PINGREE, CHELLIE (a Representative from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4241 [15JN]

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: 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), H3221 [11MY]

Agriculture: authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 1830), H6098 [12SE]

———prohibit fraudulently representing a product as maple syrup (see H.R. 3363), H7331 [3NO]

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), H6415 [22SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H6921 [13OC]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H9432 [15DE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 1943), H4038 [3JN]

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

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), H2268 [1AP]

———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]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 1968), H5087 [14JY]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7713 [16NO]

———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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 1092), H3344 [23MY]

———repeal authority to use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2859), H6140 [13SE]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H1726 [10MR]

———require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see H.R. 1417), H3646 (see H.R. 1417), H3684 [25MY]

Aviation: require air carriers to refund baggage fees if baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged, and require air carriers and ticket agents to include cost of checked baggage when quoting an airfare (see H.R. 712), H1988 [17MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H10017 [20DE]

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

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]

China: express that defense systems, including the helicopter fleet used to transport the President, should not be procured, directly or indirectly, from an entity controlled, directed, or influenced by China (see H. Res. 106), H1251 (see H. Res. 106), H1362 [18FE]

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]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2005), H5888 [1AU]

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), H6234 [15SE]

———require members and staff to disclose lobbying activities and political contributions, streamline hearings online, and make report and legislation public (see H.R. 2860), H6043 [9SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H2605 [12AP]

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), H7830 [17NO]

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

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H3217 [11MY]

———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), H7208 [1NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]

Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify application of the words people, person, or citizen in the Constitution to corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities (see H.J. Res. 88), H8077 [1DE]

———constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6344 [21SE]

———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see H.J. Res. 90), H9929 [16DE]

Credit: adjust certain home loans and forgive certain student loans (see H. Res. 365), H8262 [7DE]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H6988 [21OC]

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

Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1529), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an office to encourage local agricultural production and increase availability of fresh food in nontraditional communities (see H.R. 3225), H7134 [26OC]

———exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]

———expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3236), H7134 [26OC]

Dept. of Commerce: promote coastal jobs creation, promote sustainable fisheries and fishing communities, and revitalize waterfronts (see H.R. 594), H599 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify the requirement to procure footwear from American sources (see H.R. 2955), H7929 [29NO]

———preserve documentary evidence of incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military (see H.R. 1260), H2106 [30MR]

———provide for military sexual assault and domestic violence accountability (see H.R. 1517), H2664 [13AP]

———take steps necessary to exhume and transfer remains of deceased Armed Forces members buried in Tripoli, Libya (see H.R. 1497), H5240 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H4529 [23JN]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 885), H3000 [3MY]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H7830 [17NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 2296), H4456 [22JN]

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

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 2595), H6782 [11OC]

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H1988 [17MR]

———reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals (see H.R. 1852), H5661 [27JY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2679), H7069 [25OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 679), H1580 [4MR]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H3111 [5MY]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 1776), H5127 [15JY]

———delay certain target compliance dates for minimum retroreflectivity level standards applicable to traffic signs (see H.R. 3536), H8075 [1DE]

———promote secure ferry transportation (see H.R. 1879), H3279 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5286 [20JY]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H8319 [8DE]

———prevent from prohibiting use of dogs on Dept. property (see H.R. 1154), H2935 [2MY]

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

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: ensure that vet centers have access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval System and VA/Dept. of Defense Identity Repository (see H.R. 3245), H7579 [14NO]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2858 [14AP]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H8728 [12DE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3062 [4MY]

———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]

Drugs: limit application of Federal laws to the distribution and consumption of marijuana (see H.R. 2306), H7999 [30NO]

———reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act and allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 1983), H7999 [30NO]

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

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see H.R. 12), H7134 [26OC]

Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections (see H.J. Res. 86), H7578 [14NO]

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), H3278 [12MY]

———promote economic self-sufficiency of low-income women through increased participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations (see H.R. 2315), H4526 [23JN]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 2030), H3755 [26MY]

———exempt the conduct of silvicultural activities from national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements (see H.R. 2541), 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), H4527 [23JN]

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

———strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children (see H.R. 1821), H5781 [29JY]

FDA: improve capacity to prevent drug shortages (see H.R. 2245), H6233 [15SE]

———require labeling of genetically-engineered fish (see H.R. 520), H5019 [13JY]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1066), H2268 [1AP]

Financial institutions: ensure that customers can immediately close accounts at insured depository institutions on demand and without cost, and that consumers receive any balance in accounts immediately (see H.R. 3077), H7333 [3NO]

———provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans (see H.R. 1418), H3344 [23MY]

———restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H6098 [12SE]

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), H4038 [3JN]

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

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3553), H8124 [2DE]

Food and Nutrition Act: treat the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam (see H.R. 1465), H5399 [22JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2639), H5488 [25JY]

Foreign policy: establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations (see H.R. 2880), H6042 [9SE]

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]

FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 900), H7069 [25OC]

Government: prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (see H.R. 819), H2216 [31MR]

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: ensure that amounts credited are used for harbor maintenance (see H.R. 104), H3161 [10MY]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2484), H4850 [11JY]

Health: enhance and further research of prevention and treatment of eating disorders and improve access to treatment (see H.R. 1448), H3221 [11MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H723 [11FE]

———provide for human stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 2376), H9928 [16DE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3759 [26MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 1724), H5127 [15JY]

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]

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

———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]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (see H. Res. 134), H5905 [12AU]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H7929 [29NO]

Iraq: prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H6140 [13SE]

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), H7893 [18NO]

