ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H55 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Penny Foolish, David L. Ganz, New York (NY) Times, E1979 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: 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), H3221 [11MY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7579 [14NO]

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), H2108 [30MR]

Animal Welfare Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 309), H5375 [21JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H4364 [21JN]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H5489 [25JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H2664 [13AP]

———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]

———restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 3359), H7331 [3NO]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: provide a memorial marker on Chaplains Hill to honor the memory of Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1180 (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1200 [17FE]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to ensure that members continue to receive pay when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1297), H4366 [21JN]

———appropriate funds to ensure prompt payment of death gratuity payments upon the death of members when a funding gap caused by the failure to enact interim or full-year appropriations for the Armed Forces occurs (see H.R. 1469), H2570 [8AP]

———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 increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 652), H681 [10FE]

———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see H.R. 2288), H7009 [24OC]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H1841 [15MR]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H2533 [7AP]

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), H4279 [15JN]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H5897 [5AU]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: revise Federal charter to reflect a change in eligibility requirements (see H.R. 2815), H7898 [22NO]

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]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5489 [25JY]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H9928 [16DE]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H6978 [14OC]

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]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1204), H4187 [14JN]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H4460 [22JN]

———require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see H.R. 1048), H1768 [11MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 2111), H4852 [11JY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H4460 [22JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H4459 [22JN]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H7893 [18NO]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): report findings and propose legislation to restore workforce to full employment (see H.R. 2836), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2836), H5938 [6SE] (see H.R. 2837), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2837), H5938 [6SE]

Committee on Job Creation (Joint, Select): establish (see H.R. 2835), H5936 [2SE] (see H.R. 2835), H5938 [6SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1581 [4MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8187 [6DE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H3000 [3MY]

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

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H776 [14FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H5966 [7SE]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 738), H1621 [8MR]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H1983 [17MR]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 583), H4278 [15JN]

Credit: defer mortgage payment due dates and prohibit creditors from imposing late fees, increasing interest rates, or submitting adverse credit information on mortgages for residences impacted by a disaster (see H.R. 2979), H6271 [20SE]

———permanently increase conforming loan limits for the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and the FHA maximum mortgage amount limitations (see H.R. 1754), H5888 [1AU]

———prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see H.R. 1488), H2603 [12AP]

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7898 [22NO]

Cyprus: allow for certain property claims against Turkey arising out of exclusion of U.S. nationals from property such nationals own in Turkish-occupied territory (see H.R. 2597), H5889 [1AU]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a grant program to provide veterans with apprenticeships and career advice (see H.R. 3340), H8262 [7DE]

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis (see H.R. 237), H1797 [14MR]

———expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license (see H.R. 1832), H4187 [14JN]

———review military service records of Jewish American World War I veterans to determine whether they should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1457), H2569 [8AP]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see H.R. 2689), H9928 [16DE]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1250 (see H.R. 820), H1362 [18FE]

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see H.R. 1951), H5019 [13JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2109 [30MR]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 925), H1621 [8MR]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see H.R. 1532), H2853 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4187 [14JN]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6458 [23SE]

———expand and enhance adult day programs for people with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases or conditions to improve respite services for caregivers (see H.R. 883), H3986 [2JN]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 1037), H1768 [11MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H5489 [25JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H7008 [24OC]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1797 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4577 [24JN]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H4187 [14JN]

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), H922 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H2918 [15AP]

Dept. of State: report on whether participants in recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a terrorist organization and express gratitude to Greece for preventing Gaza flotilla (see H.R. 3131), H6671 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit the leasing of any area of the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or any other mineral (see H.R. 261), H1392 [28FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve minting and issuing of coins and reduce the current excess stockpile of $1 coins (see H.R. 2760), H6183 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5489 [25JY]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H1797 [14MR]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H4750 [7JY]

———deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 210), H4794 [8JY]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H5374 [21JY]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H5734 [28JY]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H4750 [7JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: ensure that vet centers have access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval System and VA/Dept. of Defense Identity Repository (see H.R. 3245), H8188 [6DE]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H4577 [24JN]

———improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 602), H4577 [24JN]

———provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 603), H4577 [24JN]

Diseases: ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H4279 [15JN]

———establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H8262 [7DE]

———establish a national screening program, and provide States the option to increase screening for the prevention, early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer under Medicaid (see H.R. 912), H4459 [22JN]

