LOEBSACK, DAVID (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4909 [12JY]

Appointments

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

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), H3106 [5MY]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H4946 [12JY]

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]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites (see H.R. 1441), H3000 [3MY]

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), H2536 [7AP]

———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), H1908 [16MR]

———eliminate per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or service used to reduce minimum age at which Reserve component members may retire for non-regular service (see H.R. 1283), H2213 [31MR]

———ensure basic housing allowances for National Guard members are not reduced when the members transition between active duty and full-time National Guard duty without a break in service (see H.R. 2733), H5883 [1AU]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit toward early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 181), H725 [11FE]

———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]

———provide flexible spending accounts for military families (see H.R. 791), H5150 [18JY]

———recognize dependent children of members serving on active duty or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an official lapel button (see H.R. 1014), H2412 [6AP]

Army: provide for the permanent and expanded authority for Army industrial facilities to enter into certain cooperative arrangements with non-Army entities (see H.R. 2570), H5125 [15JY]

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), H2999 [3MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 81), H6977 [14OC]

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

———require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 3178), H7161 [27OC]

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

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

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), H8187 [6DE]

Commission To Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer: establish (see H.R. 3067), H10017 [20DE]

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), H7135 [26OC]

———report findings and propose legislation to restore workforce to full employment (see H.R. 2836), H7009 [24OC]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2935 [2MY]

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), H2935 [2MY]

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

Controlled Substances Act: place synthetic drugs in Schedule I indicating high potential for abuse, no current accepted medical use, and lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision (see H.R. 1254), H2572 [8AP]

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

Corps of Engineers: provide that funds made available for certain Missouri River fish and wildlife purposes be used for reconstruction of flood control structures (see H.R. 3719), H9926 [16DE]

———revise Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual to ensure greater storage capacity to prevent serious downstream flooding (see H.R. 2942), H6231 [15SE]

CPSC: exempt off-highway vehicles from certain lead prohibitions (see H.R. 412), H553 [8FE]

Crime: impose penalties for failing to report, within a reasonable amount of time, the disappearance or death of a child (see H.R. 2716), H5966 [7SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H2268 [1AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H7579 [14NO]

———extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (see H.R. 1233), H2037 [29MR] (see H.R. 1422), H2533 [7AP]

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), H6854 [12OC]

———authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships (see H.R. 2751), H7166 [31OC]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 409), H434 [24JA]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 1090), H3646 (see H.R. 1090), H3684 [25MY]

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

———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), H6344 [21SE]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see H.R. 2272), H5888 [1AU]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 1966), H6098 [12SE]

———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), H5888 [1AU]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H8262 [7DE]

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

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7929 [29NO]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H7890 [18NO]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 2637), H5488 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: develop a rare earth materials program and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 618), H2108 [30MR]

———establish a National Strategic Gasoline Reserve (see H.R. 142), H3161 [10MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H2108 [30MR]

———establish Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 531), H5888 [1AU]

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

———implement the National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (see H.R. 2600), H6467 [29SE]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2334), H6415 [22SE]

———make grants to volunteer dental projects, improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, and enhance Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program dental services (see H.R. 1666), H6552 [4OC]

———make State child abuse and neglect grant funding contigent on enactment of laws making it a felony to fail to report child abuse to law enforcement or State child protective services agencies (see H.R. 3486), H7890 [18NO]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H2858 [14AP]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1426), H5888 [1AU]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 3126), H6922 [13OC]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 1637), H2912 [15AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health to oversee contractor employee benefits of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 1030), H5966 [7SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H1252 (see H.R. 24), H1364 [18FE]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify congressional intent of agricultural hours-of-service regulations relative to the delivery of agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 3265), H7133 [26OC]

———promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road (see H.R. 843), H1727 [10MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H5965 [7SE]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H6098 [12SE]

———deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see H.R. 1025), H2109 [30MR]

———establish a Medal for Distinguished Public Service to honor veterans who make remarkable and distinguished contributions to their communities (see H.R. 2477), H7009 [24OC]

———establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5781 [29JY]

———improve comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2559), H6011 [8SE]

———repeal prohibition on collective bargaining on matters regarding compensation of employees other than rates of basic pay (see H.R. 807), H7928 [29NO]

———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), H725 [11FE]

———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 329), H3111 [5MY]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 640), H3161 [10MY]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H7069 [25OC]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3806 [31MY]

———foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes (see H.R. 2960), H7400 [4NO]

