PASCRELL, BILL, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

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

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H790 [14FE], H910 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3720 [26MY]

Articles and editorials

In High-Crime Areas, Still Too Few Police, Dan Mihalopoulos and Hunter Clauss, New York (NY) Times, H7274 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see H.R. 3286), H9929 [16DE]

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H2858 [14AP]

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]

Amtrak: provide for certain tunnel life safety and rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 3025), H6413 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1580 [4MR]

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H4038 [3JN]

———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]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H4332 [20JN]

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), H1770 [11MR]

Armed Forces: extend authority of certain members and veterans to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to family members (see H.R. 1910), H6140 [13SE]

Buckles, Frank W.: authorize ceremony in the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the last surviving veteran of World War I (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1525 [2MR]

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), H509 [26JA]

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), H5150 [18JY]

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

Commission To Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: establish (see H.R. 3653), H8880 [13DE]

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

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

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2040 [29MR]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H2268 [1AP]

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

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7257 [2NO]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 1116), H10016 [20DE]

Dept. of Education: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H3111 [5MY]

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

———make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H4326 [16JN]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H4330 [16JN]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H5781 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 2764), H5884 [1AU]

———modify requirements for the visa waiver program (see H.R. 959), H2328 [5AP]

———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H724 [11FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 1506), H4366 [21JN]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish national tunnel inspection standards for proper safety evaluation of all highway tunnels (see H.R. 2254), H4364 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H6415 [22SE]

———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), H5965 [7SE]

———provide expedited procedures for consideration of certain veterans claims (see H.R. 2377), H8125 [2DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 396), H433 [24JA]

Diseases: authorize and support psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and encourage interdisciplinary collaborative research on the relationship between psoriasis and its comorbid conditions (see H.R. 2033), H4330 [16JN]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H8125 [2DE]

District of Columbia: authorize Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a national monument (see H.R. 1980), H6273 [20SE]

Economy: increase statutory limit on the public debt, increase job creation, and reduce projected medium and long-term Federal budget deficits and debt (see H.R. 2544), H5489 [25JY]

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

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]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]

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), H4527 [23JN]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H8076 [1DE]

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend grant programs (see H.R. 2269), H4455 [22JN]

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

Financial institutions: provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H8881 [13DE]

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

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 926), H1574 [3MR]

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]

Garibaldi, Giuseppe: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 742), H1039 (see H.R. 742), H1070 [16FE]

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

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H3115 [6MY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H3112 [5MY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3305 [13MY]

House Rules: provide that certain budget enforcement rules shall have no force or effect (see H. Res. 46), H554 [8FE]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 2657), H7134 [26OC]

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: 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), H103 [6JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1955), H6415 [22SE]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H4530 [23JN]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H7009 [24OC]

Italy: anniversary of unification (see H.R. 742), H1039 (see H.R. 742), H1070 [16FE]

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

Judge, Mychal: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1027), H2216 [31MR] (see H.R. 2580), H6183 [14SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, guarantee due process, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1789), H3109 [5MY]

———permit State and local officers to be candidates for sheriff (see H.R. 498), H508 [26JA]

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

Medicaid: require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5661 [27JY]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3269), H10017 [20DE]

———exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H5661 [27JY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 2020), H4460 [22JN]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 2824), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2863), H5964 [7SE]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H3646 (see H.R. 1656), H3684 [25MY]

———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), H5150 [18JY]

———provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 3032), H6413 [22SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H3112 [5MY]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H8000 [30NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see H.R. 2500), H4945 [12JY]

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

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), H4188 [14JN]

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

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

National Museum of the American People: support formation of a bipartisan Presidential commission to study establishment (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4748 [7JY]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H4852 [11JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8882 [13DE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H2412 [6AP]

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

New York, NY: recognize historical significance of Triangle Shirtwaist Co., fire on improving worker safety standards, honor victims, and commend groups involved in victim aid and worker safety improvement (see H. Res. 182), H1985 [17MR]

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

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

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

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H3112 [5MY]

———enhance long-term profitability through enhanced innovation, operational flexibility, workforce realignment, and regulatory relief (see H.R. 2967), H7715 [16NO]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H2935 [2MY]

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

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

Public safety officers: extend public safety officers' death benefits to fire police officers (see H.R. 1348), H5374 [21JY]

Real estate: proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H10017 [20DE]

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]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 456), H5781 [29JY]

Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office, Little Ferry, NJ: designate (see H.R. 789), H3304 [13MY]

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]

Social Security: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 675), H723 [11FE]

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

———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), H1580 [4MR]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 2103), H7134 [26OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with refined petroleum product (see H.R. 1017), H2216 [31MR]

Syria: support peaceful demonstrations and universal freedoms and condemn human rights violations (see H. Res. 296), H4795 [8JY]

Tariff Act: increase dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions (see H.R. 1653), H5019 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H3221 [11MY]

———create jobs through infrastructure investment (see H.R. 992), H1722 [10MR]

———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), H2037 [29MR]

———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), H6098 [12SE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2088), H10016 [20DE]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5782 [29JY]

———extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 2735), H9928 [16DE]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H6674 [6OC]

———extend the work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 865), H2293 [4AP]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H9928 [16DE]

———make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 3661), H8965 [14DE]

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

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

———modify credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and allow the credit for certain off-highway vehicles (see H.R. 1659), H6552 [4OC]

———modify depreciation recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems (see H.R. 2962), H6231 [15SE]

———modify investment tax credit for combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 2750), H5884 [1AU]

———modify the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2082), H6552 [4OC]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 749), H3161 [10MY]

———permit disclosure of certain tax return information for purposes of missing or exploited children investigations (see H.R. 1978), H5905 [12AU]

———prevent avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates (see H.R. 3157), H6853 [12OC]