———expand research and awareness activities relative to scleroderma (see H.R. 1672), H3806 [31MY]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3161 [10MY]

———promote increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation to address the high morbidity and mortality rates and to prevent avoidable associated hospitalizations (see H. Res. 295), H7831 [17NO]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H5936 [2SE]

———provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 2194), H4750 [7JY]

———require a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H4459 [22JN]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H4038 [3JN]

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

———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]

Education: 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]

EPA: establish a program that tests chemicals found in drinking water to determine whether they are endocrine disruptors and the extent of their ability to interfere with human hormones (see H.R. 553), H7257 [2NO]

———provide grants to eligible State consortia to establish and carry out municipal sustainability certification programs (see H.R. 3424), H7893 [18NO]

ERISA: provide protection for company-provided retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4529 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see H.R. 1681), H2998 [3MY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6506 [3OC]

———improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6456 [23SE]

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

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), H7009 [24OC]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H6506 [3OC]

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 transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H397 [20JA]

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), H9946 [19DE]

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]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H4037 [3JN]

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), H3343 [23MY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5889 [1AU]

Gambling: provide for Dept. of the Treasury licensing of Internet gambling, consumer protections, and enforcement of the tax code (see H.R. 1174), H4076 [13JN]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2572 [8AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H4366 [21JN]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: ensure compliance by certain countries and establish procedures for prompt return of children abducted to other countries (see H.R. 1940), H5781 [29JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H3870 (see H.R. 85), H3911 [1JN]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7399 [4NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H6273 [20SE]

Immigration: 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), H4187 [14JN]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 250), H5019 [13JY]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H3000 [3MY]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see H.R. 1028), H1724 [10MR] (see H.R. 2310), H4526 [23JN]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3759 [26MY]

Israel: recognize Jerusalem as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1006), H3220 [11MY]

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2216 [31MR] (see H.R. 2580), H7627 [15NO]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7209 [1NO]

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]

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

Lebanon: ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not used to fund terrorist entities in Lebanon (see H.R. 2215), H4460 [22JN]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5489 [25JY]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6921 [13OC]

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H7159 [27OC]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H5888 [1AU]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H7161 [27OC]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H7161 [27OC]

———improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H7579 [14NO]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H4187 [14JN]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H4187 [14JN]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see H.R. 1386), H5399 [22JY]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H3161 [10MY]

———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 876), H7999 [30NO]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2109 [30MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5581 [26JY]

———study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (see H.R. 1845), H4366 [21JN]

Middle East: express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles (see H. Res. 244), H3162 [10MY]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian State (see H.R. 1592), H3221 [11MY]

———prohibit certain assistance to countries that vote in the U.N. in favor of a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated border agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 2893), H6097 [12SE]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see H. Res. 268), H3759 [26MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H7399 [4NO]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 220), H4188 [14JN]

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

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H1180 (see H.R. 501), H1199 [17FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prevent drunken driving injuries and fatalities (see H.R. 2324), H5888 [1AU]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct research program on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and reduce exposure to such chemicals (see H.R. 2521), H5966 [7SE]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H3411 [24MY]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 2489), H4850 [11JY]

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

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 1561), H2855 [14AP]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H3001 [3MY]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a Caribbean tsunami forecast and warning center in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1100), H1841 [15MR]

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

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H4187 [14JN]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H1180 (see H.R. 492), H1199 [17FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H40 [5JA]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2535 [7AP]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2108 [30MR]

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), H3112 [5MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2293 [4AP]

———reform (see H.R. 1262), H3987 [2JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H5399 [22JY]

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

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]

Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism: anniversary (see H. Res. 222), H2604 [12AP]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H684 [10FE]

———end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7134 [26OC]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2535 [7AP]

Securities: determine a customer's net equity based on the customer's last statement, prohibit certain recoveries, and change how trustees are appointed (see H.R. 757), H6233 [15SE]

Securities Investor Protection Corp.: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 1987), H4076 [13JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 1001), H3758 [26MY]

———eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H4076 [13JN]

———ensure any reform prevents the reduction of benefits or an increase in retirement age (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4946 [12JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H5240 [19JY]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 718), H1252 (see H.R. 718), H1364 [18FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H2216 [31MR]

Sports: prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H7008 [24OC]