———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 a Federal commitment to Alzheimer's disease research to advance breakthrough treatments for people with the disease (see H.R. 1897), H8076 [1DE]

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), H7626 [15NO]

Education: develop 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring skills to think critically and solve problems, communicate, collaborate with others, and create and innovate (see H.R. 2536), H5085 [14JY]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend certain exemptions for direct care workers and improve systems for collection and reporting of data on the direct care workforce (see H.R. 2341), H4751 [7JY]

Families and domestic relations: 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), H6506 [3OC]

Federal employees: require certain individuals to place stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities in a blind trust or disclose trades to the appropriate congressional official (see H.R. 3550), H8188 [6DE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H6626 [5OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H3111 [5MY]

FEMA: ensure fair treatment of existing levees and flood control structures under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 764), H1727 [10MR]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings (see H.R. 1697), H7892 [18NO]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags for recipients of the Medal of Honor (see H. Res. 49), H434 [24JA]

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

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H7008 [24OC]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H1456 [1MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H34 [5JA]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H2569 [8AP]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H5888 [1AU]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H7627 [15NO]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 453), H2108 [30MR]

Housing: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see H.R. 1755), H4187 [14JN]

Hydroelectric power: expand small-scale hydropower (see H.R. 795), H6344 [21SE]

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), H2935 [2MY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6344 [21SE]

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), H4852 [11JY]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1390 [28FE]

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H6233 [15SE]

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

———ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H8126 [2DE]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2267), H6182 [14SE]

———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 891), H2605 [12AP]

———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), H6506 [3OC]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 941), H2040 [29MR]

———provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H7069 [25OC]

———provide for treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 2461), H8187 [6DE]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2605 [12AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H3304 [13MY]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5734 [28JY]

———prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved (see H.R. 3643), H9929 [16DE]

———reduce rates of basic pay (see H.R. 204), H102 [6JA]

———set the age at which Members are eligible for an annuity to the same age as the retirement age under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 2397), H5489 [25JY]

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

Money: improve circulation of $1 coins in order to phase out production of $1 bills (see H.R. 2977), H7999 [30NO]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 1112), H1905 [16MR]

National Congess on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H9929 [16DE]

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

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 83), H1581 [4MR]

National Public Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 187), H2918 [15AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 69), H510 [26JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance (see H. Res. 227), H2855 [14AP]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 87), H3112 [5MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H3162 [10MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 11), H256 [18JA]

———require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, develop assault protocol and guidelines, establish victims advocates, and establish a Sexual Assault Advisory Council (see H.R. 2337), H6043 [9SE]

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

Peace Corps Month: designate (see H. Res. 11), H256 [18JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: ensure maximum pension benefits for certain pilots forced to retire at age 60 by FAA regulations (see H.R. 1867), H3278 [12MY]

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

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), H2935 [2MY]

Public Health Service: appoint doctors of chiropractic to regular and reserved corps (see H.R. 664), H6457 [23SE]

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), H4330 [16JN]

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), H8967 [14DE]

Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 2107), H5019 [13JY]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H6552 [4OC]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see H.R. 998), H1908 [16MR]

Silvis, IL: recognize memorial park on Hero Street USA as Hero Street Memorial Park and encourage town to continue to support park at no cost to U.S. taxpayers (see H. Res. 381), H5733 [28JY]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and impose a surcharge on high income taxpayers (see H.R. 417), H469 [25JA]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see H. Res. 468), H7831 [17NO]

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

———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), H3646 (see H.R. 718), H3684 [25MY]

States: carry out congressional redistricting in accordance with a process under which the public is informed of proposals and has the opportunity to participate in their development prior to adoption (see H.R. 419), H2108 [30MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H2603 [12AP]

———allow credit for amounts paid by a spouse of an Armed Forces member for a new State license or certification required due to permanent change in duty station of such member to another State (see H.R. 3046), H6455 [23SE]

———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), H1988 [17MR]

———allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 879), H2605 [12AP]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1058), H3162 [10MY]

———encourage natural gas vehicle investments and job creation (see H.R. 1380), H2409 [6AP]

———expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see H.R. 1244), H3758 [26MY]

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

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 3148), H6781 [11OC]

———extend and increase exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 2353), H9928 [16DE]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H2934 [2MY]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H7627 [15NO]

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

———extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 724), H4750 [7JY]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H1727 [10MR]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6098 [12SE]

———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2198), H5888 [1AU]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 687), H6010 [8SE]

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

———modify incentives for production of biodiesel (see H.R. 2238), H4852 [11JY]

