WELCH, PETER (a Representative from Vermont)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H925, H931, H933 [15FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4605, H4652, H4674, H4675 [6JY], H4718, H4720, H4752 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5519 [26JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4839, H4853 [11JY]

EPA: provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6555 [4OC], H6601 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6554 [4OC], H6707 [11OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6420 [23SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4403 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2967 [3MY]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H6219 [15SE]

Articles and editorials

National Security, Inc., Dana Priest and William M. Arkin, Washington (DC) Post, E905-E908 [13MY]

Rep. Welch—Partisan Division Begs Clean Vote To Raise Nation's Debt Ceiling, S2727 [5MY]

U.S.-Funded Infrastructure Deteriorates Once Under Afghan Control, Report Says, Josh Boak, Washington (DC) Post, H4718 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———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), H3106 [5MY]

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

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6344 [21SE]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H8881 [13DE]

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

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H7928 [29NO]

Appropriations: establish legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of rescissions (see H.R. 3521), H8126 [2DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 139), H5127 [15JY]

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), H2572 [8AP]

———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), H2667 [13AP]

———improve prevention and response to sexual assaults (see H.R. 3435), H7893 [18NO]

———require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H924 [15FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]

Aviation: ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier and are not unnecessarily held on a grounded air carrier before or after a flight (see H.R. 729), H1988 [17MR]

Budget: make the Federal budget process more transparent and make future budgets more sustainable (see H.R. 1302), H2293 [4AP]

———provide an optional fast-track procedure the President may use when submitting rescission requests (see H.R. 1043), H1768 [11MR]

Business and industry: empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3179), H6919 [13OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H5923 [19AU]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk reduction, and public awareness program (see H.R. 2029), H3755 [26MY]

CFTC: impose fees and assessments to recover the cost of appropriations to the Commission (see H.R. 3665), H8966 [14DE]

———impose position limits and margin requirements to eliminate excessive oil speculation and ensure that price of crude oil and derivative fuels reflects fundamentals of supply and demand (see H.R. 2328), H4527 [23JN]

Children and youth: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H1726 [10MR]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H3162 [10MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1564), H5240 [19JY]

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

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 1148), H8187 [6DE]

Conservation of natural resources: recognize John W. Weeks' contributions to the conservation of forests and water supply (see H. Res. 84), H726 [11FE]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 964), H1797 [14MR]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1831), H6782 [11OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H2935 [2MY]

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), H8320 [8DE]

———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), H6782 [11OC]

———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), H8882 [13DE]

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

Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H7900 [25NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System lands subject to ski area permits (see H.R. 765), H2268 [1AP]

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

———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 eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans (see H.R. 874), H5888 [1AU]

———extend suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for Farm Service Agency guaranteed assistance (see H.R. 1422), H3063 [4MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (see H.R. 3005), H6674 [6OC]

———offset dairy producer income reductions when margin between milk prices and feed costs is less than certain amount, establish dairy market stabilization program, and amend milk marketing orders (see H.R. 3062), H6456 [23SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 820), H2857 [14AP]

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

Dept. of Energy: provide loan guarantees for energy efficiency upgrades to existing buildings (see H.R. 3221), H6976 [14OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish and implement a Pancreatic Cancer Initiative (see H.R. 733), H5901 [9AU]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 3679), H9430 [15DE]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1195), H5374 [21JY]

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

———provide grants to States to establish maternal mortality review committees on pregnancy-related deaths (see H.R. 894), H6552 [4OC]

———provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see H.R. 416), H553 [8FE]

———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), H7579 [14NO]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2674), H7333 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit issuance of new oil or natural gas leases to persons that fail to renegotiate existing leases incorporating limitations on royalty relief based on market price (see H.R. 1352), H7830 [17NO]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see H.R. 2530), H5939 [6SE]

———clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 812), H2412 [6AP]

———display in each facility a Women Veterans Bill of Rights (see H.R. 809), H8319 [8DE]

———presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination (see H.R. 1742), H7333 [3NO]

———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), H9928 [16DE]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to pulmonary fibrosis (see H.R. 2505), H6415 [22SE]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H3161 [10MY]

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), H5150 [18JY]

———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]

Egypt: express solidarity with Egyptian people, condemn use of violence against protesters, express gratitude toward Egyptian military for restraint, and support transition to a representative government (see H. Res. 88), H1253 (see H. Res. 88), H1364 [18FE]

Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 2914), H6273 [20SE]

EPA: partially waive the renewable fuel standard when corn inventories are low (see H.R. 3097), H6624 [5OC]

FAA: extend Airport Improvement Program authority (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]

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), H7208 [1NO]

FDA: improve priority review voucher incentive program for expedited review of treatments for tropical and rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3059), H6988 [21OC]

Federal Advisory Committee Act: increase transparency of Federal advisory committees (see H.R. 3124), H6671 [6OC]

Federal agencies and departments: submit annual forecast of grant solicitations expected to be issued to OMB for publication on a website (see H.R. 2393), H5966 [7SE]

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

Financial institutions: restore certain provisions of law to separate investment banking from commercial banking (see H.R. 1489), H5966 [7SE]

Firearms: facilitate establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States (see H.R. 3065), H7893 [18NO]

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 guidelines for U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 3159), H6853 [12OC]

———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]

FRS: require an audit of the Board of Governors and Federal reserve banks (see H.R. 459), H4459 [22JN]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5897 [5AU]

Gambling: establish a program for State licensing of Internet poker (see H.R. 2366), H5905 [12AU]

Government: increase transparency (see H.R. 1144), H1982 [17MR]

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

GPO: establish and maintain a public website allowing access to electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports (see H.R. 1974), H4366 [21JN]

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

Health: apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1839), H3646 (see H.R. 1839), H3684 [25MY]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 2104), H4366 [21JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3000 [3MY]

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

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

Hurricanes: temporarily waive risk management purchase requirement for agricultural producers impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee so such producers are eligible to receive certain assistance (see H.R. 2905), H6139 [13SE]

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

———cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1842), H8136 [5DE]

———improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goatherders (see H.R. 1720), H3060 [4MY]

———permanently authorize EB-5 regional center program (see H.R. 2972), H7134 [26OC]

———provide a special rule for the period of admission of certain nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders, goat herders, or dairy farmers (see H.R. 3232), H6976 [14OC]

———reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution (see H.R. 2185), H4674 [6JY]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see H.R. 3590), H8881 [13DE]

Information technology: specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see H.R. 2168), H4330 [16JN]

Insurance: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 1971), H6273 [20SE]

———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), H4076 [13JN]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: develop a strategy for assisting stateless children (see H.R. 1464), H6010 [8SE]

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), H7333 [3NO]

Liability Risk Retention Act: modernize and expand coverage to include commercial property insurance (see H.R. 2126), H4035 [3JN]

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

March of Dimes Foundation: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 3187), H6919 [13OC]

Medicaid: encourage States to increase generic drug utilization (see H.R. 3342), H7330 [3NO]

———provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1054), H2216 [31MR]

———require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 1219), H5240 [19JY]

Medicare: exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 1936), H3342 [23MY]

———preserve access to ambulance services (see H.R. 1005), H3344 [23MY]

———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), H3281 [12MY]

———provide for annual mailing of statements of beneficiary part A contributions and benefits in coordination with annual mailing of Social Security account statements (see H.R. 1252), H2216 [31MR]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H2412 [6AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1546), H5928 [26AU]

———strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 3506), H10027 [23DE]

———treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1398), H2935 [2MY]

Members of Congress: prevent payment if the public debt limit is reached and clarify pay would not be recouped retroactively (see H.R. 2653), H5579 [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), H2294 [4AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6273 [20SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 1449), H4279 [15JN]

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

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations (see H.R. 501), H554 [8FE]

