NAPOLITANO, GRACE F. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7368 [4NO]

Articles and editorials

Panel Questions Adequacy of Mental Health Care, Andrew Tilghman, Army Times (publication), H4716 [7JY]

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), H3344 [23MY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H8077 [1DE]

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), H1770 [11MR]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 943), H2040 [29MR]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H3063 [4MY]

———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]

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), H2935 [2MY]

———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), H2935 [2MY]

———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), H8126 [2DE]

———provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (see H.R. 948), H1797 [14MR]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see H.R. 1089), H2605 [12AP]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H5374 [21JY]

———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]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H1252 (see H.R. 729), H1364 [18FE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H4038 [3JN]

Bodai, Balazs (Ernie): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3003), H6342 [21SE]

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

Business and industry: establish a pilot program to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 1716), H6140 [13SE]

Buy American Act: strengthen requirements applicable to airports, highways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit (see H.R. 613), H5926 [23AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5373 [21JY]

Cargo transportation: invest in and improve the U.S. freight transportation system (see H.R. 1122), H1988 [17MR]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H. Res. 130), H1908 [16MR]

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]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H5734 [28JY]

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), H6011 [8SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5966 [7SE]

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), H7627 [15NO]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1988 [17MR]

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), H396 [20JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3162 [10MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

CPSC: require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content (see H.R. 400), H2215 [31MR]

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

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (see H.R. 470), H507 [26JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention program by requiring suicide prevention training during recruit basic training, preseparation counseling, and mental health assessments (see H.R. 1284), H2572 [8AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain Armed Forces members who served on active duty to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1947), H4366 [21JN]

———authorize State and local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges (see H.R. 863), H1797 [14MR]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H1580 [4MR]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H723 [11FE]

———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), H4038 [3JN]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H2268 [1AP]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H7627 [15NO]

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

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H1581 [4MR]

———establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2187), H6626 [5OC]

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

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5375 [21JY]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H8136 [5DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H3806 [31MY]

———protect victims of crime or serious labor violations from deportation during enforcement actions (see H.R. 2169), H4578 [24JN]

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: 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]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (see H.R. 440), H1908 [16MR]

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]

———conduct a study of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in California (see H.R. 200), H102 [6JA]

———establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 3446), H7713 [16NO]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 612), H679 [10FE]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H4748 [7JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1141), H1906 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety (see H.R. 825), H2605 [12AP]

———prescribe standards for maximum number of hours an operator of a commercial motor vechicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver (see H.R. 756), H4459 [22JN]

———protect safety of U.S. roads by prohibiting Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 2407), H4795 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H2571 [8AP]

———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), H2917 [15AP]

———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]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H1797 [14MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: provide authority to enter into stewardship projects to achieve land management goals for national forests and public lands that meet local and rural community needs (see H.R. 2601), H5285 [20JY]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of unemployment status (see H.R. 1113), H3111 [5MY]

Diseases: 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), H4188 [14JN]

———provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H3112 [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: 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]

Education: increase access to adult education to provide for economic growth (see H.R. 2226), 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]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1617), H2911 [15AP]

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]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 1876), H5734 [28JY]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H4460 [22JN]

———prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2284), H7627 [15NO]

Ethnic groups: express regret for passage of discriminatory laws against Chinese in America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act (see H. Res. 282), H5375 [21JY]

Executive Office of the President: require preparation of a quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy (see H.R. 1366), H6182 [14SE]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 2234), H7627 [15NO]

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), H3063 [4MY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6182 [14SE]

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), H1666 [9MR]

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

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]

Financial institutions: provide amortization authority in certain situations for capital calculation under the Financial Institutions Examination Council Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (see H.R. 1356), H3112 [5MY]

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

———repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments system (see H.R. 3156), H7134 [26OC]

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), H6011 [8SE]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H684 [10FE]

First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 1975), H3409 [24MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit the sale of billfish (see H.R. 2706), H6467 [29SE]

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), H6233 [15SE]