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

———provide a look back rule in the case of federally declared disasters for determining earned income for purposes of the child tax credit and the earned income credit (see H.R. 3048), H6455 [23SE]

———provide incentives for life sciences research (see H.R. 2632), H5488 [25JY]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H395 [20JA]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H2268 [1AP]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 674), H6782 [11OC]

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

———treat amounts paid for umbilical cord blood banking services as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1614), H2935 [2MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems under certain deduction guidelines and as 15-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1792), H4076 [13JN]

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), H4366 [21JN]

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

Terrorism: award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 3421), H8188 [6DE]

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

Transportation: 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), H2857 [14AP]

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

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

Ukraine: independence anniversary and support for continued political and economic development (see H. Res. 401), H7069 [25OC]

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), H2108 [30MR]

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

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H10016 [20DE]

Williams Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 256), H4751 [7JY]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H4750 [7JY]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6855 [12OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (see H.R. 1199), H1984 [17MR]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 3240), H6987 [21OC]

Italian and Italian American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 367), H5398 [22JY]

National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 2356), H4573 [24JN]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (see H.R. 1127), H1905 [16MR]

Taxation: allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products (see H.R. 1788), H3109 [5MY]

———impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (see H.R. 2666), H5660 [27JY]

———provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see H.R. 3238), H6983 [18OC]

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

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H3159 [10MY]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of Education: make grants to support fire safety education programs on college campuses (H.R. 1199), H1987 [17MR]

Education: require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (H.R. 3240), H6987 [21OC]

National security: improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (H.R. 2356), H4576 [24JN]

Sports: encourage and ensure the use of safe football helmets (H.R. 1127), H1907 [16MR]

Taxation: allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products (H.R. 1788), H3111 [5MY]

———impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (H.R. 2666), H5661 [27JY]

———provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (H.R. 3238), H6983 [18OC]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (H.R. 1635), H2916 [15AP]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (H.R. 1802), H3160 [10MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8011 [1DE]

Poems

``Mike Collins—At Best,'' by, E456 [10MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H3035 [4MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4143 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), motion to instruct conferees, H7274 [3NO]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6308 [21SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), H2789 [14AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H892, H910, H911 [15FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7786 [17NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5710 [28JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5224 [19JY]

———deficit, H4143 [14JN]

———reduce spending through a transition to non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels (H. Res. 38), H451 [25JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2814 [14AP], H2878 [15AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., Michael Collins, and John Glenn (S. Con. Res. 29), H6482 [3OC]

Clifton, NJ: anniversary of Hot Grill (restaurant), E1868 [14OC]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), H5710 [28JY]

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, E1330 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3721 [26MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 493), H8917 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4704, H4705 [7JY]

———post-acute treatment guidelines for traumatic brain injury implementation funding, H4704, H4705 [7JY]

———traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder research and development funding, H8013 [1DE], H8917 [14DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2017), H3838 [1JN]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H7274 [3NO]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA Cross-Agency Support funding, H892 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3086 [5MY]

———require each offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in areas with most prospective oil and gas resources (H.R. 1231), H3190, H3191 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5609 [27JY]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H1448 [1MR]

———importance of job creation, H7142 [27OC]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H8805 [13DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9970 [20DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), E1330 [14JY]

FAA: authorize appropriations to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, improve aviation safety and capacity, and provide stable funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 658), H2141 [31MR]

FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Response (SAFER) grants funding, H3838 [1JN]

———Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6308 [21SE]

———Firefighter Assistance Grants program funding, H910, H911 [15FE]

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: report, H1448 [1MR]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5322 [21JY]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (H.R. 822), H7666 [16NO]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 308), H1449, H1451 [1MR]

Foreign trade: clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relative to a fundamentally undervalued foreign currency (H.R. 639), H7285 [3NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H297 [19JA]

Hudson River School: recognize contributions of painters to the U.S., E1964 [31OC]

Law enforcement officers: address employment loss ratio, H7273 [3NO]

Macedonia: independence anniversary, E1569 [8SE]

Manzo, Albert: Roma Club Man of the Year award recipient, E219 [14FE]

Medicare: reform, H2814 [14AP]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H3190 [11MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H297 [19JA]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3766 [31MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274 [3NO]

SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7285 [3NO]

Securities: provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7285 [3NO]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 4), H1541, H1542 [3MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6308 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6308 [21SE]

Stillitano, Charlie: Milan Club of New Jersey Man of the Year award recipient, E723 [14AP]

Taxation: prohibit tax increase on middle class, H1542 [3MR]

———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments, H1541, H1542 [3MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 674), H7142 [27OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1599 [12SE]

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), H189 [12JA]

Turkey: express condolences to those affected by earthquake and pledge support in rescue and recovery efforts, E1923 [25OC]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6741 [11OC], H6808 [12OC]

———require improvement of labor rights and security for workers before approval and implementation, H6741 [11OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6808 [12OC]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation, H8805 [13DE]

Votes: position on missed, H1780 [14MR], H2082 [30MR], H3094 [5MY], H5133 [18JY], H5183 [19JY], H7875 [18NO], E1712 [23SE]

Reports

Impact of the Economic Downturn on American Police Agencies: Dept. of Justice (excerpt), H7275 [3NO]

Tributes

Adler, John H., H2407 [6AP]

Berdnik, Richard, E1662 [20SE]

Bruno, Harold, Jr. (Hal), E2137 [30NO]

Falcone, Joseph A., E697 [12AP]

Girgenti, John A., E1903 [24OC]

Madson, Patricia, H7044 [25OC]

Pizzarelli, John P. (Bucky), E920 [23MY]

Sanzari, Joseph M., E2121 [29NO]

Sudovar, Mary A., E323 [28FE]

Tatti, Julie, E334 [28FE]