National Guard: elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (see H.R. 644), H7161 [27OC]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H513 [26JA]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1756), H3107 [5MY]

National Park Service: acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program (see H.R. 2489), H4850 [11JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1456), H3000 [3MY]

NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 2239), H5286 [20JY]

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

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

Oil Pollution Act: extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties (see H.R. 54), H138 [7JA]

OMB: establish procedures for the expedited consideration by Congress of recommendations set forth in the ``Terminations, Reductions, and Savings'' section of the President's budget proposal (see H.R. 1155), H1982 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 191), H357 [19JA]

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), H4674 [6JY]

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

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 965), H3220 [11MY]

Pharmacies: ensure and foster safety and quality of care and competitive marketplace by exempting independent pharmacies from antitrust laws in negotiations with health and health insurance providers (see H.R. 1946), H6273 [20SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2918 [15AP]

———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), H2917 [15AP]

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1797 [14MR]

———prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 7), H2268 [1AP]

Power resources: repeal tax credits for ethanol blenders and repeal the tariff on imported ethanol (see H.R. 2307), H4526 [23JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 3071), H6467 [29SE]

Public buildings: produce high-performance Federal buildings through an improved approach to building utilization, design, construction, and operations and maintenance (see H.R. 3371), H7397 [4NO]

Public Health Service: establish position of National Nurse for Public Health (see H.R. 1119), H2858 [14AP]

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), H4794 [8JY]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: amend relative to grants for economic adjustment (see H.R. 3296), H7400 [4NO]

Real estate: prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 363), H394 [20JA]

———proposed settlement between Dept. of Justice, State attorneys general, and mortgage services relative to mortgage fraud and the economic crisis (see H. Con. Res. 85), H9929 [16DE]

Rural areas: improve safety of high risk rural roads (see H.R. 2107), H5489 [25JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: reauthorize provision of technical assistance to small public water systems (see H.R. 1427), H2918 [15AP]

SBA: provide for low interest loans for small businesses in major disaster areas (see H.R. 3042), H6455 [23SE]

———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), H7830 [17NO]

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

SEC: change threshold number of shareholders for required registration (see H.R. 2167), H6273 [20SE]

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

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6181 [14SE]

Small business: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see H.R. 4), H356 [19JA] (see H.R. 584), H598 [9FE]

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

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for sale of light grade petroleum and for its replacement with refined petroleum product (see H.R. 1017), H1724 [10MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts (see H.R. 3360), H7331 [3NO]

———allow an increased work opportunity credit for recent veterans (see H.R. 1312), H2265 [1AP]

———deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act (see H.R. 53), H138 [7JA]

———deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1814), H3159 [10MY]

———encourage greater use of propane as a transportation fuel (see H.R. 2014), H7627 [15NO]

———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 rehabilitation credit (see H.R. 2479), H7009 [24OC]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 2555), H7009 [24OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H3111 [5MY]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3307), H7929 [29NO]

———extend deduction for dividends received from a controlled foreign corporation by any corporation that has increased wages or placed property in service for the year (see H.R. 3448), H7713 [16NO]

———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2644), H5734 [28JY]

———extend the Build America Bonds program (see H.R. 747), H1797 [14MR]

———extend the new markets tax credit (see H.R. 2655), H7209 [1NO]

———impose a tax on certain trading transactions (see H.R. 3313), H7255 [2NO]

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H6782 [11OC]

———increase limitation on expensing of certain depreciable assets for certain businesses that hire veterans (see H.R. 2443), H6674 [6OC]

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

———permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property (see H.R. 1265), H4529 [23JN]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4459 [22JN]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 2701), H5780 [29JY]

———provide a credit for employing returning heroes and wounded warriors (see H.R. 3402), H7405 [10NO]

———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 a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see H.R. 2866), H8728 [12DE]

———provide special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type scheme (see H.R. 1635), H3411 [24MY]

———provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1802), H5781 [29JY]

———reduce excise tax rate on beer produced domestically by certain small producers (see H.R. 1236), H3806 [31MY]

———repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see H.R. 601), H678 [10FE] (see H.R. 1689), H2998 [3MY]

———repeal tax deferral on income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property (see H.R. 2280), H5782 [29JY]

———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]

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

———terminate incentives for alcohol used as fuel (see H.R. 1188), H2268 [1AP]

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]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons (see H.R. 2830), H6674 [6OC]

Transportation: incorporate regional transportation planning organizations into statewide transportation planning (see H.R. 1565), H4279 [15JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H6344 [21SE]

U.S. Office for Contingency Operations: establish (see H.R. 3660), H8965 [14DE]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H2917 [15AP]

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

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6552 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

———support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (see H.R. 1275), H2107 [30MR]

Armed Forces: assist States in providing counseling and reintegration services for members of Reserve components ordered to active duty, returning from such active duty, veterans, and their families (see H.R. 2403), H4575 [24JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (see H.R. 3006), H6342 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 3092), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: require consolidation of the defense exchange stores system (see H.R. 649), H681 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 3141), H6672 [6OC]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: propose debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating such Act (see H.R. 3588), H8260 [7DE]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 2248), H4363 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see H.R. 439), H469 [25JA] (see H.R. 844), H1390 [28FE]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 2813), H5896 [5AU]

Taxation: extend work opportunity credit for veterans (see H.R. 561), H550 [8FE]

Unemployment: extend waiver of certain interest payments on advances made to States from the Federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (see H.R. 650), H681 [10FE]

Constitutional authority statements

Afghanistan: condition U.S. assistance on bilateral agreement exempting work performed by U.S. contractors from taxation by Afghanistan (H.R. 936), H1577 [3MR]

Agriculture: prohibit fraudulently representing a product as maple syrup (H.R. 3363), H7332 [3NO]

———support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (H.R. 1275), H2108 [30MR]

Armed Forces: assist States in providing counseling and reintegration services for members of Reserve components ordered to active duty, returning from such active duty, veterans, and their families (H.R. 2403), H4577 [24JN]

Commodity Exchange Act: prevent excessive speculation with respect to commodity markets and energy contracts (H.R. 3006), H6344 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (H.R. 3092), H6551 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: require consolidation of the defense exchange stores system (H.R. 649), H683 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (H.R. 3141), H6673 [6OC]

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: propose debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating such Act (H.R. 3588), H8261 [7DE]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 2248), H4365 [21JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (H.R. 439), H471 [25JA]

———allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (H.R. 844), H1392 [28FE]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (H.R. 2663), H5661 [27JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (H.R. 2813), H5897 [5AU]

Taxation: extend work opportunity credit for veterans (H.R. 561), H552 [8FE]

Unemployment: extend waiver of certain interest payments on advances made to States from the Federal unemployment account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (H.R. 650), H683 [10FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 237), H3018 [4MY]

Afghanistan: prohibit funding for tax collection by the Afghan Ministry of Finance, H4720 [7JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4291 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2112), motion to instruct conferees, H7278 [3NO]

Air Force: bomber development funding, H4605 [6JY]

Appropriations: deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), H2245 [1AP]

———deem House-passed Government funding legislation passed under certain conditions and prohibit Members of Congress and the President from receiving pay during Government shutdowns (H.R. 1255), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2230 [1AP]

———making continuing, H2112 [31MR], H6309 [21SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1363), H2455 [7AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2622 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to Planned Parenthood funding (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2622 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and continuing for other Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 1473), correction in enrollment relative to health care reform funding (H. Con. Res. 35), consideration (H. Res. 218), H2622 [13AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1163 [17FE], H1310 [18FE], H2230 [1AP]

Armed Forces: authorize limited use in support of NATO mission in Libya (H.J. Res. 68), H4545 [24JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, H3666 [25MY], H6560 [5OC]

———direct the President, pursuant to the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 28), H1936 [17MR]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Obama administration proposals, H3927 [2JN]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5685 [28JY], H5744 [29JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5195 [19JY], H5280, H5281 [20JY]

