CICILLINE, DAVID N. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H59 [6JA]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4657, H4674 [6JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3841, H3872, H3913 [1JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7680 [16NO]

Appointments

Committee on Ethics (House): investigative subcommittees, H1991 [29MR]

Articles and editorials

Parity for Kids' Mental Health, Gregory K. Fritz, Providence (RI) Journal, H6411 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: commend efforts of U.S. Armed Forces, reassess U.S. mission, and redirect funding to strengthen homeland security, create jobs, and reduce the Federal deficit and debt (see H. Res. 331), H4575 [24JN]

———condition U.S. assistance on bilateral agreement exempting work performed by U.S. contractors from taxation by Afghanistan (see H.R. 936), H1575 [3MR]

———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), H3106 [5MY]

Africa: support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5581 [26JY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]

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), H2917 [15AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2256), H5782 [29JY]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2210), H6140 [13SE]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7332 [3NO]

———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), H7209 [1NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H9432 [15DE]

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), H554 [8FE]

Armed Forces: 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]

———designate the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor members who died in the line of duty (see H.R. 546), H4946 [12JY]

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

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H8126 [2DE]

———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), H6011 [8SE]

Australia: express condolences to and solidarity with the people struggling with floods and pledge support and assistance (see H. Res. 34), H1392 [28FE]

Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers: designate segments for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3388), H7715 [16NO]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

bin Laden, Osama: tribute to President Obama and military and intelligence agencies for successful completion of the operation that led to death in Pakistan (see H. Res. 240), H3063 [4MY]

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

Boston Bruins (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 318), H6627 [5OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 87), H7831 [17NO]

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), H3759 [26MY]

———promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H3220 [11MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5897 [5AU]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 61), H726 [11FE]

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

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]

Colombia: support citizens in aftermath of flooding, renew Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act extension, promote economic growth, and reinforce fight against drug trafficking (see H. Res. 77), H1989 [17MR]

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), H7009 [24OC]

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

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), H7928 [29NO]

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), H5923 [19AU]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H8728 [12DE]

———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), H6344 [21SE]

Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (see H.R. 1477), H2603 [12AP]

Crime: improve the health care system's assessment and response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 1578), H3112 [5MY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H5966 [7SE]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish a competitive grant program to promote domestic regional tourism (see H.R. 3484), H7890 [18NO]

———establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 502), H3062 [4MY]

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), H6233 [15SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H2572 [8AP]

———establish Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institutes for Sport and Social Impact (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see H.R. 2247), H5240 [19JY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H6552 [4OC]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see H.R. 1547), H3870 (see H.R. 1547), H3911 [1JN]

Dept. of Energy: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 618), H6182 [14SE]

———provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1367), H3063 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H4590 [5JY]

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

———improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship (see H.R. 3015), H7400 [4NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H6182 [14SE]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H4529 [23JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H7166 [31OC]

———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 Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H6782 [11OC]

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), H5966 [7SE]

———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), H1620 [8MR]

Dept. of Labor: require certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential (see H.R. 1325), H3304 [13MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a global rare earth element assessment (see H.R. 1314), H6182 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish and maintain national clearinghouse for alcohol and controlled substances testing records of commercial motor vehicle operators (see H.R. 2459), H7009 [24OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H553 [8FE]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H6098 [12SE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]

———extend age of eligibility of dependent children for receipt of transferred educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 614), H1180 (see H.R. 614), H1199 [17FE]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H7627 [15NO]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 178), H3000 [3MY]

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

———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]

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

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

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]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), H7627 [15NO]

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

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

———establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2920), H6674 [6OC]

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

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H6626 [5OC]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H2326 [5AP]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

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), H6979 [14OC]

———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), H3806 [31MY]

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H6344 [21SE]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6415 [22SE]

Federal employees: provide certain benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3485), H7890 [18NO]

Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty: establish (see H.R. 3300), H7333 [3NO]

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), H4187 [14JN]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H7257 [2NO]

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]

———establish background check procedures for gun shows (see H.R. 591), H599 [9FE]