Lions Clubs: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2139), H8319 [8DE]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 2984), H6341 [21SE]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H3112 [5MY]

Maritime Administration: identify actions to enable qualified U.S. flag capacity to meet national defense requirements (see H.R. 3202), H8320 [8DE]

Medicaid: extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 3542), H9946 [19DE]

———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 989), H1665 [9MR]

Medicare: clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 1063), H6233 [15SE]

———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 999), H1723 [10MR]

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

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

———extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see H.R. 2969), H6674 [6OC]

———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1656), H5019 [13JY]

———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), H4044 [9JN]

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

———provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2195), H5897 [5AU]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H3646 (see H.R. 1041), H3684 [25MY]

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

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]

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), H7258 [2NO]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 454), H7893 [18NO]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H2108 [30MR]

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

NIST: reduce the cost share requirement for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3138), H6922 [13OC]

NOAA: reform procedures for payment of funds from the Asset Forfeiture Fund and protect the fishing industry from excessive fines (see H.R. 2610), H5373 [21JY]

Northern Border Regional Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 3358), H7331 [3NO]

Oceans: promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H8186 [6DE]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see H.R. 492), H508 [26JA]

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

Peace Corps: 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), H7069 [25OC]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H2293 [4AP]

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

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

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H4076 [13JN]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H3001 [3MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 432), H1040 (see H.R. 432), H1071 [16FE]

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]

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), H9929 [16DE]

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

Roads and highways: amend laws relative to vehicle weight limitations applicable to the interstate system (see H.R. 763), H2108 [30MR]

Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 2107), H5087 [14JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend relative to consumer confidence reports by community water systems (see H.R. 1340), H6673 [6OC]

———repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 1084), H1841 [15MR]

SBA: reform the HUBZone program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2131), H6626 [5OC]

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]

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: eliminate abstinence-only education programs (see H.R. 1085), H1841 [15MR]

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

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 539), H550 [8FE]

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

States: recognize and clarify authority to regulate medical aspects of intrastate air ambulance services (see H.R. 1117), H6978 [14OC]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 1479), H4037 [3JN]

———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), H3062 [4MY]

———establish ABLE accounts to pay for qualified disability expenses of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 3423), H9432 [15DE]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 1533), H3870 (see H.R. 1533), H3911 [1JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1957), H5897 [5AU]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3758 [26MY]

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

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

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

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H5661 [27JY]

———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 376), H9928 [16DE]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3646 (see H.R. 1236), H3684 [25MY]

———reduce rate on distilled spirits produced by small producers (see H.R. 777), H3000 [3MY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE]

———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]

———terminate incentives for alcohol used as fuel (see H.R. 1188), H2572 [8AP]

Television: establish signal quality and content requirements for the carriage of public, educational, and governmental channels and preserve support for such channels (see H.R. 1746), H7399 [4NO]

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: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 1780), H5897 [5AU]

———prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H5375 [21JY]

Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1749), H3107 [5MY]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 1137), H2935 [2MY]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual's status or history of unemployment (see H.R. 2501), H4945 [12JY]

———provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H1040 (see H.R. 589), H1071 [16FE]

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), H2667 [13AP] (see H.R. 333), H353 [19JA]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 287), H5888 [1AU]

Water: 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), H2998 [3MY]

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

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

———remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 47), H1619 [8MR]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to members of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 719), H2917 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Agriculture: create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 930), H1574 [3MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see H.R. 3391), H7397 [4NO]

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

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H1769 [11MR]

NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 2336), H4527 [23JN]

Constitutional authority statements

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (H.R. 3286), H7207 [1NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (H.R. 1722), H3062 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 930), H1577 [3MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (H.R. 3391), H7399 [4NO]

LIHEAP: provide level funding (H.R. 3626), H8319 [8DE]

Medicaid: provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (H.R. 1054), H1770 [11MR]

NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 3109), H6625 [5OC]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2336), H4529 [23JN]

Letters

Trade agreements with Colombia, the Republic of Korea, and Panama: Mark H. Ayers, AFL-CIO, H6823 [12OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (H.R. 3286), H7640 [16NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4094 [14JN], H4241, H4243 [15JN]

Amtrak: recognize crew of the Downeaster train involved in accident in North Berwick, ME, H5030 [14JY]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H801 [15FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H801 [15FE]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5683 [28JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2680 [14AP]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5683 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative funding, H4094 [14JN], H4243 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to implement additional reporting requirements on the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative, H4241 [15JN]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), consideration (H. Res. 406), H6362, H6363 [22SE]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs, H6807 [12OC]

Generalized System of Preferences: extend (H.R. 2832), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 425), H6807 [12OC]

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

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Res. 375), H5683 [28JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 375), H5683 [28JY]

Littlefield, Joseph: Ogunquit, ME, Outstanding Citizen Award recipient, E1293 [12JY]

Martin's Point Health Care (organization): tribute to Medicare Advantage health plans, E1840 [12OC]

NLRB: clarify membership criteria for collective bargaining units and timing of elections of labor organizations (H.R. 3094), H8079 [2DE]

NOAA: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 3109), H6568 [5OC], E1768 [5OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 2), H260 [19JA]

———repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R. 1217), H2614 [13AP]

Portland, ME: anniversary of Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, E1669 [21SE]

Public debt: exclude cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits from any agreement to reduce the budget deficit, H5502 [26JY]

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), H173, H174 [12JA]

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3078), H6807 [12OC]

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3080), H6807, H6823 [12OC]

U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: approve and implement (H.R. 3079), H6807 [12OC]

York River: designate segments and associated tributaries for study and inclusion in National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2336), H4474 [23JN], E1175 [23JN]