Foreign countries: take action against certain judgment-evading foreign states and state-owned corporations of such states (see H.R. 1798), H4530 [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]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (see H.R. 639), H3281 [12MY]

———extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 913), H3062 [4MY]

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), H3281 [12MY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 192), H138 [7JA]

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), H4794 [8JY]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3528), H7998 [30NO]

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), H2105 [30MR]

Health: make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4578 [24JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3304 [13MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H4042 [7JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H4038 [3JN]

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]

———reform detention procedures (see H.R. 933), H8319 [8DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 1208), H2536 [7AP]

Insurance: 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), H37 [5JA]

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

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7008 [24OC]

Iraq: ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 231), H6234 [15SE]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement Klamath Basin Restoration and Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreements and plan and implement dam removal (see H.R. 3398), H7405 [10NO]

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]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H4035 [3JN]

Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Port of Long Beach (see H. Res. 224), H2855 [14AP]

Los Angeles County, CA: designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 as the ``Jenny Oropeza Highway'' (see H.R. 1472), H2570 [8AP]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1170), H4577 [24JN]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 340), H553 [8FE]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to payment for partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 3442), H9432 [15DE]

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

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

———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), H3806 [31MY]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 831), H2917 [15AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5661 [27JY]

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), H4590 [5JY]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]

NAFTA: promote infrastructure projects financed by the North American Development Bank in the border region to promote growth in trade and commerce between the U.S. and Mexico (see H.R. 2216), H4326 [16JN]

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

National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 341), H7893 [18NO]

National Dance Day: designate (see H. Res. 342), H4748 [7JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H5928 [26AU]

National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 136), H5375 [21JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H1392 [28FE]

Native Americans: improve education (see H.R. 3569), H8967 [14DE]

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

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

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 670), H723 [11FE]

———resolve the status of certain legally residing persons under U.S. immigration laws (see H.R. 1466), H3112 [5MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 190), H2667 [13AP]

Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: authorize establishment of a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 854), H1844 [15MR]

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

Pipelines: enhance pipeline safety and provide communities with access to improved information concerning the equipment and operations of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 22), H33 [5JA]

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), H3344 [23MY]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H5936 [2SE]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H3279 [12MY]

Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building, Yountville, CA: designate (see H.R. 3004), H6416 [22SE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5734 [28JY]

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 works: ensure that transportation and infrastructure projects using Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and manufactured goods produced in the U.S. (see H.R. 3533), H8074 [1DE]

Puerto Rico: construct a specialty hospital and toxins research center on the island of Vieques (see H.R. 1645), H4330 [16JN]

———increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1844 [15MR]

Railroads: amend limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents (see H.R. 304), H10027 [23DE]

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), H394 [20JA]

———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), H7929 [29NO]

Renewable energy: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development (see H.R. 2994), H6626 [5OC]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H2909 [15AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H2268 [1AP]

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), H553 [8FE]

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

———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), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7333 [3NO]

Social Security: 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), H3281 [12MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 1332), H3281 [12MY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1106), H1842 [15MR]

Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office, Inverness, CA: designate (see H.R. 793), H1177 (see H.R. 793), H1197 [17FE]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see H.R. 1127), H4852 [11JY]

———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]

———prohibit the use of performance-enhancing drugs in horseracing (see H.R. 1733), H6506 [3OC]

Taxation: create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H6010 [8SE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H6233 [15SE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5579 [26JY]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6458 [23SE]

———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), H7892 [18NO]

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

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Res. 25), H776 [14FE]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H3000 [3MY]

———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), H4187 [14JN]

———restrict benefits of Reverse Morris Trust transactions by removing incentives to sell off assets tax free by creating spinoff companies that assume large amounts of debt (see H.R. 2604), H5285 [20JY]

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), H8262 [7DE]

Transportation: advance use of cleaner construction equipment on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects to improve air quality near construction sites (see H.R. 3122), H8000 [30NO]

———enhance employer involvement in transportation planning and create and expand commuter benefit programs (see H.R. 260), H141 [11JA]