———deficit, H98, H99 [6JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2650 [13AP], H2834 [14AP]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5685 [28JY]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H640 [10FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1540), H3666 [25MY]

———Commander's Emergency Response Program funding, H4652 [6JY], H4718 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2219), H4605 [6JY], H4718, H4720 [7JY]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency retrofitting programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration weapons activities funding, H4839, H4840 [11JY]

———expedite consideration and approval of construction and operation of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 1938), H5519 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (H.R. 1230), H3082 [5MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H7278 [3NO]

Ecology and environment: preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change (H.R. 910), consideration (H. Res. 203), H2341 [6AP]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Obama administration, H2650 [13AP]

———impact of Government regulations, H640 [10FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H9980 [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 (H.R. 12), H6418 [23SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4839, H4840 [11JY]

EPA: delay implementation of rules on maximum achievable control technology and cross-State air pollution produced by powerplants, H6421 [23SE]

———include in legislation on standards for cement manufacturing facilities a finding on exposure of individuals to mercury from industrial sources resulting in States issuing mercury advisories for fish consumption, H6601 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for cement manufacturing facilities (H.R. 2681), H6601 [5OC]

———provide additional time to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators (H.R. 2250), H6707 [11OC]

———recognize that the American people are exposed to mercury from industrial sources through the consumption of fish, H6707 [11OC]

———require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6277 [21SE], H6421 [23SE]

———require interagency council to examine the cost and benefit of certain rules and actions to green energy companies, H6421 [23SE]

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), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2126 [31MR]

———Essential Air Service Program funding, H2126 [31MR]

Federal Highway Administration: Emergency Relief Fund funding, H7278 [3NO]

FEMA: Disaster Relief Fund funding, H6309 [21SE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), consideration (H. Res. 358), H5308 [21JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H98, H99, H100 [6JA], H289, H332, H333, H334, H336, H337 [19JA]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Res. 375), H5685 [28JY]

———prohibit funding for polystyrene containers in food service facilities, H5380 [22JY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 375), H5685 [28JY]

———amend and adopt (H. Res. 5), H22 [5JA]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 382), H5744 [29JY]

Hurricanes: express condolences and support for people affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, H5977 [8SE]

Intelligence services: address reliance on contractors and associated national security risks inherent to outsourcing certain tasks, E905 [13MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 754), E905 [13MY]

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8915 [14DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5380 [22JY]

National Guard: Yellow Ribbon Program funding, H1310 [18FE]

National Public Radio: prohibit Federal funding and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content (H.R. 1076), consideration (H. Res. 174), H1914 [17MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: monitor activities relative to air pollution (H.R. 2021), H4403 [22JN]

———require oil companies to disclose any Federal subsidies they receive on permit applications, H4403 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: preserve exchange grants for States that apply for early innovator grants before a certain date, H2967, H2968 [3MY]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H98, H99, H100 [6JA], H289, H332, H333, H334, H336, H337 [19JA]

———repeal (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 26), H113 [7JA]

———repeal mandatory funding provided to States to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R. 1213), H2967, H2968 [3MY]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H1163 [17FE]

Power resources: ethanol blender pump or storage facilities construction funding, H4291 [16JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H1805 [15MR]

———increase statutory limit, H4687 [7JY], H4869 [12JY]

———increase statutory limit (H.R. 1954), H3772 [31MY], H4191 [15JN]

———prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached, H2112 [31MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1805 [15MR]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6309 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6309 [21SE]

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on the Ogallala aquifer including potential contamination of ground water and threats to drinking water and agriculture, H5519 [26JY]

Vermont: anniversary of towns, E1505 [5AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2726 [5MY]

Tributes

Adler, John H., H2277 [4AP]

Bertone, Anthony (Sonny), E1431 [28JY]

Tonti, William, E864 [11MY]

Young, Bob, E647 [6AP]

Young, Robert H., H2337 [6AP]