Sri Lanka: commend U.N. efforts to implement human rights accountability, call for investigation of war crimes and other human rights violations, and allow greater freedom of movement (see H. Res. 177), H5127 [15JY]

Taiwan: express concerns relative to impact of China on freedom, security, and stability (see H. Con. Res. 39), H5127 [15JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 2697), H7579 [14NO]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H2917 [15AP]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2536 [7AP]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H7626 [15NO]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H8320 [8DE]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6467 [29SE]

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

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2412), H4671 [6JY]

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

———make residents of Puerto Rico with one or two children eligible for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2454), H4748 [7JY]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H7929 [29NO]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4187 [14JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H2917 [15AP]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H2912 [15AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5375 [21JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H5581 [26JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H3062 [4MY] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

Telecommunications: conduct an inventory of broadband spectrum and auctions of voluntarily relinquished spectrum usage rights and share revenues with licensees who relinquished such rights (see H.R. 911), H3758 [26MY]

———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. 607), H3806 [31MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 1002), H1723 [10MR]

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8077 [1DE]

———award Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Medal to memorials established at 3 sites honoring individuals killed in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2864), H6140 [13SE]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars (see H.R. 1639), H8187 [6DE]

Transportation: provide driver safety grants to States with graduated driver licensing laws that meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 1515), H6978 [14OC]

———provide States certain authority to adopt air pollution reduction requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities (see H.R. 572), H598 [9FE]

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]

Turkey: end religious discrimination, safeguard Christian heritage, and return confiscated church properties (see H. Res. 306), H4277 [15JN]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 180), H2667 [13AP]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2453), H9946 [19DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7069 [25OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H1525 [2MR] (see H.R. 3346), H7893 [18NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H553 [8FE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2327 [5AP]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H1844 [15MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6674 [6OC]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H4673 [6JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H1177 (see H.R. 788), H1197 [17FE]

FCC: extend final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology (see H.R. 3430), H7626 [15NO]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H3060 [4MY]

Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-income families (see H.R. 3603), H8261 [7DE]

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H2912 [15AP]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (see H.R. 789), H1177 (see H.R. 789), H1197 [17FE]

Taxation: extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H923 [15FE]

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. 2976), H6271 [20SE]

Constitutional authority statements

Children and youth: help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (H.R. 788), H1179, H1199 [17FE]

FCC: extend final deadline for private land mobile radio licensees to migrate to narrowband technology (H.R. 3430), H7626 [15NO]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (H.R. 1724), H3062 [4MY]

Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-income families (H.R. 3603), H8262 [7DE]

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (H.R. 1645), H2916 [15AP]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (H.R. 789), H1179, H1199 [17FE]

Taxation: extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (H.R. 724), H924 [15FE]

Telecommunications: make more spectrum available to, facilitate development of a wireless broadband network for, and provide standards for spectrum needs of public safety agencies (H.R. 2976), H6272 [20SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), E1200 [24JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6321 [21SE]

Budget: cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5759 [29JY]

China Ocean Shipping Co. (COSCO): anniversary, E851 [10MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5759 [29JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1392 [22JY]

Democratic Party: proposal to hold Democratic Convention in northern New Jersey, E1263 [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Wildlife Services livestock protection program funding, E1200 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3126 [10MY]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, E1677 [21SE]

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), E667 [7AP]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6321 [21SE]

Foreign aid: reduce, H557 [9FE]

Garfield, NJ: anniversary of Garfield Babe Ruth Baseball League, E416 [3MR]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), H3126 [10MY]

Immigration: reform fees and taxes of certain visa programs, E1026 [2JN]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H6329 [21SE]

Money: provide for the economic production of various U.S. coins, E1979 [2NO]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (H.R. 789), H5724 [28JY]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6321 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), Senate amendment, H6321 [21SE]

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), H185 [12JA]

Votes: correction, E1200 [24JN]

Tributes

Adler, John H., H2277 [4AP]

Comodromos, Andreas D., E1037 [3JN]

Donohue, Mary Bustillo, E891 [13MY]

Gans, Eva L., E1281 [11JY]

Halsch, Robert F., E2319 [19DE]

Hildebrandt, Edward J., Jr., E232 [15FE]

Ju, Sungbae, E1794 [6OC]

Macula, Adele T., E998 [31MY]

McPherson, Bernadette P., E2327 [20DE]

Zampella, Alfred E., E1132 [20JN]