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

———restrict ability of a person with certain Federal firearms license revocations, denials, or notices, to transfer business inventory firearms (see H.R. 263), H513 [26JA]

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]

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]

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]

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

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H6098 [12SE]

Hockey Is for Everyone Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 68), H510 [26JA]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1537), H2854 [14AP]

Insurance: 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), H4188 [14JN]

IRS: clarify application of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and require convening of a regulatory review panel for certain rules (see H.R. 2545), H6140 [13SE]

Japan: commend for extending official apology to former U.S. POW from the Pacific War and moving forward in planning to invite surviving members to Japan (see H. Res. 324), H4457 [22JN] (see H. Res. 333), H4575 [24JN]

———express condolences to families of victims and survivors of earthquake and tsunami, commend response efforts, and support international relief efforts (see H. Res. 172), H1842 [15MR]

Korean War: call for repatriation of POW/MIA and abductees (see H. Res. 376), H7333 [3NO]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1293), H2214 [31MR]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (see H.R. 3626), H8318 [8DE]

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H7134 [26OC]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H6010 [8SE]

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H4364 [21JN]

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H8967 [14DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H4529 [23JN]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H6552 [4OC]

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

Middle East: 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]

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 Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H8882 [13DE]

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

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 446), H7008 [24OC]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2665 [13AP]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H684 [10FE]

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

NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H6672 [6OC]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H2934 [2MY]

Petroleum: provide relief from high gas prices by repealing subsidies for large oil companies, releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, reforming royalty laws, and penalizing price gouging (see H.R. 1748), H3281 [12MY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H6182 [14SE]

———require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures (see H.R. 2517), H6855 [12OC]

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), H3758 [26MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3759 [26MY]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 1707), H8728 [12DE]

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), H4038 [3JN]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H435 [24JA]

———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]

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

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

———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), H6231 [15SE]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H2667 [13AP]

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

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H513 [26JA]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H553 [8FE]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H7893 [18NO]

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

———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), H2268 [1AP]

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2152), H4074 [13JN]

Sports: facilitate hosting of America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition (see H.R. 3270), H7159 [27OC]

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), H4076 [13JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with refined petroleum product (see H.R. 1017), H3162 [10MY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see H.R. 3572), H8881 [13DE]

Taxation: allow loans from certain retirement plans for the payment of certain small business expenses (see H.R. 1661), H7715 [16NO]

———allow manufacturing businesses to establish tax-free manufacturing reinvestment accounts to assist them in providing for new equipment and facilities and workforce training (see H.R. 110), H684 [10FE]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H3062 [4MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H3281 [12MY]

———establish tax-preferred Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts (see H.R. 1730), H7830 [17NO]

———expand rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H6273 [20SE]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H5125 [15JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H7627 [15NO]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H6506 [3OC]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5897 [5AU]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 11), H3111 [5MY]

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H3062 [4MY]

———extend the qualifying therapeutic discovery project credit (see H.R. 1988), H7892 [18NO]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2934 [2MY]

———increase and extend deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 694), H1252 (see H.R. 694), H1364 [18FE]

———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1004), H4329 [16JN]

———make permanent and increase credit for increasing research activities and increase domestic production activities deduction for property for which research and development occurred in the U.S. (see H.R. 689), H774 [14FE]

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

———make the credit for research activities permanent and increase such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities (see H.R. 871), H1988 [17MR]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5087 [14JY]

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

———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), H5781 [29JY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H1988 [17MR] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H6273 [20SE]

———promote increased public transportation use and promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 1795), H3987 [2JN]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6920 [13OC]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6552 [4OC]

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1178 (see H. Res. 100), H1197 [17FE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

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), H353 [19JA]

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

———protect breastfeeding, provide performance standards for breast pumps, provide tax incentives to employers to encourage breastfeeding, and provide reasonable break time for nursing mothers (see H.R. 2758), H7627 [15NO]

World War II: 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), H3870 (see H.R. 1193), H3911 [1JN]

Year for People of African Descent: support (see H. Res. 41), H472 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of HHS: include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2558), H5125 [15JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit insured depository institutions from charging consumers fees for use of debit cards (see H.R. 3190), H6920 [13OC]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 3191), H6920 [13OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (see H.R. 3491), H7890 [18NO]

