]

House of Representatives: reduce amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, committee, and leadership offices (H. Res. 22), H67 [6JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H521 [8FE], H734, H735 [14FE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 3618), E2217 [8DE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 109), E2 [5JA]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1962 [17MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4383, H4386, H4387, H4389 [22JN]

Patents: clarify calculation of filing period deadline for patent term extension applications, H4489 [23JN], E1940 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 1249), H4481, H4489 [23JN], E1940 [26OC]

———reform (H.R. 1249), consideration (H. Res. 316), H4383, H4386, H4387, H4389 [22JN]

———transition to a first-inventor-to-file system only upon Presidential finding that other major patent authorities have adopted a similar one-year grace period, H4481 [23JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on employment, H689, H692 [11FE]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H215, H221 [18JA]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 1899), E898 [13MY]

Religion: condemn anti-Muslim rhetoric, E590 [31MR]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H692 [11FE]

Sports: remove antitrust immunity applicable to professional football teams (H.R. 1060), E478 [14MR]

Taiwan: observance of National Day, E1857 [13OC]

Taxation: promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (H.R. 2701), H7177 [1NO]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (H.R. 1002), H7177 [1NO]

Tucson, AZ: condemn shootings at ``Congress on Your Corner'' event, express condolences to friends and families of victims, commend first responders, and honor service of Representative Giffords (H. Res. 32), H188 [12JA]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), E1824 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8816 [13DE]

———require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation, H8816 [13DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend certain provisions (H.R. 514), H521 [8FE], H734, H735 [14FE]

Votes: correction, H3737 [26MY], E95 [24JA], E894 [13MY], E2286 [16DE]

———position on missed, H2314 [5AP], H3434 [25MY], E1963 [31OC]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, E2016 [4NO]

———prevent voter caging (H.R. 107), E3 [5JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (H.R. 108), E4 [5JA]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 2212), E1121 [16JN]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, E1774 [5OC]

Reports

Analysis of an Estimate of the Total Costs of Federal Regulations: Curtis W. Copeland, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H8082 [2DE]

Overview—Voting Law Changes in 2012: Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, E2017 [4NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 111th Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 111-712), H141 [11JA]

Tributes

Adler, John H., E642 [5AP]

Bell, Derrick A., Jr., E1807 [7OC]

Berenson, Marvin L., E1410 [26JY]

Ertegun, Ahmet, E329 [28FE]

Ertegun, Mehmet Munir, E329 [28FE]

Ertegun, Neshi, E329 [28FE]

Halataei, Allison, H8088 [2DE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr., E1776 [5OC]

Lowery, Joseph E., E1793 [6OC]

Luper, Clara M. Shepard, E1095 [15JN]

O'Malley, Jerry, E1859 [13OC]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L., E1782 [5OC]

Weston, Randy, E1551 [7SE]

Wilson, Nancy, E1570 [8SE]