WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H787, H788 [14FE], H1115 [17FE]

Appointments

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair, H3 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alcoholic beverages: support State based alcohol regulation (see H.R. 1161), H1983 [17MR]

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., U.S. Courthouse, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 1791), H3109 [5MY]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H4751 [7JY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 835), H1666 [9MR]

Animals: prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1513), H5936 [2SE]

———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), H8125 [2DE]

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), H470 [25JA]

Armed Forces: improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (see H.R. 1941), H3759 [26MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4367 [21JN]

Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 2870), H6009 [8SE]

Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H5966 [7SE]

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

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

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H2410 [6AP]

Colleges and universities: improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking (see H.R. 2016), H6458 [23SE]

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), H9945 [19DE]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H1841 [15MR]

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

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 47), H396 [20JA]

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

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 738), H1180 (see H.R. 738), H1199 [17FE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1166), H1983 [17MR]

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

Crime: enhance penalties for possession or financial facilitation of access to child pornography and require Internet service providers to assist child pornography and exploitation investigations (see H.R. 1981), H3644 (see H.R. 1981), H3682 [25MY]

———prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see H.R. 2492), H8728 [12DE]

———provide penalties for transporting minors in foreign commerce for the purposes of female genital mutilation (see H.R. 2221), H4326 [16JN]

Cuba: exclude from admission to the U.S. aliens who contribute to Cuba's development of petroleum resources and impose sanctions on and prohibit such development (see H.R. 2047), H5901 [9AU]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: convey to Miami-Dade County, FL, federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (see H.R. 2825), H5966 [7SE]

———establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]

Dept. of HUD: increase portion of Community Development Block Grant Program assistance that may be used to provide public services (see H.R. 2183), H4276 [15JN]

———temporarily increase limit on the portion of Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for certain entitlement communities that may be used for public services (see H.R. 1359), H2292 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines to prevent and address occurrences of bullying, provide grants to States for related programs, and reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program (see H.R. 83), H1620 [8MR]

———prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7333 [3NO]

———provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (see H.R. 1523), H2665 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 198), H1620 [8MR]

———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), H8262 [7DE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see H.R. 923), H1574 [3MR]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 1319), H2265 [1AP]

Diseases: ensure access to, and education about, screening and treatment services for breast cancer (see H. Res. 234), H2913 [15AP]

———extend Postal Service authority to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research (see H.R. 466), H5150 [18JY]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 1774), H3108 [5MY]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

Drugs: ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs (see H.R. 1571), H2909 [15AP]

———increase penalties for operators of pill mills (see H.R. 1065), H1796 [14MR]

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]

Education: increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and recognize Association for Women in Science (AWIS) for broadening participation of underrepresented groups in STEM (see H. Res. 91), H774 [14FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1903), H6273 [20SE]

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]

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

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), H6098 [12SE]

FDA: ensure safe use of cosmetics (see H.R. 2359), H4573 [24JN]

Financial institutions: offer services to protect seniors from affinity scams (see H.R. 370), H6272 [20SE]

———repeal certain debit card interchange price controls and restore balance to the electronic payments system (see H.R. 3156), H7069 [25OC]

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), H3108 [5MY]

———prohibit transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 308), H2108 [30MR]

Florida International University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 56), H470 [25JA]

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]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: anniversary (see H. Res. 102), H1178 (see H. Res. 102), H1197 [17FE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2543), H5581 [26JY]

Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 1269), H3646 (see H.R. 1269), H3684 [25MY]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]

Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office, Cocoa, FL: designate (see H.R. 2338), H4527 [23JN]

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

Health: provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 1311), H2412 [6AP]

Health care facilities: protect interests of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in certain class action lawsuits and Dept. of Justice actions (see H.R. 2032), H3755 [26MY]

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

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]

Insurance: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 890), H1844 [15MR]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 111), H37 [5JA]

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

Iran: strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H6626 [5OC]

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), H1989 [17MR]

Medicaid: improve availability of assistance for certain breast and cervical cancer patients in the territories (see H.R. 2135), H4035 [3JN]

Medicare: improve diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema and reduce costs relative to treatment of complications of lymphedema (see H.R. 2499), H7579 [14NO]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 1041), H6506 [3OC]

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), H4038 [3JN]

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

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

National Congess on Your Corner Day: designate (see H. Res. 58), H10017 [20DE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2665 [13AP]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2258), H4364 [21JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 407), H6271 [20SE]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 87), H724 [11FE]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 165), H1769 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply extension of dependent health coverage for individuals through age 26 to retiree health plans (see H.R. 3299), H7831 [17NO]

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

———ensure continuation of 6-day mail delivery service (see H. Res. 137), H1908 [16MR]

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), H7165 [31OC]

Puerto Rico: increase maximum amount of Federal funding available for English-language instruction in public schools (see H.R. 1721), H3112 [5MY]

———increase number of military service academy appointees (see H.R. 1000), H1723 [10MR]

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]

Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism: anniversary (see H. Res. 222), H2604 [12AP]

Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3276), H8881 [13DE]

Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building, Jupiter, FL: designate (see H.R. 3637), H8727 [12DE]

Rumberger, E. Thom: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 390), H5938 [6SE]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

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

———provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7258 [2NO]

SEC: require companies and banks to disclose sanctionable investments and activities in Iran (see H.R. 740), H1252 (see H.R. 740), H1364 [18FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 798), H1250 (see H.R. 798), H1361 [18FE]

Taxation: allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles (see H.R. 879), H1524 [2MR]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H9432 [15DE]

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

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 1738), H7830 [17NO]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 673), H723 [11FE]

———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]

———promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see H.R. 1860), H4673 [6JY]

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

Telecommunications: conduct an inventory of broadband spectrum and auctions of voluntarily relinquished spectrum usage rights and share revenues with licensees who relinquished such rights (see H.R. 911), H3758 [26MY]

Transportation: provide flexibility in use of Federal funding for certain transit functions to local entities (see H.R. 3200), H6979 [14OC]

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

U.S. Marshals Service: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 886), H7332 [3NO]

Uganda: honor life of David Kato and all who are victims of violence because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 100), H1666 [9MR]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3346), H7929 [29NO]

Water pollution: impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units (see H.R. 3393), H7929 [29NO]

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

———promote media literacy and youth empowerment programs, authorize research on role and impact of depictions of girls and women in the media, and establish National Task Force on Girls and Women in the Media (see H.R. 2513), H5375 [21JY]

———promote potential of women in academic science and engineering (see H.R. 889), H1524 [2MR]

———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 the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

———ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 1193), H2109 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see H.R. 2786), H5885 [1AU]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 460), H7398 [4NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: study effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist (see H.R. 2276), H4455 [22JN]

Year of the Girl: designate (see H. Res. 460), H7398 [4NO]

Constitutional authority statements

Dept. of HHS: provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (H.R. 2786), H5888 [1AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: study effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist (H.R. 2276), H4458 [22JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H802 [15FE], H3035 [4MY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 194), H2228 [1AP]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H802 [15FE], H1022 [16FE], H1115, H1160, H1185 [17FE], H1210, H1291 [18FE], H1557 [3MR], H2228 [1AP], E388 [1MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide certain requirements for the placement of monuments (H.R. 1627), E1004 [31MY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7013 [25OC]

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

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2560), H5196 [19JY]

———cut and cap Federal spending and increase statutory debt limit (H.R. 2693), H5805, H5806 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2012-2021 (H. Con. Res. 34), H2813 [14AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (H. Res. 364), H7944, H7948 [30NO]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 375), H5683 [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), H711 [11FE]

———instruct certain committees to report legislation replacing health care reform legislation (H. Res. 9), H364 [20JA]

Congress: results of congressional women's softball game, H4988 [13JY]

———tribute to congressional women's softball game, H4499 [23JN]

Constitution Day: observance, E1673 [21SE]

Corps of Engineers: Everglades Restoration Plan funding, H4803 [11JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), E601 [1AP]

Dept. of HHS: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, H1185 [17FE]

———family planning services funding, H1022 [16FE]

———Head Start Program funding, H1557 [3MR], E388 [1MR]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1743 [11MR]

Dept. of Justice: Internet Crimes Against Children task force funding, H1115 [17FE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), E1466 [1AU]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H711 [11FE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), Senate amendments, H9972 [20DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2354), H4803 [11JY]

EPA: require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions (H.R. 2401), H6424 [23SE]

———require analysis of impact of delay of certain rules and actions on incidence of birth and developmental defects and infant mortality, H6424 [23SE]

———water quality standards implementation for inland waters in Florida funding, H1291 [18FE]

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

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: health-care related provisions implementation funding, H1210 [18FE]

———repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H213, H220 [18JA], H259, H305 [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]

Israel: independence anniversary, E855 [11MY]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, H6331 [21SE]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4629 [6JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1466 [1AU]

National Work and Family Month: observance, H7078 [26OC]

NIH: funding, H2813 [14AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1206 [18FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: study methods to remove barriers to patient access to second opinions on genetic testing on patented genes, H4433 [22JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4433 [22JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation funding, H1210 [18FE]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H6868 [13OC]

———repeal (H.R. 2), H213, H220 [18JA], H259, H305 [19JA]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H802 [15FE], H1160 [17FE]

Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Inc.: anniversary, E2331 [20DE]

Spivey, Helen: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Conservation Award recipient, E849 [10MY]

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), H197 [12JA]

Votes: position on missed, E1167 [22JN]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ``voter suppression'' legislation, H7700, H7701, H7702 [16NO], E1329 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Democratic National Committee: nomination to be Chair, E711 [13AP]

Special order: granted, H505 [26JA]

Resignations

Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6242 [20SE]

Tributes

Armstrong, Rae Carole, H1377 [28FE]

Castillo, Roger, H502 [26JA]

Chard, Russell R., E545 [29MR]

Haworth, Amanda, H502 [26JA]

Lemole, Michael, E1865 [13OC]

Mandich, Jim (Mad Dog), E852 [10MY]

Zerivitz, Marcia J., H6862 [13OC]