Motor vehicles: lower gas prices by investing in cleaner vehicle technologies and infrastructure (see H.R. 1875), H3278 [12MY]

Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 (see H.R. 2027), H3755 [26MY]

Taxation: repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 2280), H4456 [22JN]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (see H.R. 2026), H3754 [26MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (H.R. 1912), H3303 [13MY]

Dept. of HHS: include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (H.R. 2558), H5126 [15JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit insured depository institutions from charging consumers fees for use of debit cards (H.R. 3190), H6921 [13OC]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 3191), H6921 [13OC]

Lobbyists: prohibit former Members of Congress from engaging in lobbying Congress (H.R. 3491), H7891 [18NO]

Motor vehicles: lower gas prices by investing in cleaner vehicle technologies and infrastructure (H.R. 1875), H3280 [12MY]

Rhode Island: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 (H.R. 2027), H3757 [26MY]

Taxation: repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), H4458 [22JN]

Veterans: establish veterans' treatment courts (H.R. 2026), H3757 [26MY]

Lists

Cumberland, RI, Little League baseball team roster, H6168 [14SE]

Motions

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7688 [16NO]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), H6956 [14OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2048 [30MR], H2613 [13AP], H2859 [15AP], H4093 [14JN], H5737 [29JY], H6629 [6OC]

Remarks

Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund: funding, H4657 [6JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4137 [14JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 44), H1405 [1MR]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H841 [15FE], H1172 [17FE], H1405 [1MR], H1644 [9MR]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3427 [25MY]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H8983 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H798 [15FE], H2550 [8AP]

———deficit, H3270 [12MY]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H442 [25JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H3270, H3272 [12MY], H3378 [24MY], H3800 [31MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2682 [14AP]

Business and industry: require owners and operators of surface impoundments to equip coal storage facilities with safety monitoring systems, H6956 [14OC]

Buy American Act: require total domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (H.R. 487), H3799 [31MY]

———strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (H.R. 613), H3796 [31MY]

Cape Verde: independence anniversary, H4685 [7JY]

Colombia: express condolences and support to citizens in aftermath of flooding, heavy rain, and landslides and support relief efforts, H377 [20JA]

———independence anniversary, H5167 [19JY]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): express that any legislative language approved should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients, H6792 [12OC]

Congress: importance of bipartisanship, H6537, H6538 [4OC]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels, H3169 [11MY]

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, E1328 [14JY]

Credit: require certain mortgagees to evaluate loans for modifications and establish a grant program for State and local government mediation programs (H.R. 1477), H7582 [15NO]

Cumberland, RI: tribute to Cumberland Little League baseball team, H6168 [14SE]

DAV: tribute, H2614 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: WIC funding, H4137 [14JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Make It in America Block Grant Program (H.R. 1912), H3796 [31MY], H6538 [4OC], H7582 [15NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration (H. Res. 276), H3427 [25MY]

———boards and commissions funding, H841 [15FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4657 [6JY]

Dept. of Energy: provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (H.R. 1367), H3178 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations (H.R. 1216), H3378 [24MY]

———Head Start Program funding, H2550 [8AP]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (H.R. 2558), H6411 [22SE]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (H.R. 1852), H6411 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3841 [1JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2017), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3817 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: rescind funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and terminate the program (H.R. 861), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1858 [16MR]

———rescind unobligated funding for FHA Refinance Program and terminate the program (H.R. 830), H1675 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3070 [5MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), consideration (H. Res. 257), H3178 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5455 [25JY], H5655, H5656 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), consideration (H. Res. 170), H1858 [16MR]

Devlin, Kathleen: SBA Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H3285 [13MY]

Diseases: increase support and research to combat juvenile diabetes, H4375 [22JN]

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act: implementation, H6281 [21SE]

Economy: address issues relative to economic disparity, H7582 [15NO]