———permanently extend treatment of certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1747), H3987 [2JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1327), H5781 [29JY]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2091), H4673 [6JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H8319 [8DE]

———reduce tobacco smuggling (see H.R. 3186), H6919 [13OC]

———regulate subsidies paid to rum producers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1883), H3344 [23MY]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H3410 [24MY]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters and offshore tax havens to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2669), H5889 [1AU]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H5966 [7SE]

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. 607), H2857 [14AP]

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), H7831 [17NO]

———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), H6344 [21SE]

Transportation: ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 1687), H3112 [5MY]

———provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H7715 [16NO]

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), H599 [9FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1180 (see H.R. 303), H1199 [17FE] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals in Vietnam affected by Agent Orange, enhance medical care for descendants of veterans, and provide health assessments and assistance to Vietnamese Americans (see H.R. 2634), H7333 [3NO]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 184), H1985 [17MR]

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), H6344 [21SE]

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), H5966 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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), H1618 [8MR]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (see H.R. 1240), H2037 [29MR]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require members and staff to disclose lobbying activities and political contributions, streamline hearings online, and make report and legislation public (see H.R. 2860), H5964 [7SE]

Dept. of Education: develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (see H.R. 1817), H3160 [10MY]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 1995), H3644 (see H.R. 1995), H3682 [25MY]

———foster community involvement of students (see H.R. 2565), H5125 [15JY]

Education: provide priority consideration to local educational agencies that establish high quality entrepreneurship education programs for secondary schools (see H.R. 3445), H7713 [16NO]

FEMA: provide greater notification of flood insurance rate map changes and the appeals process, reimbursement for certain successful map change petitions, and removal of certain properties from flood insurance rate maps (see H.R. 2078), H3868 (see H.R. 2078), H3909 [1JN]

Giunta, Salvatore A.: Medal of Honor recipient (see H. Con. Res. 9), H354 [19JA]

National Flood Research and Education Consortium: establish (see H.R. 2330), H4527 [23JN]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 450), H7207 [1NO]

Taxation: provide a temporary employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 3746), H10014 [20DE]

Constitutional authority statements

Armed Forces: provide behavioral health services to members of Reserve components necessary to meet pre-deployment and post-deployment readiness and fitness standards (H.R. 948), H1620 [8MR]

Business and industry: promote industry growth and competitiveness and improve worker training, retention, and advancement (H.R. 1240), H2039 [29MR]

Committee on Deficit Reduction (Joint, Select): require members and staff to disclose lobbying activities and political contributions, streamline hearings online, and make report and legislation public (H.R. 2860), H5965 [7SE]

Dept. of Education: develop State statistical literacy plans and make grants for statistics-related teacher professional development and statistics education improvement (H.R. 1817), H3161 [10MY]

———establish Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (H.R. 1995), H3645, H3683 [25MY]

———foster community involvement of students (H.R. 2565), H5126 [15JY]

Education: provide priority consideration to local educational agencies that establish high quality entrepreneurship education programs for secondary schools (H.R. 3445), H7714 [16NO]

FEMA: provide greater notification of flood insurance rate map changes and the appeals process, reimbursement for certain successful map change petitions, and removal of certain properties from flood insurance rate maps (H.R. 2078), H3870, H3911 [1JN]

National Flood Research and Education Consortium: establish (H.R. 2330), H4528 [23JN]

Taxation: provide a temporary employee payroll tax cut (H.R. 3746), H10016 [20DE]

Motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2645 [13AP]

Remarks

Arlington National Cemetery: codify prohibition against reservation of gravesites, H3312 [23MY]

———provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), H3312 [23MY]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), H6254 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2065 [30MR]

Dept. of HHS: preserve Prevention and Public Health Fund for activities for senior citizens, H2646 [13AP]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H4909 [12JY]

———require notification to local television and radio stations of projected changes to flood maps and grant additional time for property owners or communities to appeal proposed changes, H4909 [12JY]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags for recipients of the Medal of Honor (H. Res. 49), H444 [25JA]

Honor Flight Iowa (organization): tribute, E1868 [14OC], E1923 [25OC]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E1684 [22SE], E2015 [4NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), motion to recommit, H2646 [13AP]

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), H174 [12JA]

Votes: correction, E638 [5AP], E650 [6AP]

———position on missed, H4833 [11JY], H5410 [25JY], H7113 [26OC]

Tributes

Bunch, Mike, E2303 [16DE]

Giunta, Salvatore A., H444 [25JA]