———improve national freight transportation system by leveraging investments and promoting partnerships that advance interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 1338), H2667 [13AP]

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

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

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

———require public employees to perform inspection of State and local surface transportation projects and ensure public safety, cost-effective use of funds, and timely project delivery (see H.R. 328), H553 [8FE]

———revise certain infrastructure finance provisions (see H.R. 1123), H3111 [5MY]

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), H5127 [15JY]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H599 [9FE]

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

Wallenberg, Raoul: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3001), H8967 [14DE]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3145), H7929 [29NO]

———require use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction, alteration, and repair of public water systems and treatment works (see H.R. 1684), H6010 [8SE]

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

Wayne Grisham Post Office, La Mirada, CA: designate (see H.R. 2158), H4075 [13JN]

Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 2236), H4327 [16JN]

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

———promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H6233 [15SE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6344 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: 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]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 214), H2570 [8AP]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2664), H5660 [27JY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 751), H1178, H1197 [17FE]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2664), H5661 [27JY]

Letters

Bureau of Reclamation water projects funding: G. Wade Miller, WateReuse Association, H975 [16FE]

———Timothy Quinn, Association of California Water Agencies, H975 [16FE]

Remarks

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (H.R. 1791), H7417 [14NO]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H975 [16FE]

Armed Forces: improve the recruitment, retention, and competitive compensation of mental health care professionals, H4715, H4716 [7JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: water projects funding, H975 [16FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall to award Congressional Gold Medal to 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service for World War II service (S. Con. Res. 28), H6286 [21SE]

Chinese American Film Festival: anniversary, E2291 [16DE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2838), H7348, H7368 [4NO]

———give distant water tuna vessels in the Western Pacific Ocean the option of using Guam as their required port of call to meet U.S. maritime regulations, H7368 [4NO]

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), H657 [10FE]

Dams: further allocate and expand availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam (H.R. 470), H6479 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4715, H4716 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the U.S. and the Uintah Water Conservancy District (H.R. 818), H6996 [24OC]

———convey certain Federal features of the electric system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District (H.R. 461), H6994 [24OC]

———convey McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to North Carolina (H.R. 1160), H6993 [24OC]

———issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas in, and acquire land from Doyon Tourism, Inc., for Denali National Park and Preserve (H.R. 441), H6991 [24OC]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 320), H6996, H6997 [24OC]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H657 [10FE]

Mental Health Month: observance, H3169 [11MY]

Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (H.R. 295), H6992 [24OC]

Pesticides: clarify congressional intent regarding regulation of use of pesticides in or near navigable waters (H.R. 872), H2087 [30MR]

Point of order, H7417 [14NO]

Ships and vessels: increase State authority to impose more protective operational requirements on ballast water discharges from commercial vessels within State resource waters, H7348 [4NO]

———regulate discharges from commercial vessels, H7348 [4NO]

Votes: position on missed, H3320, H3321, H3322 [23MY], H4479, H4480, H4481, H4499, H4500, H4501, H4502, H4503, H4505 [23JN], H4540, H4550, H4564 [24JN], H5409 [25JY], H7744, H7745, H7746, H7781 [17NO], H7874, H7875 [18NO], H8340, H8341, H8342 [12DE], H8748, H8758, H8759, H8760, H8761 [13DE], H9820, H9821, H9822, H9823, H9906, H9907 [16DE], E1825 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3332 [23MY], H4524 [23JN], H5487 [25JY], H7819 [17NO], H8356 [12DE], H9429 [15DE]

Statements

Examining the Progress of Suicide Prevention Outreach Efforts at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Jacob B. Gadd, American Legion, H4716 [7JY]

Tables

California 2006 causes of impairment for California waters, H2088 [30MR]

California impaired waters, cause of impairment group—pesticides, H2088 [30MR]

Tributes

Freeman, P. Michael, E267 [18FE]

Guzman-Kennedy, Maria, E485 [15MR]