———importance of job creation, H607 [10FE], H1644 [9MR], H3147, H3148, H3150 [10MY], H5786 [30JY], H6014 [9SE], H6105 [13SE], H6537 [4OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8913 [14DE], H9799 [16DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6538 [4OC], H7021 [25OC]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H1644 [9MR], H3149 [10MY], H3260 [12MY], H3795, H3796, H3797, H3798, H3799, H3800, H3801 [31MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1328 [14JY]

FEMA: Urban Areas Security Initiative funding, H3841 [1JN]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7680 [16NO]

———establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), motion to recommit, H7687, H7688 [16NO]

———limitations on concealed handgun carrying reciprocity for child sex offenders, domestic violence offenders, and known or suspected terrorists, H7688 [16NO]

———require States to certify that other States' carry laws are substantially similar to their own prior to granting reciprocity for concealed handgun carrying licenses, H7680 [16NO]

Flanagan, Patricia: Rhode Island Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Silver Rattle Award recipient, H4955 [13JY]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H2054 [30MR], H7270 [3NO]

Gulf of Mexico: facilitate safe and timely production of energy resources (H.R. 1229), consideration (H. Res. 245), H3070 [5MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H226 [18JA], H260 [19JA], E203 [10FE]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E1981 [2NO]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H3012 [4MY]

Kids First (organization): Environmental Council of Rhode Island John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Award recipient, H5738 [29JY]

Korean War Veterans Association: anniversary of Rhode Island chapter, H3422 [25MY]

Liberia: independence anniversary, H5378 [22JY]

Lincoln, RI: Town of Lincoln Housing Authority recipient of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Award of Merit, H1628 [9MR]

Medicare: eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H3272 [12MY]

———reform, H2537 [8AP], H2682 [14AP], H3270, H3272 [12MY], H3378 [24MY], H3800 [31MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5655, H5656 [27JY]

National objectives: economic recovery, H3260 [12MY]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), H1959 [17MR]

Neel, Dylan: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, H4199 [15JN]

North Smithfield, RI: Meadows senior housing community named National Affordable Housing Management Association ``community of quality'', H1464 [2MR]

Ottaviano, Donna: Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association Rhode Island Superintendent of the Year recipient, H6629 [6OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6890 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H226 [18JA], H260 [19JA], E203 [10FE]

Pawtucket, RI: anniversary of Leon Mathieu Senior Center, H7081 [26OC]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2942 [3MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1172 [17FE]

Providence, RI: anniversary, H4474 [23JN]

———Housing Authority of the City of Providence recipient of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Award of Merit, H1628 [9MR]

———Providence VA Medical Center recipient of National Center for Patient Safety Cornerstone Recognition Program Bronze Award, H2048 [30MR]

Refuse disposal: facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels (H.R. 2273), motion to recommit, H6956 [14OC]

Rhode Island: tribute to Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award finalists and semifinalists, H5502 [26JY]

Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Organizations: tribute, H5249 [20JY]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (H.R. 2948), H7021 [25OC]

Silvestri, James: SBA Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery recipient, H3285 [13MY]

Small business: provide support for small business concerns, H6537 [4OC]

St. Joseph's Day: observance, H1849 [16MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H2942 [3MY], H3169 [11MY]

Taubin, Sol: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, H4199 [15JN]

Taxation: create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses and ensure protection of Social Security trust fund, H8080 [2DE]

———rates, H2682 [14AP]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (H.R. 2280), H4868 [12JY]

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), H177 [12JA]

U.S. Challenge Cup Junior Golf Foundation: tribute, H4094 [14JN]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H7941 [30NO], H8202 [7DE], H8913 [14DE], H9799 [16DE]

———rates, H3148 [10MY]

Votes: correction, H7607 [15NO], H8208 [7DE]

———position on missed, E205 [10FE]

Whitmarsh House (organization): tribute, H7220 [2NO]

Youth International Day: observance, H5593 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3983 [2JN], H8356 [12DE]

Tributes

Burke, Dylan, H4375 [22JN]

Chace, Malcoln (Kim), H5090 [15JY]

Connolly, Mike, H3814 [1JN]

Gordon, Emily, H4375 [22JN]

Michaelson, Julius C., H7639 [16NO]

Poulin, Dennis C. (Danny), H2860 [15AP]

Sundlun, Bruce, H5387 [22JY]